I can remember driving my 1967 Mustang to the full service gas station. It would be sitting on empty. I told the attendant " See if you can squeeze $5 into it ".
@golden said:
I can remember driving my 1967 Mustang to the full service gas station. It would be sitting on empty. I told the attendant " See if you can squeeze $5 into it ".
I remember when Hershey bars went from a nickel to a dime, but they had been shrinking for years as a form of incremental price increasing, and they went back to their original size at the dime.
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@CaptHenway said:
I am about to write a story about the counterfeit 1925 nickel discussed late last year. All of this shows why somebody would counterfeit a nickel.
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Did you chew the wax?
If I had a nickel for every time I bet a nickel I would have come out even
Steve
Were those the ones using wax in the shape of the bottle?
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I can remember driving my 1967 Mustang to the full service gas station. It would be sitting on empty. I told the attendant " See if you can squeeze $5 into it ".
Cut the tops off with a small serrated knife.
I think that nik-l-Nips were the inspiration for pruno.
Without a felony conviction.
There is a BMM joke in there somewhere.
Anybody remember betting with your draft number?
Low won, but not for long.
I remember saying I bet you a half reale.
MOM: "If you are good, I'll give you a nickel"
ME: "That's ok, I'll be good for nothing"
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when E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens
They take in more on multi-horse boxes.
"I Want My Maypo".
.10 cent coke and dime Hershey bars (.05 before it doubled) remember when is spot on
I remember when Hershey bars went from a nickel to a dime, but they had been shrinking for years as a form of incremental price increasing, and they went back to their original size at the dime.
Ollie, Ollie, Ausen fee.
Played kick the can , That was the surrender of the keeper.
kinda used it for every thing as a surrender.
On the other hand,
John Paul Jones, "Sir, I've not yet begun to fight.
One More, and I cant remember where I heard it:
I'd love to continue this battle of witts, but I see that your unarmed !
I can remember when spam was canned meat.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
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Neato and Groovy! Peace and Love. Far out, man.
I can hardly wait.
Pete
Two bits is 25,,,,,,, didn't realize that you were so young,,,
I remember buying Hostess Apple Pies in the School Cafeteria for 25c ea. They had alot more apple in them back then.