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Taking Inventory
Coupe for $600, but who could afford
one;
a
pity too, because gas was 11
cents
a
gallon! One car per family was
just fine, thank you. Two meant you were
living on credit or in the wrong
neighborhood.
In our day, "grass" was mowed.
"Coke" was
a
cold soda pop drink, and
''pot" was something you cooked in, and
then was scrubbable. "Rock music" was
"Rock-a-bye-baby" and "Rock of Ages,"
and "aids" were helpers in the Principal's
office.
"ERA" stood for Earned Run Average.
The bully on the block was the kid who
threw sand. Every kid in America wore
mouse ears and wriggled with hula
hoops. Howdy Doody and Uncle Miltie
got top billing. Whitewall tires really had
white walls. We got our first television set
and sat for hours "!esmerized by the test
patterns.
If we needed money, we scrubbed
floors, mowed lawns, baby-sat, dug
weeds, ran errands (not drove, ran),
raked leaves, or ironed shirts. A 'Joint"
was an elbow or
a
knee, and "Give me
five" means, "Could you lend me
5
dollars
till payday?
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