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noel711

(2,185 posts)

9. Yes indeed!

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 08:19 AM

May 2012

Sheesh, I am soooo old!

Grades 6,7,8 were hushedly ushered to the auditorium,
and in serious tones we were told to listen and if we
had any questions, we could ask Miss Grant (assistant principal)-

Of course no one did. WE all all embarrassed.

We've come a long way, Baby!

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Walt Disney's "The Story of Menstruation" (1946) [View all] Bucky May 2012 OP

I remember seeing this program, my dear Bucky... CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

Yeah, ours was called "Stop that! you'll go blind"! bluesbassman May 2012 #2

OK, now, but, SERIOUSLY BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #6

Our special movie was Moon Pilot (1962) Frank Cannon May 2012 #8

wow...there's something....extremely...... BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #24

Sally Field's debut ! :) eppur_se_muova Jun 2012 #33

I did not know that! Frank Cannon Jun 2012 #34

We just learned by trial and error and from what the older boys told us. Kaleva May 2012 #16

no lecture SCantiGOP May 2012 #18

My mother-in-law gave me a very old sex ed booklet Kaleva Jun 2012 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author BOG PERSON Jun 2012 #29

Same here, CaliforniaPeggy... spiderpig May 2012 #3

My dear spiderpig! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #4

We got the same book in fifth grade too. RiffRandell May 2012 #22

OMG sarge43 May 2012 #7

Yes indeed! noel711 May 2012 #9

Here's the real story of Menstruation...... LynneSin May 2012 #10

lol! HappyMe May 2012 #12

My mom wouldn't sign the permission yellerpup May 2012 #11

Well, now I know more about that than I did before. trof May 2012 #13

This one's not so bad. surrealAmerican May 2012 #14

Pretty well done for '46!!! HopeHoops May 2012 #15

I ought to try and find that old Navy training film about VD Kaleva May 2012 #17

This One! sharp_stick May 2012 #20

That's the one! Thanks! Kaleva May 2012 #25

Excellent!! "That's a hell of a place to take a girl" - "Well, protect your front!" Bucky Jun 2012 #28

Or this one sharp_stick May 2012 #21

George Reeves, later TV's Superman, is in that video. trof May 2012 #23

School Nurse 20+ years experience here... AnneD May 2012 #19

I can't speak for the girls' side, but for the boys' side Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #26

I toally read that wrong. Iggo Jun 2012 #30

Going to Catholic school, I never heard a word about sex or periods, but my crunch60 Jun 2012 #31

We saw a film similar to this, but they waited until we were in high school to show it. Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #32

I think they showed us a filmstrip The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2012 #35