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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 728579" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I just found this thread - what fun.</p><p></p><p>We didn't have names for the groups in my HS. I was in HS in the mid 70's and when Fonzie named "nerds," my friend group adopted it for ourselves. </p><p></p><p>I lived in a housing project growing up but we had a washing machine in the apartment. Then, the wet clothing was put out on a portable dryer in the living room, which was an X shaped device with rows and you would put the clothing on it. My mom ironed a ton also, with starch, but never taught me. </p><p></p><p>We only had a black and white TV until I was in college. I remember so vividly the first time I saw the Yellow Brick Road in color. Remember, they would show The Wizard of Oz once a year in late February? I also remember the little "C" in TV Guide. I remember asking my mom once what her favorite TV show was when she was a kid and she said they didn't have TV. I said oh, were you always poor? and she said, yes, but what I meant is that TV wasn't invented yet! In the mid-90's, when my oldest son was about 4, he asked me what my favorite videotape was when I was his age. I said I didn't have any videotapes and he said, were you really poor, Mommy? and i said, yes, but what I meant is that videotapes hadn't been invented yet! Recently my son said to me that he imagines his someday child will ask him what his favorite something (Youtube video or the like) from when he was small was and the family joke will continue.</p><p></p><p>I don't remember rubber pants and cloth diapers. I was obviously a cloth diaper kid but my only sibling is only 2 years younger and I didn't babysit infants so I never changed a diaper until oldest son was born in 1990. I do remember that they had blue diapers for boys and pink for girls. I also remember the pad holders, they were so gross. My mom let me try tampons when I was 12 and I did it wrong and we had to go to the ER to get it taken out. I didn't use a tampon again until after I had children.</p><p></p><p>I hula hooped at my wedding. I loved my clackers and my skip it. Does anyone remember the cap guns with the red pieces of paper with gunpowder that you would shoot from them? </p><p></p><p>I remember my father pitching a fit because gas was 26 cents a gallon! I remember that he had to pay extra to have rear seatbelts installed in our new car. I remember the ashtray behind the passenger seat. We were rear ended and my sister's face hit the ashtray. She got money from a lawsuit and I decided to become a lawyer.</p><p></p><p>In the mid-80's when I began working, people smoked in the office. I didn't but I used to shower as soon as I walked in the door at night. Work smells so much better now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 728579, member: 3493"] I just found this thread - what fun. We didn't have names for the groups in my HS. I was in HS in the mid 70's and when Fonzie named "nerds," my friend group adopted it for ourselves. I lived in a housing project growing up but we had a washing machine in the apartment. Then, the wet clothing was put out on a portable dryer in the living room, which was an X shaped device with rows and you would put the clothing on it. My mom ironed a ton also, with starch, but never taught me. We only had a black and white TV until I was in college. I remember so vividly the first time I saw the Yellow Brick Road in color. Remember, they would show The Wizard of Oz once a year in late February? I also remember the little "C" in TV Guide. I remember asking my mom once what her favorite TV show was when she was a kid and she said they didn't have TV. I said oh, were you always poor? and she said, yes, but what I meant is that TV wasn't invented yet! In the mid-90's, when my oldest son was about 4, he asked me what my favorite videotape was when I was his age. I said I didn't have any videotapes and he said, were you really poor, Mommy? and i said, yes, but what I meant is that videotapes hadn't been invented yet! Recently my son said to me that he imagines his someday child will ask him what his favorite something (Youtube video or the like) from when he was small was and the family joke will continue. I don't remember rubber pants and cloth diapers. I was obviously a cloth diaper kid but my only sibling is only 2 years younger and I didn't babysit infants so I never changed a diaper until oldest son was born in 1990. I do remember that they had blue diapers for boys and pink for girls. I also remember the pad holders, they were so gross. My mom let me try tampons when I was 12 and I did it wrong and we had to go to the ER to get it taken out. I didn't use a tampon again until after I had children. I hula hooped at my wedding. I loved my clackers and my skip it. Does anyone remember the cap guns with the red pieces of paper with gunpowder that you would shoot from them? I remember my father pitching a fit because gas was 26 cents a gallon! I remember that he had to pay extra to have rear seatbelts installed in our new car. I remember the ashtray behind the passenger seat. We were rear ended and my sister's face hit the ashtray. She got money from a lawsuit and I decided to become a lawyer. In the mid-80's when I began working, people smoked in the office. I didn't but I used to shower as soon as I walked in the door at night. Work smells so much better now. [/QUOTE]
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