# the best things in life are old school **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168 "2013-03-06T06:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tollhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/1 "2013-03-06T06:49:37Z")
please list things that are old school. Heres some i can think of real barbershops landlines companies or medical offices where a real live secretary answers the phone asking how she can help you saying good morning to passersby plaid suits handkerchiefs ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/2 "2013-03-06T06:53:00Z")
green felt on a pool table Italian red, French blue, and British racing green the sound of a Zippo lighter closing freshly baked anything ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/3 "2013-03-06T13:58:54Z")
Butcher shops. Bakeries. Making popcorn over a fire. ---
**Author:** ![Chilliwack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@Chilliwack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chilliwack)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/4 "2013-03-06T14:09:52Z")
A doctor’s office where you could make a same-day appointment, when you’re acutely ill, instead of making an appointment with YOUR doctor for two weeks later or going to sit in a clinic waiting room for 3 hours with 50 other plague victims. Plagues. Shutting off the headlights in a car if the door was unlocked without fear. Squirt-gun fights (nothing more modern than a SuperSoaker 50). Putting on your bathing suit in a summer rainstorm and running around outside. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/5 "2013-03-06T14:18:17Z")
Radio stations where a real live person in your own town is selecting the songs and talking to you in between playing them Chalkboards Shoes that you tie ---
**Author:** ![stolatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/6 "2013-03-06T14:20:11Z")
Good manners. Homemade birthday cake. Afghan blankets. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/7 "2013-03-06T14:28:01Z")
A car engine you could work on. Banks offering gifts for opening a savings account. Carefree shopping in Mexico. Horned toads. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/8 "2013-03-06T14:39:37Z")
A good shaving brush, soap/cream, bowl and razor. Hardware stores with old men in little aprons who can help you with your project. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/9 "2013-03-06T14:41:19Z")
Boardgames Hand-written letters Summer nights with fireflies in the backyard Proper fires in the fireplace, not alcohol lamps or gas burners ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/10 "2013-03-06T15:19:58Z")
Please. Thank you. Excuse me. ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/11 "2013-03-06T16:29:38Z")
“You’re welcome” instead of “no problem.” Potato chips and corn chips cooked in lard. Real books. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/12 "2013-03-06T16:39:39Z")
Aviator glasses. Carrom boards. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/13 "2013-03-06T16:43:20Z")
> [@Chilliwack](#): > > Putting on your bathing suit in a summer rainstorm and running around outside. Heh. My neighbours and I did that when I was like 30. Some guy drove by and yelled “You girls are awesome!!” * * * Thank-you notes. Just going to the mall and hanging with your friends all evening. Pop in glass bottles then taking the bottles back to the store for the deposit and then buying candy. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/14 "2013-03-06T16:44:42Z")
Bars with dark wood, carved, and a mirror behind the bar, with the music at a level you can talk over–or better still, with a piano player in the corner. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tollhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/15 "2013-03-06T16:52:16Z")
> [@Clothilde](#): > > “You’re welcome” instead of “no problem.” > Potato chips and corn chips cooked in lard. > Real books. When someone says “no problem” instead of your welcome, it kind of rubs me the wrong way. I always think, to myself that I wasnt thinking it was a problem to begin with :rolleyes: . I also hate ‘my bad’ instead of “im sorry” ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/16 "2013-03-06T16:53:07Z")
Acoustic guitar Sitting around a piano Using leftovers and what’s around to make a great meal (I improvised a chicken curry last night that went over really well ;)) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/17 "2013-03-06T17:07:26Z")
> [@Tollhouse](#): > > When someone says “no problem” instead of your welcome, it kind of rubs me the wrong way. I always think, to myself that I wasnt thinking it was a problem to begin with :rolleyes: . I also hate ‘my bad’ instead of “im sorry” Goodbye instead of smell ya later. Standard transmissions Gas stoves Deep ends Tanning sans melanoma Toys made out of sheet metal Root beer served to your car ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/18 "2013-03-06T18:20:24Z")
Where are gas stoves or shoes you tie old school? ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/19 "2013-03-06T18:29:30Z")
Yeah, hate these new-fangled horned toads. For me: Women’s shirts and tops that are thick enough and long enough not to need layering. I have enough layers all by myself. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168/20 "2013-03-06T18:31:16Z")
Records and their players. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168.md?page=2)