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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Year 1955

I saw this on another blog and thought it was funny.

Comments made in the year 1955! That's only 55 years ago!

  • "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $10.00."
  • "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before
    $1,000.00 will only buy a used one."
  • "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. 20 cents a pack is ridiculous."
  • "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter?"
  • "If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
  • "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
  • "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."
  • "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 ."
  • "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
  • "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric... They are even making electric typewriters now."
  • "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."
  • "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
  • "I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
  • "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 government."
  • "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
  • "There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
  • "No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
  • "If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it."

After my last blog to "vent" my frustrations, I figured we could all use a laugh!!

4 comments:

Amber said...

HA...i love that. It's so funny because i think people are always thinking that things are the worst they are gonna get and things couldn't get more expensive but i think they will. 30 cents for a haircut!!! hahaha I would be in trouble.;)

Janiel said...

SOOO funny! Kind of scary how fast things change and how fast prices rise! Sorry to hear about all the crappiness that has been happening to you and your fam. When it rains it pours!!! Yuck! Hopefully you will have gotten all the bad stuff out of the way and the rest of the year will be smooth sailing!

Ashton & Co. said...

That was a lot of fun to read...crazy how much thing have change in the last 55 years. I am so sorry to hear of all your trials the last few months. I had no idea what a time you have been going through. I hope it can only get better!

Mike and Bridgett said...

That was awesome! I wish I could buy groceries for under $10! I really am sorry about the year 2010so far! I hope that things get better for you really soon! The sun should start shining and that is promising isn't it? Hang in there!!!