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Name one thing?

house_cat — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:52:45 GMT

I've seen this on FB many times - thought it might be fun to bring it here.

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house_cat — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:53:35 GMT

Roller skate key on a shoelace around my neck.

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gidgetgh — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:55:41 GMT

A garter belt.

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withaK — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:56:50 GMT

hopscotch, jacks,

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Mary Bailey — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:00:57 GMT

teletype machine for news feeds (my Dad was a DJ at a radio station)

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ScarletDove — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:01:05 GMT

Party lines!

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demanda — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:02:11 GMT

manual typewriter, mimeograph machine

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maestra — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:04:07 GMT

Playing out of adults' sight for hours at a time, especially during the summertime.

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AuntG — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:06:56 GMT

Summer kitchen. My first answer of party lines was already mentioned.

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house_cat — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:07:03 GMT

@maestra wrote:
Playing out of adults' sight for hours at a time, especially during the summertime.

@maestra

When the streetlights come on, get your butt home quickly!

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Mary Bailey — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:09:54 GMT

@house_cat wrote:
@maestra wrote:
Playing out of adults' sight for hours at a time, especially during the summertime.

@maestra

When the streetlights come on, get your butt home quickly!

When the front porch light was flashed was our signal.

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jubilant — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:12:03 GMT

Eight dollar haircuts and Toni Perms at home.

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SoX — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:14:45 GMT

Red Rover

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EdithEllenLily — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:17:14 GMT

I remember 29 cents/gallon for gas and "gas wars" with gas stations competing for the lowest price.

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NicksmomESQ — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:18:17 GMT

Black & white T.V., No cable.Just the basic 7 channels!! Here in New York the basic channels were 2,4,5,7,9,11,13!!

Guess what ? We survived just fine!!

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candys mine — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:20:58 GMT

Rotary dial Telephone.

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Yahooey — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:29:58 GMT

the yellow things thst go inside the hole of a 45 record

vinyl record

turntable

Cassette tape

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cotton4me — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:00:09 GMT

TV and radio stations went off the air at midnight. I remember being up all night sick and there were no television shows on overnight.

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SandPiper — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:38:01 GMT

Mom gave me a quarter for goodies and I came home with 25 pieces of candy in a small (so cute) brown paper bag.

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roxxy1 — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:39:53 GMT

Eight track and cassette tapes in your car.