Comments made in the year 1957

[minniecarousel]

I found this on another BB that I frequent:

The following were some comments made in the year 1957:

(1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.00."

(2) "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long when $5,000 will only buy a used one."

(3) "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous."

(4) "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"

(5) "If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.."

(6) "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage,"

(7) "Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you Know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the Girls,"

(8) "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying damn in "Gone With The Wind", it seems every new movie has either Hell or damn in it."

(9) "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

(10) "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday that they will be making more than the President."

(11) "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."

(12) "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."

(13) "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."

14) "I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."

(15) "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to Congress."

(16) "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."

(17) "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."

(18) "No one can afford to be sick any more, $35.00 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood."

 

[TennVolTony]

Forgot one....TVT WAS BORN!!!

 

[Towncrier]

And I was in the middle of my terrible twos. Come to think of it, I'm probably still in my terrible twos.

 

[SuiteDisney]

 

[Goofyposter]

all I can say....is....WOW!

 

[Pin Wizard]

I remember around 1980 a friend of mine bought a new Camaro for $5,000 and it seemed like a huge amount! I bought a Camaro in 1995 for $20,000.

 

[imgoingtodisney]

and they said to my parents

"its a girl!"

 

[Saffron]

I think my mom still says some of those things.

 

[nativetxn]

I was 8 years old in 1957. I can remember my mother saying she was going to give up cigarettes because they were a quarter a pack.

 

[olena]

These are great!

I'm sure that current expressions will be just as entertaining 50 years down the line. Can you just picture it?

 

[figmentvi]

And my parents said......"What a precious little 2 year old girl we have!!!"

And I was in the middle of my terrible twos. Come to think of it, I'm probably still in my terrible twos.

John, as your elder by one day, I can honestly say "You're still a cute two year old" {{HUGS}}

 

[Cindy B]

Originally posted by minniecarousel
I found this on another BB that I frequent:

The following were some comments made in the year 1957:

(1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.00."


I can buy groceries for a week for about $35... Hello Aldis!
(2) "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long when $5,000 will only buy a used one."

We refuse to pay more that $1,500 for a used car

(3) "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous."

Packs of cigarettes are almost $5 a pack in NJ!

(4) "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"

I remember when it was 13 cents

(5) "If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.."

Unfortunately at $10/hour, there are still problems with getting employees!

(6) "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage,"

Best excuse ever for public transportation. Gas here is 1.35, we cut down to one car, and do public transporation... its saved us so much!

(7) "Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you Know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the Girls,"

Lets not talk about earrings!

(8) "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying damn in "Gone With The Wind", it seems every new movie has either Hell or damn in it."

Unfortuanately I have to agree with this one

(9) "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."



(10) "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday that they will be making more than the President."

(11) "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."



(12) "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."

(13) "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."

14) "I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."


(15) "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to Congress."

(16) "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."

(17) "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."

(18) "No one can afford to be sick any more, $35.00 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood."

 

[ennazus]

That's a good one!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Pugsley]

Amazing, isn't it!

TVT and imgoingtodisney - Me too!

 

[figmentvi]

Originally posted by olena
These are great!

I'm sure that current expressions will be just as entertaining 50 years down the line. Can you just picture it?

I can see it now Olena.....my clone will say something like....
"I remember when a new Jeep Cherokee only cost $30,000.00!!!"

 

[Towncrier]

....and gasoline was only $1.50 a gallon.

I suppose the children in 50 years might say "What's gasoline???"

And my parents said......"What a precious little 2 year old girl we have!!!"

And you're still precious Linda. {{HUGS}} right back atcha.

 

[shep]