Were you alive in 1960? - Page 4

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2010, 05:27 PM

I'm with you, Clod.

Shawnee123 · 03-16-2010, 05:51 PM

Well no wonder Bozo sneered at me and had the giant hook guy reel me from the set. Damn Bozo.

Pie · 03-18-2010, 11:33 AM

What's brown and sticky?

A stick.

(I still laugh at this one.)

busterb · 03-18-2010, 08:16 PM

1960 I was working for Uncile Sam. In the US and Germany. Eating GI chow and doing as was told. Sometimes

TheMercenary · 03-20-2010, 07:52 AM

I grew up in the 60's about an hour North of Chicago. We use to summer in Wisconsin, Green Lake to be specific. We stayed on the lake in a rented cabin. Family friends lived up there and had a boat, we use to picnic and swim all day long. My brothers and sister use to try to water-ski but I was to little. I did almost drown once and was pulled up by one of my brothers; it was more like falling in the water and sinking with them jumping in after me. Otherwise we had some great summers up there. Other summers were often spent going to the National and state parks to picnic. My parents loved to take us all on a picnic.

We had business parties at our house because my Dad was a high school principal. Those were the only parties I remember. I was so little I use to sneak into the room and hide under the tables or behind the furniture. I am sure it drove my mother crazy but eh, I was a kid.

That's just a few things.

Tulip · 03-20-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

My brother and I were on the local Bozo Show. I don't remember it, but I hear I told a joke:

What's green and red and green and red and green and red.
A tomato in an elevator.

My brother's joke:

What's yellow and goes slam slam slam slam?
A four-door banana.

I can't BELIEVE I wasn't discovered on the spot.

I'm gonna tell my sister these jokes to get her reaction.

richlevy · 03-20-2010, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

My brother and I were on the local Bozo Show.

That's funny. I think my parents took me to the local Bozo show in Philadelphia. It was in the early 60's, but not exactly 1960, since I was too young then.

My childhood recollections probably start a few years after 1960, so I guess I can't include them here.

BTW, I had no idea Jim was so old!

bluecuracao · 03-21-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

...safely roaming the neighborhood

I wasn't alive until 6 years after 1960...but I remember doing this--for the most part--throughout the '70s.

There was one instance on my way home from school in 2nd grade, where I had to run into the Dairy Queen to get away from some crazy guy. But other than that, roaming around parent-less was uneventful. It's terrible that kids today don't get to experience that relatively safe freedom--what's happened to the world.

skysidhe · 03-21-2010, 12:00 PM

That must have been a scary experience blue.

Urbane Guerrilla · 03-29-2010, 03:16 PM

Well... I was alive then, but those memories aren't much organized in time. I took naps after lunch, yes... I liked condensed milk, Winnie-the-Pooh and my train set. Hadn't gotten to Tinkertoys yet. That would be a year later.

spudcon · 03-29-2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

..and were the bands in bandstands?

Yes, I grew up in a small town in upstate NY. We had a bandshell in the park, but it was usually too far to walk to. We tended to stay downtown. Much easier to get in trouble there.

skysidhe · 03-29-2010, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Well... I was alive then, but those memories aren't much organized in time. I took naps after lunch, yes... I liked condensed milk, Winnie-the-Pooh and my train set. Hadn't gotten to Tinkertoys yet. That would be a year later.

lol

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-04-2010, 10:43 PM

Hey, I was a cute little kid. Now I have a long gray beard. The wife thinks I'm cute anyway and seems to like my softer texture.

03-16-2010, 05:27 PM	#46
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm with you, Clod. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2010, 05:51 PM	#47
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well no wonder Bozo sneered at me and had the giant hook guy reel me from the set. Damn Bozo. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-18-2010, 11:33 AM	#48
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	What's brown and sticky? A stick. (I still laugh at this one.) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-18-2010, 08:16 PM	#49
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	1960 I was working for Uncile Sam. In the US and Germany. Eating GI chow and doing as was told. Sometimes __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-29-2010, 03:16 PM	#55
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Well... I was alive then, but those memories aren't much organized in time. I took naps after lunch, yes... I liked condensed milk, Winnie-the-Pooh and my train set. Hadn't gotten to Tinkertoys yet. That would be a year later. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

03-20-2010, 07:52 AM	#50
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I grew up in the 60's about an hour North of Chicago. We use to summer in Wisconsin, Green Lake to be specific. We stayed on the lake in a rented cabin. Family friends lived up there and had a boat, we use to picnic and swim all day long. My brothers and sister use to try to water-ski but I was to little. I did almost drown once and was pulled up by one of my brothers; it was more like falling in the water and sinking with them jumping in after me. Otherwise we had some great summers up there. Other summers were often spent going to the National and state parks to picnic. My parents loved to take us all on a picnic. We had business parties at our house because my Dad was a high school principal. Those were the only parties I remember. I was so little I use to sneak into the room and hide under the tables or behind the furniture. I am sure it drove my mother crazy but eh, I was a kid. That's just a few things.

03-21-2010, 12:00 PM	#54
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	That must have been a scary experience blue.

04-04-2010, 10:43 PM	#58
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Hey, I was a cute little kid. Now I have a long gray beard. The wife thinks I'm cute anyway and seems to like my softer texture. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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