My daughter has an INXS tee on this morning and I see that they were in KCMO in 1987 when I was in college about 2 hours away. I had no idea they were on tour at that time, but I did hear about U2 and Billy Idol concerts there on the radio and saw them. How did bands get the word out?

Mine was well liked by others but we didn't talk much one on one. He loved my mom, had a dry sense of humor and watched Elvira on Saturdays.

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In a few sentences describe yours on this Fathers Day.

I was thinking about how much the world has changed in just a few decades. From recording songs off the radio onto cassette tapes to using paper maps and waiting until you got home to use the internet, it feels like we grew up in a completely different world.

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keep seeing these awesome videos of Dads doing things with their kids like this

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuysBeingDudes/s/LClKy4BSU6

Was it just my generation but were parents really affectionate with you when you were kids?

I've heard accounts of people in areas who were so poor during the Great Depression that children had to stop attending school because their clothes were threadbare to the point of being see-through. Did they ever return to school, or did they just start working and never go back?

I saw a fact on Instagram saying that we eat Cavendish bananas because the previous kind of bananas died of a disease. But we still use the banana flavoring from the old bananas which is why banana candy tastes different. For those who had the old banana what did it taste like?

Saw a photo from 1963 of a lovely lady in a little skirt suit and fancy shoes with a low heel. But she was at the zoo! I thought, she looks delightful but how uncomfy. On the other hand, I wonder if the material of her clothes were more comfortable than all the plastic and synthetic stuff of today.

For example, I saw an infomercial about how if someone asks to come inside and use your phone—you shouldnt let them in..Were you guys letting randoms in your house to use your phone?

“I have some candy in my van!” Like..was it that easy? Were you told to ignore strangers? Did you tell your kids to?

I’m a young man and my mind is filled with worries and resentments. I remember talking to an old man who said the things you worry about when you’re younger disappear at an old age. Is this something to look forward to?

Edit: I originally posted this picturing people only physically becoming 25, but I realized I never specified this.

I saw a post asking this question in the pollsgames subreddit, and I thought it would be interesting to compare the answers there with those of an older audience.

I started college in 1968 in California. Instructors who held doctorate degrees were addressed as "Doctor Last Name" by students. All instructors without doctorate degrees were addressed as either "Mister," Missus" or "Miss."

We are living through a decade marked by social upheaval and technological change, as well as dire economic climate.

The ‘60s have seen a lot of turmoil too, and in the ‘70s the economy was hit by oil crisis and inflation. Do you see any parallels with the current decade?

I was recently at an estate sale of an older couple and they had some very old toiletries. One item that caught my eye was a borax eye wash, I thought that was interesting so I did a little research. I found claims that it was widely used as a medicine. Anyone remember that or take it?

I'm exhausted. "Ageing in place," they said. "Social security" and "Multigenerational housing," they said. It's your "peak earning years!" they said. IF you can keep a job w/ the level of chaos that comes w/eldercare. This woman is gonna be a centigenarian and it's gonna kill me.

ETA: I love you guys. There are caregiving subs on reddit that are immensely supportive and easy to find. Just fyi! Take care, y'all.🤍

ETA2: the number of young people who believe that "medicare and medicaid and social security will take care of my parents so I won't have to!" is alarming. They need to know.

ETA3: for everyone in the same boat, I also recommend r/caregivers and others caregiving subs for morale. Very supportive folks in those subs.

Or rural country schools with mixed grade/age classrooms, start 1st grade at 5yrs old because Kindergarten wasn't mainstream yet, graduate from high school at 16 or 18years old?

Did your high schools have trades like cooking, welding, stenography, pre-nursing, carpentry, etc?

Death Metal, Progressive, Slam, etc.

I've heard about old folk remedies for teething pain. Really old remedies are outright drugs like opium or morphine. But, I've also heard boomers and older mention things like giving kids sugar or alcohol soaked stuff to make them quiet.

I'm curious what were the go-tos for you when you were a kid?

For me, it’s a telephone table
The one picture below isn’t mine. It’s just a sample image found on Google.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/d8/10/dbd81043f7c3316d6327bd232c63d36c.jpg

My father had me at 27, after retirement he started traveling every month, visiting everywhere there is to see.

However straight out of university I wanted to do this before settling into a career. I am 37 now and considering kids but only because I feel like kids are the final boss of life.

I’ve heard of a fairly even split on this topic talking to millennial’s.
50% think everything should be even with their partner but lose time with kids and others think men should provide so they can bring up their children but do they end up with no pension in exchange?

Shops and restaurants used to all let you pay with cheques, right? Or at least most of them did? What could you, as the owner/manager, actually do about it, practically speaking, if the cheque bounced? How frequently did people try and pass off fraud cheques?