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Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 10:17 am
This is a topic for things you remember, but wonder if anyone else does.
Like...
Does anyone else remember John Titor? The time traveler who said there'd be a civil war in the US in 2004? I don't think anyone ever learned who he really was.
Does anyone else remember Fruitopia? Or how about Pepsi Blue? I don't drink sodas much anymore, but I remember drinking those two a lot back in high school.
Or how about Squeeze-its? Those little bottles you had to squeeze to drink? I vaguely remember those being great back in middle school.
How about P.B. Crisps? I'm surprised they quit making them.
How about D.A.R.E? I think it's still around, but it was more prominent back when I was in school. I don't think it was very effective, though.
Does anyone else have things they remember they wonder if other people remember?
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 11:53 am
I don't remember any of those, probably a geography thing. What I do remember (among other things):
Eatables:
-Walker's Wotsits (still available, but they're just awful)
-Cresta Pop in glass bottles
-Quosh (concentrated)
-Top Deck, no longer available - some stupid idea that you shouldn't market alcohol to children
Watchables:
-Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and Strange Powers (my first real introduction to skepticism)
-The Young Ones
-The Goodies
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 12:06 pm
Never heard of John Titor.
I remember Fruitopia, and if I had to bet money I'd swear they were still around, but I checked and they've been gone since 03.
Vaguely remember Squeeze-Its and PB Crisps.
I guess DARE extended into the 90s, but I remember it most from the 80s. I think it was an extension of Nancy's "Just say no" campaign, which was just like prayer. I way to talk and feel like you're accomplishing something, without really lifting a finger to help.
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 12:22 pm
The Snorks?
Inspector Gadget?
Nasty wax bottles of candy juice?
Those weird drinks with balls floating in them?
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 1:06 pm
Party lines?
Phone booths?
Pet Rocks?
Paper tape (yellow) for computers?
Bubblegum cigarettes?
Vacuum tubes?
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 2:39 pm
I don't think I've ever seen a phone booth, but I remember Pay Phones.
I also remember Inspector Gadget (both the terrible movie starring Matthew Broderick and the cartoon with the catchy theme song). I remember reruns running on some station.
But that reminds me -- Samurai Pizza Cats. I don't think I ever watched it, but I remember seeing advertisements for it.
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 2:45 pm
(July 30, 2019 at 1:06 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Party lines?
Phone booths?
Pet Rocks?
Paper tape (yellow) for computers?
Bubblegum cigarettes?
Vacuum tubes?
All of those except the tape. I have used punch cards for FORTRAN programming, though.
I remember going down to the Thrifty Drug store with a bag of tubes from the TV and testing them on their machine.
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 4:08 pm
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2019 at 4:09 pm by polymath257.)
Let's see.
Slide rules.
*Circular* slide rules.
Phones with impossibly short cords.
The sound of a modem (pretty recent, here).
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Schoolhouse rock on TV
13 channels
3 channels
Mr MaGoo
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RE: Does anyone else remember...?
July 30, 2019 at 4:08 pm
Rotary phones
Full size spare tires
Leaded gasoline
Lead-based paint
Asbestos
Acoustically coupled modems
Betamax
