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tv star collector · 04-20-2006, 05:43 PM

Comments Made In The Year 1957
>> ==============================
>>
>> I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are,
>> it's going to be impossible to buy a week's 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 $1, nobody will be able to
>> hire outside help at the store.
>>
>> When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would
>> someday cost 29 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 Parliament.
>>
>> 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 $15 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.
>>
>> Know friends who would get a kick out of these? Pass it on!
>>
>>
>>

EmoJoe · 04-20-2006, 09:53 PM

gilligan fanatic · 04-20-2006, 10:01 PM

I think I would have done great in 57'. Only thing I could see wrong with it is 7 years before Gilligan. Besides that I would have liked being in there during the Eisenhower years.

Courtnee · 04-20-2006, 10:07 PM

psht Al could beat those

crystals · 04-20-2006, 10:35 PM

Those were funny.

Thanks for posting those. I'll pass it on to my friends and family.

Fleet · 04-20-2006, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I think I would have done great in 57'. Only thing I could see wrong with it is 7 years before Gilligan. Besides that I would have liked being in there during the Eisenhower years.

And, in 1957, Dawn Wells was only 19 years old!

gilligan fanatic · 04-20-2006, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fleet

And, in 1957, Dawn Wells was only 19 years old!

that would be good, she would only be two years older than me instead of... a lot more than two-lol.

Mikado · 04-21-2006, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I think I would have done great in 57'.

Maybe, but don'tforget, along with those prices, the average American salary in 1957 was only $4,230 a year!!!

80sTrivia · 04-21-2006, 06:11 AM

Just goes to show you how times indeed change...

ponytail · 04-21-2006, 06:57 AM

Back in the early 60's I remember my parents bought a nice house and paid $75 a month for it.

dawsongirl · 04-21-2006, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponytail

Back in the early 60's I remember my parents bought a nice house and paid $75 a month for it.

Yeah....$20K bought you a nice house, not just a moderatley priced American car. You get a $20K house now and it's in a bad neighborhood and the roof is caving in.

04-20-2006, 05:43 PM	#1
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Comments Made in the Year 1957 Comments Made In The Year 1957 >> ============================== >> >> I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, >> it's going to be impossible to buy a week's 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 $1, nobody will be able to >> hire outside help at the store. >> >> When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would >> someday cost 29 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 Parliament. >> >> 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 $15 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. >> >> Know friends who would get a kick out of these? Pass it on! >> >> >>

04-20-2006, 09:53 PM	#2
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04-20-2006, 10:07 PM	#4
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04-20-2006, 10:35 PM	#5
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04-21-2006, 06:11 AM	#9
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04-21-2006, 06:57 AM	#10
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