well, I remember 23. The one that made me laugh was the mimeograph paper.  I
used to love Friday's because that is when my teachers give us tests and I
got to smell the mimeograph paper.  Ahhh, the good ole days

Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Moretz 
To: Susan Owens ; Histonet 
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: Older than dirt/off subject


> Scary.  The only one that doesn't ring a bell is P. F.
> Flyers (I know I have heard it, just don't know it),
> so that gives me 24 out of 25.  So, if I'm older than
> dirt, why ain't I retired?
>
> Roger Moretz, Ph.D.
> Dept of Toxicology
> BI Pharmaceuticals
>
> --- Susan Owens  wrote:
> > I know this is not Histology related and some may
> > have a few unkind words to
> > say about this. But there are times when the stress
> > level gets high that one
> > just has to kick back and remember the slower and
> > kinder days.  Enjoy.
> >
> >
> > I counted 19, not good. We had one of those bottles
> > on the ironing board
> > too. AND I remember all but the soldering iron on
> > the gas burner. Just not
> > one of my better days.
> >
> > Susan
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > ----
> >
> > A: Older Than Dirt Quiz
> >
> > Count all the ones that you remember
> > - not the ones you were told about!
> >
> > Ratings at the bottom.
> >   1. Blackjack chewing gum!
> >   2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar
> > water
> >   3. Candy cigarettes
> >   4. Soda pop machines that dispensed bottle
> >   5. Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes
> >   6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with
> > cardboard stoppers
> >   7. Party lines
> >   8. Newsreels before the movie
> >   9. P.F. Flyers
> > 10. Butch wax
> > 11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (Oliv! e -
> > 6933)
> > 12. Peashooters
> > 13. Howdy Doody
> > 14. 45 RPM records
> > 15. S&H Green Stamps
> > 16. Hi-fi's
> > 17. Metal ice trays with lever
> > 18. Mimeograph paper
> > 19. Blue flashbulb
> > 20. Packards
> > 21. Roller skate keys
> > 22. Cork popguns
> > 23. Drive-ins
> > 24. Studebakers
> > 25. Wash tub wringer
> >
> > If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
> > If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
> > If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
> > If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > ----
> > B: Older than dirt.......
> >
> > My Dad was cleaning out my grandmother's house and
> > he
> > brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the
> > bottle top
> > was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew
> > immediately
> > what it was, but my daughter had no idea.
> >
> > She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker
> > or
> > something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the
> > end
> > of the ironing board to sprinkle" clothes with
> > because
> > we didn't have steam irons.
> >
> > Man, I am old.
> >
> **********************************************************
> > C: How Many Do You Remember??
> >
> > Head lights dimmer switches on the floor
> > Ignition switches on the dashboard
> > Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall
> > Real ice boxes [Ask your Mom about that]
> > Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
> > Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.
> > Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > ----
> >
> > Don't forget to pass this along!!
> > Especially to all your really "young" friends.
> >
> >
>
>
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