Comments made in 1953 That's only 53 years ago!

My Old Boss | Many

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"If you want to make up a phony baloney article fine, but do the research first so you don't stumble all over yourself before you even get started."

My thoughts exactly. Who said this stuff? What's the point? Bandwidth massacred for what?

At least it's 2006 again. I feel better already.

[RobRoy]

Motel 6 got its name from the price they charged for a room. Yeah, six bux.

[JaguarXKE]

Check your math...1953 was 57 years ago!

I like his math! Makes me feel younger!

[RobRoy]

I think I might have said it more, ah, diplomatically, but I basically agree. It looks like a quantity over quality sort of thing.

[sodpoodle]

“If you want to make up a phony baloney article fine, but do the research first so you don’t stumble all over yourself before you even get started.”

Where might we find your literature?

That’s a snarky, uncalled for critique. The article is charming and thought provoking. Compared to much of what is on FR in these miserable days - IMHO this essay is not a waste of bandwidth - since we are using our memories instead of posting huge photos.

[Michael.SF.]

1953 History Teacher: We have 48 Stars on the flag, one for each state. Someday we may have 57 stars on the flag and even a negro as President.

[calex59]

Pepsi’s were a nickel for a 12 oz bottle? I remember all that and more:)

[Vendome]

I left High School in the 10th grade, so I don’t blame him.

More like I blame the system.

LOL

[JRios1968]

Holy crap, I have traveled in time to 2006!!!!

[reg45]

When it comes to the cost of an item, the number of hours worked to pay for an item is a better measure. Take for example a color television set. Color TV Price Comparison

BTW: CARPE DIEM is one of the best and informative web sites out there - its specialty is economics.

[x]

Not to be too much of a pedant about it, but this is obviously fake.

Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?

First class postage was 3 cents in 1953 and went up to 4 cents in 1958. It didn't reach 10 cents until the 1970s.

But it is kind of funny. Postage going up a penny was once a big thing because rates had been stable for decades (2 cents from 1885 to 1932, with a temporary increase for WWI, 3 cents from 1932 to 1958). Nowadays rates go up 2 or 3 or 4 cents at a jump and there's an increase ever other year or so.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."

Actually it was Babe Ruth, who around 1930 became the first ball player to earn more than the president. It was a minor scandal, and when asked how he felt about it by a reporter, declared, "I know, but I had a better year than Hoover."

[presently no screen name]

I have traveled in time to 2006!!!

Now take advantage of it - it was by design. Warn everyone about a senator from chicago will con many Americans in two years. Get busy, we will pull you back to reality in 3 days.

[oh8eleven]

Most of us are no better off today than our parents and grand parents were in 1953.
I disagree. Back in the day, hard working Americans got to keep most of their pay.
And - most of those working Americans were men; women were home with the kids.
Today, taxes are so friggin' high you need two incomes just to break even.

[Talisker]

Someday we may have 57 stars on the flag and even a negro as President.

Well we're partway there - we have a Kenyan Arab as a president.

[21twelve]

I mentioned something like that to my dad once about the increase in wages and buying power (I was 19, 20?).

He looked at me and said “Well, all I know is when I started building houses (1948) I could buy two brand new Cadilacs with the profit if I wanted to. (He did have ONE Cadilac back then based on the old photos). But now, I’m lucky to be able to buy a used Chevy on the profit.”

Of course that would have been the Carter years when we had that conversation.

[paulycy]

That's only 53 years ago!

Years were longer then, I guess.

[JRios1968]

Warn everyone about a senator from chicago will con many Americans in two years. Get busy, we will pull you back to reality in 3 days.

[woofie]

In 1953, 57 years ago WAS 53 years ago....

[forgotten man]

You are wrong. I was born in 1953. That was 39 years ago.