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It Would Figure That the students would be from other countries, unfortunately. I've casually asked around among the teenagers with whom I come into contact, and I'm amazed how many have never held a pack of cards or played any games. The cheapest, most flexible game concept the world's ever...

Hazel? Does anyone remember ever seeing laundry done on Hazel?

Beautful! That CL pair may be identical to the set in avocado that I bought in college in 1977. The control panels look identical, only I remember the backsplash as being black. Mine was single speed but you could set the water amount and also hot/warm/cold all with cold rinse. I loved that...

Gizmo- The Concentration board game was a take-off of the long-running TV quiz show of the same name. Go to YouTube and search 'Concentration'. It made a household name of Hugh Downs.

Lord Kenmore- Heirloom beans are nothing special. There's a real movement for preserving heirloom foods; I own a 3 lb coffee can of heirloom seeds in my prepping stuff. And I applaud your awareness of the impact of flesh-eating on our planet. The world's largest source of destructive...

You are so right- I was wedded to my bike in the town of 10K where I grew up. As it was a relatively new city then (about 15 years old) the streets and sidewalks were all excellent. It started a lifetime love of cycling that only died when I had my spine ruined in an infection several years...

I first gave up eating meat at 18 as a freshman in college. As I also wasn't wealthy, I quickly learned that beans and whole wheat bread made a complete protein (we were really, really into protein combining 40 years ago). I learned to love beans even more than I had growing up. These days...

Thanks, Frigilux! I'm sixty-two and played every one of these games as a kid. 'Operation' came out when I was in junior high. The Game of Life was just one of my favorites back then, with those little plastic cars and pegs for family. I think one thing that you and I can count as a benefit...

Flash Cards When I was in primary school in the early 60's, flash cards were a constant in school. I think that's why we loved Crazy Eights, Old Maid and the like. And I agree--I think little kids' minds are wired differently for the computer generations.

Or, If you could find a vintage Easy with the spin dryer built in next to it.

Battlefield and Stratego I'm surprised no one mentioned these two games; both were really popular with boys back in the 60's.

I Work With Commercial Appliances at the parish where I belong. We in the Knights of Columbus do pancake breakfasts on several Sundays annually to benefit various organizations, and I'm the "egg man". That huge Wolf range is hot as hell because it doesn't have any insulation, or at least not...

For Tiny Homes- I have a 3000 sq ft home, but have several acquaintances who have tiny homes. They'd all tell you that that wringer washer could take up more room in a constrained space than an automatic washer. I'm guessing if you're going really small that you'd have to wring your clothes...

What Happened to Chess? I played chess growing up. For decades, back when young people actually enjoyed school, we had a chess club at our local junior high and also at the high school. I think it was good because it forced active young people like me to have to actually sit and be still! I...

Industrial Design changed so radically with the influence of computers. The traditional way, at least with the car industry with which I'm much more familiar, was to design a part and then abuse the crap out of a prototype in testing. So very often, this resulted in part/component manufacture...

Though It's Before My Time I've always loved the look and feel of postwar refrigerators, up to the time of the 'sheer' look of the mid to late 50's. My granny had a little Frigidaire in her home, bought in 1950 when she first got electricity out in the country. It had that little freezer in...

I Agree Hobart KA dishwashers just always seemed more 'solid' than my GE's. And they were beautiful to look at.

You're Right! I also forgot about backgammon! We played it addictively in the ER in a hospital where I worked 40-hour weekends in college. When it was quiet we would play behind a curtain on a stretcher. I haven't played it since the 80's. I also knew a version of Mahjong with a set of...

Lord Kenmore- As you probably know, tournament Scrabble is played with timers. I got used to playing this way with my competitive cousin. In my younger years I wasn't very patient to begin with, and it'd drive me apeshit if I had to play in college with someone who would just stare at the...

One of My Cousins was a nationally-ranked Scrabble player and played countless times over the years when we'd get together. She had a PhD in library science and had the largest vocabulary of anyone I've ever known. I forgot totally about Scrabble! I have the deluxe edition with the...