What is this? I Loved this Old Typewriter

@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
August 1, 2018 10:37pm CST
Today I came across so many things that were listed in one of my yearbooks or autograph books when I was in school. It is amazing that I can't remember yesterday but these all came right back to me. See if you remember them or have any more to add to the list. I am having fun going down memory lane. Do you remember any of these or did you actually have them? Can you add to the list? Saddle Shoes, I use to wear them to school in junior high school A polaroid camera-that was the greatest thing back in the days Hanging tinsel on Christmas trees. Do they still sell tinsel? I think every girl had a diary to write all their notes about the new cute boys in school. For the ladies out here, did you ever set your hair at night with bobby pins to hold the curls in place? Heavy plastic pants for babies and toddlers. Do they still make them? Does anyone play jacks any more and do you know what they are? I can go on forever but I want to see what you come up with.
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Debashri Das
@deba12 (2951)
• India
2 Aug 18
No, I didn't have any diary to write down the names of cute boys in school. But I had Polaroid camera and used to wear saddle shoes in school.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
2 Aug 18
I wore saddle shoes to school too
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 I use to switch off with the ballerina shoes and the saddle shoes.
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
4 Aug 18
@ramapo17 I went to Catholic school so saddle shoes were our uniform shoe.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Aug 18
How about a slinky?
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
I remember a slinky. I even got one a few years ago. Now they come in all colors, mine when I was a kid was plain silver.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
2 Aug 18
I want to buy a Polaroid camera but it is still expensive plus the paper that you print the pictures on are sold separately.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
5 Aug 18
@ramapo17 it still is up to now.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
8 Aug 18
@allen0187 You would think by now it would be cheaper to buy the film. On the other hand, everything can be done with the smart phones and computers.
Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
I had a Polaroid many years ago. The film was so expensive.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134267)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Aug 18
I bought jacks and played with my two daughters with the jacks and with my granddaughters.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
2 Aug 18
My parents and my sister and I use to play jacks after dinner. We use to play a lot of board games to.
Anna
@LadyDuck (457298)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 18
I bought tinsels last year, they are still for sale everywhere during Christmas time. I remember everything you listed. I never kept a diary, my mom was nosy.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457298)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 The few times I received letters from my cousins, as per the questions of my mom I understood she had read the letters.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
2 Aug 18
I didn't have a diary for the same reasons Anna
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
@LadyDuck You just made me laugh saying your mom was nosy.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
2 Aug 18
I don't use jacks. I don't even know what is jacks. I used yo use bobby pins
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
@Jessabuma Jacks is a game we played on the floor or a table. We had 10 jacks, (they looked like a plus sign that was tilted and made out of something hard like medal or later years plastic, and it had a ball. The first person would take the 10 jacks and toss them on the floor. That person would toss the small ball in the air and pick up as many jacks as they could before the ball coming down and hitting the floor. Everyone would take a chance. It was fun.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
2 Aug 18
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
4 Aug 18
@ramapo17 ohh yes I know now, you mean jackstones, we used to play it when I was a kid
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
2 Aug 18
I remember all those things I was so happy when they invented Pampers and we no longer needed those rubber pants over cloth diapers. I can't tell you how many time I stuck myself with a diaper pin. Jack's are still around but I remember playing marbles more Do you remember Dippity Do for setting your hair?
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
Oh yes. That stuff was so thick. EWE...
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76477)
• Germany
2 Aug 18
I have no idea what jacks is. I wrote my diary in a small notebook when I was a child. I love that old typewriter where I had to replace the carbonpaper when the written letter was invisible.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
I didn't think about that but being you said it I do now @thelme55.
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Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
2 Aug 18
What are jacks my dear friend?..I used Bobby pins in childhood.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Aug 18
@Icydoll Jacks is a game we played on the floor or a table. We had 10 jacks, (they looked like a plus sign that was tilted and made out of something hard like medal and it had a ball. The first person would take the 10 jacks and toss them on the floor. That person would toss the small ball in the air and pick up as many jacks as they could before the ball coming down and hitting the floor. Everyone would take a chance. It was fun. I use to play it with my parents and sister every night after dinner. We played a lot of games.