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Things from the 70s that no longer exist
Medium ^ | Roberto Bongiovanni | Roberto

Posted on 09/10/2024 2:52:54 PM PDT by DallasBiff

The 1970s represent an emblematic decade characterized by significant changes and innovations. However, in everyday life of that era there are elements that have disappeared over time.

Check out a list of some things from the 70s that disappeared and immersed in the retro charm of recent history:

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Instant photos: The Polaroid, the iconic camera of the 1970s, continues to inspire instant photography enthusiasts. Thanks to modern smartphones and digital cameras, you can now achieve similar effects conveniently and instantly.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: 1970s; 70s; est; history; macrobioticdiet; oldies; petrocks; polaroid; seashellheadsets; wboopie
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To: If You Want It Fixed - Fix It

“Never divorced politicians.”

Carter sucked bigtime. So did Ford and Nixon.


181 posted on 09/10/2024 4:42:50 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

“Democrats who cared about America.”

They never did. Never.


182 posted on 09/10/2024 4:43:59 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: sevinufnine

Why oh why has no one remembered School House Rock on Saturday mornings between cartoons when educating a child with good stuff still mattered?!

You mean like this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSANTRnEBgg


183 posted on 09/10/2024 4:44:25 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

184 posted on 09/10/2024 4:44:34 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: CodeToad

I remember being at the bus stop and some kid was passing out Jimmy Carter stickers. Now the DOE and DOJ run the schools and they just program the kids directly.


185 posted on 09/10/2024 4:45:24 PM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: DallasBiff

186 posted on 09/10/2024 4:45:47 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: dfwgator

lol! Ok. I’d vote yes to beat them but no. Not the same Schoolhouse Rick.


187 posted on 09/10/2024 4:46:00 PM PDT by sevinufnine
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To: aspasia

That hits home.


188 posted on 09/10/2024 4:47:50 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I still own a late 1800s set of encyclopedias and a 1903 set of Americana encyclopedias.

I also used to sell encyclopedias door to door in Texas, Kansas, and Missouri, I also had up to a dozen employees although the turn over was constant except for the rare person who could handle it.


189 posted on 09/10/2024 4:49:09 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: CodeToad
It's a required part of any true Gator fan's wardrobe.


190 posted on 09/10/2024 4:49:54 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: jdt1138

Yes, and can you believe Vegas and pintos in very good condition can bring upwards of five figures? The thing is most pintos and Vegas rusted out before 1980. But there’s a few that are still out there parked in grandma’s garage for the last 45 years, I guess.


191 posted on 09/10/2024 4:51:15 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Leaving Abortion up to the States is like Leaving Slavery up to the States.)
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To: dfwgator

Jenner didn’t surprise me as he already had the lesbian haircut even in the 70s.

Jenner’s first movie, “Can’t Stop the Music” was so gay that it even embarrassed the “Village People,” who were in it. Since it was such a big budget production the crew had to hire plenty of straight people. They called the film “Can’t Stop the Homos.”

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080492/


192 posted on 09/10/2024 4:51:23 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

👍


193 posted on 09/10/2024 4:55:57 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: dfwgator
DING. NIce one Gator. I think that this still sums up the late 1970s TeeVee.


194 posted on 09/10/2024 4:56:30 PM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: jdt1138

My dad fixed a Pinto up for my mom.

It gets driven once in a while.


195 posted on 09/10/2024 4:56:45 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: CodeToad
Hal Lindsay tells of pushing his ninety-year-old father in his wheelchair in the mall when they passed a gorgeous young lady.

Hal said, "Must be nice to finally reach the age when that doesn't bother you."

His dad replied, "Must be."

196 posted on 09/10/2024 4:57:51 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("...the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.." Psalm 32:10)
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To: wally_bert
My dad fixed a Pinto up for my mom.
It gets driven once in a while.

Is this a setup for a 'mom joke?'

197 posted on 09/10/2024 4:58:37 PM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: CodeToad

Dime store chains like Woolworths,Newberrys,Grants,TG&Y


198 posted on 09/10/2024 5:00:38 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: jdt1138

Actually the car belonged to a friend of my mother’s and for some reason had to have it.

Some parts were nearly impossible to get.


199 posted on 09/10/2024 5:01:05 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Did you use your Polaroid camera?


200 posted on 09/10/2024 5:03:17 PM PDT by samiam5
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