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Old 03-20-2022, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Captainpd View Post
Why would you "challenge" people to repost your post?? 7 paragraphs long, isn't that enough. Pretty much all of us had a great time in the 50-60's. I'm not sure what you post is supposed to do. Those times are gone forever and it's fine to have those memories but DON'T challenge people with it..
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Originally Posted by Queenie504 View Post
I'm really glad I didnt have to live through the 1950's with sexism, racism and inequality. I'm quite okay with living in the here and now. The past is gone and it's not coming back, thankfully.


Geez.

All the guy did was try to start a little conversation.

Nostalgia is in the air right now — wonder why.

As William Wordsworth said, “ The world is too much with us.”

Any time we think in nostalgia-mode, it is always in juxtaposition to now.

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