You know you're old when...

Littlebear · 06-09-2020, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I'm surprised at you. Thought for sure you would page Dick Queen....

Heard you missed me, I'm back.

Missed you!
When I was a lifeguard on Fire Island, the head guard was from a family with the Irish name "Dickey". He was the youngest of five, so we called him 'the littlest Dickey'.

Murf

cmyx6go · 06-09-2020, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Littlebear

Missed you!
When I was a lifeguard on Fire Island, the head guard was from a family with the Irish name "Dickey". He was the youngest of five, so we called him 'the littlest Dickey'.

Murf

You see that, boys and girls. It IS possible to not agree with someone and still miss them.

Littlebear · 06-09-2020, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You see that, boys and girls. It IS possible to not agree with someone and still miss them.

I know we agree on the important stuff, Lucy (country, baseball, Sahadi's....)!

wdb · 06-09-2020, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

You know you're old...thinking back to how pissed you were when The Glen started charging for weekend camping...

Or you could say “camping. Us? Nope! And then drive in. Just not leave until after the race on Sunday.

tcabill · 06-10-2020, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ramman434

Yeah you learn at a young age to embrace all of your nicknames, so I was called Dick by almost everyone in college and into my 1st jobs. Just easier for people to get it out of their systems lol. Plus it obviously makes it easier/funnier to get a hold of someone's attention when addressing them by Dick.

Dick is the greatest man's name ever. It's one of those ashtrays and liquor cabinet in the office with a pat on the ass for the secretary kind of names and making no apologies.

vreihen16 · 06-10-2020, 07:24 PM

Pull tabs, and why you should never dispose of them inside the can until *after* you have finished consuming the contents.

Church keys, and the art of punching a small hole on the opposite side of the can lid as an air vent to help the liquid pour out faster and smoother.

Get off my lawn kid, and take that juice box with you!!!!!

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rwheels · 06-10-2020, 07:36 PM

These gave you a deposit return of 15 cents, which in turn you could buy a 12 oz. pop for 12 cents, and and some candy.

corn18 · 06-10-2020, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Pull tabs, and why you should never dispose of them inside the can until *after* you have finished consuming the contents.

Church keys, and the art of punching a small hole on the opposite side of the can lid as an air vent to help the liquid pour out faster and smoother.

Get off my lawn kid, and take that juice box with you!!!!!

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Jimmy Buffet slipped on a pop top, not a pull tab.

rwheels · 06-10-2020, 08:35 PM

You slid your Coke out of one of these.

MKSixer · 06-10-2020, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Pull tabs, and why you should never dispose of them inside the can until *after* you have finished consuming the contents.

Church keys, and the art of punching a small hole on the opposite side of the can lid as an air vent to help the liquid pour out faster and smoother.

Get off my lawn kid, and take that juice box with you!!!!!

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That's one of the new-fangled ones designed to be safe.

The old-skule ones had two slots on either side that you could use as a place to insert the blade a shoot the ring across the room.

Get off my lawn!!

rwheels · 06-10-2020, 08:59 PM

Kinda like:

UncleWede · 06-11-2020, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Church keys, and the art of punching a small hole on the opposite side of the can lid as an air vent to help the liquid pour out faster and smoother.

SHOTGUN!!! But we always put said hole in the bottom of the beer can, then popped the top. There was a fine art to NOT getting it all over your shirt, so mom/dad didn't know you'd been out drinking again once you rode your dino home, right MKSixer ?

ramman434 · 06-11-2020, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tcabill

Dick is the greatest man's name ever. It's one of those ashtrays and liquor cabinet in the office with a pat on the ass for the secretary kind of names and making no apologies.

Damn straight!! I'm from Tennessee, so there will always be a liquor cabinet in my office, den, spare room, etc. stock-piled with bourbon/whiskey

rwheels · 06-11-2020, 12:37 PM

Anybody here throw shoes at your TV to "fix" the reception, or bang the side of the box?

jimbobiggens · 06-11-2020, 12:58 PM

I remember when my grandpa got an electric antenna rotator for his RCA TV. We were uptown then.

wdb · 06-11-2020, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbobiggens

I remember when my grandpa got an electric antenna rotator for his RCA TV. We were uptown then.

We had a pipe sticking down through the ceiling of the basement stairwell. The antenna was in the attic at the other end of the pipe.

jimbobiggens · 06-11-2020, 04:01 PM

I was the rotater until Grandpa got that gizmo. My uncle marked the direction of different stations on the mounting bracket so I kinda knew where to stop. 3,5,7,24 were the selections. Every now and them we could get channel 10.

wcr3d · 06-11-2020, 10:30 PM

4-5 channels? We started with only the big 3, unless you want to add test pattern at midnight.

cmyx6go · 06-12-2020, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbobiggens

I was the rotater until Grandpa got that gizmo. My uncle marked the direction of different stations on the mounting bracket so I kinda knew where to stop. 3,5,7,24 were the selections. Every now and them we could get channel 10.

And we were the first remote controls too.

King Rudi · 06-12-2020, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ramman434

Damn straight!! I'm from Tennessee, so there will always be a liquor cabinet in my office, den, spare room, etc. stock-piled with bourbon/whiskey

You're in good company. From TN as well, still reside, also a TN Squire. My liquor cabinet makes Jack Daniels fans drool. I have barrel number 69 of the inaugural distilling of Holiday Select. It was also one of the barrels used in the commercial in 2011 for the Barrel Tree. It's also signed by Frank Bobo, Jeff Arnett and Jimmy Bedfords widow Emily. There are only 2 in existence with those signatures; I have one, my sister has the other.

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And we were the first remote controls too.

Same here! Thank goodness there were only 8 channels.

To continue, I remember when the entire state of TN only had one area code.

rwheels · 06-12-2020, 12:17 PM

Time out? Don't know about any of you all, but this was a thing.

213e90n51 · 06-12-2020, 11:19 PM

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I'm 31 and had to call the cops.

cops? I would have been over there partying with them. you probably could have scored an 18 y/o chicky

Exactly, some are so ripe. Nice legs and wearing rompers or onesies now. Soft skin and tiny waist. Grab them and then spread it like butter and jell

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