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Was I really this young once
e-mail | May 15. 2015 | knarf

Posted on 05/15/2015 7:33:17 AM PDT by knarf

I feel so old ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; Education; Humor
KEYWORDS: snl
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To: Covenantor

Oh my, does that picture ever look familiar. Thanks for the memory and the laugh.


121 posted on 05/15/2015 10:05:33 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Grams A

When the first front loaders came out Sears and Roebuck had them displayed on platforms, the machines were filled with water and colored poker chips churning away to show the “cleaning action”.


122 posted on 05/16/2015 4:28:58 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Dad was happy because he didn’t have to go down to the cellar at odd hours to shovel coal into the furnace.


123 posted on 05/16/2015 4:31:20 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: knarf

I still have my ‘Bass-o-Matic’ in its original box.


124 posted on 05/16/2015 4:36:22 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Grateful2God

WE used to talk about the latest MAD Magazine !


125 posted on 05/16/2015 4:41:33 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Covenantor

My memories of the period are pretty sketchy..


126 posted on 05/16/2015 5:11:01 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Grams A

Grandmom had the wringer washer in the kitchen. The washboard was in the bathroom by the claw-foot tub. Seems like only yesterday, somehow.


127 posted on 05/16/2015 5:14:58 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Grams A

Im at the stage when I could easily have blue hair if I chose to use the brightening “creme rinses” believe me.


128 posted on 05/16/2015 5:22:25 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Political Junkie Too

I saw that — LOLs! “Uhhh, khakis?”


129 posted on 05/16/2015 5:23:46 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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To: Principled
Chevy Chase belongs with them but came in later - but he is IMO part of the best ever.

Chevy Chase was with the very first cast, but left after one year. He was hired only as a writer but was pressed into service as a cast member at the last minute. He created the Weekend Update segment that has remained with the show. Bill Murray came in to replace him. So the photo is cast #2. And yeah, he was hilarious and very handsome.

I imagine he regretted leaving so soon. However, part of the megalomania of his act was due to his using alcohol and cocaine at the time; a couple of years later he had to go to rehab. He survived, Belushi succumbed. Such a waste.

130 posted on 05/16/2015 5:41:28 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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To: knarf

I remember when I was 15, the cast being guests on Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow Show the night before the premier episode.

I thought they were funny and that I would like the show, so I tuned in on Saturday night. Yes, they were funny and I liked the show.

Yes. I’m old.


131 posted on 05/16/2015 5:47:04 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Grateful2God
Laraine Newman: Mmmm, that’s great bass!!


The Titian skit

Aykroyd: "What do I see there, Christie? I see something there. Do you see something there?"

Newman: "Yes, I do! Tee hee! Tee hee hee!"


132 posted on 05/16/2015 5:59:25 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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To: MeshugeMikey; Grateful2God
Yep Bluing was a tradition at gramdma’s house

Not just the clothes; also the hair.

133 posted on 05/16/2015 6:02:18 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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To: Albion Wilde

Ive used bluing “creme rinse” intended to make white hair whiter...and over used it on one occasion...


134 posted on 05/16/2015 6:04:11 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Grams A
I remember my mom would never ever say anything at all racy or off color.

Yep. My parents had a nickel "cuss jar." But they were both so Scottish and tight with a penny, they avoided having to put any nickels in by just not cussing. I think the worst thing I ever heard either parent say was when my brothers and I were horsing around after many hours in the back seat of the car on a cross-country trip, Dad said, "Quit farting around back there!" Pandemonium after that shocking remark!

135 posted on 05/16/2015 6:08:30 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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To: P.O.E.; Grams A; Grateful2God; Mears; Ditter; MeshugeMikey; wardaddy; Covenantor; Hulka
Grandmom had the wringer washer in the kitchen. The washboard was in the bathroom by the claw-foot tub. Seems like only yesterday, somehow.

And how about curtain drying frames and pants stretchers?

One of my favorite childhood memories is the handmade things the women would make for the church bazaar and for their sisters' households. I have still hung onto a handmade calico apron, an appliqued tablecloth, some crocheted baby clothes, a set of embroidered pillowcases,some tatted dress collars and a knitted toy squirrel holding a knitted acorn, all from church bazaars. The ladies also used to make "day of the week" embroidered handkerchief sets, yo-yo clowns, sock monkeys and calico bags that looked like aprons to put over the washline to hold the clothespins.

Along with Woman's Day and LIFE, many households subscribed to this:


136 posted on 05/16/2015 6:50:06 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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To: Albion Wilde
I had one of these:



there were several of these around the house as well!




137 posted on 05/16/2015 6:53:52 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Albion Wilde
When I think back to my earliest memories it seems like I am remembering another era, I guess I am.

I was born in 1940 and I can remember a horse drawn wagon delivering ice to my aunts “icebox” and she lived in an inner city neighborhood in Houston. We lived in a little country town out side of Houston called Bellaire and we had a horse drawn wagon come and sell us fresh vegetables. I remember when the guy got his first truck. He was so proud.

My mothers family really lived out in the country and they didn't have electricity or indoor plumbing.

Yikes I am old!

138 posted on 05/16/2015 7:02:41 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Albion Wilde
Haven't seen one of those since I was responsible for washing and pressing my khaki JROTC uniform in high school.

Hung the stretchers on the clothes line in the small back yard. In pre-teen years the clothes lines made for grand tents when playing army.

How many can identify spring clothes pins or wooden clothes pegs now?

Afghans were a popular item for awhile at church bazaars.

139 posted on 05/16/2015 7:08:11 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Ditter

Milk in glass bottles and butter delivered to the back door and put in galvanized boxes lined with exposed asbestos board insulation.

Had to shake the bottle vigorously to mix the cream or scoop some cream off the top. Paper bottle caps. Homogrnized milk came later.


140 posted on 05/16/2015 7:13:57 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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