50 Things Only People Who Lived in the 1970s Will Remember

BestLife ^ | 5/18/20 | Bob Larkin

[DallasBiff]

Feeling nostalgic for a simpler time lately? You’re not alone. Here’s one thing everybody who was alive during the 1970s can agree on: The entire decade still feels like it only happened yesterday. Seriously, how can the ’70s be five decades in the past? It’s just not possible that the era ruled by bell-bottom jeans and 8-track cassettes was half a century ago. For those of us who lived through it—and survived that groovy yet perilous time—it will forever be a part of our souls. Here are 50 things you still remember from the decade that will fill you with 1970s nostalgia. And for a film flashback, revisit these 30 Movie Quotes Every ’70s Kid Knows by Heart.

[equaviator]

George Carlin

[ryderann]

“The late Sixties and early Seventies were the era of the muscle cars. Mustang Mach I, Barracuda, Charger, 71 Super Bee, and Road Runner.”

And then there was the Pacer!

[BenLurkin]

Is there a website which sells slide-rules? They were fun.

[Semper Vigilantis]

That’s the one!

[Larry Lucido]

Quadrophenia
The Wall
Dark Side of the Moon
Black Sabbath
Let it Be
Layla
Aqualung
L.A. Woman
Fragile
Van Halen
Dire Straits
Breakfast in America

And that just scratches the surface.

[dfwgator]

[GingisK]

Is there a website which sells slide-rules?

Yep, just Duck-Duck for them.

There is a web site somewhere that shows a K & E slide rule manufacturing engine. Good grief!!

[OldGoatCPO]

I do not disagree, but the question was the 1970s. 1970-1974 saw some fantastic cars, but after 1974, American automakers shot themselves in the foot. Even the 75 Corvette was not worth the money. I love watching old commercials and adverts for new cars from back then. Car manufacturers destroyed iconic brands with crap cars. Lee Iacocca is a perfect example: the 1960s, Mustang, Mercury Cougar, Lincoln Marquis, and other great cars. Then in 1971, he introduced the Ford Pinto, WTH! He went on to give us the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare in the late 70s. Every vehicle he built after that sold well, but they were ugly, under powered, forgettable vehicles.

[dfwgator]

“Cause those liberal freaks go too far!”

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

[Leaning Right]

> George Carlin <

George Carlin has been gone for many years now. Yet his words continue to offer wise guidance to American citizens:

[dfwgator]

[dfwgator]

Puka shell necklaces.

[GingisK]

K & E Dividing Engine

[dfwgator]

Remember Odyssey, where you would put the plastic overlays over your TV?

[dfwgator]

Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYCOFblZRg&list=RDJeYCOFblZRg&start_radio=1

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Sitting on the pier at Lake Huron, munching on smoked fish and drinking Vernors from a glass bottle.

[Deaf Smith]

Fotomat stores

Taco Bell eternal flame

Guys could wear cut-off jeans and not look gay for swimming and water skiing

Cruising

Legal in Texas to drink & drive

Swinging beer can/bottle holders for motorcycles

[BenLurkin]

thank you

[gitmo]

I remember all of those, except for the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. I was in college then, but I don’t recall that ever being discussed.

[woodbutcher1963]

Some of the best movies ever made came out in the 1970s.
Godfather 1 & 2
Jaws
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein