Nostalgic For The 1930s Gifts

Legend has it that John Dillinger and his cronies would often hide out in small Indiana lake towns, trying to blend in with the locals.

'In my time, we didn't talk to a blackberry. We just ate the damn things!'

Paul goes home for the holidays

'Lover's lance isn't the same as it used to be!'

In utero...boy, THOSE were the days!

'Red rover, red rover, send Billy right over!'

Remember, honey, abracadabra doesn't work anymore. Now it's command, option, shift.

'They were going to get married when they were young, but he kept forgetting the wedding date!'

"Grandma's TV is so old it wasn't made in a foreign country."

"I think my parents are pretty old. They remember a time before 'clumping' cat litter."

'I'm being punished. Nothing even remotely electronic for two weeks.'

'She was a great ballerina in her day.'

'They're not out of focus. They're just fuzzy memories.'

"The record player is skipping again."

"and when they woke up, the kids discovered that the house had just one 19", black & white TV that only got... 3 channels."

Tom slowly started to realize that romantic gestures of the early 90's didn't work anymore.

"What was the point of writing a blog that nobody else could read?"

'Like us, the Hula Hoop will never go out of style.'

Munch's 'Parents Being Asked For Money'.

"Norman still has seventies flashbacks sometimes."

Bertie Wooster type teaching a parrot to talk

'Now that you're hired, our Housing Coordinator will show you to the bunkhouse.'

"My great-uncle Lupe owned a barber shop! He made a lot of money!"

"When I was a girl, I went horseback riding every day!"

"What do you think? Too Edward Gorey?"

Wonderland School. Principal. As usual, things are chaotic of the first day of school. Goldilocks has already switched desks twice. Some cafeteria equipment is missing. The dish ran away with the spoon. Cinderella was already looking at the lost and found looking for a shoe. And I just heard about a problem with Humpty Dumpty out on the playground. At least Peter Pan looks relaxed. Of course, he's been going to this school for decades.

"I thought you might like to hear how my love-making sounded when I was a younger man."

This is a classic TV show called "Father Knows Best." Before Google obviously.

'You can take down your little sign, Marlene, we're switching over to computers on Monday.'

"These are PC to view, providing we laugh in an ironic and non-committal way - belly laughing constitutes a hate crime."

"Don't let the Leave It To Beaver lunchbox fool you...that new manager is TOUGH!"

It was owned by a little old lady who could make a decision faster than you.

All those years of marriage and they still get emotional on Valentines Day.

'I love your crocheted computer cover darling, but can I take it off now?'

'He says he's an old friend from your childhood.'