Older Than Dirt!

BlackDog · 01-10-2011, 10:29 AM

I scored a 19. I'm older than dirt!

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Older Than Dirt Quiz:
Count all the ones that you remember personally, 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 on the telephone
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning.
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S & H Greenstamps
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!

Steve · 01-10-2011, 10:30 AM

Me too! 20

Ogre · 01-10-2011, 10:34 AM

I am at 15. Not as aged as you "OLD FARTS"

Steve · 01-10-2011, 10:36 AM

Young'un!

01-10-2011, 10:38 AM

I gotta 12....

Steve · 01-10-2011, 10:39 AM

Warren, WE are OLD!

tsolomon · 01-10-2011, 10:42 AM

This can't be right...24.

Blindjimme · 01-10-2011, 10:42 AM

Wow, 24.

01-10-2011, 10:45 AM

Young one here.

Ashcan Bill · 01-10-2011, 10:48 AM

I got a 22. Hell, I owned a Studebaker!

longknocker · 01-10-2011, 10:49 AM

22 Here!

shilala · 01-10-2011, 10:50 AM

20. Dayum.
Can someone tell me what a P.F. Flyer is?

Ogre · 01-10-2011, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shilala

20. Dayum.
Can someone tell me what a P.F. Flyer is?

Sneakers

BlackDog · 01-10-2011, 11:03 AM

PF Flyers were sneakers. They made you "run faster and jump higher."

Steve · 01-10-2011, 11:04 AM

Finally some of the REAL old farts show up. I'm feeling younger now, how about you Warren?

McSmokey · 01-10-2011, 11:23 AM

Getting Older 8

hotreds · 01-10-2011, 11:25 AM

Growing up in Italy I scored a six, but I AM older than dirt, actually.

STEVE S · 01-10-2011, 11:29 AM

I only scored a 23, not as old as I thought!!

icehog3 · 01-10-2011, 11:30 AM

16, I'm old!!!

tsolomon · 01-10-2011, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackDog

PF Flyers were sneakers. They made you "run faster and jump higher."

Did you ever have a P.F. Flyers' Jonny Quest decoder ring?

01-10-2011, 10:29 AM	#1
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Older Than Dirt! I scored a 19. I'm older than dirt! ***************** Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember personally, 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 on the telephone 8. Newsreels before the movie 9. P.F. Flyers 10. Butch wax 11. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. 12. Peashooters 13. Howdy Doody 14. 45 RPM records 15. S & H Greenstamps 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! __________________ "We live in the good of this."**

01-10-2011, 10:30 AM	#2
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Me too! 20 __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

01-10-2011, 10:34 AM	#3
Ogre **CENSORED** Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Central Florida Posts: 12,068 Trading: (46)	Re: Older Than Dirt! I am at 15. Not as aged as you "OLD FARTS" __________________

01-10-2011, 10:36 AM	#4
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Young'un! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

01-10-2011, 10:38 AM	#5
Springsman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Older Than Dirt! I gotta 12....

01-10-2011, 10:39 AM	#6
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Warren, WE are OLD! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

01-10-2011, 10:42 AM	#7
tsolomon Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,246 Trading: (31)	Re: Older Than Dirt! This can't be right...24.

01-10-2011, 10:42 AM	#8
Blindjimme Judgement Impaired Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: JB Location: North OC, CA Posts: 790 Trading: (14)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Wow, 24.

01-10-2011, 10:45 AM	#9
mpd340 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Older Than Dirt! Young one here.

01-10-2011, 10:48 AM	#10
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,901 Trading: (6)	Re: Older Than Dirt! I got a 22. Hell, I owned a Studebaker!

01-10-2011, 10:49 AM	#11
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,174 Trading: (82)	Re: Older Than Dirt! 22 Here!

01-10-2011, 10:50 AM	#12
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Older Than Dirt! 20. Dayum. Can someone tell me what a P.F. Flyer is? __________________

01-10-2011, 11:03 AM	#14
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: Older Than Dirt! PF Flyers were sneakers. They made you "run faster and jump higher." __________________ "We live in the good of this."

01-10-2011, 11:04 AM	#15
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Finally some of the REAL old farts show up. I'm feeling younger now, how about you Warren? __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

01-10-2011, 11:23 AM	#16
McSmokey Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Justin Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 948 Trading: (30)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Getting Older 8 __________________ "Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement." Winston Churchill

01-10-2011, 11:25 AM	#17
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,665 Trading: (63)	Re: Older Than Dirt! Growing up in Italy I scored a six, but I AM older than dirt, actually. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

01-10-2011, 11:29 AM	#18
STEVE S Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Steve Location: Coconut Creek, Fl. Posts: 1,092 Trading: (1)	Re: Older Than Dirt! I only scored a 23, not as old as I thought!! __________________ Smoking cigars is a hobby and a great way to pass the time of day!

01-10-2011, 11:30 AM	#19
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,440 Trading: (60)	Re: Older Than Dirt! 16, I'm old!!! __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!