Post by darrellmyskiw on Aug 19, 2004 13:03:29 GMT -6
Close your eyes...And go back...
> Before the Internet or the MAC,
> Before semiautomatics and crack
> Before chronic and indo
> Before SEGA or Super Nintendo
> Way back...
> I'm talking about hide and go seek at dusk.
> Sittin' on the porch,
> Hot bread and butter.
> Eatin' a super dooper sandwich,
> Red light, Green light.
> Chocolate milk, Lunch tickets,
> Penny candy in a brown paper bag.
> Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch
> Jacks, kickball, dodgeball...
> Mother, May I?
> Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds,
> Jaw breakers, blowpops, Mary Janes,
> Running through the sprinkler
> The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips....
> Wait......
> Catchin' lightening bugs in a jar,
> Playin sling shot and Red Rover.
> When around the corner seemed far away,
> And going downtown seemed like going somewhere.
> Bedtime, Climbing trees.
> A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers.
> Cops and Robbers,
> Cowboys and Indians,
> Sittin on the curb,
> Jumpin down the steps,
> Jumpin on the bed.
> Pillow fights
> Being tickled to death
> Runnin' till you were out of breath
> Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
> Being tired from playin'....
> Remember that?
> There's more...
> What about the girl that had the big bubbly hand writing?
> Licking the beaters when your mother made a cake.
> When there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyers),
> and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym."
> When nobody owned a purebred dog.
> When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a huge bonus.
> When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
> When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done, everyday.
> When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped,without asking, for free, every time.
> 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.
> Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Disapproval of our parents and grandparents was a much bigger threat!
> Decisions were made by going eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
> Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
> Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."
> Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.
> It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
> Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
> Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot.
> Nobody was prettier than Mom.
> Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
> It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.
> Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
> Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.
> "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.
> Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
> The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
> War was a card game.
> Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
> Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! and had fun too . . .
> Before the Internet or the MAC,
> Before semiautomatics and crack
> Before chronic and indo
> Before SEGA or Super Nintendo
> Way back...
> I'm talking about hide and go seek at dusk.
> Sittin' on the porch,
> Hot bread and butter.
> Eatin' a super dooper sandwich,
> Red light, Green light.
> Chocolate milk, Lunch tickets,
> Penny candy in a brown paper bag.
> Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch
> Jacks, kickball, dodgeball...
> Mother, May I?
> Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds,
> Jaw breakers, blowpops, Mary Janes,
> Running through the sprinkler
> The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips....
> Wait......
> Catchin' lightening bugs in a jar,
> Playin sling shot and Red Rover.
> When around the corner seemed far away,
> And going downtown seemed like going somewhere.
> Bedtime, Climbing trees.
> A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers.
> Cops and Robbers,
> Cowboys and Indians,
> Sittin on the curb,
> Jumpin down the steps,
> Jumpin on the bed.
> Pillow fights
> Being tickled to death
> Runnin' till you were out of breath
> Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
> Being tired from playin'....
> Remember that?
> There's more...
> What about the girl that had the big bubbly hand writing?
> Licking the beaters when your mother made a cake.
> When there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyers),
> and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym."
> When nobody owned a purebred dog.
> When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a huge bonus.
> When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
> When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done, everyday.
> When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped,without asking, for free, every time.
> 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.
> Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Disapproval of our parents and grandparents was a much bigger threat!
> Decisions were made by going eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
> Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
> Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."
> Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.
> It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
> Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
> Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot.
> Nobody was prettier than Mom.
> Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
> It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.
> Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
> Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.
> "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.
> Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
> The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
> War was a card game.
> Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
> Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! and had fun too . . .