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Do you remember? Being sent
to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV. When
Kool-Aid was the only other drink for kids, other than milk and sodas. When there
were two types of sneakers for boys High top and Low top. When boys
couldn't wear anything but leather shoes to school. When it
took five minutes for the TV to warm up. When all
your friends got their hair cut at the kitchen table. When
nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there. When
nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When a
dime was a decent allowance, and a quarter a huge bonus. When you'd
reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When girls
neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. When your
mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. When all
your teachers wore either neckties or had their hair done, everyday. When you
got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, free,
every time. And you got trading stamps to boot! When
laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box. When any
parent could discipline any kid, or feed him, or use him to carry groceries, and
nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When it
was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant
with your parents. When they
threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed--and did! When being
sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a
misbehaving student at home. When women
were called, "Mrs. John Smith," instead of their own name. THE WAFFLE MAN WANTS TO KNOW DO YOU REMEMBER . . .?
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