Whatever happened to...?

riggins44 · 03-31-2008, 08:48 AM

Hog1 you had 5 channels! We only had 3! LOL

My boys think I grew up in stone age. One asked me years ago if I had any Mantle baseball
cards. Told him I did, but they would up between spokes of my bicycle.

dmek, plus we could only order a hamburger or cheeseburger. It was big news when McDonalds introduced the Big Mac.

MTK · 03-31-2008, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Campbell17

how about $1/gallon gas? Those were the days...

same for $2/gallon

Hog1 · 03-31-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by riggins44

Hog1 you had 5 channels! We only had 3! LOL

My boys think I grew up in stone age. One asked me years ago if I had any Mantle baseball
cards. Told him I did, but they would up between spokes of my bicycle.

dmek, plus we could only order a hamburger or cheeseburger. It was big news when McDonalds introduced the Big Mac.

We had the antenna thing as well.
It was equipped with an electric motor that rotated the antenna to the desired direction of the station to get the best reception. Only problem, in Maryland in the winter, it froze up occasionally. You had to go outside and bang on the shaft to free it up.

PLEASE don't ANYONE post a current pic but, back in the day, WHO did not have "the" poster of................Farrah?????????

http://www.extrememortman.com/wp-con...%20ogonbat.jpg

riggins44 · 03-31-2008, 12:40 PM

Farrah was my angel. Got to be one of best posters ever. Curious to see if anyone
says they didn't have her poster.

Thanks...that brings back some memories.

dmek25 · 03-31-2008, 01:12 PM

i had it. and remember dad hitting the side of the T.V. when it didnt work right. never understood that logic

you guys use the old roach clip on the prism box, so you could receive H.B.O? and watching all in the family on saturday night? i always thought that was the funniest show, ever

riggins44 · 03-31-2008, 02:11 PM

I still hit the side of the TV. All it does is make me feel better.

SmootSmack · 03-31-2008, 02:49 PM

Who remembers watching that late night scrambled "porn" on WDCA Channel 20? "I think I saw a nipple!!!"

C'mon don't act like you didn't do that in between visits to your Commodore 64

EternalEnigma21 · 03-31-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Who remembers watching that late night scrambled "porn" on WDCA Channel 20? "I think I saw a nipple!!!"

C'mon don't act like you didn't do that in between visits to your Commodore 64

we didn't have commodore 64, but i think they made our amiga 500. c'mon amiga, Kickstart my heart!

dmek25 · 03-31-2008, 04:11 PM

the only porn i remember was Benny Hill

anyone remember Oprah as a news anchor on channel 3 out of Baltimore?

70Chip · 03-31-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Who remembers watching that late night scrambled "porn" on WDCA Channel 20? "I think I saw a nipple!!!"

C'mon don't act like you didn't do that in between visits to your Commodore 64

Scrambled porn? That would have been "Super TV" which was broadcast over some UHF channel but it wasn't 20. You needed a decoder box and I think it was on channel 50 before there was the current channel 50.

Update: Wiki has the answer.

SmootSmack · 03-31-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 70Chip

Scrambled porn? That would have been "Super TV" which was broadcast over some UHF channel but it wasn't 20. You needed a decoder box and I think it was on channel 50 before there was the current channel 50.

Update: Wiki has the answer.

Oh yeah, maybe it was Channel 50

skinsguy · 03-31-2008, 09:43 PM

Oh man! My childhood has finally returned to me! Man...do I miss the late 70's/80's! Ultraman, Schoolhouse Rock, Punky Brewster (yes she is very hot now,) Night Court, etc.....

Kind of reminds me of that time machine thread i posted several months ago. This type of stuff is what I'd like to go back for!

SeanTaylor21 · 03-31-2008, 09:48 PM

What happened to this amazing show

Now they got those new age power rangers with there fancy plastic uniforms, bring back the old power rangers.

Campbell17 · 03-31-2008, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Brave

My brother and I wore this game out...

(circa 1977)

Is that some kick ass technology or what?

Dude, I was playing that on my flight to Florida a week ago!

Campbell17 · 03-31-2008, 10:14 PM

The only porn in my house was one magazine in my dads room bathroom. HOw exciting it was; soft-core porn...

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riggins44 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 148	Re: Whatever happened to...? Hog1 you had 5 channels! We only had 3! LOL My boys think I grew up in stone age. One asked me years ago if I had any Mantle baseball cards. Told him I did, but they would up between spokes of my bicycle. dmek, plus we could only order a hamburger or cheeseburger. It was big news when McDonalds introduced the Big Mac.

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riggins44 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 148	Re: Whatever happened to...? Farrah was my angel. Got to be one of best posters ever. Curious to see if anyone says they didn't have her poster. Thanks...that brings back some memories.

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dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Whatever happened to...? i had it. and remember dad hitting the side of the T.V. when it didnt work right. never understood that logic you guys use the old roach clip on the prism box, so you could receive H.B.O? and watching all in the family on saturday night? i always thought that was the funniest show, ever __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

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riggins44 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 148	Re: Whatever happened to...? I still hit the side of the TV. All it does is make me feel better.

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SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Whatever happened to...? Who remembers watching that late night scrambled "porn" on WDCA Channel 20? "I think I saw a nipple!!!" C'mon don't act like you didn't do that in between visits to your Commodore 64 __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

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dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Whatever happened to...? the only porn i remember was Benny Hill anyone remember Oprah as a news anchor on channel 3 out of Baltimore? __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

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skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Whatever happened to...? Oh man! My childhood has finally returned to me! Man...do I miss the late 70's/80's! Ultraman, Schoolhouse Rock, Punky Brewster (yes she is very hot now,) Night Court, etc..... Kind of reminds me of that time machine thread i posted several months ago. This type of stuff is what I'd like to go back for! __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

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SeanTaylor21 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Herndon, Virginia Age: 32 Posts: 445	Re: Whatever happened to...? What happened to this amazing show Now they got those new age power rangers with there fancy plastic uniforms, bring back the old power rangers. __________________ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6...rmationgg7.jpg http://www.thehogs.net/sean-taylor/burgundy_heart.jpg

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Campbell17 Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Haddonfield, NJ Age: 31 Posts: 642	Re: Whatever happened to...? The only porn in my house was one magazine in my dads room bathroom. HOw exciting it was; soft-core porn... __________________ This time instead of some lousy joke, humerous comment, racial slur, or a famous quote, I will write small, and be the bigger person.

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