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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Dec 3, 2020 19:37:20 GMT -8
A lot of that stuff was on its way out when I was in grade school. May have seen them used once or twice.
The kitchen utensils are still in use in more complete kitchens though.
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Post by burntfoot on Dec 3, 2020 20:26:35 GMT -8
Funny, but I don't feel old. I moved here when I was about 30, and was one of the youngest teachers in the district. Now, I am the oldest at one of the buildings I teach at, and am second oldest (1st is the custodian) at the other. At the high school, juniors and seniors say "Oh, you Boomer" to about 3 or 4 of us.
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Post by starwalker on Dec 3, 2020 21:29:54 GMT -8
I was the youngest when I started teaching at my school, just like you burntfoot, and when I retired this summer, I was the oldest. Funny how 45 years can do that.
I used the ages of major league baseball players to decide my status, I remained young until there was no longer any players left older than me (Charlie Hough), then I remained middle-aged until there were no longer any players left older than my oldest son (Ichiro Suzuki), I will remain old until there are no longer any players older than my oldest grandson, then I will be ancient.
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Post by reuben on Dec 3, 2020 22:38:01 GMT -8
I would never eat that stuff. Me either, Velvetta Cheese is gross. That's Velveeta? I answered maybe because I didn't know what it was. I thought maybe it was a weird fruitcake or something.
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Post by zeke on Dec 4, 2020 3:02:44 GMT -8
When I was a kid, Velveeta came in a foil wrapper, but changed to the pictured plastic later on.
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Post by nickhowes on Dec 4, 2020 4:40:51 GMT -8
I own #1 (looks to be exactly the same model). I use it fairly often, usually to make oatmeal porridge.
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Post by cweston on Dec 4, 2020 5:14:21 GMT -8
I used the ages of major league baseball players to decide my status, I remained young until there was no longer any players left older than me (Charlie Hough), then I remained middle-aged until there were no longer any players left older than my oldest son (Ichiro Suzuki), I will remain old until there are no longer any players older than my oldest grandson, then I will be ancient. "Older than my parents" was always my measuring stick for old (which, happily, is a stick I could never live up to, by definition). Now that my parents are gone... Also, when I hear my younger friends, my kids and their SOs, etc. whine about being old when they turn 30 (or 40), I just chuckle silently while thinking very patronizing thoughts.
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Post by Westy on Dec 4, 2020 7:20:15 GMT -8
Mr. Stopera forgot #36
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Post by cweston on Dec 4, 2020 7:45:13 GMT -8
Westy... We need to compare ancestors some time. Did you grow up in NH? My grandparents were born in Nova Scotia around 1895, moved to Windsor, ON, (where my uncles were born), and then moved to the Detroit suburbs and became US citizens before my dad was born. (He was a whoops.) Ever known of any relatives in those places?
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Post by Westy on Dec 4, 2020 8:18:48 GMT -8
cweston Grew up in NH for sure. My paternal great-grandfather immigrated from Dawley, Shropshire, UK in late 1880's to Augusta, ME. He was a typesetter and moved to Boston, MA c. 1900. No relatives I'm aware of in those places. Here in Utah, Weston is a semi-common first name. Crazy!
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Post by rebeccad on Dec 4, 2020 8:23:45 GMT -8
The only one I was a little unclear on is #4. Looks like the cubbies in a school hallway or classroom for stowing lunches and stuff?
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Post by BigLoad on Dec 4, 2020 8:36:00 GMT -8
The only one I was a little unclear on is #4. Looks like the cubbies in a school hallway or classroom for stowing lunches and stuff? Pay phones
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Post by hikerjer on Dec 4, 2020 8:49:45 GMT -8
I'm older than dirt.
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Post by BigLoad on Dec 4, 2020 9:07:22 GMT -8
That might not be too old. I just shoveled some dirt from the stone-walled corner of my driveway that formed from decaying leaves in the last couple years. The nearby pine trees even sent some tree roots into it.
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Post by zeke on Dec 4, 2020 9:11:36 GMT -8
Westy if you got that at 18, I am 10 years older than you, and I have no idea where my draft card is. I probably burned it.
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