Does anyone remember these things from our past?

[Heather Rose Russell]

-- The freaky little Brookfield ice cream man with the scoop of ice
cream for the head, a regular sized cone for his hat, and a miniature
cone for his nose? He was on store signs that read "Stop Here for
Brookfield Ice Cream."

-- Maple Leaf Bars? (details in the threads about Jack's cheezies and
Scottie's chips) Like Jersey milk, but each block had the imprint of
a maple leaf on it

-- The Elmer the Safety Elephant flags with the green background

-- Road signs at the entrances to Newfoundland communities which were
white with black lettering and which said "YOU ARE ENTERING [PLACE
NAME]."

-- The Jolly Miller on the Cream of the West Flour?

-- Academic tracking -- when smart students were in the A class,
stupid students in the C class, in-between students in the B class?

-- When the centre line of a paved highway was white instead of
fluorescent yellow?

-- 800 class train diesel engines which had the old Canadian National
logo, and which were dark mossy green with a yellow chevron on the
nose?

-- The tripod style telegraph poles along the Burin Peninsula highway?

-- Simple (non-tripod style) telegraph poles which had "bottle" sticks
and colourful blue insulators?

-- When the neck of the Pepsi bottle had a "twist"?

-- When bottles of pop (and glass bottles at that time) came in wooden
crates?

-- A take-out in Newman's Cove called Simone's. The exterior of the
building was painted with orange and brown vertical alternating
stripes. Formerly, it was the Oceanview Restaurant, and before that
even, the Seabreeze Restaurant.

-- Reddy Kilowatt -- the mascot/icon for Newfoundland Light and Power
before its name change to Newfoundland Power circa 1990?

-- When restaurants used to put their french fries (homemade ones all
back then) in yellow cardboard dishes instead of the styrofoam ones
they do today. Actually, Fabulous Foods on Merrymeeting Road here in
St. John's still uses the cardboard dishes, and I believe Ziggy still
uses the paper bags.

-- When films were celluloid and had to be shown on a projector
instead of popping a video in a VCR or a disc in a DVD?

-- When kids' birthday parties used to be in their own homes and the
mother used to bake the cake herself instead of buying one at a
supermarket deli?

-- Pat, Cathy, and Mr. Mugs in the elementary school readers?

-- When you could get a bottle of drink and a pack of chips for just a
quarter?

Ah, forgive me for waxing poetic over the good old days of yore which
shall never come again.

Heather

[[Cassman]]

Remember 'Wig Wam Bars' and Pop bottles with the styrofoam cover over them!

=============================================

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[timi2toes]

On 22 Mar 2004 07:15:39 -0800, hrus...@mun.ca (Heather Rose Russell)
wrote:

>-- Academic tracking -- when smart students were in the A class,
>stupid students in the C class, in-between students in the B class?

yep remember this. won't say which one I was in though ;)

>-- When the centre line of a paved highway was white instead of
>fluorescent yellow?

yep!

>-- When the neck of the Pepsi bottle had a "twist"?

yep

>-- When bottles of pop (and glass bottles at that time) came in wooden
>crates?

yep

>-- Reddy Kilowatt -- the mascot/icon for Newfoundland Light and Power
>before its name change to Newfoundland Power circa 1990?

of course!

>-- When restaurants used to put their french fries (homemade ones all
>back then) in yellow cardboard dishes instead of the styrofoam ones
>they do today. Actually, Fabulous Foods on Merrymeeting Road here in
>St. John's still uses the cardboard dishes, and I believe Ziggy still
>uses the paper bags.

definitely!

>-- When films were celluloid and had to be shown on a projector
>instead of popping a video in a VCR or a disc in a DVD?

hehe yes

>-- When kids' birthday parties used to be in their own homes and the
>mother used to bake the cake herself instead of buying one at a
>supermarket deli?

oh yes! I did that for my own kiddo!

>-- Pat, Cathy, and Mr. Mugs in the elementary school readers?

god I'm older than you, my baby sister had those. I had Dick and Jane
readers. See Spot Run, Run Spot Run.

>-- When you could get a bottle of drink and a pack of chips for just a
>quarter?

I can remember being able to get a 6 ounce bottle of coke, a small
bar, a bag of chips and have money left over to get some candy!

>Ah, forgive me for waxing poetic over the good old days of yore which
>shall never come again.

if you're the Heather Russel I know I thought I was younger than you
;)
if so why don't you remember Dick and Jane? ;p

I also remember a bar called Coffee Ripple. two wafers with a smooth
coffee flavoured center covered in chocolate. yum!

and what about the Old Mill? When it was still a mill! wheel and all.
I don't know if the wheel is still there.

and Spur drinks!

and Haig Ale -- non alcoholic I seem to recall

and being able to buy candy 3 for a cent.. what we got then for 5
cents is now over a dollar *sigh*

god I'm old :) I love it

[christine]

THANK GOD!!!...I was getiing real stressed that I was the old bag here.I
remember ALL of those things and probably a few more I dare not mention.Okay
screw it.Remember when smoking "stuff" was safe?...so was sex?
Christine

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[Jeff]

I remember when "safe sex" meant staying away from the edge of the bed so
you wouldn't fall off.

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[christine]

lmao....or that you did it far enough away from the folks house you wouldn't
get busted....like I did.LOL

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[oldtrout]

On 22 Mar 2004 07:15:39 -0800, hrus...@mun.ca (Heather Rose Russell)
wrote:

>-- The freaky little Brookfield ice cream man with the scoop of ice

>cream for the head, a regular sized cone for his hat, and a miniature
>cone for his nose? He was on store signs that read "Stop Here for
>Brookfield Ice Cream."

Yes

>
>-- Maple Leaf Bars? (details in the threads about Jack's cheezies and
>Scottie's chips) Like Jersey milk, but each block had the imprint of
>a maple leaf on it

Nope

>
>-- The Elmer the Safety Elephant flags with the green background

Yes

>
>-- Road signs at the entrances to Newfoundland communities which were
>white with black lettering and which said "YOU ARE ENTERING [PLACE
>NAME]."

Yes

And when they built the TCH the signs that read "Slow traffic keep
right" which had to be changed to "Keep right except to pass"

>
>-- The Jolly Miller on the Cream of the West Flour?

Yes

And the "real" Aunt Jamina

>
>-- Academic tracking -- when smart students were in the A class,
>stupid students in the C class, in-between students in the B class?

I was in Z

>
>-- When the centre line of a paved highway was white instead of
>fluorescent yellow?

When roads weren't paved.

I am old but I don't remember this.

Halifax to Windsor. 45 - 50 miles. Under an hour today.

Back when: The 10 mile house in Bedford, 10 miles from Halifax where
you stopped to give the horses a rest and to eat lunch.

Uniacke where the Half Way house was located. That is where you spent
the first night on your way to Windsor. They demolished the barn there
a few years ago, which was a shame. It was something to see. All the
stalls were lathered and plastered, and waist coated. Better than many
of the houses of the day.

>
>-- 800 class train diesel engines which had the old Canadian National
>logo, and which were dark mossy green with a yellow chevron on the
>nose?
>
>-- The tripod style telegraph poles along the Burin Peninsula highway?
>
>-- Simple (non-tripod style) telegraph poles which had "bottle" sticks
>and colourful blue insulators?

Yes

>
>-- When the neck of the Pepsi bottle had a "twist"?

Yes and so did a "dance". Ask Chubby Checker.

>
>-- When bottles of pop (and glass bottles at that time) came in wooden
>crates?

As did the milk bottle. You could only but pasturized milk. It would
freeze on a cold night and the cream on the top would push the stopper
up and that was "real" ice cream. Only one flavour...fresh. :-)

>
>-- A take-out in Newman's Cove called Simone's. The exterior of the
>building was painted with orange and brown vertical alternating
>stripes. Formerly, it was the Oceanview Restaurant, and before that
>even, the Seabreeze Restaurant.

Nope. In fact in all my trips to NL, and there were many, that is one
think that was certainly hard to find, a restaurant of any kind except
in the larger centers. Many places you could get a great home cooked
meal in a private home that catered to traveling salesmen Etc. Food
was great but choice was very limited and you had to wait for it to be
cooked.

I remember stopping at a service station on the main road above Corner
Brook. This place was an exception it had a small diner attached.
Ordered a hot beef sandwich and a glass of milk.

Sandwich consisted of two slices of canned corned beef between two
slices of bread. This was covered with canned gravy. Canned gravy
today doesn't taste anything like real gravy and it was even worse
back then. The chips were fried in oil...cod liver oil I think as
there was no way you could eat them. And the glass of milk? Two
glasses in fact, one filled with water and the other half filled with
canned milk and you could dilute to your satisfaction.

I can understand why there weren't more (and better) quick food joints
because Newfoundlanders just wouldn't support such establishments. Why
would they? They had kin &/or friends everywhere and even if there
were stuck can you imagine Newfoundlanders not befriending someone in
need of anything?

>
>-- Reddy Kilowatt -- the mascot/icon for Newfoundland Light and Power
>before its name change to Newfoundland Power circa 1990?

As he was by many, many power companies everywhere.

Just for you Heather.

http://www.joelsolomon.com/HTML/Clip%20Art%20HTML/reddy.html

>
>-- When restaurants used to put their french fries (homemade ones all
>back then) in yellow cardboard dishes instead of the styrofoam ones
>they do today. Actually, Fabulous Foods on Merrymeeting Road here in
>St. John's still uses the cardboard dishes, and I believe Ziggy still
>uses the paper bags.

The English wrap then in newspaper. Something that has never appealed
to me.

>
>-- When films were celluloid and had to be shown on a projector
>instead of popping a video in a VCR or a disc in a DVD?

And the size of the first flash bulbs?

>
>-- When kids' birthday parties used to be in their own homes and the
>mother used to bake the cake herself instead of buying one at a
>supermarket deli?

And the party favorites (little figurines) in the cake and if you were
one of the real lucky ones you got a nickel. Both were wrapped in wax
paper and baked in the cake.

>
>-- Pat, Cathy, and Mr. Mugs in the elementary school readers?

After my time. Jane and ? My I forget. Was it Jack?

See Jane.
See Jane run.
I see Jane run.

Then when I got older what I really noticed were Jane's runs. :-)

>
>-- When you could get a bottle of drink and a pack of chips for just a
>quarter?

Ah me dear I go back further than that.

Gum 5¢ (10 sticks if I remember right)
Peanuts 5¢ (bigger than the $1.00 bags today)
Bars 5¢ (The size of today's family size)
Chips 5¢ (The size of the 41.00 bags of today)
Pop 5¢ (Some of the non brand names must had contained 3/4 liter)

Movies 10¢ (3 shows on a Sat)
Tram 5¢

Bread, milk, ice, fruit & veggies all delivered by horse and wagon.

>
>Ah, forgive me for waxing poetic over the good old days of yore which
>shall never come again.
>

Forgive you? My dear thank you. I love to reminisce.

I try never to do so by saying "Why this is the way.." but rather "I
remember.."

I knew a Ruby Russell. I believe she was from Carbonear.

>Heather

[Karen]

I think they were called Wig Wag bars.....twisted caramel covered in
chocolate, with some biscuit I think.

-Karen

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[timi2toes]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:51:28 -0330, "christine"
<chris...@roadrunner.nf.net> wrote:
>THANK GOD!!!...I was getiing real stressed that I was the old bag here.I
>remember ALL of those things and probably a few more I dare not mention.Okay
>screw it.Remember when smoking "stuff" was safe?...so was sex?
>Christine

hey now!
I'm not *that* old!
:P

[Moose]

Butterscotch Pudding Pops.

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[oldtrout]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:43:54 GMT, "Karen" <karen...@warp.nfld.net>
wrote:

>I think they were called Wig Wag bars.....twisted caramel covered in
>chocolate, with some biscuit I think.
>
>-Karen

Just after WW11 Simpson's sold cans of K rations. There were choc
covered biscuts in them and they were GOOD!.

ot

[John D. Misrahi]

What about those little wax things shaped like pop bottles, but with some
kind of sugar water inside?

Karen wrote in message ...

[DaveHX]

mmmmmmmmmm...damn do i ever miss those!

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> Butterscotch Pudding Pops.
>
>
> "

[TGP]

You said.....

"Nope. In fact in all my trips to NL, and there were many, that is one
think that was certainly hard to find, a restaurant of any kind except
in the larger centers. Many places you could get a great home cooked
meal in a private home that catered to traveling salesmen Etc. Food
was great but choice was very limited and you had to wait for it to be
cooked.

I remember stopping at a service station on the main road above Corner
Brook. This place was an exception it had a small diner attached.
Ordered a hot beef sandwich and a glass of milk.

Sandwich consisted of two slices of canned corned beef between two
slices of bread. This was covered with canned gravy. Canned gravy
today doesn't taste anything like real gravy and it was even worse
back then. The chips were fried in oil...cod liver oil I think as
there was no way you could eat them. And the glass of milk? Two
glasses in fact, one filled with water and the other half filled with
canned milk and you could dilute to your satisfaction.

I can understand why there weren't more (and better) quick food joints
because Newfoundlanders just wouldn't support such establishments. Why
would they? They had kin &/or friends everywhere and even if there
were stuck can you imagine Newfoundlanders not befriending someone in
need of anything?"

That's odd....I thought there were numerous take outs throughout the
island. Sure in Grand Bank alone there are 3 (more than that at one point)

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[oldtrout]

Back in the early 60s?

I sure didn't see may.

ot

[TGP]

Not sure about the 60s...but thinsg are far different now

I know that in the 70s there were 5 or 6 take outs in Grand Bank..population
of lttle less than 4000

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[oldtrout]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:14:18 GMT, "TGP" <I'l...@mail.you> wrote:

>Not sure about the 60s...but thinsg are far different now

They sure are. Lots of GOOD places.

But is that really progress? I rather enjoyed going into a private
home, having a chat as my meal was prepared, and you were never served
store bought bread either.

>
>I know that in the 70s there were 5 or 6 take outs in Grand Bank..population
>of lttle less than 4000

I know that in Lewisport in the late 60's you couldn't buy a sandwich
or a hot dog.

Same in all of the St. Albans Bay area.

Driving from Port aux Basque to St. John's there sure weren't many
eateries on the TCH. back then. As I said the "locals" didn't need
them. As times changed and as the motor traffic increased especially
with so many visitors then the eateries started to appear.

I'm not "knocking" NL for not having fast food outlets along the TCH
but that's the way it was for a long time. Many areas of Canada were
the same way until the business warranted the opening of them.

ot

[TGP]

I know yer not knocking it..i was just putting some light on an area that
wasnt near the TCH
:)

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[SC]

Ha! How about filmstrips in school...trying to keep the audio in sync
with the film..clicking ahead when you heard the beep.

[oldtrout]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:40:07 GMT, SC <not....@email.com> wrote:

>Ha! How about filmstrips in school...trying to keep the audio in sync
>with the film..clicking ahead when you heard the beep.
>

And during the war watching the newsreels before the main feature at
the movies. Only took them about a week to get the film over here and
shown. Quite a feat in those days.

Anyone remember Gerald MacBoing Boing and the shorts "Behind The Eight
ball"?

ot

[I Don't Give A Damn]

....yes for gods sakes if you walk away now just knocked up you are very
lucky indeed!!! :(

[I Don't Give A Damn]

I'm old enough to remember when you went to your local convenience store
for an icecream sandwich and they made it right in front of you. Anyone
remember those icecream bricks that they would slice up and make the
icecream sandwich?? I remember going to Snows across from Mercers Cycle
Shop in Bay Roberts. Cripes I wasn't very old and I still remember it.

[Gene Lander]

Any Pudding Pop.

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[Gabby]

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> After my time. Jane and ? My I forget. Was it Jack?
>
> See Jane.
> See Jane run.
> I see Jane run.

Dick & Jane & baby Sally & Puff the cat & Spot the dog.

Gabby

[oldtrout]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:31:29 -0400, "Gabby" <Lavol...@msn.com>
wrote:

Oh yea good old spotty, puffy dick. :-)

Thanks

ot

[babu]

Remember the wax lips, filled with sugar water, how about paper candy yuck!
And snow white cream soda. How about when Tim's on Topsail was A&W and you
could get drive in orders there?

[oldtrout]

Hires Root Beer in a frosted mug.

Some good you!

ot

[babu]

How about when Big Mary's were actually called Big Mary's?

[I Don't Give A Damn]

I still call them Big Mary's when I order.

[D. Jeddore]

AND ... a movie, remember that then!

Dan

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[oldtrout]

What are Big Mary's? And I don't mean U U :-)

ot

[babu]

Chicken Fillet's from Mary Browns. Because of a copyright on the name they
had to stop using it.

[Fogbank]

i've got a few, not that long ago(st.john's)

- when rc schools were not co-ed and you had to wear uniforms.
- highschool hockey played at the stadium?
- had to ban weekend highschool hockey due to the fights / crowds
- the traffic cop downtown
- the strand lounge at atlantic place
- when row boats were in bowering park
- when they kept a monkey on the island in bowering park duck pond
- when you could'nt turn right on a red light
- Used to go sliding where the avalon mall is located
- when the metro bus was 10 cents / free if you lost your dime
- having a beer at the blue rail on topsail road
- could not buy beer on sunday
- could only buy beer in the retail outlets
- blessing of the sealing fleet on the waterfront
- when you did not have to walk the bogs to catch a few trout
- banana seat bikes were the in thing
- when coke came out with the "big boss" 1st (2 litre)
- when sobeys on ropewalk opened the staff wore roller skates
- is you sauced the teacher you got the strap
- rock fights between st.bon's and st. pat's
- when it was no problem to find a game of street hockey
- 3 for 1 at the brand e lounge
- when a nickle of weed came in a match box (mostly stalk and seeds)
- going halfs on a half dozen

man, i feel old

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[Tookie]

Used to get the same at Wrights on Harvey Road. Mmmm. How about the Dog n'
Suds on Topsail Road. The city used those old kerosene cannonball style
smudge pots for caution lights. You could roll those things around and the
greasy flame would sputter and sizzle when it rained; but they never failed
to stay lit! How about T-Kays? The old Army Navy store on Duckworth. Almost
the whole block across the street burned when the old Carriage Works bldg
caught fire, and Mad Dog Leather went with it. I remember taking my Kodak
Signet and shooting a slew of B&W's of the mess. Shows a Police cruiser in a
couple with the single "Cherrytop". The Kirk (school). Jerry Lewis's "The
Family Jewels" at the Paramount.
A most cherished sound. A train grumbling through Bowering Park. 10 Cents to
get on the bus. The Fogo a Gogo. The Continental.
Nickles of weed in a SeaDog (wooden matchmox)? (erp!) Eric Burdon's
"Skypilot"?
Remember when a Ghetto Blaster was simply a portable radio? Remember " God
is Alive, Magic is Afoot? Oz-Fm's very first tune. The Planter's Peanut Man,
Silly Willie?(rest that good man's soul) Mickey Duggan on Long's Hill?

Afew tiny memories eh?

Tookie

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> I'm old enough to remember when you went to your local convenience store
> for an icecream sandwich and they made it right in front of you. Anyone
> remember those icecream bricks that they would slice up and make the
> icecream sandwich?? I remember going to Snows across from Mercers Cycle
> Shop in Bay Roberts. Cripes I wasn't very old and I still remember it.
>
> Heather Rose Russell wrote:

> snip<

[Tookie]

A little reminder to anyone.

Growing old is inevitable; but growing _up_ is optional.

Tookie

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>snip<

[I Don't Give A Damn]

Copyright...hmmmm...I never knew. What else was called a Big Mary??

[Heather Rose Russell]

timi2toes <ti...@Nothanks.com> wrote in message news:<cj7u50lcbi8osctbq...@4ax.com>...

> On 22 Mar 2004 07:15:39 -0800, hrus...@mun.ca (Heather Rose Russell)
> wrote:

> >-- Pat, Cathy, and Mr. Mugs in the elementary school readers?

> god I'm older than you, my baby sister had those. I had Dick and Jane
> readers. See Spot Run, Run Spot Run.

No, I don't remember Dick and Jane and Spot. I'm from the Pat, Cathy,
and Mr. Mugs generation. I began school in 1970 and graduated from
high school in 1982. That will tell you how old I am.

> if you're the Heather Russel I know I thought I was younger than you
> ;)
> if so why don't you remember Dick and Jane? ;p

I guess I'm not the same Heather Russell that you know. I'm
originally from Bonavista, if that helps.

> and Haig Ale -- non alcoholic I seem to recall

Yes, I remember Haig Ale. It was a blue label with a white circle
with gold edging.

Heather

[Heather Rose Russell]

oldtrout <no-...@home.ca> wrote in message news:<ve6u50h3po26c7rje...@4ax.com>...

> On 22 Mar 2004 07:15:39 -0800, hrus...@mun.ca (Heather Rose Russell)
> wrote:

> >-- The freaky little Brookfield ice cream man with the scoop of ice
> >cream for the head, a regular sized cone for his hat, and a miniature
> >cone for his nose? He was on store signs that read "Stop Here for
> >Brookfield Ice Cream."

> Yes
I liked him. Buster the Bear is a little too modern for me.

> - Road signs at the entrances to Newfoundland communities which were
> >white with black lettering and which said "YOU ARE ENTERING [PLACE
> >NAME]."

> Yes
I personally remember one at the entrance to Catalina and another one
at the entrance to Hodderville (now resettled, near Knights Cove,
Bonavista Bay); and some old CBC film shot in the 60s and rebroadcast
in the 90s showed one at the entrance to Swift Current.

> And when they built the TCH the signs that read "Slow traffic keep
> right" which had to be changed to "Keep right except to pass"

I remember "Keep Right Except to Pass" which I think they still have,
but not the former. I do remember the "Merge" signs, however.

> >-- When the centre line of a paved highway was white instead of
> >fluorescent yellow?

> When roads weren't paved.

Yes, absolutely. I can remember when the only paved roads on the
Bonavista Peninsula were the eleven miles between Bonavista and Port
Union and the eighteen miles between Clarenville and Lethbridge.
Today, the only unpaved road on the whole peninsula, except for
utility roads and forestry roads which really can't count, is Route
236, the route along which Lockston Path Provincial Park is located.
By the way, the access road to the Trinity Loop Amusement Park is
part of the old highway before they rerouted and paved it in 1971-72.

> >-- Simple (non-tripod style) telegraph poles which had "bottle" sticks
> >and colourful blue insulators?

> Yes
Used to be a line of these up until just recently along Route 235
between Kings Cove and Plate Cove. Most of the poles had just plain
clear glass insulators (no colour but clear white), but one pole in
particular had two nice bright blue insulators and it was lovely. :)

> Nope. In fact in all my trips to NL, and there were many, that is one
> think that was certainly hard to find, a restaurant of any kind except
> in the larger centers. Many places you could get a great home cooked
> meal in a private home that catered to traveling salesmen Etc. Food
> was great but choice was very limited and you had to wait for it to be
> cooked.

Oh, that sounds nice. Newfoundland hospitality at its finest.

> Just for you Heather.
> http://www.joelsolomon.com/HTML/Clip%20Art%20HTML/reddy.html

Checked it out already before replying. Thanks. Reddy was a good old
pal.

> Forgive you? My dear thank you. I love to reminisce.

You're welcome. I love to reminisce too. But I like to go back
before the 1980s to do it.

> I knew a Ruby Russell. I believe she was from Carbonear.

No relation. I'm from Bonavista originally, which explains my
knowledge in a previous paragraph about the proportion of paved roads
to gravel roads in different years on the Bonavista Peninsula.

Heather

[Heather Rose Russell]

SC <not....@email.com> wrote in message news:<X2J7c.122778$IF6.4...@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>...

> Ha! How about filmstrips in school...trying to keep the audio in sync
> with the film..clicking ahead when you heard the beep.

Oh yes, indeed I do remember those filmstrips. Two which stick out in
my mind are "The Little Old Lady who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle" and
"The Selfish Giant." I think this time of the year we are all like
the selfish giant, can't wait for spring to come. The film itself, if
I remember, used to be stored in little plastic canisters, much like
the camera film of today.

Heather

[Siobhan Bouzane]

"SC" <not....@email.com> wrote in message
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> Ha! How about filmstrips in school...trying to keep the audio in sync
> with the film..clicking ahead when you heard the beep.
>

How about the National Film Board of Canada movies?? I remember going there
once a month on Saturdays to see a movie or two.

Or the small little 'theatre' booth in stores? it cost a quarter and there
were 3 or 4 different 'movies' in the booth; You would get a different one
each time.

[D. Jeddore]

No, but someone said earlier that being able to get a drink and chips for a
quarter. I remember being able to get a drink, chip and a movie for a
quarter . . . and I'm not to sure but I believe a bar as well . . . Roman
nugget (the white one with something like jelly beans inside) . . . I think
:-)
Dan

"Siobhan Bouzane" <sbou...@rumrunner.nf.net> wrote in message
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[Siobhan Bouzane]

You can still get Roman Nougat bars now. But they are a little more
expensive! :o)

"D. Jeddore" <dan...@canada.com> wrote in message
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[Heather Rose Russell]

"Siobhan Bouzane" <sbou...@rumrunner.nf.net> wrote in message news:<c42qqp$aqc$1...@nntp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net>...

> "SC" <not....@email.com> wrote in message
> news:X2J7c.122778$IF6.4...@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Ha! How about filmstrips in school...trying to keep the audio in sync
> > with the film..clicking ahead when you heard the beep.
> >
> How about the National Film Board of Canada movies??

Yes, our teachers used to show us those too, on the old fashioned
movie projector in which the reel of celluloid film fed onto a feeder
reel on the rear. I remember such gems as "The Rise and Fall of the
Great Lakes" in which the man out in boat on one of the lakes dipped
his mug into the polluted water then quickly expectorated it; various
ones on Newfoundland like "Terra Nova," "Leave Herbert Alone" about a
little girl's special relationship with the marmalade cat next door;
etc.

Ah, those were the good old days of yore.

Heather

[oldtrout]

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:13:16 -0330, "Siobhan Bouzane"
<sbou...@rumrunner.nf.net> wrote:

>You can still get Roman Nougat bars now. But they are a little more
>expensive! :o)

Ganong's in St. Stephen NB makes them.

>http://www.ganong.com/index.cfm?section=3&page=49<

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[paulmcg...@gmail.com]

I'm looking for the Buster the Brookfield Bear tv commercial "How bout a bar.....how bout some chips? I know....some Brookfield treats!"