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Penny Lane · 04-23-2006, 11:02 AM

Comments made in the year 1955:

"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy 2 weeks' groceries for $20."

"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2000 will only buy a used one."

"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous."

"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"

"If they raise the minimum wage to 75 cents, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."

"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 17 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."

"Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls."

"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind,' it seems every new movie has either "hell" or "damn" in it.

"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the president."

"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."

"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."

"It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."

"Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more; those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat."

"I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."

"Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress."

"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."

"There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $4 a night to stay in a hotel."

"No one can afford to be sick any more; $35 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood."

"If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it."

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Janice · 04-23-2006, 12:02 PM

How times have changed.

Dude111 · 06-04-2023, 12:05 AM

Ya its amazing those in 1955 knew how bad it would be..... (Or did they???)

Steve_uk · 06-04-2023, 03:03 PM

20 Marlboro in the UK are now £17.49 ($21). Fortunately I don't smoke. https://www.betterretailing.com/br/a...ce-comparison/

Janice Johnson · 06-05-2023, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve_uk

20 Marlboro in the UK are now £17.49 ($21). Fortunately I don't smoke. https://www.betterretailing.com/br/a...ce-comparison/

Who would pay $21 for a single pack of Marlboro?

In Miami, a single pack of Marlboro is like $9 at the most.

Penny Lane · 06-05-2023, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

Who would pay $21 for a single pack of Marlboro?

In Miami, a single pack of Marlboro is like $9 at the most.

Addicts will pay any price for their fix. I know, I was a smoker for 20 years but quit. Good thing. The last pack of cigarettes I bought cost $1.50 back in 1990. I thought that was outrageous!

When I got married in 1968 a carton Of cigarettes cost $3. 25. That lasted pretty much into the 70's before the price was jacked up to 50 cents a package. A nasty habit passed onto my daughter who will not quit! My sister, a 40 year smoker, now has conjested heart failure and is on oxygen full time so she was forced to quit.

04-23-2006, 11:02 AM	#1
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	Comments Made In 1955 Comments made in the year 1955: "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy 2 weeks' groceries for $20." "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2000 will only buy a used one." "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous." "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?" "If they raise the minimum wage to 75 cents, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store." "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 17 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage." "Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls." "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind,' it seems every new movie has either "hell" or "damn" in it. "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas." "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the president." "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now." "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet." "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work." "Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more; those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat." "I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business." "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress." "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on." "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $4 a night to stay in a hotel." "No one can afford to be sick any more; $35 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood." "If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it." *****************************************************************************
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04-23-2006, 12:02 PM	#2
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	How times have changed.

06-04-2023, 12:05 AM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,486	Ya its amazing those in 1955 knew how bad it would be..... (Or did they???)

06-04-2023, 03:03 PM	#4
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	20 Marlboro in the UK are now £17.49 ($21). Fortunately I don't smoke. https://www.betterretailing.com/br/a...ce-comparison/