# Old-fashioned things you'd like to see revived
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167 "2023-01-13T14:14:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 8
### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/141 "2023-01-16T21:55:59Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> In fact, I can attest he did not leave the dugout and that was the explanation given.
I’d always heard exactly this about Mack, and I had also always thought that that was the rule (that managers needed to be in uniform to enter the field of play); I was surprised to find the link that I did, earlier today.
I don’t know if the rule was different decades ago, or if that web article (despite being on [MLB.com](http://MLB.com)) is inaccurate.
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### Author:  [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/142 "2023-01-16T22:09:05Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> Even after the field was taken down, I believe that statue is still there at 21st and Lehigh.
Looks like Connie has been at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue since 1971.
> **[Remembering the bronze statues from the Vet](https://www.mlb.com/news/relocation-of-phillies-four-bronze-statues-c236405338)**
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> The last game at Veterans Stadium was in September 2003. The 62-second implosion took place the following March.When planning Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies wanted to retain the four large bronze statues that graced the Vet's podium level since...
_Another statue was of Philadelphia Athletics icon Connie Mack. That statue was also refurbished by the Phillies and was placed on the west side of Citizens Bank Park. That statue originally stood across the street from Connie Mack Stadium, and it was relocated to Broad Street and Pattison Avenue by the Phillies in 1971._
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### Author:  [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/143 "2023-01-17T09:57:40Z")
> [@Tibby](#):
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> My genital toupee is styled in a fashionable mullet.
Party in the back? lol
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### Author:  [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/144 "2023-01-17T14:41:21Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#):
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> I’m not sure how “normalized” it was, and I’m sure sex workers faced all sorts of discrimination and whatnot, but there was a time in this country when a gentleman stopping into a brothel was just a thing that happened and few people cared. I’d like to see those days brought back, though obviously with controls to, say, make sure that children aren’t brought into the trade, that STIs are managed and prevented, etc. etc. etc.
It would probably have a better chance as a healthy and unremarkable social phenomenon if it were normalized to be acceptable for both/all sexes. The most toxic aspect of traditional sex work, and the main reason it was socially tolerated, was its distorted view of gender relations and sexuality. Men were expected to have sexual desires that they could satisfy extramaritally, and women were expected not to.
Rejecting that double standard is probably the first step toward gaining open acceptance and respect, rather than just don’t-ask-don’t-tell sexist toleration, for sex work. In other words, if you want a better working environment for Fanny Hill, support Magic Mike.
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/145 "2023-01-17T15:08:29Z")
Yes of course. In my hypothetical American Utopia where sex work is legal and normalized, the same is true for both men and women (workers and customers).
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### Author:  [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/146 "2023-01-17T18:32:27Z")
Trams, interurbans, and trains everywhere. Proper dining cars on intercity trains. Also mandatory home ec in middle and high school.
> [@Tibby](#):
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> I aim to please.
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> So…how YOU doin’?
I’m not a lady, but nice. It’s sexy when a man are comfortable in his own skin.
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### Author:  [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/147 "2023-01-17T20:16:59Z")
Well full disclosure…that’s not really me. I wish. I’m a bit longer in the tooth than he is.
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### Author:  [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/148 "2023-01-18T02:18:30Z")
Duels between politicians.
Polytheistic religions.
Use of the term “shell shock”.
The speaking filibuster.
Fins on cars.
Saturday morning cartoons.
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### Author:  [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/149 "2023-01-18T03:49:31Z")
> [@Moriarty](#):
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> Saturday morning cartoons.
As noted earlier, MEtv has 3 hours of cartoons Saturday mornings, check your local listings.
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### Author:  [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/150 "2023-01-18T15:21:17Z")
Just going to repeat what I said in that thread :
> [@Pubic hair in ads--since when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-in-ads-since-when/942190/50):
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> Just my regular scheduled observation that for a subset of women, being without pubic hair is a religious imperative, not a sex thing.
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### Author:  [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/151 "2023-01-18T15:53:02Z")
> [@TRC4941](#):
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> I hang my laundry outside to dry from April through September.
You can probably just take it in after a few hours, once it’s dry. Six months seems like overkill.
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### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/152 "2023-01-18T16:02:36Z")
🤣 🤣 🤣 I needed that!
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### Author:  [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/153 "2023-01-18T16:07:42Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#):
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> > [@TRC4941](#):
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> > I hang my laundry outside to dry from April through September.
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> You can probably just take it in after a few hours, once it’s dry. Six months seems like overkill.
Ha ha
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### Author:  [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/154 "2023-01-18T16:23:04Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#):
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> Milk deliveries.
Still have 2 dairies that make deliveries where I live. I don’t know if they make any money doing it, their prices are twice the grocery store prices. I tried one for a while till they start tacking on a surcharge if the bottle were not returned clean enough.
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### Author:  [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/155 "2023-02-11T06:11:26Z")
Something like these?:
> **[Car Radio at Home](https://www.instructables.com/Car-radio-at-home/)**
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> Car Radio at Home: Hi! English is not my native language and this is my first post here so please for your understanding. Have you ever wondered what you can do with your old car radio, laminate flooring, a handful of electronic scrap and a few...
> **[How to Make a Camping Radio](https://www.instructables.com/How-to-make-a-camping-radio/)**
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> How to Make a Camping Radio: This is a homemade camping radio that I made from a piece of wood , A car stereo ,speakers and a power converter .The sound is incredible.It is a car stereo, cd player, with a...
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/156 "2023-02-11T06:12:31Z")
Yes, but not so modern.
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### Author:  [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/157 "2023-03-06T22:34:13Z")
I did that with a Ford in-dash AM/FM 8-track I bought at a yard sale. I used a WII power supply for the 12V source.
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### Author:  [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/158 "2023-03-07T00:56:15Z")
If it makes you feel better, hockey coaches still wear suits and ties.
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### Author:  [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/159 "2023-03-07T21:39:40Z")
> [@TRC4941](#):
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> Let Halloween be for kids
No. Halloween was never really or exclusively for kids. It’s ours too and your kids can’t have it.
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/160 "2023-03-07T23:43:04Z")
> [@Cumberdale](#):
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> Walkable, mixed use places without cars.
Where were those, ever? My memory goes back to the 50’s and I don’t remember any place like that (I grew up in a moderately-sized US city). Maybe in Europe, definitely (still) in Japan. Not in the US.
There is a YouTube channel called “Not Just Bikes” that talks about those kinds of places as good to have, but virtually absent. I don’t get the sense that the host is talking about something that ever existed in US cities in the past.
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