It was reruns, but:
Say goodnight Gracie . . .
There’s Uncle Joe, and he’s movin’ kinda slow at the junction (Petticoat…Junction!)
We’re having Beefaroni!
You’ve got a lot to live, and Pepsi’s got a lot to give!
What’ve ya got to lose? What’ve ya got to lose? Is it tough to lose, an inch, a pinch, or a pound or two?
Hooray! Hoorah! It’s Winchell-Mahoney Time…
I’m Honey! And we are the nuts! Beat it, you guys! Six chewy pieces go six times as far, six times the flavor in a Bit-O-Honey bar!
DoDo, the kid from outer space! DoDo, he goes most anyplace! With propellers on his heels, antennas on his ears, he’s a scientific pixie from a strange, atomic place! DoDo, the kid from outer space! DoDo!
Bozo, Bozo, always laughs, never frowns, Bozo, Bozo, Bo-oh-zo the clown!
Trouble! Trouble! That’s the name of Kohner’s Pop-O-Matic game!
“Remove wrenched ankle…” BUZZZZ! Oper-a-tion!
“Pret-ty sneaky, sis!”
“A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Brought to you by Dolly Madison, who brings you all kinds of neat-to-eat treats…and by the people in your town who bottle Coca-Cola.
Ancient Chinese secret, huh?
When you’re out of Schlitz, you’re out of beer
That reminds me of the “Ginsu” knife.
“It slices! It dices! It will even cut a soda can in half and not lose it’s edge! Order now and we’ll include these free Chinese wind chimes!”
Hamm’s beer - “from the land of sky blue waters
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Weekends were made for Michelob.
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“Tastes great!”
Less Filling!
Ah! The beer with the taste for food!
My son told me he is being solicited by AARP!
Ouch! That’s an awful image.
Not necessarily. I got my first AARP mailing when I was 49.75 years old.
Me too. But Hari’s point is that when your kids are in AARP you’re getting up there.
“Calgon, take me away.”
“I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never never let you forget you’re a man!” ![]()
Yes, I got that. My point was that if you had kids when you were fairly young (for example, just out of high school) you’d still be less than 70 when that kid got their first AARP mailing. Admittedly, people having kids that young is becoming rare these days, but it wasn’t uncommon all that long ago.
Got it. Thanks for the clarification.
I’m childless, but having first gotten married at age 30, I’ve just never thought in terms of people having kids young. I know intellectually that it happens and happens a lot. I know people who’ve done it. But my sort of intuitive rule of thumb when thinking about generations is they come around every 30-35 years, not every 12-14. And I also think of AARP as for oldies.
AARP of course would love to start soliciting people for membership when they turn 30, if only more such people would sign up.
My son will be 56 in July (he was actually born on Canadian Centennial day, although we weren’t yet living here. My daughter, who was born when I was 29, was 57 five days ago.