Well as they're almost all American.. as you know sir pasty.... no I can safely say I don't remember most of them.. green stamps ..yes.. Metal ice boxes..yes 45rpm records..yes Bottled milk ( not with cardboard stoppers)...yes , we still get them candy cigs..yes.. ..but otherwise NO!!
All of them. Never ran my fingers through a head of hair with butch wax. Just assumed at the time they were using 2 dabs of Brylcreem.
Blackjack chewing gum: I still buy it at Cracker Barrel sometimes. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water: Hated them. Candy Cigarettes: Nothing special, but yeah. Soda pop machines that dispensed bottles: Of course, even the ones that were vertical. Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes: I was in one somewhere in the past few years. Home milk delivery in glass bottled with cardboard stoppers: We had a cow, but I remember when they were delivered in cities. Party telephone lines: Until after I was in high school. Newsreels before the movie: We weren't allowed to go to theaters when I was a kid. P.F. Flyers: Remember them, but never had any. Butch Wax: Nope. Telephone numbers with a word prefix: No, except on television; but I can go one better. Our first number was short-short-long, on a crank telephone. Howdy Doody: We didn't have a television while it was on, but I have seen the show in reruns. 45 RPM Records: I always thought the 45s were a girl thing but I remember them. S&H Green Stamps: They still had an S&H Green Stamp redemption center in Fullerton when I moved to California. Metal ice trays with lever: I think I have one around. Mimeograph paper: Yes. Blue Flashbulbs: Yes Roller skate keys: Nope. We didn't even have paved roads, let alone roller skating rinks. Drive-in Movie Theaters: Yeah. We were allowed to go to those. One just opened near here a few years ago.
Think number nine is the Banda Machine to us.That freshly inked paper was strangely satisfying.Extensively used by me before schools got photocopiers.
Blackjack chewing gum: nope Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water: didn't waste $ on them. Candy cigarettes: gateway drug to real cigarettes. Started smoking real ones at age 12.. Soda pop machines that dispensed bottles: yes. Coffee shops with tableside jukeboxes: That's where future wife and I spent many a night. Home milk delivery in glass bottled with cardboard stoppers: Hood milk was our provider. Party telephone lines: in the early 50s. Newsreels before the movie: Mornings with the cowboys. P.F. Flyers: Mine had no name. Butch Wax: Nope. Telephone numbers with a word prefix: Yes. Howdy Doody: One of the local barbers had a TV facing the street so we could watch from the street. 45 RPM Records: They were around but I was not into music ever. S&H Green Stamps: Got a lot of stuff from them.. Metal ice trays with lever: nope. Mimeograph paper: no. Blue Flashbulbs: Yes Roller skate keys: No we broke skates apart from front and rear wheels on a scooter. Drive-in Movie Theaters: First movie at drive in was "Angel on My Shoulder".
I remember ALL of those ! I also remember our phone number from back then .. it was Mohawk 7. I also remember the telephone operators who would take the time to help a child with little things like homework. People were friendly back then and they cared about each other.