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Bugs to 7:43 am wrote on Mar 24, 2008 7:22 AM:

" I'll be 64 years old on August 23. Yes, I remember them. "

I miss wrote on Mar 22, 2008 7:46 AM:

" Dreaming about the future when I thought our country actually had one. "

To Bugs wrote on Mar 22, 2008 7:43 AM:

" You are old enough to remember the Polo grounds and Ebbets Field? "

Michael Welch: Anybody Here Seen M' Ol' Friend John -- (The Runner Stumbles...) wrote on Mar 19, 2008 1:58 PM:

" Yeah I know it's 'political' (AND cultural really) but today I miss Jack and Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr -- no other politicos or spokespeople have yet implied such 'hope' for the national future as those three did -- now especially as Obama has stumbled... "

Wrestling Dad wrote on Mar 18, 2008 3:48 PM:

" I miss the innocence of youth. I miss gas prices under a dollar. I miss being able to go fishing all day and not worry about when I had to be back home or go to work. I miss the joy of the last week of school when you knew summer vacation was just around the corner accompanied by the freedom to fish late and sleep in. "

Soccer Mom to Bugs wrote on Mar 18, 2008 2:34 PM:

" That's better! Yes, lightning bugs and burning leaves...I miss that too. "

Bugs to Soccer Mom wrote on Mar 18, 2008 2:04 PM:

" I miss Forever Yours candy bars, the Milwaukee Braves, Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds, burning leaves in the fall, the Ed Sullivan show, Burma Shave signs, and lightning bugs. How's that? "

Soccer Mom wrote on Mar 18, 2008 1:11 PM:

" I miss people who would simply answer a question when asked and stick to the point. This could have been an entertaining read but you all had to ruin it with your agendas. Answers like penny candy, dial up phones, etc. would have been far more interesting to read. I am not part of this group but I do enjoy reading your opinions. It's too bad you couldn't give up the fight for one day and HAVE FUN! "

Here is what I miss... wrote on Mar 18, 2008 11:32 AM:

" When schools and Government offices closed on Good Friday and Christmas, and actually said that is why they were closing, instead of putting forth the charade they were closing for "spring holiday"(check out the comments on Government offices closing)or "winter break". Are people really that dumb to think it is sheer coincidence that spring holiday occurs on Good Friday, and winter break happens at Christmas? "

I miss... wrote on Mar 18, 2008 9:39 AM:

" When Government offices could close on Good Friday and not have to worry about a lawsuit from the ACLU or that dude from Holmen. "

Bugs to Johnny Hobo wrote on Mar 18, 2008 9:26 AM:

" Yeah, yeah, we've heard it all before. I'm surprised you didn't toss in something to the effect that the Democrats hate America. "

Johnny Hobo wrote on Mar 18, 2008 9:15 AM:

" I miss when the Democrat party had leaders like Henry "Scoop" Jackson who were strong on defense and pro-US. Now the party of FDR, Truman and JFK (all pro-American military might) cowers in fear and opposes our way of life and our interests. As Nikita Khrushchev accurately predicted, "In a generation, our candidates will be your candidates and our socialist system will be yours." Scary! Come home America...while there still is an America. (BGS' dime bags not withstanding.) "

Soccer mom wrote on Mar 18, 2008 8:42 AM:

" I miss when kid's sports were a bunch of kids and a ball. Before 'parents' became involved. "

Come and listen to my story bout a man named Jed wrote on Mar 18, 2008 7:41 AM:

" I miss television theme songs. Man, there were some great ones..Paladin, The Addams Family, The Partridge Family, Cheers...my favor was Secret Agent Man sung by Johnny Rivers.-Bugs Raplin "

BrianGSmith wrote on Mar 18, 2008 4:11 AM:

" I'm with Bugs on this....I miss the US Constitution. I don't miss Kool-Aid and especially Hawaiin Punch commercials. I miss HR Puff-n-stuff and Sigmund and the Seamonsters. In NYCity I miss the corner block dime bag merchants "

Eddie wrote on Mar 17, 2008 9:10 PM:

" I miss the days when the majority of films and television shows were not created solely to celebrate vulgarity, violence, murder, and death. How I wish today's society were more loving of life, style, and sophistication. "

Good Old Days wrote on Mar 17, 2008 8:04 PM:

" I miss those days when I could ride my bike through downtown with my .22 rifle across the handlebars on my way to the bluffs for a day of shooting, and nobody would give me a second look. I miss the days when we were really a village raising our kids together, and they were all safe to go and do what they wanted to without fear in their eyes, or ours. "

I miss the days wrote on Mar 17, 2008 6:48 PM:

" when 150 word limit actually meant 150 words and not 3 different items with 100 words each. "

Soccer Mom wrote on Mar 17, 2008 4:37 PM:

" Hanging out the laundry. Don't have the time and neighbors would complain. No one in my neighborhood does it. I remember as a kid playing hide and seek by the sheets. "

Froto wrote on Mar 17, 2008 3:22 PM:

" All this looking back is great for a few minutes but the trouble is we only remember the good things. I would not trade yesterday for today even with all the problems. I look forward to the future and the many things we and generations after us can and will accomplish. When we were young we had no past so we allways looked to the future and dreamed of things we would like and wondered what life will be like years from now. We should keep up this line of thought no matter how old we get. "

PHIL OSIFER wrote on Mar 17, 2008 1:17 PM:

" You folks must have burned your brains out on "white powder". Everything that you folks are listing or hinting at are political. Why do you always put a political twist on everything. I miss writing with fountain pens and blotting the ink. I also miss self winding watches, Hellicrafters radios and listening to BBC. Stick shift on the column or the self dimming headlights on auto. Gentlemen removing their hats for ladies, want any more "

harsch wrote on Mar 17, 2008 1:16 PM:

" trains "

Michael Welch: Of Time And The River... wrote on Mar 17, 2008 11:37 AM:

" The era just seemed to vibrate with possibilities; what was the 'lesson' of WWII -- never back down to the 'aggressor' or in relentlessly pursuing that aggressor does one start to resemble 'him' more and more? Do blacks, women, certain 'sorts' of people have 'assigned' roles in society than should not betransformed or transgressed? Was patriotism 'My country right or wrong' or was it a good idea to examine what exactly 'wrong' meant? Were there different kinds of 'communists'; was there a monolithic power behind 'communism'? Were there parallels to that in the concentration of power and wealth in American society? It was a period rich with serious questioning; I'd have that 'questioning' again... "

Michael Welch: Time Bandits... wrote on Mar 17, 2008 11:27 AM:

" It was a time of fears suppressed yet made visible: television wasn't REALLY Newton Minow's 'vast wasteland' as it contained wonderful programs like 'The Twilight Zone' which used fantasy-science fiction to explore ostensibly 'verboten' subjects like race relations and the possiblity of nuclear destruction. Prime time shows like 'Armstrong Circle Theater' presented a documentary on the nazi concentration camps; I remember being completely flummoxed by this -- Jewish kids were my classmates; what was 'wrong' with Spencer Weiss and Sandy Moser? Nothing I could see... "

Michael Welch: Time Warp... wrote on Mar 17, 2008 11:19 AM:

" I actually miss a time period more than a particular object; specifically I miss the ambience of the 1950s and '60s, in part no doubt because it was my childhood and adolescence and so 'everything' was new, fascinating and/or disturbingly fascinating. It was the transition from the 'Eisenhower age,' when the friendly but serious grandfather president handled the world with cautious yet secretive competence, to the age of the brother president, someone's rich 'hip' Uncle Jack, and it corresponded with my father's sudden death and a la Freud the result was a period of both anxiety and freedom... "

I miss... wrote on Mar 17, 2008 10:56 AM:

" When public libraries were closed on St. Pat's Day! "

Bugs Raplin wrote on Mar 17, 2008 10:20 AM:

" In this "Age of Bush" I do believe the US Constitution is something that is becoming outmoded. "

Drew wrote on Mar 17, 2008 10:09 AM:

" I miss alot of things. I miss when you could sing Christmas Carols at school and not be threatened with suspension. I miss when winter break used to be called Christmas vacation. I miss the days like those at my High School graduation ceremony when someone thanked God, and the school wasn't threatened by the ACLU. I miss when Nativity scenes and the like could be displayed openly. I miss when you could cheerfully wish someone a Merry Christmas and not have them scowl at you for being politically incorrect. Ah, yes, I miss a lot. "

A little korny, but... wrote on Mar 17, 2008 10:04 AM:

" I miss the days of kayfabe, which in wrestling-speak means "protecting the business" or "keeping the trade secrets". Everyone always knew it was a show, but it was fun to suspend disbelief. Also, the wrestlers would always protect the business, even out of the ring and on talk shows and such(remember David Schultz on 20/20 with John Stossel?)Now, with the internet, everyone knows the inner workings of the business, and the wrestlers don't even attempt to protect the business, even on their own TV shows. Give me more of the past so I can enjoy the present! "

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