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Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-28-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

THUNDER KART
LIVE AXEL
8HP, BITCH!!

I swear, when I got that thing, it was just like my first blowjob
I put Cadillac emblems on it and busted it all to hell driving over ramps and boards and slamming into things!!! Them was the days back then in them days!
I can't even believe that I was a kid, one time
I had essentially NO childhood to speak of
But I did have SOME

Good times and good memories with that pic.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-28-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GetNaughty

Since I wanted to send this to my brother and sister I fixed the paragraphs so its easier to read....

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant. (or Dad's lol)

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and
didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby
cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and
when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks
we took hitchhiking.

As infants &children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a speci al treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and? NOONE
actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made
with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we
were back when the streetlights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day. And? we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride
down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.

After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at
all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no
surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! ,no
Internet or chat rooms.......
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live
in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with
sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we
did not poke out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who
didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard
of. They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!

Nicely Done! Thanks.

epitome · 02-28-2010, 05:42 PM

Yup and we led the country into the disaster we're in today.

Bravo!

I did enjoy the read though ... had flashbacks to a lot of great childhood memories.

Supz · 02-28-2010, 08:02 PM

kids these days are spoiled pussys

Vendzilla · 02-28-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by epitome

Yup and we led the country into the disaster we're in today.
.

I blame it on Disco

epitome · 02-28-2010, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

I blame it on Disco

I blame LSD.

Waddymelon · 02-28-2010, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorB

Ask the kids that got killed by Gacy how safe the 70's were.

How the fuck do you expect anyone to do that?

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-28-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Waddymelon

How the fuck do you expect anyone to do that?

How do you talk to dead people?

Waddymelon · 02-28-2010, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

How do you talk to dead people?

Are you asking me that? Dead people smell awful why would I want to talk to one.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 02-28-2010, 08:46 PM

Sorry, that should have been asked to GatorB.

heymatty · 02-28-2010, 08:52 PM

I remember making a fire one day in the backyard and was having a bit of trouble getting it going. My Dad came out and told me to siphon some petrol off the mower to give it a boost.

I doubt my boys will even know what that means. So far they have only seen Mexicans doing yard our work.

candyflip · 02-28-2010, 09:24 PM

Doesn't the age range on the article stretch out a bit every few years?

tony286 · 02-28-2010, 09:30 PM

yep its true. I remember the biggest punishment was you couldnt go outside. I remember when going for a ride in the car was a fun thing to do as a kid.

baddog · 02-28-2010, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Brujah

Why did they all grow up to be so greedy, anal, over-cautious, emo drama queens about every little thing for their children then?

Can't hardly say that about either of my kids.

Agent 488 · 02-28-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by epitome

I blame LSD.

you need lsd you half moronic ape losers.

lsd = intelligence.

you = neanderthal.

CDSmith · 02-28-2010, 10:35 PM

yup, pretty much all true. Back then, the kid whose mom made him wear a helmet to ride his bike was made fun of by all the other kids mercilessly. Only retards wore helmets. lol

There were normal kids, then there were helmet kids. In the 70's you did not want to be a helmet kid.

epitome · 02-28-2010, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent 488

you need lsd you half moronic ape losers.

lsd = intelligence.

you = neanderthal.

Then you must not have ever done any. If you were intelligent, you would know not to assume anything, including whether or not I have tripped.

I never realized how complex a raindrop is until after I tripped.

Spunky · 02-28-2010, 10:49 PM

Kids fought with their fists and not weapons
You had to work with your hands and no internet
Walk 10 miles in 4 feet of snow to the river to get fresh water to bathe in lol

BFT3K · 02-28-2010, 10:53 PM

Spot on!

MaDalton · 03-01-2010, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by CDSmith

yup, pretty much all true. Back then, the kid whose mom made him wear a helmet to ride his bike was made fun of by all the other kids mercilessly. Only retards wore helmets. lol

There were normal kids, then there were helmet kids. In the 70's you did not want to be a helmet kid.

lol, true dat. i knew a retarded kid in the neighbourhood - his bike had 3 wheels and he wore a helmet. you definitely didn't want to be confused with that kid. even when we jumped through the forest with BMX bikes no one wore a helmet

bigalownz · 03-01-2010, 05:47 AM

all true

kids today are wimps

TheSenator · 03-01-2010, 05:56 AM

Don't blame the kids today. Blame the parents and yourself if you have kids.

iSpyCams · 03-01-2010, 06:19 AM

Well see here sonny boy, times were different then, cause ya didnt have all them furriners and homasexshulls with their butt-secks spreadin aids all over the place.

halfpint · 03-01-2010, 06:32 AM

A blast form the past ..I used to love mine when I had it ..lol

TurboAngel · 03-01-2010, 06:38 AM

You forgot to add that if the neighbors caught you doing anything they were able to snatch you and take you home to tell what you had done, or they were able to whip you on the way to the house. ( I never got hit by anyone but I did see other kids getting hit, my mom didn't play that shit)

munki · 03-01-2010, 06:47 AM

Whiny old bitches...

halfpint · 03-01-2010, 06:51 AM

LOL my brother had one of these. We used to sit on it and push each other around. It was one tuff tonka truck and lasted for years .They dont make toys that last like this anymore.

halfpint · 03-01-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboAngel

You forgot to add that if the neighbors caught you doing anything they were able to snatch you and take you home to tell what you had done, or they were able to whip you on the way to the house. ( I never got hit by anyone but I did see other kids getting hit, my mom didn't play that shit)

Yep If we were cheeky to other people we would get a short sharp clip around the head by both my parents and the person you were cheeky too

pornguy · 03-01-2010, 07:15 AM

while I agree with soooo much of that I Can also sit back and see some of the reasons some of those things just dont happen any more.

BlackCrayon · 03-01-2010, 07:19 AM

i loved my big wheel

bronco67 · 03-01-2010, 07:29 AM

We had to get up to turn the channel, and worry about getting zapped by a giant static spark when we touched the big metal knob. Anyone remember the technique for going from channel 1 to 28 in one shot?

bronco67 · 03-01-2010, 07:31 AM

One trend I'm glad to see go is that no one ties dogs to trees much anymore. I remember my next door neighbor had a German Shepard, and that dog spent his entire life tied to a tree. His. Entire. Life.

tranza · 03-01-2010, 07:32 AM

This is so true.

bronco67 · 03-01-2010, 07:32 AM

I have a friend who is gym teacher, and he's always at odds with the school principal, because she wants the kids to always feel like winners. He can't convince her that failing is good sometimes.

Vendzilla · 03-01-2010, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

LOL my brother had one of these. We used to sit on it and push each other around. It was one tuff tonka truck and lasted for years .They dont make toys that last like this anymore.

I use to ride one of those down a slide in my back yard

When I was 16, I use to steal newspaper from the recycle place at night, get a few VW engine blocks and some palets and head to the beach. It's amazing how bright that fire got!

PR_Glen · 03-01-2010, 07:40 AM

I'll tell you why things are different nowadays...

News broadcasts... At some point in the 60's networks started realizing they got much higher ratings by scaring the hell out of the public. It progressively got worse in the 70's and 80's, horror stories of serial killers running rampant, wanting to steal and kill your children. When in fact, they were no more rampant then they were during the depression or the industrial evolution. Ted Bundy was pretty unique, but that was just one man. There have been a hand full of Gacy's around in history, he just got all the attention because he was a clown and that stuck in peoples heads more--so essentially that was just marketing.

Don't get me wrong, I still believe these things are newsworthy and some extra precaution is a good thing, but the constant 'threat' that the news seems to sell us every night isn't there at all...and probably never has been.

Mutt · 03-01-2010, 08:10 AM

sad to say but a big part of the problem was created by the women's liberation movement and parents who bail on marriages so easily - kids today mostly grow up in families with one parent or in a family where both mom and dad work, some out of necessity and then the millions of baby boomer yuppies where both mom and dad have careers. Out of guilt parents over compensate and over protect. Part of the reason we as kids felt secure enough to do all sorts of risky creative things after school is because we knew mom was at home and the neighborhood was filled with other moms who actually knew you by name. A kid can walk around his neighborhood today and he might as well be stranded in Manhattan - he's likely not to know anybody well enough to knock at their door and ask for help. I knew if I got in a fist fight that sooner than later some parent was going to come running and tear us apart. That kind of security is what kids need - not the over protective structure of some program or activity you enroll your kids in or suiting him up in plastic armour so go forbid he doesn't break his collarbone. There was this invisible safety net that kids instinctively knew existed and made them brave enough to do things on their own, they didn't wait for somebody to tell them what to do with their free time. Don't you remember as a kid how cool it was when somebody broke their arm or other bone - it was like a war injury, couldn't wait to get out of the emergency room to show the cast off and get people signing it. Every kid broke something - boys anyway.

CDSmith · 03-01-2010, 08:51 AM

But wait, my parents both worked back then too. My dad worked for the CBC (as a technician and as VTR man on a camera crew), my mom worked at a local hospital (on the switchboard as it was called back then). I never once got a ride to school, all us kids just walked together. After school there was no long procession of cars waiting to pick up kids. WE WALKED.

And if you played hockey? Most of the kids I grew up had used equipment mostly, at least in the early years. Mine was given to my dad by my uncle, it was Canadian military issue hockey equipment, the shinguards didn't even match! lol. There were often no rides to games or practices, which were almost always on outdoor rinks (unheard of today!). I would put all my equipment on at home, then hoof it over to the rink with my skates and helmet slung over my stick, slung over my shoulder (like a hobo). If the game was on the other side of the city (usually at 5 am) the coaches and a few parents would meet at the school at 4 am, and us kids with no ride would walk over in the fucking dead of winter and catch a ride with the group. It was tons of fun actually.

The times when my mom or dad could come along to the games I of course then got a ride, and it was nice to have them standing on the side watching me play, but it wsn't something any kid took for granted.

Today kids get rides everywhere, school and back, to the arena and back, to the pool and back. Parents aren't parents anymore, they are fucking chauffers.

DamnGoodRatio · 03-01-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

That's funny!

And I hate cigarettes.

And I remember when you could buy little candy cigarettes that looked like they were lit !

seeric · 03-01-2010, 08:56 AM

1970 here.

Jman · 03-01-2010, 09:02 AM

Mom called the cops on me when I was 12... I love my Mom ;-)

Tom_PM · 03-01-2010, 09:21 AM

I grew up mostly near beaches, so one thing I'd add is that shoes were nearly always optional attire. In fact, you were in danger of being labled a shoe-be if you wore shoes anywhere near a beach. Thats what tourists do.

You might think that the biggest danger was stepping on broken glass, but it wasn't. It was actually those darn old style tin soda/beer can pull tabs. They could be found just about anywhere that humans lived or played.

You could also walk into any phone booth and dial zero to make a phone call. If you were bad, you could tell the operator (yep, real human always there) that the machine took your dime and they wouldnt charge you collect for the call. In fact, they'd credit your next bill AND place your call for free. Yep.

When you were new in a neighborhood, you would meet at least half a dozen families on moving in day. They'd come help you move in, and invite you for dinner that night, or bring you a welcome gift basket. Yes. Really.

And if you were a kid being bad, you could bet that another kids parent would catch you just as well as your own. And you wouldnt sue another parent for disciplining your child if they needed it, you'd THANK them and apologize for your little naughty child.

Yo Adrian · 03-01-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

I'm right in there and this is written as if it was written about me.
So true, I'm sure most of us can relate.

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and
didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby
cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and
when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks
we took hitchhiking.
As infants &children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a speci al treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and?NOONE
actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made
with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we
were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day.And?we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride
down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running
into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, N intendo's, X-boxes, no video games at
all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no
surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no
Internet or chat rooms.......
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from di rt, and the worms did not live
in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with
sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we
did not poke out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who
didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard
of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
solvers and inventors ever!
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!

Great post Dave, I remember a LOT of that

Mr. Romance · 03-01-2010, 09:31 AM

Those were the days

I was born in 1970

Mr. Romance

PR_Glen · 03-01-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CDSmith

Today kids get rides everywhere, school and back, to the arena and back, to the pool and back. Parents aren't parents anymore, they are fucking chauffers.

I agree that it's silly for kids to get rides to places that are really close by, like a mile or two, but schools being reasonably close to homes is becoming a rarity in this country. Todays city layouts puts new schools more on the outskirts or in really large zones that make it hard for them to get there in a reasonable amount of time even have to bus them in. Hockey arenas, instead of being a local one where everyone played at, there are super rink complexes that are built so far on the edge of towns its almost a burden to drive them there now no less walk.

I like the idea of everything being in walking distance, I live in a great little area of town here in windsor where I have that now to a point--even a local outdoor rink close by.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 03-01-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DamnGoodRatio

And I remember when you could buy little candy cigarettes that looked like they were lit !

Yup, from the ice cream truck. Crazy! You would be able to blow the sugar or powder off it as if you were smoking.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 03-01-2010, 10:34 AM

One of our favorite toys. We were on this thing all day.

czarina · 03-01-2010, 11:16 AM

I fall into that category, and here I am, alive and kicking.
The best part: we did NOT have video games or even VCRs at home and we bonded with our parents instead of drooling in front of a screen.

Kenny B! · 03-01-2010, 12:09 PM

If we ever have a war that can be fought virtually, we will have some seriously skilled soldiers behind those keyboards!

Semi-Retired-Dave · 03-01-2010, 12:12 PM

101 Kids that Made it to the big League!

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PR_Glen Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 9,058	I'll tell you why things are different nowadays... News broadcasts... At some point in the 60's networks started realizing they got much higher ratings by scaring the hell out of the public. It progressively got worse in the 70's and 80's, horror stories of serial killers running rampant, wanting to steal and kill your children. When in fact, they were no more rampant then they were during the depression or the industrial evolution. Ted Bundy was pretty unique, but that was just one man. There have been a hand full of Gacy's around in history, he just got all the attention because he was a clown and that stuck in peoples heads more--so essentially that was just marketing. Don't get me wrong, I still believe these things are newsworthy and some extra precaution is a good thing, but the constant 'threat' that the news seems to sell us every night isn't there at all...and probably never has been. __________________ webmaster at pimproll dot com

03-01-2010, 08:10 AM	#87
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	sad to say but a big part of the problem was created by the women's liberation movement and parents who bail on marriages so easily - kids today mostly grow up in families with one parent or in a family where both mom and dad work, some out of necessity and then the millions of baby boomer yuppies where both mom and dad have careers. Out of guilt parents over compensate and over protect. Part of the reason we as kids felt secure enough to do all sorts of risky creative things after school is because we knew mom was at home and the neighborhood was filled with other moms who actually knew you by name. A kid can walk around his neighborhood today and he might as well be stranded in Manhattan - he's likely not to know anybody well enough to knock at their door and ask for help. I knew if I got in a fist fight that sooner than later some parent was going to come running and tear us apart. That kind of security is what kids need - not the over protective structure of some program or activity you enroll your kids in or suiting him up in plastic armour so go forbid he doesn't break his collarbone. There was this invisible safety net that kids instinctively knew existed and made them brave enough to do things on their own, they didn't wait for somebody to tell them what to do with their free time. Don't you remember as a kid how cool it was when somebody broke their arm or other bone - it was like a war injury, couldn't wait to get out of the emergency room to show the cast off and get people signing it. Every kid broke something - boys anyway. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

03-01-2010, 08:51 AM	#88
CDSmith Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: My network is hosted at TECHIEMEDIA.net ...Wait, you meant where am I located at? Oh... okay, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. Oops. :) Posts: 51,460	But wait, my parents both worked back then too. My dad worked for the CBC (as a technician and as VTR man on a camera crew), my mom worked at a local hospital (on the switchboard as it was called back then). I never once got a ride to school, all us kids just walked together. After school there was no long procession of cars waiting to pick up kids. WE WALKED. And if you played hockey? Most of the kids I grew up had used equipment mostly, at least in the early years. Mine was given to my dad by my uncle, it was Canadian military issue hockey equipment, the shinguards didn't even match! lol. There were often no rides to games or practices, which were almost always on outdoor rinks (unheard of today!). I would put all my equipment on at home, then hoof it over to the rink with my skates and helmet slung over my stick, slung over my shoulder (like a hobo). If the game was on the other side of the city (usually at 5 am) the coaches and a few parents would meet at the school at 4 am, and us kids with no ride would walk over in the fucking dead of winter and catch a ride with the group. It was tons of fun actually. The times when my mom or dad could come along to the games I of course then got a ride, and it was nice to have them standing on the side watching me play, but it wsn't something any kid took for granted. Today kids get rides everywhere, school and back, to the arena and back, to the pool and back. Parents aren't parents anymore, they are fucking chauffers. __________________ *Promote Wildmatch, ImLive, Sexier.com, and more!!* ALWAYS THE HIGHEST PAYOUTS: Big Bux/ImLive SIGNUP ON NOW!!! Put some PUSSYCA$H in your pocket. ICQ me at: 31024634

03-01-2010, 08:56 AM	#90
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	1970 here.

03-01-2010, 09:02 AM	#91
Jman Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canuckstikan Posts: 22,718	Mom called the cops on me when I was 12... I love my Mom ;-) __________________ Wowify AI API Porn.AI Affiliates Porn AI email: [email protected] Teams: jean.francois.laverdiere TG: @jman1216

03-01-2010, 09:21 AM	#92
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	I grew up mostly near beaches, so one thing I'd add is that shoes were nearly always optional attire. In fact, you were in danger of being labled a shoe-be if you wore shoes anywhere near a beach. Thats what tourists do. You might think that the biggest danger was stepping on broken glass, but it wasn't. It was actually those darn old style tin soda/beer can pull tabs. They could be found just about anywhere that humans lived or played. You could also walk into any phone booth and dial zero to make a phone call. If you were bad, you could tell the operator (yep, real human always there) that the machine took your dime and they wouldnt charge you collect for the call. In fact, they'd credit your next bill AND place your call for free. Yep. When you were new in a neighborhood, you would meet at least half a dozen families on moving in day. They'd come help you move in, and invite you for dinner that night, or bring you a welcome gift basket. Yes. Really. And if you were a kid being bad, you could bet that another kids parent would catch you just as well as your own. And you wouldnt sue another parent for disciplining your child if they needed it, you'd THANK them and apologize for your little naughty child. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

03-01-2010, 09:31 AM	#94
Mr. Romance The Face of Romance and the Symbol of Freedom Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The America's Posts: 7,821	Those were the days I was born in 1970 Mr. Romance __________________ Free Leads Program now paying up to $6 Gerard-Director of Global Sales Sign up Here: CamStarCash Check out: FreeCamStars ICQ: 330 662 299 gerard at freecamstars . com

03-01-2010, 10:34 AM	#97
Semi-Retired-Dave Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LA Posts: 11,190	One of our favorite toys. We were on this thing all day. __________________ Support a Good Cause

03-01-2010, 11:16 AM	#98
czarina Webmaster Extraordinaire Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: A beautiful beach... Posts: 10,748	I fall into that category, and here I am, alive and kicking. The best part: we did NOT have video games or even VCRs at home and we bonded with our parents instead of drooling in front of a screen.

03-01-2010, 12:09 PM	#99
Kenny B! Confirmed Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,717	If we ever have a war that can be fought virtually, we will have some seriously skilled soldiers behind those keyboards! __________________ Kenny -at- YourPaysitePartner.com Skype: kennyb514 Do business with us: Your Paysite Partner Kenny's Pennies Sticky Dollars Radical Cash Indie Bucks Stand Ahead Read My Ambush Interview Here

03-01-2010, 12:12 PM	#100
Semi-Retired-Dave Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LA Posts: 11,190	101 Kids that Made it to the big League! __________________ Support a Good Cause