I'm so old I've...

[Mrs-M]

Ishbel. Between you and Shalom, you two are doing a good job throwing me! I don't remember either.

Shalom. I do. Some of the terry cloth shorts were styled like hot pants, only not as fashionable.

I'm so old I remember my mom wearing cigarette pants! Slender, leg/hip/butt hugging pants. My oldest daughter has a friend who wears a similar styled pant and do they ever look smart on her. Very sophisticated. She's tall and slender, so she pulls it off with style.

[Tenngal]

I do remember the hot pants, in High School they were in style.

[Bronxboy]

I'm so old I remember using (and sharpening) wooden pencils. Does anyone even use wooden pencils anymore?

I have two of them on my desk at work, and a colleague not far away with an electric sharpener. Meant to sharpen them this afternoon, but got caught up in a database task.

[Mrs-M]

I do remember the hot pants, in High School they were in style.

Late 70's/early 80's? I remember, too. Not much although. Seemed that style had pretty much faded by that time.

[Mrs-M]

Hi Bronxboy. Your post along with the others who posted Re: using and liking wooden pencils, is a happy reminder that wooden pencils are still as popular as ever. My mom occasionally reminds me of the fact that some things never go out of style, I think wooden pencils are one of those things.

[catherine]

Speaking of hot pants, I remember when schools actually had dress codes. In fact during that time, there was always one day a year called "Beg Day" when you were permitted to dress any way you wanted (like a beggar). But after they abolished the dress code, there was no more Beg Day because everyone looked like beggars every day (wearing ripped faded jeans, t-shirts, etc)!

[Sad Eyed Lady]

Oh yes catherine...........I'm so old I remember school dress codes. We weren't even allowed to wear pants, (can you imagine now?), and this was in the 60's when pants would have covered a LOT more than some of the mini skirts we wore! It never made sense to me.

[Mrs-M]

Yes, I remember school dress codes as well, but by the early 70's when I was new to school, dress codes had definitely mellowed and had become more relaxed as compared to the 60's or even 50's. (Can't remember what the dress codes were although).

The whole, "not allowed to wear pants thing" gets me. Such an old-fashioned (behind the times) rule that was. I tend to think it had something to do with gender differentiation. I'm all for everything old-fashioned, but some things old-fashioned sure were stuffy.

[IshbelRobertson]

As I mentioned on another thread today, most secondary school children here wear uniforms - at least until the Sixth Form (17-18). Interestingly, they mostly seem to wear a self-imposed uniform at that age, too, ie they all wear the same thing!

[Nella]

Okay, this is a BIGGIE. I am so old...........I remember my great grandfather having what he called a "quill". It was a glass straw that he used to drink from. Not disposable, a glass one. It was bend so that it was easy for someone who might be sick in bed to drink from. Does ANYONE at all remember this?

Glass straws as well as stainless steel straws are back in fashion! Just bought some stainless ones from Reuseit.com. I was a little worried that the stainless would taste metalic, but it doesn't. And they're slightly bent at the top like the old fashioned paper straws. ...everything old is new again...