Reply With Quote40 and I lost my marbles.
37 and I never played with 'em either. I had an Intellivision insteadOriginally Posted by goofygrin
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
40 and I lost my marbles.
My favorite was putting pop bottle rockets in a pipe and shooting them at each other.
That's probably why they banned them.
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How about this? Rabbit hunting on the way to and from school, just leave your rifle in your locker. "Video" was not even a word, and TV was black and white, and only seen at Grandpa's house. I guess "school shooting" meant there was a rabbit on the playground,
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We are leading the world to democracy by example.
Used to have gun racks (with rifles) in some of the student's trucks in the parking lot at school. (Northwest High in Justin, back in the 80s.)
Yep, no problem with guns in trucks at my high school in OK either. I told my son about it just a few weeks ago, and he couldn't believe it.
They also had a student smoking area on campus for all of the "Hoods" to smoke.
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2006 Red NC - GT with limited slip, HIDs, all OEM.
Yeah Columbine would never have happend when I was in high school, there was enough long range firepower in the parking lot to take out anything short of a platoon.
I remember siting in English my senior year. The teacher walks in with a huge grin on his face. Reaches under the podium and pulls out an automatic pistol. Shows it to us and said "This is my new gun."
The student reaction was admiration not fear.
Threadjack-Judging by your avatar, I assume you are from Oklahoma, what part?
Yeah, I forgot about the gun racks in the school parking lot. Of course, we had drinking in the school parking lot too, for the kids who were 18 (legal drinking age was 18 then) before pep rallys and football games. Not officially sanctioned, but not verboten either. Also forgot about the student smoking area... Memories.
I remember the smoke that always came pouring out of the teacher's lounge whenever the door opened. Lol.
We also had a Cheerleader/Football Player Kissing Booth around Homecoming, $1 a kiss. How do you think that would go over today?? :)
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The smoking section at my high school was closed down during my freshman year. When I started college in 1991, one of my classes was in an older building with old furniture. All of the student's desks had a 4 inch hole in the corner. Someone asked the teacher what was up with the holes... The teacher reached into is desk drawer, pulled out an ashtray, and dropped it into the hole made to hold it. Apparently at one point in history, it was perfectly acceptable for all of the students to smoke during class. I have a very hard time visualizing that.
That's him, third from the right (on two legs):
I think you were getting your leg pulled by the teacher on the "ashtray hole." Sounds like an inkwell to me.
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
Probably pretty well
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LOL... Hey!! I resemble that remark!That's him, third from the right (on two legs):
Grew up in Owasso, then spent '80-86 in Norman at OU (Boomer Sooner!!). Moved down here in '86 and been here ever since. Since you asked I'm assuming you're from Oklahoma also?
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Not from there, but lived there for a number of years. I lived in Maud which is near Seminole. I went to Tech in Okmulgee for a 2 year degree with the intention of then going to OSU but that part never materialized. Got a job offer after Tech and just had enough of school.
And ironically, I also moved back down here in '86.
Ha, almost same story for me too. Grew up in Choctaw, went to OU, but graduated from UCO (formerly (CSU). Moved to Dallas because there were very few jobs in OK at the time.
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1994 Black NA - SOLD
2006 Red NC - GT with limited slip, HIDs, all OEM.
Things about the past you old farts are reminiscing over that I wish hadn't changed:
There were more jobs, and a greater variety of jobs, available back then. We still had a manufacturing economy, and even blue collar families could afford to send their kids to college.
You could buy a TV and a pair of Levi's, and both would be made in the U.S.
Many things were repairable instead of disposable. If your TV set quit working, you'd call a repairman who'd come out and fix it, instead of throwing the whole thing in a landfill because some 5-cent doodad went out.
Even big-name commercial sodas were still made with sugar instead of that HFCS crap. In general, the food supply was of higher quality back then.
Housing was more attainable for young people, as the typical home didn't cost 13 times the average yearly salary back then. Cars also cost substantially less when adjusted for inflation.
A college education was much more affordable. My tuition at UT-Austin doubled in the four years I was there, and state funding accounted for 17 percent of the University's operating budget. It is around 14 percent now, and tuition is still climbing. Back in the '50s-'60s, it was 65 percent.
Health insurance did not cost as much as a mortgage.
Things I'm glad changed since back then:
Somebody took god out of government and schools.
Human sexuality is far less repressed than it was back then. Being single is a lot more fun, and getting married right away is no longer a goal for most young people.
Society is generally more liberal on social issues, and less conformist.
Civil rights have made significant advances.
People have less respect for authority, and more respect for the environment.
I have a device in my hip pocket that is more powerful than a laptop computer from a decade ago, can make phone calls pretty much anywhere I go, takes nice pictures without using film, stores my entire library of music, and allows me access to an unprecedented source of information on almost any subject imaginable.
Oh, and I own a tube tester.
Oh, well I've got two sevens, and two sevens beats a frush.
In 1966, my tuition at UT-Austin was $50 for 16 semester hours. There were fees and books and room and board. I lived off campus and rode a Vespa. I spend less that $800 during the entire fall semester.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
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Guess there's one in every group.
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