The "Back in my day" Thread

[kyleb]

Heck, check out the early remotes. Had tuned bars in them like a doorbell (only ultrasonic). That's where the remote got the nickname "clicker," back then, when you pressed the "Channel Change" button, it actually clicked as it struck the bar,

Sometimes, you could get the channel to change by rattling your keys.....

Ron Wanttaja

Dropping a handful of change would do the same thing.

 

[wanttaja]

Dropping a handful of change would do the same thing.

Yeah, sure, if you were rich....

Ron Wanttaja

 

[wanttaja]

Speaking of burns, I was in an antique store a couple of years back and saw this:

Die-cast metal foundry, just like every kid needed back then.

I still kick myself that I didn't buy it....

Ron Wanttaja

 

[DaleB]

Speaking of burns, I was in an antique store a couple of years back and saw this:
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Die-cast metal foundry, just like every kid needed back then.

I still kick myself that I didn't buy it....

Ron Wanttaja

Back then? I had to look it up, but that was from the mid 1990s.

 

[Half Fast]

Back when I was a little kid, my Beech was a new plane.

 

[Bill]

Some of the commercials from back in the day crack me up, like this classic:

 

[Bill]

And this one: