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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MrsNose who wrote (16194)	9/19/2000 9:26:06 AM
From: MrsNose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62548

> ...This brought back some memories, not that I'm "that" old but.... > > I want to go back to the time when..................... > > Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo." > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!" > > "Race issues" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. > > Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly." > > Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening. > > It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. > > Being old, referred to anyone over 20. > > The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and > rules didn't matter. > > The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was "Cooties" > > It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb. > > It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event. > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot. > > Nobody was prettier than Mom. > > Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. > > It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people > rides at the amusement park. > > Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true. > > Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare." > > Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures. > > No shopping trip was complete, unless a new toy was brought home. > > "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense. > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. > > The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. > > "All Skate" was music to your ears. > > War was a card game. > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. > > Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin. > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group.(and STILL is as far as I > am concerned!!) > > Older siblings were the worst tormentors,but also the fierce > protectors. > > If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! > > Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life > > I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!!!!!!!!! >