Older Than Dirt Quiz

[jamespowers]

Older Than Dirt Quiz:
Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about. Ratings at the bottom.

1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H Green Stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers

If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!

Regards to all,

J

P.S. My results later.

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Every single one.

 

[jamespowers]

Every single one.

Older Than Dirt for sure then.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Johnnysan]

15...that explains all of the joint pain!

 

[airfrogusmc]

Older than dirt here..

A couple more for the list
Telephones that have dials and have a bell that rings.
Watches that you wind everyday.

 

[shamus]

older than dirt.

but many of those things are still here and used everyday.

You need to add some really old ones...

Flint Arrow and Bow.
Buffalo
Spitoon
Other countries who loved the U.S.

 

[jamespowers]

older than dirt.

but many of those things are still here and used everyday.

You need to add some really old ones...

Flint Arrow and Bow.
Buffalo
Spitoon
Other countries who loved the U.S.

I think those additions would make you older than rocks not dirt.

Regards to all,

J

 

[jamespowers]

Older than dirt here..

A couple more for the list
Telephones that have dials and have a bell that rings.
Watches that you wind everyday.

How about telephones that you have to crank to use?

 

[shamus]

Sorry, I guess the bow and arrow and buffalo was a bit of a stretch.

Crank Telephones.. why not just a landline!

 

[Brad Bowers]

Fifteen. Wonder what this list will look like 50 - 100 years from now?

Brad

 

[Andykev]

Yes DIRT

How about metal cap guns where any kid could go to the dime store (older than dirt) and buy ROLL CAPS. We used to pop the whole roll sometimes with a big flat rock on the sidewalk. POW! What about the following:

Erector Set (not some viagra drug today!)
Flexi's - a "sled on roller skate type wheels
Lawn Darts
Hula Hoops
That new toy - a Frisbee
The Original GI Joe (I was a charter member)
Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots
Creple People
Vac-U-Form molder toy
Easy Bake Ovens
Jimmie Jet (you'll have to ask)

Remember when a million dollars was something to dream of? Now you need that much just to buy a decent house in a clean, good neighborhood (in California that is)

Oh, an remember when "Color" TV's became affordable?

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Remember when...

Mom cut chicken on the counter then sliced an apple for you on the same counter.


How bout this one...Remember when you were bad, Mom would say, "Wait Till you Dad gets home", and you were scared.

 

[PZ93C]

Yep. "Wait Till you Dad gets home" were not the words I wanted to hear.

Andykev. I remember most of that list.

Brian

 

[jamespowers]

Hey! I remember some of that stuff and I am not that old. Particularly the wait till your father gets home.
When did the color TV become affordable?

Regards to all,

J

 

[photobyalan]

14. However, I still use blue flash bulbs. Do I get extra credit?

 

[Zach R.]

Well, I remembered four.

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Let me qualify my answer...

Howdy Doody (reruns)

Packards (I knew someone who had one when I was a kid)

 

[Thomas Walden]

Well, I remembered four.

Same here.

 

[K.D. Lightner]

I remember all of the first list (25) and most of Andykevs. The only reason I don't recognize all those toys on Andykevs list is because I was too old to know about them or play with them when they were invented.

How did I get that old? I was just minding my own business, not bothering anyone and now .... I am older than dirt!

karol

 

[jamespowers]

I remember all of the first list (25) and most of Andykevs. The only reason I don't recognize all those toys on Andykevs list is because I was too old to know about them or play with them when they were invented.

How did I get that old? I was just minding my own business, not bothering anyone and now .... I am older than dirt!

Hahahahahhahahahah! I was wondering if you would get around to this thread.
You don't remember the buffaloes and hand crank phones now; do you?

Regards to all,

J