I think a regular MacDonald's hamburger was 28 cents. I used to get a gift certificate in the mail for my birthday (until I was 12!) that was good for a hamburger, an order of fries (there was only one size), or a milk shake. We always opted for the shake, since it was the most expensive choice, probably 45 cents!
We had a place called Royal Castle. They had tiny little burgers that were good for about 2 or 3 bites.You could buy them by the dozen if my memory serves me. They also featured a soft drink called Birch Beer which had a very distinctive flavor of its' own. They had gigantic cinamon rolls and freshly squeezed OJ. I don't remember the price of the burgers but it must have been about a dime each due to the small size.(This is not to be confused with White Castle which is a chain that is currently in business.)
I go back to when a McDonalds hamburger was 15 cents-it may have been 28 cents by the early 60's.
The local bottling company in Stratford, Connecticut, made the best Birch Beer. Clear and crisp in returnable bottles. I wonder if they're still around ?
A nice touch it the Gulden's type spicy brown mustard. As far as I'm concerned, 'prepared yellow mustard' is closer to Preparation H than it is to anything remotely resembling real mustard.
I hope everyone's having a great day. It was 71° yesterday but 29° right now. So what does one do on their day off and its chilly outside? If you're a Nostalgiac you post something you think folks would like. Click HERE! and see what my kids can't stand to watch :(. I recorded this movie because I had never seen it and when I sat my 15 year old down to watch it, he was totally bored in the first 10 seconds. Its in black and white after all. And I can't quite figure it out.
We loved these guys. Maybe, that's because we didn't have all the options of TV that kids have today? We loved the movies of the Bowery Boys, Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges, Jungle Jim etc.. but kids today have no interest whatsoever in these things though they were dated even when WE watched them. We were kids though. We didn't KNOW they were dated.
So as not to give this clip totally away, you see the main characters walking up during the clip.. who was the producer? Aw, everyone knows who produced these movies (and he lived to a ripe old age dying not THAT long ago) or what fan club watches these films? Has something to do with the desert. And for those few of you (Hiway29 comes to mind) who might know the actual movie this was taken from... what foreign country is in the name of the film? :).
Since I've been guilty of revealing too much information, and spoiling Sudo's fun, I'll not answer the questions yet.
I am a member of 'the Sons of the Desert", which is more of an 'appreciation society' than a fan club, those maybe that's splitting hairs. It was co founded by one of the members of the team while he was still alive. Some of the more notable members being Dick Van Dyke, Orson Bean, Chuck McCann among others.
I think kids would still respond to these films if they give them half a chance. The 3 Stooges continue to be wildly popular, though most of their films were b+w and made on the cheap. Moe , Larry, and especially Curly still connect today (as well as the much maligned Shemp).
When the team in the clip were at their best, they were unbeatable, and I do worry that they, and others from that time are slipping out of public awareness. We had the advantage of much TV exposure, where today, you have to seek them out, and I'm not sure how to get new generations to do that outside of sitting them down and showing them. If they won't watch something just because it's b+w, then an awful lot of wonderful film history is going to vanish.
I'm all out of stuff to post. Part of the problem is that so much is now available on the Internet that posting it here is rather ho-hum. Not a lot of interest. Fer instance.. Paw just sent me a lot of radio shows from the 40's. Good stuff. Lots of Christmas specials from the war years but... It was before our time and I don't want to bore folks. Remember.. this is a *FUN* thread. And has been for years now :) .
"McDonalds is my kind of place(clap clap) they serve fried rattlesnakes---------"
OOPS---Sorry, I was just remembering how we rewrote their jingle for them.
I don't remember the numbers either but I seem to recall the sign originally said"xxxxxxSERVED".(not SOLD)
I wouldn't swear to it. It just seems that way.
We used to go there to hang out in the parking lot. The whole idea was to find a parking spot at the back of the lot and back in. ALWAYS back in. That way you had a clear view of whoever pulled in the lot. We parked 3 or 4 cars side by side and prepared ourselves for future rounds of "Name That Tune". You had to buy something to stay so hot chocolate was the #1 choice. It was cheap and because this was a wintertime activity it served a function of providing heat. Guys with "hot" cars used to drive around and around the parking lot in counterclockwise circles. We called them "piston heads." (A "head" was a person who was obsessed with something,later on it was specifically with drugs). We joked that their tires probably wore out twice as fast on the left side from driving around in circles. I wonder,too, if any of this would have happened if they had provided inside seating. All they had was a walk-up counter. It would be interesting to research whether tire sales figures dropped when they added inside dining.
That Rick!! He's posted this one before and is just trying to infuriate us because he knows we can't remember!! I thought it was the TV version of Please Don't Eat The Daisys but like you I googled it and... was WRONG!!!!!
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I was hung up on Popeye's chicken until our dear Sudo mentioned how bad they were for me. :unsure:
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I think a regular MacDonald's hamburger was 28 cents. I used to get a gift certificate in the mail for my birthday (until I was 12!) that was good for a hamburger, an order of fries (there was only one size), or a milk shake. We always opted for the shake, since it was the most expensive choice, probably 45 cents!
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We had a place called Royal Castle. They had tiny little burgers that were good for about 2 or 3 bites.You could buy them by the dozen if my memory serves me. They also featured a soft drink called Birch Beer which had a very distinctive flavor of its' own. They had gigantic cinamon rolls and freshly squeezed OJ. I don't remember the price of the burgers but it must have been about a dime each due to the small size.(This is not to be confused with White Castle which is a chain that is currently in business.)
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I go back to when a McDonalds hamburger was 15 cents-it may have been 28 cents by the early 60's.
The local bottling company in Stratford, Connecticut, made the best Birch Beer. Clear and crisp in returnable bottles. I wonder if they're still around ?
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I'm going to bed! This huge thing came up under my Birch Beer search and no one should think that looks good this late.
I will post in another post to give some space, it is big.
So like does that look good to any one else here? :unsure:
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The only thing I would add is more sauerkraut.
A nice touch it the Gulden's type spicy brown mustard. As far as I'm concerned, 'prepared yellow mustard' is closer to Preparation H than it is to anything remotely resembling real mustard.
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I would have a smaller bun also.
And I agree about mustard. Unless it's a good one why bother.
I swear if I'd had the things to put this together last night I would have.
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Hello!!!!!
I hope everyone's having a great day. It was 71° yesterday but 29° right now. So what does one do on their day off and its chilly outside? If you're a Nostalgiac you post something you think folks would like. Click HERE! and see what my kids can't stand to watch :(. I recorded this movie because I had never seen it and when I sat my 15 year old down to watch it, he was totally bored in the first 10 seconds. Its in black and white after all. And I can't quite figure it out.
We loved these guys. Maybe, that's because we didn't have all the options of TV that kids have today? We loved the movies of the Bowery Boys, Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges, Jungle Jim etc.. but kids today have no interest whatsoever in these things though they were dated even when WE watched them. We were kids though. We didn't KNOW they were dated.
So as not to give this clip totally away, you see the main characters walking up during the clip.. who was the producer? Aw, everyone knows who produced these movies (and he lived to a ripe old age dying not THAT long ago) or what fan club watches these films? Has something to do with the desert. And for those few of you (Hiway29 comes to mind) who might know the actual movie this was taken from... what foreign country is in the name of the film? :).
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Since I've been guilty of revealing too much information, and spoiling Sudo's fun, I'll not answer the questions yet.
I am a member of 'the Sons of the Desert", which is more of an 'appreciation society' than a fan club, those maybe that's splitting hairs. It was co founded by one of the members of the team while he was still alive. Some of the more notable members being Dick Van Dyke, Orson Bean, Chuck McCann among others.
I think kids would still respond to these films if they give them half a chance. The 3 Stooges continue to be wildly popular, though most of their films were b+w and made on the cheap. Moe , Larry, and especially Curly still connect today (as well as the much maligned Shemp).
When the team in the clip were at their best, they were unbeatable, and I do worry that they, and others from that time are slipping out of public awareness. We had the advantage of much TV exposure, where today, you have to seek them out, and I'm not sure how to get new generations to do that outside of sitting them down and showing them. If they won't watch something just because it's b+w, then an awful lot of wonderful film history is going to vanish.
End of sermon.
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I could barely even see the fellows sauntering in the background, but the smithy's melody reminds me of S.L. and O.H.
George
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Hiway29,
I know its just a little snippet but do you know the country? Only you would know this if anybody did!
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unless I'm mistaken-it's "Bonnie Scotland"
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Geeze guys..
I'm all out of stuff to post. Part of the problem is that so much is now available on the Internet that posting it here is rather ho-hum. Not a lot of interest. Fer instance.. Paw just sent me a lot of radio shows from the 40's. Good stuff. Lots of Christmas specials from the war years but... It was before our time and I don't want to bore folks. Remember.. this is a *FUN* thread. And has been for years now :) .
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I've been off kilter here as noticed no doubt so I don't quite know what to bring. :unsure:
But I personally would love to see some 40's Radio stuff.
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Anybody remember the LOWEST number they ever saw on a McDonald's sign?
IIRC, I saw a McDonald's in south Seattle with a "over 900 million sold" slogan on it's sign. I think that was about 1962 or so.
Also, IIRC, hamburgers were 15 cents at McD's then. And, yeah, the Big Mac didn't come out till lots later.
And they also only employed boys to work there. When did that end, anyhow?
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I remember when it hit 1 million, I think I was around 6 or 7 maybe.
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"McDonalds is my kind of place(clap clap) they serve fried rattlesnakes---------"
OOPS---Sorry, I was just remembering how we rewrote their jingle for them.
I don't remember the numbers either but I seem to recall the sign originally said"xxxxxxSERVED".(not SOLD)
I wouldn't swear to it. It just seems that way.
We used to go there to hang out in the parking lot. The whole idea was to find a parking spot at the back of the lot and back in. ALWAYS back in. That way you had a clear view of whoever pulled in the lot. We parked 3 or 4 cars side by side and prepared ourselves for future rounds of "Name That Tune". You had to buy something to stay so hot chocolate was the #1 choice. It was cheap and because this was a wintertime activity it served a function of providing heat. Guys with "hot" cars used to drive around and around the parking lot in counterclockwise circles. We called them "piston heads." (A "head" was a person who was obsessed with something,later on it was specifically with drugs). We joked that their tires probably wore out twice as fast on the left side from driving around in circles. I wonder,too, if any of this would have happened if they had provided inside seating. All they had was a walk-up counter. It would be interesting to research whether tire sales figures dropped when they added inside dining.
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HERE is a theme song from a show that a lot of people liked. I wasn't one of them though. :)
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ChattyKathy
Think I watched it but can't place it. :unsure:
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It sounds awfully familiar, but I can't place it either. I googled a couple of guesses, but they weren't correct.
George
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George,
That Rick!! He's posted this one before and is just trying to infuriate us because he knows we can't remember!! I thought it was the TV version of Please Don't Eat The Daisys but like you I googled it and... was WRONG!!!!!
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George Aar
Well, it's light and fluffy, so I'm pretty sure it's gotta be a sitcom of some sort, probably with a young girl as the lead character?
"The Patty Duke Show" maybe? Just a wild guess...
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A waitaminute, that can't be right, I actually remember the theme for the Patty Duke Show -
"But they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find
they walk alike
they talk alike
you can lose your mind
when cousins
are two of a ki-innnd!"
Acck! That was really awful, wasn't it?
Jeezus, did anybody ever suggest euthanasia for the gimps that compose that sort of crap?
The world would be a better place...
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