When I was a little kid, we never used the internet

[Bucky]

We would run around outside all day, and maybe do some shoplifting at the local store, or throw rocks at the windows of abandoned houses, or occasionally set a trash can on fire. Those were simpler times when a kid can be a kid

[rug]

1. No cameras everywhere either.

[madamesilverspurs]

8. And as for "learning" --

In second grade we were taught how to use the encyclopedia. Our house had "World Book", neighbors had "Britannica". We'd check our reports on each other's set of books. That was the closest thing we had to Google. By the time we were in junior high, we were forbidden to cite the encyclopedia in any report; we had been given instruction on the Dewey decimal system and taught how to use "Reader's Guide" and the library's card catalog. The rate of change is speeding up.

I spend a lot of time on the internet, and fully appreciate it. But I still LOVE libraries.


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[whathehell]

9. Oh, gee..Shoplifting and firing up trash cans..

The wholesome good old days...

[cwydro]

12. Lol!

Don't forget lawn darts!

[trof]

13. And when we found out a Cherry Bomb fuse would burn underwater...

things REALLY got interesting.

[Bucky]

14. Yes! I remember doing that

I need to go but me some fireworks right now

[trof]

15. Was a Mason jar part of the plan?

[cwydro]

16. My sister used to wait until I was taking a shower.

Then she rigged one up somehow, so it blew when I opened the bathroom door. I HATE loud noises.

True story.

Amazing that we speak now lol.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

18. I never shoplifted or threw rocks at houses

I did start a hell of a lot o fires, though. No personal property got damaged. There may or have not been what some people would call a minor forest fire. Starting fires in WoW just isn't the same.

[Greywing]

19. We used to run around all day, play hide and seek or tag, go to each others houses for

lunch or snacks, drink out of the garden hose, fall out of trees while picking neighbors apples, watch bugs and clouds and suffer skinned knees while riding bikes, playing hopscotch or running. I feel sad that so many kids don't get to experience the joy of just being kids!

[Odin2005]

21. I bet you want us to get off your lawn, too?

[snooper2]

22. Well then throw your puter' away and go back to the good old days! What you doing here