Growing Up in the 70s & 80s

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Growing Up in the 70s & 80s

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I like this one!!!

This is so true!!!

And let's include the 60s and earlier years too... :wink:

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The fact that there's no record of it doesn't amaze me as much as the fact that I survived what I did in my less then stellar uhm young adult years :roll:
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I remain alive, in one whole piece, and out of prison.

It amazes me to this day.

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I'm glad I grew up in the 40's & 50's - I got to see so many Hollywood actress' in their prime..... ;)


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Lot of water under the bridge, and over it too. :D
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Live in the same small town I grew up in. I figured my buddies and I were just like everybody else. Years later at class reunions, and bumping into old classmates, everybody kept telling me how "bad" my buddies and I were. Well, maybe a little. :D
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FWiedner wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:11 am I remain alive, in one whole piece, and out of prison.

It amazes me to this day.

:o
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Agree 100% and I didn't acquire any children along the way. :wink:
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jdad wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:39 am
FWiedner wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:11 amI remain alive, in one whole piece, and out of prison.
It amazes me to this day.
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Agree 100% and I didn't acquire any children along the way. :wink:
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When I turned 50, it wasn't that I celebrated that moment in time, it was more like that I celebrated that I had survived to that point!!

Doing stupid stuff, lets say, no one on this board had a monopoly on that!!! I am sure we could tell stories that would curl your hair so to speak, that is, if we have any left, but statute of limitations might not have expired and I don't want it in print!!! Kid used to ask me about stuff I did, I would claim memory failure, except for the milder stuff. They thought it wasn't fair that THEY couldn't do that stuff now!!:)
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Some of the stuff we did as kids would have the SWAT teams called if kids did that stuff today. :lol:
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6pt-sika wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:44 am The fact that there's no record of it doesn't amaze me as much as the fact that I survived what I did in my less then stellar uhm young adult years :roll:
Yep I agree, but dark rainy nights will cover alot of tracks especially if you go alone and don't talk about it! :twisted:
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I grew up in the 50's and 60's. I survived without helmets, seatbelts, airbags and such. Then again, out mothers didn't tell us "don't touch that". And, let us play in the dirt, mud and heaven only knows what.
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Thunder50 wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:52 am When I turned 50, it wasn't that I celebrated that moment in time, it was more like that I celebrated that I had survived to that point!!
Don't get me wrong in what I'm about to say , BUT .............................................. ,

When I turned 30 it irritated me , when I turned 40 it irritated me more and when I turned 50 it irritated me even more yet . I'm glad I survived that long for sure but the thing that makes me mad is the fact that I'M THAT OLD :roll:
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BlaineG wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:54 pm Some of the stuff we did as kids would have the SWAT teams called if kids did that stuff today. :lol:
Without a doubt. Y2K is always jealous when I tell him of the things I did when I was young. Those were better times!
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Pete44ru wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:40 am .

I'm glad I grew up in the 40's & 50's - I got to see so many Hollywood actress' in their prime..... ;)


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One of the things that happened on the first day of school a long time ago was that a teacher borrowed my pocket knife to open a box of books. The box had reinforced strapping tape, and his scissors were not working. Without looking up, he called me by my last name and told me to bring my pocket knife up to him. I asked how he knew I had one. He said, "I know your father and older brothers, they all carry sharp pocket knives and so do you. Now bring it here so I can get this box open!".
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In 8th grade, about 1970, I guess, I took a typing class so I could be in a room full of girls. :P There was just one other boy in there, the rest were girls. The teacher brooked no misbehavior from anybody. She kept golf balls in her desk drawer, and if you acted up, one would be headed your way. We were very well behaved in that class! :lol:
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There's a reason my mom told me years ago, I hope when you have kids, they do the same things to you, that you did to me!
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