You know you're old when...

vreihen16 · 03-28-2022, 05:42 PM

...if you know all of the ingredients of a McDonald's Big Mac...but have to sing a song to tell them to someone.....

Esteban · 03-28-2022, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

...if you know all of the ingredients of a McDonald's Big Mac...but have to sing a song to tell them to someone.....

Yep, that's the way I learned. Make it a song and we'll usually remember it.

M_Six · 03-28-2022, 06:42 PM

"Special Sauce" worked better in the song than Thousand Island Dressing.

Dpc2u · 04-04-2022, 09:00 AM

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M_Six · 04-04-2022, 09:52 AM

^^^That's in an age where my Dad was earning $250/week and raising 5 kids on it. He was probably grumbling about the high cost of gas then, too.

Buug959 · 04-04-2022, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^That's in an age where my Dad was earning $250/week and raising 5 kids on it. He was probably grumbling about the high cost of gas then, too.

Yeah but that Nova was only about 2 grand brand new.

sygazelle · 04-04-2022, 11:21 AM

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You remember buying one of those...

We built a dune buggy from a kit in high school auto shop. The teacher kept it when we were done! We were cheap labor, but I did learn how to build a VW engine in that class.

vreihen16 · 04-04-2022, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

We built a dune buggy from a kit in high school auto shop. The teacher kept it when we were done! We were cheap labor, but I did learn how to build a VW engine in that class.

...you've rebuilt an air-cooled VW engine on your family's dining room table!

sygazelle · 04-04-2022, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

...you've rebuilt an air-cooled VW engine on your family's dining room table!

My Mom would never have let us bring a VW engine into the house. There would have been a boxer rebellion.

M_Six · 04-04-2022, 02:37 PM

...when you drop about half the stuff you pick up.

sygazelle · 04-04-2022, 03:08 PM

...when you lose one of your 10mm sockets and cannot remember why you needed it in the first place.

Lady Jane · 04-04-2022, 03:26 PM

sygazelle · 04-04-2022, 06:26 PM

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...you know you are old when you used to go with your dad down to the liquor store to test the tubes in your TV. It was so exciting when we found a bad tube and they had it in stock. That meant we could get right home and put the new tube in and get the picture looking good again, all 15 inches of it in black and white with 3 stations from which to choose. That was a big leap from radio shows.

Esteban · 04-04-2022, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

...you know you are old when you used to go with your dad down to the liquor store to test the tubes in your TV. It was so exciting when we found a bad tube and they had it in stock. That meant we could get right home and put the new tube in and get the picture looking good again, all 15 inches of it in black and white with 3 stations from which to choose. That was a big leap from radio shows.

You're old, haha. We tested our tubes at the market and had a black & white with 7 channels. Now we have hundreds. We're spoiled.

sygazelle · 04-04-2022, 07:18 PM

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You're old, haha. We tested our tubes at the market and had a black & white with 7 channels. Now we have hundreds. We're spoiled.

We are spoiled for sure. There is a tendency to look back at the good old days as being better, but that isn't always the case. Great topic for another thread if could last more than a page without blowing up!

hubbahubba · 04-04-2022, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

You remember buying one of those...

Reminded me of this. Was always one of my favorites!

cmyx6go · 04-04-2022, 07:29 PM

Oh Scooby!

vreihen16 · 04-04-2022, 07:32 PM

...when your custom/tuner vehicle parts all came from a JC Whitney catalog.

SpeedBuggy · 04-04-2022, 09:59 PM

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Reminded me of this. Was always one of my favorites!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJkuE_vDYU" rel="ugc" target="_blank">http://<a href="https://www.youtube....pJkuE_vDYU</a>

Hmmm, I think I remember that one

hubbahubba · 04-04-2022, 10:22 PM

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Hmmm, I think I remember that one

HA! I bet you do!

UncleWede · 04-04-2022, 11:23 PM

When the Police start in with Roxanne, but all you can hear is Eddie Murphy

aguywalksintoabar · 04-05-2022, 08:34 AM

I have been using my heated seats for low back pain.

The other day I was excited I had won a kitchen appliance.

Do I qualify or what??

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