# For Geezers Only **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855 "2011-10-26T14:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/1 "2011-10-26T14:54:06Z")
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. =========================== 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: ? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/2 "2011-10-26T15:08:55Z")
Serutan is Natures spelled backwards. “Man to man, smoke a Roi-Tan!” Percy Dovetonsils Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/3 "2011-10-26T15:20:46Z")
When you get to 0:20 of [this music](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45KAjt7v4t4), 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.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/4 "2011-10-26T15:21:09Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Serutan is Natures spelled backwards. > “Man to man, smoke a Roi-Tan!” > Percy Dovetonsils > Regards, > Shodan Love 'em! “Take it off, take it all off.” “Cigars, Cigarettes, Tiparillos.” The Nairobi Trio “Hey, Mabel. Black Label” “Mohawk Carpet, Mohawk Carpet.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/5 "2011-10-26T15:23:00Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > When you get to 0:20 of [this music](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45KAjt7v4t4), you think of cigarettes. And Julie London! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/6 "2011-10-26T16:53:32Z")
N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles make the very best Chocolate! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/7 "2011-10-26T19:07:43Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/8 "2011-10-26T19:37:26Z")
You’ll wonder where the yellow went … Bleach, and everything else, in glass bottles Five-cent full-sized candy bars ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/9 "2011-10-26T19:48:04Z")
“Some parts are edible.” “Ancient Chinese Secret, eh?” “Is it better than a mitten?” ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/10 "2011-10-26T20:07:10Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/11 "2011-10-26T23:16:32Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles make the very best > > Chocolate! N-E-S-T-L-E-S, what comes out of your A-S-S? ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/12 "2011-10-26T23:17:41Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles make the very best > > Chocolate! 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!” ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/13 "2011-10-27T00:23:35Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > L.S.M.F.T Let’s Suck Mother Fucking Tits Hey, what can I say. I was in Junior High, at the time. ☹ 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! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/14 "2011-10-27T00:39:59Z")
“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 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/15 "2011-10-27T00:48:25Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > 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. > > =========================== > > Things geezers might know about, and younger types, not so much: > > Mentolatum > Merthiolate–_when I had my head bashed open–1950._ > Mercurochrome _about the same time_. > Hadacol–ab > Geritol _Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour. Probably 1955 at the latest._ > Doan’s Pills > BC Powders > Sugar Corn Pops_When Wild Bill Hickok/Jingles was on TV. 1954 or so_ > Ovaltine_Capt. Midnight. 1955 or earlier_ > Shredded Wheat_1950. My dad bought our cereal. Gabby Hayes was first advertiser on tv._ > > 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: > ? I got tired of typing. I’m old. All of the above in the 1952-57 period. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/16 "2011-10-27T01:00:43Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Let’s Suck Mother Fucking Tits Heh. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/17 "2011-10-27T01:33:23Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Let’s Suck Mother Fucking Tits > [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Heh. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco. Around my high school it was “Loose Straps Make Floppy Titties” ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/18 "2011-10-27T01:54:30Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Around my high school it was “Loose Straps Make Floppy Titties” Let’s Screw, My Finger’s Tired. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/19 "2011-10-27T01:54:33Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > “From the land of sky blue waters…Hams the beer refreshing” 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… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855/20 "2011-10-27T02:09:08Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Heh. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco. 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. 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855.md?page=2)