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Old 06-17-2014, 11:28 AM
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Jogging our memory banks try to add more to my hubby and friends made a list of DATED TERMS that are not heard anymore:. the hands of a clock, songs about " the milkman", jump rope rhymes ,jacks,dialing a phone,.
A LIST OF WORDS; no longer used: cloak room( never knew what that was back in the day,) snowing down South, the Curse,barn door is open,bubblegum,Dime store, tube tops,knickers,poncho,bleach job, Dippitydo,Ducktail,turntable,stereo,carbon paper,tree house,rabbit ears,clothes pins,wringer washer,Princess phone, S & H stamps, Eagle Stamps, tax stamps Bikes had; .Banana seats ,streamers,Big wheels, . Movie theaters had; balconies,drive ins,ushers,smoking.Shoes were; Weejuns, Chukka boots, Fyre boots Earth shoes,PF flyers,Red Ball Jets,penny loafers,galoshes, Buster Browns, Mary Janes and don' t forget saddle shoes, sneakers , Converse, Deckers,clogs and platforms!
Games; Silly Putty, Ants in The Pants,mTwister,Hungry Hungry Hippo,Mousetrap ,Cootie, Mr PotTo Head,Slime,Chinese checkers,gyroscope,Mex jumping beans,Colorforms,Eightball fortune teller,WoolyWilly magnet,manic erase board,balsam airplanes,slingshot.Pin the tail on the donkey,Tinker toys, Lincoln logs,creepy crawlers,looms,opuntia boards,Aggies & purines,cats eyes.

Feel free to add more everyone
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