I remember those as EraserMates, presumably made by PaperMate. I used those as well as Liquid Paper (we never called it Wite Out) on my handwritten papers in school in the early to mid 80s all the time. I even occasionally typed my papers using a portable manual typewriter that looked exactly like this. At some point in high school (1984-88), I got an electric Brother typewriter.
Twizzlers? Try Red Vines. It seems that Twizzlers, which are considerably inferior to RVs, are currently the only red ‘licorice’ you can get at the movies anymore. I have seen RVs for sale at Blockbuster, however.
Now, Jordan Almonds… those were the quintessential movie theatre candy of my youth. I also remember going to the drive-in in my PJs, as did every other kid in order to make it easier for our parents to transfer our sleeping selves from the back seat to bed after the movies.
I still use bluing for my whites as did my mother. It lasts a long time because you don’t use much at all, but the last time I needed it, I bought Mrs. Stewart’s at Wal-Mart. I also have a bar of fels naptha. How many under 30s do you think know what that is or what it’s for?
Funny that, considering it’s Italian in origin and name, and I remember it at the higher end Italian restaurants. Perhaps I’m an outlier, but I would say few under 60 associate espresso with France. How about aspic, though? I doubt very many under 30s are familiar with it. No doubt for a very good reason.
They didn’t teach the 10-12 times tables when I was in elementary school. I’m 35.
I’ve seen fels naptha, but never used it or been told what it’s for (other than it is somehow associated with laundry). It looks like soap. I would guess it’s for getting stains out of clothes.
I think that’s more like “under-50s don’t recognize.” I’m 40-ish, and I’ve heard of some of these, but certainly haven’t ever laid eyes on any of them (and no idea what that picture is).
My daughter is going into the first grade this year. Her school district is phasing out teaching cursive writing at all, so she will not be taught it in school. Considering that I am almost 40 and have not used cursive for anything in years, it does not make me feel too bad about it.
I have a similar reaction when I contemplate this:
The movie Grease came out in 1978. I remember when I saw it that I thought the period it depicted (around 1958, I think) was practically ancient history. (I was born in 1962.)
But looking back from today, that same span of time brings us to 1990. In my mind, 1990 feels like the very recent past.
It’s mind-blowing for me to reconcile these two feelings.
Someone has already mentioned manual transmissions, which still come standard (Heh) on most base models of cars. But I find it hard to believe that no one under 30 would know what the Looney Tunes are. You mean people would actually draw a blank if you said “What’s up, Doc?” or told them they were “deth’picable?” Or asked what happened to the Earth-shattering kaboom?
My old fogey moment occured several years ago when a friend of my then 12 year old nephew picked up an 8 track cartridge and asked, “What’s this? A video game?”
