Things that would never "fly" today

[bobyoung53]

During the late 60's early 70's there was an ape (not sure what kind but fairly large) in a zoo in MA that loved to smoke cigarettes, you would throw it a lit cigarette and it would pick it up and pace back and forth smoking the thing for all it was worth.

 

[bobyoung53]

The TV show In Living Color.

-Mike

That was a great show along with Married With Children.

 

[bobyoung53]

Before my time but shoe size X-ray machines in shoe stores:

 

[BadSanta1281]

In 1968-69 I was 9-10 years old. On random Saturday mornings my dad would drive myself and my best friend to San Francisco International Airport and drop us off in front of the terminal.

My friend's dad was an air traffic controller. We would walk around the airport all by ourselves until about noon when we would make our way near the tower to meet his dad and he would buy us lunch.

After lunch his dad went back to the tower and we were on our own again until his shift was over and we would ride home with him.

At the same age (9-10) my dad would drop the two of us off at Candlestick Park for a Giant's game. Then he would sit in a bar listening to the game on the radio and pick us up afterwards at a designated spot.

 

[Wood and Wire]

I hitchhiked across the country twice from Ma to CA in 1969 with no problems at all, once with a bass on my back, sometimes alone sometimes with other travelers. I would give anything for those times to come back, was an innocent era. Anything I've posted has been from the 60's.

Of course, experiences varied with race.

That's one thing that hasn't completely gone away.

 

[Wood and Wire]

I wrestled a bear at the Philadelphia Civic Center when I was 16. The line of guys to do it was pretty interesting. Guy behind me had, apparently, also wrestled an orangutan and boxed a kangaroo. Some other stuff I think, but what I remember is him telling me that the kangaroo "boxed" him for a few minutes, then leaned back on it's tail and kicked him. He flew a dozen feet or more into a wall. He said that hurt.

Victor the wrestling bear, managed by Gorgeous George. Photo is not me.
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I seem to remember that shortly after the movie "Semi-Pro" was released, the bear that Will Ferrell wrestles turned on its trainer, and literally ripped his face off.

 

[bobyoung53]

Of course, experiences varied with race.

That's one thing that hasn't completely gone away.

That's for sure, it seems to me it hasn't improved much at all if at all and recent events have shown that to us in a glaring spotlight.

 

[sleddogn]

i kinda always hated the idea of those poor bears and other animals being forced into those smokey old national guard gyms across america, very sad

 

[Honkey tonk]

 

[Stewie26]

i kinda always hated the idea of those poor bears and other animals being forced into those smokey old national guard gyms across america, very sad

Yep...one thing that has improved, but unfortunately still somewhat present, is animal abuse.

 

[bass12]

Giving smart phones to children along with access to social media such as Facebook (me posting from thirty years in the future ).

 

[jerry]

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It's still legal to have people in the bed of a pickup truck in Hawaii, people put their beach chairs back there.

 

[Wood and Wire]

Conversely, I can't imagine parents would have stood for this in the past :

 

[bobyoung53]

Giving smart phones to children along with access to social media such as Facebook (me posting from thirty years in the future ).

Facebook period, (me posting from thirty years in the future )

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Conversely, I can't imagine parents would have stood for this in the past :

That looks like a neat way to make Play Dough, I want one.

 

[FilterFunk]

our fav segment was handi-man, def not cool by todays standards, and men on men, but always laughed my butt off

Especially when they did "Men on Football," where the character played by Damon Wayans said his favorite NFL matchup was "the Oilers and the Packers."

 

[buldog5151bass]

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SEATS?!?!? I remember riding in the bad of a pickup truck on the highway, sitting /kneeling in the back floor.

 

[laristotle]

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[bass12]

Conversely, I can't imagine parents would have stood for this in the past :

Last year I was browsing in the toy section of a Sears and I couldn’t believe how many poo-related games there were. Mozart would have been thrilled.

 

[laristotle]

Corporal punishment in public schools