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Our World of Yesterday

Petal-pushers and hula hoops ‘Greasy Kid Stuff’ – smear on the goop Baseball card gum that tastes like rubber That amazing stuff called ‘flubber’ Dino the Dinosaur and the Texaco Man Mumblety-peg and Kick the Can Sky King and Wyatt Earp Slowpokes you loved to slurp All that’s gone now, replaced by video games ~ They all seem the same

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David Fisher

Date: 2/5/2024 4:39:00 PM

A fine take on some good times. Kick the can was the best. We even played flashlight tag after the sun set. Mosquitoes, who cared!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/5/2024 6:20:00 PM

Really... I used to lather up with 6-12 repellant, but still got eaten alive by those mosquitoes.

Terry Flood

Date: 2/5/2024 4:15:00 PM

Of course, back then our teeth weren’t crowned… I’ll leave the rubber bubble gum if that’s okay. Enjoyed your nostalgic lament.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/5/2024 6:21:00 PM

Thanks, Terry.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 2/5/2024 5:24:00 AM

I loved the nostalgia in your words as well as the message...I agree...video games are all the same--mind numbing even propagandizing to some degree. We had it better...used our imaginations...and those TV shows you mentioned were never violent and always had a hidden message. My favorite was Sky King, of course :-)

John Lawless

Date: 2/5/2024 4:02:00 AM

...time and age do so soften the experiences of the past...

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 2/4/2024 10:18:00 PM

I have to agree. The olde days were richer in experience.

Bill Baker

Date: 2/4/2024 8:45:00 PM

We had it better. they all take the same skill set, just like the T.V. shows all follow the same topics. Makes it easier on the writers. Thanks for the memories, gw. BB

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/4/2024 9:17:00 PM

You're right. We really did have it better. 'Cuz we used our noggins and our imagination. Learned how to think and face new situations without fear. Those were the days... Thanks Bill

Karen Jones

Date: 2/4/2024 8:30:00 PM

I still call them petal pushers lol! And the kids have no idea what I mean. This was a fun read even if it dates me!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/4/2024 9:16:00 PM

Hahahah. I still have some old 'H.I.S.' tight pants that break above the top of white socks. 'Course I can't wear those pants anymore. Honestly, how I got 'em on, I don't now. Some I actually had to cut with a scissors to get off. Those were the days, eh?