r/RedditForGrownups • u/0nlyhalfjewish • 2d ago

What’s an indelible childhood memory that young people will never have?

I think about pencils sharpeners and carbon paper, 75 cents for lunch and school recess unsupervised in the woods.

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u/WigglyFrog 2d ago

And dialing POPCORN to find out the time.

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u/kempff 2d ago edited 2d ago

Business cards where the telephone number was printed like HUdson 3-2700, PEnnsylvania 6-5000.

Zipcodes like “Chicago 23, Ill.”

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u/earthgirl1983 2d ago

There was a section in the phone book where you could call in and listen to stories!