For Geezers Only

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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First off, you decide if you’re a “geezer” by recognizing or appreciating the relevance of these things. If so, add to the list.

Second, if you have the notion, explain how long ago and from what source you first became aware of these things.

Third, say “Hi” to Opal or anybody else you can think of.

Fourth, if this needs to be moved to The Pit or GQ, have at.

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Things geezers might know about, and younger types, not so much:

Mentolatum
Merthiolate
Mercurochrome
Hadacol
Geritol
Doan’s Pills
BC Powders
Sugar Corn Pops
Ovaltine
Shredded Wheat
Sergeant Preston
Johnny Dollar
Bulldog Drummond
Philo Vance
The Great Gildersleeve
Queen for a Day
Truth or Consequences
Beat the Clock
Dark Shadows
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Gabby Hayes
Al “Fuzzy” St. John
Pat Buttram
Smiley Burnette
Axolotls
Potrzebies
Moxie
Braf is Farb spelled backwards
Marginal Marvin
Your group:
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Serutan is Natures spelled backwards.
“Man to man, smoke a Roi-Tan!”
Percy Dovetonsils
Regards,
Shodan

3

When you get to 0:20 of this music, you think of cigarettes.

“You can take Salem out of the country, but… you can’t take the country out of Salem.”

“Never pick up a stranger… Don’t put your car in danger… Now’s the time, the right time to change 'er… Pick up Prestone antifreeze.”

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Love 'em!

“Take it off, take it all off.”
“Cigars, Cigarettes, Tiparillos.”
The Nairobi Trio

“Hey, Mabel. Black Label”
“Mohawk Carpet, Mohawk Carpet.”

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And Julie London!

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N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles make the very best

Chocolate!

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Studebaker
Nash
Packard
Hudson

Smokey Stover
L’il Abner
Steve Canyon
Dondi
Alley Oop

“Look Ma, no cavities!”
“A little dab’ll do ya”
L.S.M.F.T
“It lifts and separates!”

Pullman
Railway Express Agency
The Nickel Plate Road
Phoebe Snow
20th Century Limited

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You’ll wonder where the yellow went …
Bleach, and everything else, in glass bottles
Five-cent full-sized candy bars

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“Some parts are edible.”
“Ancient Chinese Secret, eh?”
“Is it better than a mitten?”

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Lead icicles on the Christmas tree!
Hai Karate!
I’d rather fight than switch!
I’d walk a mile for a Camel.
Blow in her face and she’ll follow you anywhere.

I find it troubling that I remember so many cigarette ads, and I don’t even smoke!

Wella Balsam
Kalso Earth Shoes
You meet the nicest people on a Honda
MG Midgets, MGB’s, etc…
Bricklin
Pantera
Save Teddy!

11

N-E-S-T-L-E-S, what comes out of your A-S-S?

12

A lot of us are out here waiting for Farfel’s jaw to slap shut. Next time finish it, will you?
(pauses)

Oh KAY, then.

How about:

“Call for Phillip Morrriss!”

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Let’s Suck Mother Fucking Tits

Hey, what can I say. I was in Junior High, at the time. :frowning:

Ok, maybe not quite a geezer, because most of them were things I remember from when I was a small kid, and even then, mostly because my parents are geezers, but:

Helllooo Baby! You KNOW what I like!

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“From the land of sky blue waters…Hams the beer refreshing”

Atomic bomb drills. Hide under your desk.

The Friday Night Fights

Carter’s Little Liver Pills

Bromo-Seltzer - Contained bromide, which was deemed adictive.

Sal-Hepatica

Silk stockings

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I got tired of typing. I’m old. All of the above in the 1952-57 period.

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Heh. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.

17

Around my high school it was “Loose Straps Make Floppy Titties”

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Let’s Screw, My Finger’s Tired.

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My mother tells me that the bear in that commercial fascinated me when I was in diapers. Damn, you’re a geezer. When I turned legal age, she got me some. Good beer. But it’s spelled “Hamm’s”. Maybe you’re getting senile in your geezerhood… :smiley:

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Heh, yes, I know that. Us young whippersnappers could find that out, even though the Intertubes hadn’t been invented, yet. We just preferred our version, better. :stuck_out_tongue: