How people had fun in the pre-digital era

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20 Responses to How people had fun in the pre-digital era

  1. PaperKutzs says:
    February 6, 2020 at 9:15 am

    great pictures

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  2. jono51 says:
    February 6, 2020 at 9:40 am

    I remember those things. Usually washed the elephant on Saturdays.

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  3. The Tuesday Prude says:
    February 6, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Fun assortment. I like the diving style of the kid tripping into the water. I had that move down at his age too.

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  4. Sue Cass says:
    February 6, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Much simpler times for sure. “The good old days.” 🙂

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  5. Lady Quixote/Linda Lee says:
    February 6, 2020 at 9:58 am

    When you don’t want to talk about the elephant in the room, the least you can do is keep him clean.

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  6. PaperKutzs says:
    February 6, 2020 at 10:46 am

    Thank you lucky shots…lol

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  7. Salvageable says:
    February 6, 2020 at 11:50 am

    That second photograph really scares me–not only sax and violins, but also an accordion *and* a concertina in the band! J.

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  8. morgueticiaatoms says:
    February 6, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    While I think it’s cool my daughter is growing up in the digital area, there are some childhood hallmarks I wish we could have shared. Saturday morning cartoons, for example. Bugs Bunny and such, actual animated cartoons. Oh, and back when cereal boxes had a toy surprise inside. You didn’t need ten pounds of padding and helmets for a simple bikeride. Letting your kids bicker over who rode shotgun up front wasn’t some matter of endangering their lives with airbags. They could play in the front yard without some well meaning person reporting you as neglecting your children and leaving them unsupervised for pedophiles to snatch up.
    And darn them rules against indoor elephants as pets so you gotta wash them outdoors even to this day.
    I guess Snapchat is her version but I still have great nostalgia for 8 a.m. Smurfs on Saturday mornings and riding my back to the local shop where I could get 20 pieces of candy for 20 cents.
    I did ride my T-rex to the store, though, so I am pretty old 😉

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  9. The Story Reading Ape says:
    February 6, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
    Bluebird is tripping down memory lane again – using black & white photos 👍😃

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  10. Yvonne says:
    February 6, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Is that a meerkat in one of the photos lower down?

    Remember when we had visible waists?!

    Yvonne

    Sent from Samsung tablet.

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  11. Bette A. Stevens says:
    February 6, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    Three cheers to those “Good Ole Days”!

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  12. Loquitur Veritatem says:
    February 6, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    Here’s another one. Saturday morning at the local movie theater: cartoons, shorts, and two shoot-em-ups for a nickel.

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  13. julesmomcat says:
    February 6, 2020 at 11:01 pm

    That lucky elephant – a back scratch with a push broom!

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  14. doesitevenmatter3 says:
    February 7, 2020 at 1:07 am

    Looks like fun to me! 😀 Especially the turtle riding, cat hugging, and meerkat bathing! 😉 😛
    HUGS and thank you for the laughs! 🙂

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  15. Rae Reads says:
    February 7, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    love this

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  16. Rae Reads says:
    February 7, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    Reblogged this on powerfulwomenreaders.

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