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People dressed up to fly, to go to church (even children), to go to the movies and defniitely to go out to dinner.
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Oh, floppy disks. Remember those?
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when kids(like me)would knock on your door and ask if they could shovel your driveway.
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Outside visors over car windshields. Anyone mention running boards?
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The thing I remember and WISH they would bring back is gas station attendants!!! I HATE to pump gas.....rain or shine (or snow!) It would seem as the population ages someone would start doing this again
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I just thought about having a cloakroom in school.Who wore cloaks?
Drive in movies and movie theaters with a balcony.



We had cloakrooms too!
BTW what the hell are cloaks?

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pt you forgot 4 tracks and don't forget the record players (yes vinyl) that they put in cars in the mid sixties....gn
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My husband still has an 8 trach set up and working! What am I going to do with him!!
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We had cloakrooms too!
BTW what the hell are cloaks?


Ditto

2 cent bottles of milk at school

A&W root beer in an icy mug for 5 cents

Going to the Loop on the EL at Christmas time to sit on Santa's knee

Howdy Doody

Dot candy on paper strips

Hiding under your chair at school during a practice air raid

etc


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Old 01-21-2011, 07:58 AM
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We had cloakrooms too!
BTW what the hell are cloaks?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak

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