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Invention of monofilament fishing line.

Invention of closed face spinning reels. First Zebco 33s

Figerglass rods.

The UNTOUCHABLES with Robert Stack as Elliot Ness, black and white.

Or when Cokes didn't come in cans.

Somebody’s mom giving you a hug and something pops up on its own, didn’t tell it to do nuthin.

Clackers, they sure didn’t stay on the market very long. The glass ones shattered too easily.

can't remember!

1890's - through about 1912 when gasoline vehicles began to take over with the introduction of the Model T in 1908. By the 1920's electric cars began to seriously wane. Electric vehicles all but disappeared by 1935 for a variety of reasons which included the Model T being considerably cheaper than electric vehicles, a better system of roads, which necessitated vehicles that could drive longer distances, the discovery of Texas crude and the fact that gas and oil was cheap and readily available. Additionally, the fact that very few Americans outside of cities had electricity at that time contributed to the demise of the electric vehicle.

Very interesting - thanks.

No problem-o.

Had me in stiches.

The whole family sitting around a radio in the evening.

TV's with round screens. Constantly adjusting horizontal and vertical hold.

White margarine in a plastic bag, with another little bag of yellow dye to pop and knead until it was all yellow.

Having to buy 22 Shorts or Longs because Long Rifles were too expensive at 5 cents more.

Car trunks that really were trunks.

Headlights mounted on a crossbar between fenders.

Running boards.

Bruce

That was a great show.

What I remember, I was just a kid and that was a long time ago.

Anybody still have one of the Exxon (Esso) tiger tails you hung from your fill pipe? Or maybe a set of the Mobil horseshoes (a cheap, tawdry, copycat IMO)?

Groceries stores were happy to bag your food with a free paper bag.

You guys are old.


Ooooolllllddddd


Old.

Brylcreem.

My dad used this stuff, every now and then he would mistake it for toothpaste. It was too funny, he would come out of the bathroom hoop and a hollering, we all would bust out laughing. He would get pissed we would laugh, I told him, If I were to do this, I wouldn't tell anyone. That was the last time I heard of him doing this.
The things you remember.

Hamburger, fries, and a Coke, and change back from your dollar

Falstaff Beer. In steel cans.