USMB Age Test

[rightwinger]

define the word 'mimeograph'.

Its not the word....its the smell

 

[Pogo]

Mom took me to Monkey Ward's

Were we:

a) visiting a zoo

b) shopping for ill fitting school clothes

c) visiting a primate hospital

B - never heard it called "Monkey" but it's logical.

My brother and I had a tradition for a while where we'd give each other a Christmas present that was some completely useless piece of junk audio equipment. One time he gave me a Montgomery Ward branded reel to reel tape deck that was actually designed to go backward (right to left).

I shoulda kept it. Only time I saw a MW brand on a tape deck too.

 

[Pogo]

define the word 'mimeograph'.

Its not the word....its the smell

Yeah that was my first thought -- the smell of "pop quiz".

 

[NLT]

Ever shop here

 

[Moonglow]

My sisters car in HS...ewwwwwww

My Mom and sis both had...

 

[NLT]

 

[Pogo]

Ever shop here

Oh yes. The "five and dime"!

 

[Moonglow]

Remember when Dollar General had things for less than a dollar?

 

[Nosmo King]

Ever shop here

We didn't have a Ben Franklin in our town. We had:

 

[Valerie]

OK -- this one stumps me.

an electronic game i got for Christmas one year... you had to master the different patterns..

 

[Pogo]

.
and

 

[rightwinger]

What is this persons job?

 

[Nosmo King]

.
and

We had Burger Chef, but not Gino's.

Instead, Pittsburgh had

But not in Wilmerding.

 

[NLT]

You were not cool if you had one of these

 

[Pogo]

OK -- this one stumps me.

Ah -- there used to be a circular-shaped thing, battery operated, four different colors would light up and play tones and keep adding one, you had to repeat it -- can't remember what it was called -- like that?
an electronic game i got it for Christmas one year... you had to master the different patterns..

 

[NLT]

What is this persons job?

elevator operator

 

[Moonglow]

First job at 13...

 

[Hossfly]

Pogo "Natures" spelled backwards. That's how it was described in the commercials.

 

[Valerie]

this was another simpler pattern game...

OK -- this one stumps me.

Ah -- there used to be a circular-shaped thing, battery operated, four different colors would light up and play tones and keep adding one, you had to repeat it -- can't remember what it was called -- like that?
an electronic game i got it for Christmas one year... you had to master the different patterns..

 

[Moonglow]

You were not cool if you had one of these

I had several.....had to use a pen to operate though