on a lighter note...

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Newboomer]

Yup, my grandma used to do that too.

My grandpa would give me a silver dollar for my birthday. That was a very big deal for a little kid in the 40s and 50s.

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Newboomer]

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My mom used tincture of iodine. That got your attention.

 

[Newboomer]

I'm really old. I remember sixteen cents and you got a free drinking glass.
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I remember 25cents a gallon and the local Sunoco station had 6 grades of gas.

 

[MS 9x56]

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Generator for a headlight, tailight. Dad bought me one when I got a paper route so I would be seen when delivering in the dark.

 

[MS 9x56]

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Lift handle load potato push handle down pick up French fries put in hot oil 5 minutes dump salt eat.

 

[BeeMaa]

Almost thought it was one of these...

 

[1911Fan]

 

[1911Fan]

 

[steve white]

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Also, "Do I look fat in this?" (nobody was fat...)

 

[The Engineer]

Ice tongs.

 

[JimP]

Ice tongs.

I had a automotive battery carrier that was quite similar and worked on the same principle

 

[cpr0312]

 

[Kharn]

 

[1911Fan]

One night, Dmitri had to share a hotel room in Moscow with two other men. Their drunken complaints about the Soviet government kept him awake, so he went out for a smoke. On his way back, he asked the desk clerk to send up a cup of tea to the room.

When he returned to the room, Dmitri leaned over to the light switch and said, "Comrade Major, bring me a cup of tea!" The drunks laughed until the desk clerk brought Dmitri his tea. He took advantage of the peace and quiet and went to sleep.

When Dmitri awoke the next morning, the other men were gone. He rushed downstairs and asked the desk clerk what happened.

"The KGB came in the night and took them away," said the clerk.

"Why did they spare me?" said Dmitri.

"The major thought your tea joke was funny."

 

[MS 9x56]

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I get mine from an Amish farmer. I love the silky taste of raw milk.