Are you old as dirt

[MarleysGh0st]

Guessed a couple, knew others as history and not as personal experience, but my score was 18 and I'm older than dirt.

And, yes, the questions are calibrated for an older group than age 40!

[ksbirchtree]

Yep, I'm older than dirt too. 19/20. Only missed 15 -- the Howdy Doody question. Never watched that.

[mellytu74]

A perfect score.

But, how old is this quiz? Because some of the things that I knew, I know because I leanred them from TLAF.

12. 'I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey'

This was one of TLAF and THFD's favorite songs. In fact, when THFD was dying, TLAF and I sat by his hospital bed and sang old Mitch Miller-y kinds of songs to him. This was one of them.

Spoiler

I think my 1973 Nova still had the dimmer on the floor

I remember well TLAF using a Pepsi bottle with holes in it. Also refrigerating THFD's good white shirts -- not that he wore them much. He had overalls with his name for work.

I remember Butch haircuts.

I had a roller skate key and kept it around my neck as I tore around Paradise.

Catch a fellow by the toe.

I knew kids whose older brother/sister had polio.

I feel really old.

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

I am 41 and thought these questions seemed geared more toward the generation before mine. I was able to answer a few, but if it weren't for an interest in cassic cars and trivia in general, I probably would have not known very many at all.

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

I scored very well, thank you, but only because my coach, HotSeatOrBust, makes me studystudystudy for that other quiz show, the one without questions.

I can't be as old as dirt. I'm pretty sure dirt was already in the second grade when I entered kindergarten.

You scored very well because you are extremely intelligent and well-rounded! However, speaking of studying----I would not be living up to my responsibilities as your coach if I did not strongly encourage you to STUDY MORE! RIGHT NOW! GO! I believe vice-presidents are this week's special area of study.

[gsabc]

'sigh'

19 out of 20


forget the dirt, I'm older than rock.



(where's my dang glasses?????)

Same here. We never had Royal Crown in our neck of the woods.

I hadn't thought of many of these things for years. Why is my brain retaining them, if not to let me be successful on a trivia-based game show?

I used to run mimeograph machines for my parents, who were leaders in the local PTA and our temple. That may explain a few of my personality quirks ...

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I'm old enough to remember the joke about Clemson grads getting their foot caught in the steering wheel of their new pickups when they tried to dim the the headlights.

[littlebeast13]

A perfect score.

But, how old is this quiz? Because some of the things that I knew, I know because I leanred them from TLAF.

12. 'I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey'

This was one of TLAF and THFD's favorite songs. In fact, when THFD was dying, TLAF and I sat by his hospital bed and sang old Mitch Miller-y kinds of songs to him. This was one of them.

That was one of the ones I knew because I remember it factored into an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (I loved my reruns in the 80's & 90's!). I seem to recall Ted Baxter was trying to think of an ending for a knock knock joke the entire show and finally came up with that song. They all start singing it at the end of the show....

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[kayrharris]

I'm one of four girls, we had all cotton blouses (no permanent press) and it was my
job to sprinkle the blouses, put them in a plastic bag and then we stored them in the refrigerator
until we were ready to iron them. I think we had a stopper with holes in it that fit into the top of
the Coke bottle (I'm sure it had to be coke, but it might have been RC).

[gsabc]

A perfect score.

But, how old is this quiz? Because some of the things that I knew, I know because I leanred them from TLAF.

12. 'I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey'

This was one of TLAF and THFD's favorite songs. In fact, when THFD was dying, TLAF and I sat by his hospital bed and sang old Mitch Miller-y kinds of songs to him. This was one of them.

That was one of the ones I knew because I remember it factored into an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (I loved my reruns in the 80's & 90's!). I seem to recall Ted Baxter was trying to think of an ending for a knock knock joke the entire show and finally came up with that song. They all start singing it at the end of the show....

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Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Anna Maria Alberghetti.
Anna Maria Alberghetti who?

Spoiler

(singing) Anna Maria Alberghetti in a taxi, honey, ...

[WheresFanny]

I'm one of four girls, we had all cotton blouses (no permanent press) and it was my
job to sprinkle the blouses, put them in a plastic bag and then we stored them in the refrigerator
until we were ready to iron them. I think we had a stopper with holes in it that fit into the top of
the Coke bottle (I'm sure it had to be coke, but it might have been RC).

That is exactly what my grandma has, a coke bottle with a big silver stopper that flares out at the top! And I think she's used the same coke bottle for the last 50 years.

So there's actually a reason for putting clothes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator other than my grandma's idiosyncracies? Could you or Mel explain the reasoning behind it?

[WheresFanny]

A perfect score.

But, how old is this quiz? Because some of the things that I knew, I know because I leanred them from TLAF.

12. 'I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey'

This was one of TLAF and THFD's favorite songs. In fact, when THFD was dying, TLAF and I sat by his hospital bed and sang old Mitch Miller-y kinds of songs to him. This was one of them.

That was one of the ones I knew because I remember it factored into an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (I loved my reruns in the 80's & 90's!). I seem to recall Ted Baxter was trying to think of an ending for a knock knock joke the entire show and finally came up with that song. They all start singing it at the end of the show....

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They played Darktown Strutter's Ball on Mary Tyler Moore?

Mel, I count this as one of my favourites as well, It's one of the first songs I remember because my Dad used to sing it to me when I was a mere tot (along with Ragtime Cowboy Joe and Pistol Packin' Mama, which I think I've mentioned before).

[kayrharris]

I'm one of four girls, we had all cotton blouses (no permanent press) and it was my
job to sprinkle the blouses, put them in a plastic bag and then we stored them in the refrigerator
until we were ready to iron them. I think we had a stopper with holes in it that fit into the top of
the Coke bottle (I'm sure it had to be coke, but it might have been RC).

That is exactly what my grandma has, a coke bottle with a big silver stopper that flares out at the top! And I think she's used the same coke bottle for the last 50 years.

So there's actually a reason for putting clothes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator other than my grandma's idiosyncracies? Could you or Mel explain the reasoning behind it?

The clothes don't dry out...they stay damp in the cool refrigerator.

[WheresFanny]

fanny:

But I remember my dad talking about some other switch that was under the gas pedals on 40s or 50s model GMs.

That would have been the starter switch.

Thank you! For some reason I couldn't pull the trigger on that one. My dad told me about those back when I had a Nash Rambler with a Flashomatic transmission and it would grind everytime I pushed the ignition button.

[littlebeast13]

I'm one of four girls, we had all cotton blouses (no permanent press) and it was my
job to sprinkle the blouses, put them in a plastic bag and then we stored them in the refrigerator
until we were ready to iron them. I think we had a stopper with holes in it that fit into the top of
the Coke bottle (I'm sure it had to be coke, but it might have been RC).

That is exactly what my grandma has, a coke bottle with a big silver stopper that flares out at the top! And I think she's used the same coke bottle for the last 50 years.

So there's actually a reason for putting clothes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator other than my grandma's idiosyncracies? Could you or Mel explain the reasoning behind it?

The clothes don't dry out...they stay damp in the cool refrigerator.

This is a quiz about the olden days! You should be saying "icebox"....

And not just because it's the correct term....

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[WheresFanny]

I'm one of four girls, we had all cotton blouses (no permanent press) and it was my
job to sprinkle the blouses, put them in a plastic bag and then we stored them in the refrigerator
until we were ready to iron them. I think we had a stopper with holes in it that fit into the top of
the Coke bottle (I'm sure it had to be coke, but it might have been RC).

That is exactly what my grandma has, a coke bottle with a big silver stopper that flares out at the top! And I think she's used the same coke bottle for the last 50 years.

So there's actually a reason for putting clothes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator other than my grandma's idiosyncracies? Could you or Mel explain the reasoning behind it?

The clothes don't dry out...they stay damp in the cool refrigerator.

What would be so bad about the clothes drying out? Or am I just stuck in my modern day Rowenta Steam thinking?

[etaoin22]

One of the questions surprises me. If it is correct, I have really learned something.

[kayrharris]

That is exactly what my grandma has, a coke bottle with a big silver stopper that flares out at the top! And I think she's used the same coke bottle for the last 50 years.

So there's actually a reason for putting clothes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator other than my grandma's idiosyncracies? Could you or Mel explain the reasoning behind it?

The clothes don't dry out...they stay damp in the cool refrigerator.

What would be so bad about the clothes drying out? Or am I just stuck in my modern day Rowenta Steam thinking?

This was 100 per cent cotton, no permanent press of any kind and we didn't have steam
irons. If the clothes weren't damp, the wrinkles would never come out.

[jayhawker536]

One of the questions surprises me. If it is correct, I have really learned something.

Which question surprised you?

[WheresFanny]

The clothes don't dry out...they stay damp in the cool refrigerator.

What would be so bad about the clothes drying out? Or am I just stuck in my modern day Rowenta Steam thinking?

This was 100 per cent cotton, no permanent press of any kind and we didn't have steam
irons. If the clothes weren't damp, the wrinkles would never come out.

Wow, colour me dense. I didn't even think about his shirts being %100 cotton (and, of course, my grandma didn't have a dryer. Still doesn't.) and I don't think I've ever known, or put it together anyway, that wrinkles won't come out of dry fabric.

You taught me something today, Kiki!

[kayrharris]

What would be so bad about the clothes drying out? Or am I just stuck in my modern day Rowenta Steam thinking?

This was 100 per cent cotton, no permanent press of any kind and we didn't have steam
irons. If the clothes weren't damp, the wrinkles would never come out.

Wow, colour me dense. I didn't even think about his shirts being %100 cotton (and, of course, my grandma didn't have a dryer. Still doesn't.) and I don't think I've ever known, or put it together anyway, that wrinkles won't come out of dry fabric.

You taught me something today, Kiki!

[jayhawker536]

Such memories, lol.

Kay & Melly - did your mother starch your petticoats with sugar water and hang them on the line to dry, sort of looked like a ballerina's tutu blowing in the wind? I remember I had to wear a cotton slip first so the two or three layers of petticoats didn't scratch my legs.

[littlebeast13]

This was 100 per cent cotton, no permanent press of any kind and we didn't have steam
irons. If the clothes weren't damp, the wrinkles would never come out.

Wow, colour me dense. I didn't even think about his shirts being %100 cotton (and, of course, my grandma didn't have a dryer. Still doesn't.) and I don't think I've ever known, or put it together anyway, that wrinkles won't come out of dry fabric.

You taught me something today, Kiki!

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[silvercamaro]

That is exactly what my grandma has, a coke bottle with a big silver stopper that flares out at the top! And I think she's used the same coke bottle for the last 50 years.

So there's actually a reason for putting clothes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator other than my grandma's idiosyncracies? Could you or Mel explain the reasoning behind it?

The clothes don't dry out...they stay damp in the cool refrigerator.

What would be so bad about the clothes drying out? Or am I just stuck in my modern day Rowenta Steam thinking?

In the good old Suthren hot summers, the dampened fabric also could grow dark spots of mold if stored for too many days. The refrigeration (iceboxification?) would keep that from happening, too.

[kayrharris]

Wow, colour me dense. I didn't even think about his shirts being %100 cotton (and, of course, my grandma didn't have a dryer. Still doesn't.) and I don't think I've ever known, or put it together anyway, that wrinkles won't come out of dry fabric.

You taught me something today, Kiki!

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