Remembering The Past

[Trigganometry]

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Perhaps we all remember the commercial:
"Dupont - better living through chemicals."
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My generation grew up on pop-tarts.
That's my excuse.

Carnation instant breakfast was big about the same time

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[Grumpaw]

Carnation instant breakfast was big about the same time

We had Ovaltine and Bosco. Kellogg's Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, and Sugar Pop's were our cereals.
None of the watered down milks we have now, no low-fat or fat-free...our milk was fat...fat...fat loaded..

 

[Fordup]

I grew up on Cream of wheat and Maypo with Log Cabin syrup on it ?. Drank a lot of Ovaltine and Tang.

 

[subquark]

A bunch of kids on this forum. In '71 I had been back from Vietnam for 6 years and was doing lineman work as a contractor.

Thank you for your service! =)

You allow me the luxury of having damper discussions on this forum. I never take that for granted when my biggest problem is so trivial, thanks to unselfish people doing the extraordinary.

Thank you Kent.

 

[AzScorpion]

I grew up on Cream of wheat and Maypo with Log Cabin syrup on it ?. Drank a lot of Ovaltine and Tang.

Same here I lived on Cream of Wheat. I loved Ovaltine but didn't care much for Tang. I only drank it thinking I'd be an Astronaut one day. ?‍?

 

[subquark]

You're missing one thing,

Everyone did this back then.

I never did this, it was probably too complex of a mod for me, even back then! =D

 

[AzScorpion]

I never did this, it was probably too complex of a mod for me, even back then! =D

I could never leave well enough alone. One card, pfttt, I had the mod bug back then too.

 

[Fordup]

I never did this, it was probably too complex of a mod for me, even back then! =D

I used my dads KEM plastic or something indestructible playing cards that would last for weeks. Plus the little generator whining while rubbing on the tire to make one candle power of light.

 

[Trigganometry]

????? Seems we all made it though!

 

[Fordup]

Remember in the mid to late 60s when the government released all the old surplus cheese and peanut butter to schools. Every school lunch for years included a chunk of American cheese and paper cup of peanut butter. I don't remember anyone being allergic to peanut butter back then. What changed?

 

[LostMy65]

We had Ovaltine and Bosco. Kellogg's Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, and Sugar Pop's were our cereals.
None of the watered down milks we have now, no low-fat or fat-free...our milk was fat...fat...fat loaded..

Oh how I loved the variety pack of small boxes.

 

[LostMy65]

Remember in the mid to late 60s when the government released all the old surplus cheese and peanut butter to schools. Every school lunch for years included a chunk of American cheese and paper cup of peanut butter. I don't remember anyone being allergic to peanut butter back then. What changed?

What changed?
We evolved to be a superior species.

 

[LostMy65]

I never did this, it was probably too complex of a mod for me, even back then! =D

Dave's dad sold a kit.

 

[Fordup]

Oh how I loved the variety pack of small boxes.

I occasionally could get my mom to buy a box of sugar frosted flakes with Tony the Tiger on the box. She didn't think they were worth the price when you could buy corn flakes for 1/2 the price and put your own sugar on. Then years later a gas company started giving out tiger tails to hang off your gas cap with the slogan put a tiger in your tank.

 

[Fordup]

What changed?
We evolved to be a superior species.

That could die from a spoonful of peanut butter.

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