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15 Things Only People Who Grew Up in the 70s Will Understand
Mom Says ^ | 9/2/23 | Harvey Richards

Posted on 02/08/2024 1:31:25 PM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at becausemomsays.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: 2024; 70s; history
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

Pong

We were too broke to buy one so sometimes when we went to town we went to Zayres and played before they closed in the evening.

I never had the opportunity to sit down and play it game after game. My speed!


81 posted on 02/08/2024 2:57:32 PM PST by Chickensoup
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To: algore

Nope. Shell had Hot Wheels.


82 posted on 02/08/2024 3:02:12 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (No more rhyming, and I mean it.........)
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To: OldHarbor

“No Smoking Allowed”.....yeah, right, LOL!


83 posted on 02/08/2024 3:02:15 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Leep
Gas was 40-60 cents a gallon. You could buy ..what is now considered classic cars for a few hundred dollars..maybe a grand.

If you were making $15,000 a year you were doing pretty good ...

84 posted on 02/08/2024 3:03:50 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: algore
kelly-carwash
85 posted on 02/08/2024 3:17:53 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: algore

Noah’s gonna need a bigger ark.


86 posted on 02/08/2024 3:20:13 PM PST by bigcat32
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To: showme_the_Glory

McDonald’s had glasses with the McDonald’s creatures on them in full color


87 posted on 02/08/2024 3:23:25 PM PST by Chickensoup
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To: DallasBiff

Playing cowboys & indians with Crossman BB guns (2 pump max).


88 posted on 02/08/2024 3:25:28 PM PST by Shqipo (Pronouns: Mister/Sir/Lord)
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To: kaktuskid

I used to LOVE BucWheats Cereal.
Then they switched from maple to honey and i hated it.
Soon after that it was gone..


89 posted on 02/08/2024 3:29:55 PM PST by mowowie
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To: TermLimits4All

You could buy chemistry sets that you could actually do fun things with.

You could actually maintain your own car with regular tools.


90 posted on 02/08/2024 3:31:54 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: dfwgator

91 posted on 02/08/2024 3:36:50 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: DallasBiff

An article for the idle mind. I clicked on the link and most of the OTHER articles linked-to and promoted heaviliy with teasers and [click here] are mostly what I’d call “Boomer Hater” stuff - a bunch of “Get off my lawn!” stuff.


92 posted on 02/08/2024 3:38:23 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: Reddy

Baby oil all the way😜


93 posted on 02/08/2024 3:38:57 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: Reddy

We used some Hawaiian Tropic and baby oil. The deeper the tan, the better we liked it!


94 posted on 02/08/2024 3:40:51 PM PST by dandiegirl (BOBBY m)
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To: Macoozie
Many today are shocked to still be alive

< raises hand >

Roger that !

95 posted on 02/08/2024 3:43:57 PM PST by tomkat
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To: DallasBiff

Does anyone else remember Puffa Puffa Rice?


96 posted on 02/08/2024 3:58:28 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: dfwgator
When BMX bikes were kings!

BMX Bandit

97 posted on 02/08/2024 4:02:57 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: DallasBiff

After seeing 2001 I seriously thought by the year 2000 we really would be more advanced than we were, especially as to space travel nd using the moon as a base for things.


98 posted on 02/08/2024 4:05:08 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: metmom

99 posted on 02/08/2024 4:05:56 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: DallasBiff

I figured the Lions would have been in a Super Bowl by now...


100 posted on 02/08/2024 4:08:26 PM PST by dakine
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