I'm so old I've...

Pinkytoe. Yes, I remember the old reel-to-reel recorder units! Ours was housed in moms big bulky stereo console. A humongous long wooden box the size of a deep freeze, with fabric covered speakers (built right in). On one side was the reel-to-reel unit, on the other, the record player. Inside there was also a nifty built-in compartment where you could store all your record albums. The hours I spend sprawled out in front of that thing listening to music!

Kfander. Way... too... funny!!!!! That is over the top hilarious!!!!! ROTFLMAO! Yes, this is my laugh of the day!http://th32.photobucket.com/albums/d...s/th_laugh.gif

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Pinkytoe. Yes, I remember the old reel-to-reel recorder units! Ours was housed in moms big bulky stereo console. A humongous long wooden box the size of a deep freeze, with fabric covered speakers (built right in). On one side was the reel-to-reel unit, on the other, the record player. Inside there was also a nifty built-in compartment where you could store all your record albums. The hours I spend sprawled out in front of that thing listening to music!

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We had one, too! I'd forgotten about it. Just the radio and the record player, though. It had pride of place in the LR.

Am I remembering correctly that the nice department stores used to have restaurants in them? Maybe it was because I was a child/teen but the restaurants seemed to be very classy and grown-up.

Yes, I remember the JL Hudson store at a mall in suburban Detroit that had a nice restaurant, at least through the mid-80s.

Tradd. My moms had pride of place in the living room AND was moms pride! She polished that thing to the nth! Ugly as sin it was... Mind you a lot of the old run of the mill furniture back then was pretty ugly.

Shalom. Oh tes, I remember Woolworth's Department Store and it's Luncheon Counter! Vanilla milkshakes and a plate of french fries were at the top of the menu for us kids! :laff:

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Originally posted by Pony mom.
Those old belted sanitary pads were the size of surfboards!

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ROTFLMAO!!! Yes, I do! :laff: (Was just reading through a few threads and came across this and had a good laugh)! I don't know which one trumped which, the embarrassment part of wearing them or the discomfort part! Gosh, those were the days...

I remember the zip code for the Spegial (sp?) catalog...I think I heard it so often on the daytime game shows.

"60609"

I'm so old.......I remember when this thread started! LOL! Just kidding Mrs-M, it is a great thread and I enjoy reading the comments.

Great stuff Greg and Shalom! :)

Courtesy of my mom, "I'm so old I've smoked cigarettes with a cigarette holder"! My mom passed that one onto me tonight. I vaguely remember those long silly looking cigarette holder thingies.