Things Your Kids Will Never Know

[greyhammer90]

WTF is this? It sound terrible

It's just a game that was invented back when our grandparents were kids. (This explains the somewhat horrible name). It's just a group of ten or so boys with a football. The one with the football was "It" (in old days, the queer) and the rest of the guys would chase after him and tackle. Once the kid hit the ground he would chuck the ball up in the air and someone would catch it and run. etc. It was just a football tackle version of tag. It's name has lived on despite the changing times. (It's an awesome game though. I was told to only call it "smear" by my dad as I explained above.)

 

[jason_h537]

Huh, thanks for the explanation guys, I never played that game but I can see why the name didn't stick.

Also, sucks for all you guys who don't have drive-ins. I new drive-in just opened up on the rooftop of a parking lot in downtown LA. It's pretty nice but the movies have sucked so far.

 

[NDFan4Life]

Ours just closed last year. The best one, the one that you know, showed the more alluring aspects of life, closed years ago. Wasn't old enough to go but could sure watch from #4 green. John Holmes was the man!

John Holmes

There would be about 6 of us, and we'd stuff 2 guys into the trunk. The theater would charge by the number of people in the car. Of course, copious amounts of alcohol was involved. We never went to the kind of movies you're referring to. It would be horror movies and comedies mostly.

 

[RubberSoul]

How great the origianl Legend

 

[RubberSoul]

How great the original Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros and Metroid were.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

How great the original Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros and Metroid were.

And I go back to Frogger, Asteroids, and Home Run.

 

[4irishnation]

Drive-in theaters
Spirograph
A & W Root Beer stands with car-hops

One must go to Mitchell Indiana for the Double Feature nowdays!!!

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

Atari - Space Invaders
Wandering neighborhood all day long (It was expected to stay outside)
Record players
Black and White TVs with rabbit ears
Boombox with double cassette tapes
Riding in cars with no seatbelts in backseat
The old cartoons like Jetsons, Flintstones, Tom and Jerry and old Loony Tunes

 

[RallySonsOfND]

Atari - Space Invaders
Wandering neighborhood all day long (It was expected to stay outside)
Record players
Black and White TVs with rabbit ears
Boombox with double cassette tapes
Riding in cars with no seatbelts in backseat
The old cartoons like Jetsons, Flintstones, Tom and Jerry and old Loony Tunes

My childhood right there. Old Loony Toons are on Cartoon Network quite frequently still.

Recording songs off the radio to tapes.
Life before smart phones (even cell phones!) How did we survive!?
Come home when the street lights come on

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

The beautiful lines of a Ferrari Testarossa

Wondering how much I could pick one up for now?

T-tops.

Luckily for my son his father just happens to be into drag racing and happens to own a 95 Mustang. The last year of the 5.0.

Being able to record songs off of the radio and not have the RIAA come after you.

When Mongoose was an expensive bike.

The way it's going the NHL.

MJ before he was a failed basketball executive.

When girls wore tight jeans not guys.
Guess they took trying to get into your girlfriends pants the wrong way.

 

[ulukinatme]

A & W Root Beer stands with car-hops

Ashland, Ohio still has an old school A & W stand where they come up to the car and have the window trays. It's awesome, wish there were more of them like this.

 

[Cackalacky]

This is a great thread. I still watch Bob Ross for fun.

3-wheelers.

 

[woolybug25]

This is a great thread. I still watch Bob Ross for fun.

3-wheelers.

OHHHHH....... I used to have one. So much fun I thought it should be illegal... now it is...


Flipping one of those things is as easy as breathing.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

OHHHHH....... I used to have one. So much fun I thought it should be illegal... now it is...


Flipping one of those things is as easy as breathing.

The way I understand it. They aren't illegal to own, only manufacture. Though some states I believe have made it illegal to sell them.

 

[woolybug25]

The way I understand it. They aren't illegal to own, only manufacture. Though some states I believe have made it illegal to sell them.

I believe that is indeed the case. But it is quite difficult to buy something that hasnt been manufactured in 15-20 years.

 

[Irish YJ]

1.going to sleep with your front door unlocked
2.parents being OK when a kid gets whacked by a ruler at school by a pissed off nun
3. Big hits in the NFL
4. A balanced budget and debt free usa
5. English speaking convenient stores
6. Old school dart guns

 

[BobD]

Myspace

Drive-in movie theaters

 

[military_irish]

All-Star cast on Saturday Night Live.

Running around the neighborhood without worrying about being kidnapped.

Putting a bar of soap in a child's mouth for cursing and not having to worry about going to jail for child abuse.

DJ's with real turn tables, not the computerized ones.

Prohibition

Gas prices below 2 dollars

 

[Cackalacky]

OHHHHH....... I used to have one. So much fun I thought it should be illegal... now it is...


Flipping one of those things is as easy as breathing.

Done it. Broke both my wrists, cracked skull, and separated both shoulders going up a small hill, more like a ramp.....

 

[Cackalacky]

So who has ever had to pick their own switch?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Talking about the

Birds

and the Bees

 

[tadman95]

So who has ever had to pick their own switch?

Yep, but i was smart about it!

 

[greyhammer90]

So who has ever had to pick their own switch?

This guy.

 

[Cackalacky]

Talking about the

Birds

and the Bees

lololololol....

jacking off cats.

 

[Irish YJ]

So who has ever had to pick their own switch?

Me three.

 

[NDFan4Life]

Lawn Darts

We used to get drunk and play Lawn Darts. Pretty dangerous considering that we threw the darts about 10' into the air. I don't know how many times we almost killed each other.

 

[irishfanjho15]

So who has ever had to pick their own switch?

Yep, but i was smart about it!

So was I. Or so I thought. I get inside and dad says go pick another one. Haha.

 

[arrowryan]

One of you asked who had to pick their own switch? What is a switch?

 

[irishfanjho15]

One of you asked who had to pick their own switch? What is a switch?

A stick of wood that is slender and can get your a$$ beat withl

 

[Irish YJ]

So was I. Or so I thought. I get inside and dad says go pick another one. Haha.

Had a similar experience. Except mine was, "Now go pick two, if they aren't good ones, you'll go pick 3"