Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this. Those
who  didn't will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is.


1) You can name everyone you graduated with.

2) You know what 4-H means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle
of a dirt road.  On Monday you could always tell who was at the party
because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods when the
party was busted. (See #6.)
4) You used to'drag'Main
5) You whispered the 'F' word and your parents knew within the hour.
6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different police
officers, because you new which ones would bust you and which ones
wouldn't.
7) You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew how
old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents
anyhow..) Besides, where would you get the money?
8) When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy
cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive on back
roads to smoke them.
9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your
buyer dropped off.
10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
11) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
12) You didn't give directions by street names but rather by references.
"Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson 's, and it's four houses
left of the track field."
13) The golf course had only 9 holes.
14) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never
own a dark vehicle for this reason.
16) The town next to you was considered 'trashy' or 'snooty,' but was
actually just like your town.
17) You referred to anyone with a house newer then 1955 as the 'rich'
people.
18) The people in the 'big city' dressed funny, and then you picked up
the trend 2 years later.
19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station or the
dairy bar.
20) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or
one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get
stronger..
22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.
23) When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull
over and ask if you wanted a ride.
24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
26) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
27) There was no McDonalds.
28) The closest mall was over an hour away.
29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn
mower.
30) You've pee'd in a cornfield.
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true,
and you forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small town.





I would not have wanted to have been raised any other way!!!!



Tough times don't last... Tough people do!!

Comments Made in the Year 1955!
That's only 53 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 $20.00.'


'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year?  It won't be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one.'


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


'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime 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 29 cents a gallon.  Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.'


'Kids today are impossible.  Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed.  Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.'


'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 $75,000 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.'


'Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat.'


'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 congress.'
 

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


'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.'


'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it's too rich for my blood.'


'If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'