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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:51 AM Original message |
Show of hands, please. How many are old enough to remember |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Meee!!!!! |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yep. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Yeah, it was kind of ominous, wasn't it? |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Still freaks me. But not as much as the "technical difficulties" panel. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:28 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I remember once when there was "technical difficulties" |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
45. LOL |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 09:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
57. Did you grow up in Colorado Springs? |
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Suziq (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. I Remember . . . . |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Me!!! |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. I remember |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. Moi! |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
8. Ummm - was "God Save the Queen" up here . . . |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. I do |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
10. I do. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. And then "Test Patterns"... |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
36. along with the test patterns, there was a large Indian head |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I remember that one! |
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mindfulNJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
12. I was alive then |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, but no anthem here in Brazil |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. And the ant races and snow storms afterwards |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. I remember when an electrician had to come to hook up your TV |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. They also ran "High Flight" |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:10 AM Original message |
I remember that! |
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shirlden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
17. Shucks, yes! |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. We had a similar exp. at our house. |
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Freebird12004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
18. Me ... |
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purji (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
19. I remember |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
20. Me! Me! |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
23. Me |
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comsymp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
25. More terrific childhood memories! |
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smbolisnch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
26. Yep, I do.... |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
27. Back in the early 70's |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. OMG! That's freaky! |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
29. Right up to the late '90s in the U.K. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
30. Me! |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. What prompted me to think of this was the study that showed that |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
49. Headaches? |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
31. I DO! Hell, I remember when... |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:04 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. You bet it was! How about ESPN withOUT commercials!? |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:20 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Sigh...I can rant ad nauseum on why we have to PAY for TV with commercials |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. Our local AM radio station still does. |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. I do - after the Star Spangled Banner you'd get the |
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ZenLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
34. Yup. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
37. Yes, our local stations did that when I was a kid. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
39. Before they signed off there was always a "devotional" message |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 10:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. with a backdrop of clouds.....LOL! |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
41. Yoo-HOO! Over here! And the Station made an annoncement... |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
42. Hand raised. It used to be that way for radio, too. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
44. I do. |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
47. yep |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
48. Me! I Remember |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
50. I remember... and I'm not all that old.. |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-05 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
51. I remember |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
52. I do. Also, Alaska in the mid-70s, got the network shows 3 MONTHS later. |
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Bullwinkle925 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
53. Yuppers - sure do! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
54. Yes yes! I do!!! |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
55. yep.And there was no remote,either. |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
56. Don't forget the test patterns... |
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dr.strangelove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-05 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
58. WPIX played an instrumental God Bless America. |
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