15 Things Only People Who Grew Up in the 70s Will Understand

Mom Says ^ | 9/2/23 | Harvey Richards

[DallasBiff]

Step into a time capsule as we explore the 70s! If you’re a bona fide 70s kid, prepare for a trip down memory lane that evokes waves of nostalgia. The era when bell bottoms reigned supreme, disco anthems ruled the airwaves, and Saturday mornings promised captivating cartoons. Revisit the tingling sensation of Space Dust on your taste buds and the triumphant feeling of unraveling a cassette tape with a trusty pencil. This journey isn’t just a stroll through the past; it’s a cherished badge of honor. So, ease into those groovy vibes, queue up some Bee Gees tunes, and traverse back to a world that was undeniably, and oh-so-groovily, the 70s.

[nutmeg]

No.. that’s pretty nice for a gas station toy!

[nutmeg]

LOL!

[Albion Wilde]

That Noah playset was awesome. Now you can still get miniature animal figures, but the ones that are that well-designed cost $5 to $10 apiece, and there is no ark or Noah.

Wonder what that whole set cost in 1970? Twenty bucks?

[ExGeeEye]

I’m old enough— I’ll complete my 60th orbit this summer— to remember the inauguration of NON-smoking portions of restaurants.

[Albion Wilde]

Ditto machines? What the article describes seems like mimeograph machines and I remember them from the 60s, not the 70s.

Our school had them in the 50s, which is when that photo was taken, judging by the girl's hair and clothing. Our fifth-grade teacher had our class do the school newspaper, and she provided three different colors of ink forms—fuschia, turquoise, and the standard purple. One of our clever girls was able to envision three-color printing and figured out how to draw differents parts of the same illustration on each of the different color forms, then run the paper through three times to get the whole picture to fill in.

She later became a production artist for a big printing house, IIRC, which was unusual for suburban girls from that era when they were herded into being only housewives, teachers, secretaries or nurses. Her drawings were just stick figures and the school house, etc.; but "color separation" technology for commercial printing is still in use today (but now done digitally).

I looked online and found these images of professional color separations:

[ExGeeEye]

Me with mine, 1970.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

I just LOVED SOAP, absolutely hysterical, there are NO funny sitcoms any longer humor in this country is GONE!!!

[Albion Wilde]

The 70’s sucked musically...

OMG -- Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Queen, Paul Simon, Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan, the Commodores, Genesis, Van Halen, Jackson 5, Electric Light Orchestra, Don McLean, ZZ Top, Billy Joel, Elton John, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Cat Stevens, Pink Floyd; David Bowie, Lynyrd Skynyrd; John Denver, Sly and the Family Stone, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Glen Campbell, James Taylor, Randy Newman, The Police, Carole King, Chicago, the Eagles, the Allman Brothers, Neil Young, Roberta Flack, Abba, Carly Simon, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Loretta Lynn, the Alan Parsons Project, Wings, Stevie Winwood, The Clash, Carlos Santana, Bob Marley...

...surely there was something for you to listen to.

[Albion Wilde]

We wore skirts so short that you were guaranteed to have great posture just so your underwear didn’t show.

I got sent home from work one day in 1969 because my skirt was just above the knee. Then again, I was working in the South when my ex was at Fort Benning. Guess I would have gotten fired if I had worn a micro mini!

IIRC, panty hose in many colors didn't become widely available in department stores until the 70s. Before then, you had to order ballerina tights from Danskin. And your mini had to be long enough to cover your "suspenders" -- the garter belt, much adored by Playboy magazine and other pervs. Bare legs were not a thing in daywear or the workplace until the late 90s or even later for the workplace. Queen Elizabeth did not allow bare legs at court; even Melania wore hose occasionally; tanning lotion and oil most times. On most people bare legs are a crime, as are halters, or leggings with a short top.

[algore]

If I remember correctly the animals were free with a full tank of gas, and they got different ones every week or 2 weeks. I think the ark and noah were a few dollars

[Albion Wilde]

That’s amazing. I guess we didn’t have that in Philly. Never saw them there.

[Albion Wilde]

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

👍

[V_TWIN]

[Albion Wilde]

LOL!

[mairdie]

I worked in LA for that year so short skirts were de rigueur. Trousers were added in the cool of the computer room, then removed in the programming room. ‘Twas a wonderful year, with sports car racing on the mountain roads and music blaring at top volume.

[Chode]

hell, i miss the America my KIDS grew up in...

[Albion Wilde]

I worked in LA for that year so short skirts were de rigueur.

I imagine quite a contrast from Georgia. Did you wear tights, or did they go bare-legged out there at that time?

[GBA]

Great list! From my play list, I’d add: Rush, Styx, Steely Dan, Kansas, Chicago, Loggins and Messina, Little River Band, Foghat, REO Speedwagon, Ted Nugent, Queen, Hank Williams Jr., Marshall Tucker Band, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Brown, James Taylor, Hall and Oats, The Cars, … whoa, I gotta stop. The list is too long!

And, you know what … the same songs are still playing now, too.

Good music stands by itself and we had it good!

[Texas resident]

The Texaco near me had 98 octane.

Leaded gas.