Sorry, I forgot my promise. I have to be retrained every Monday! Here they are: > THE ANSWERS: > 1. "Kookie; Kookie; lend me your comb." If you said "ears," you're in > the wrong millennium, pal; you've spent way too much time in > Latin class. > 2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune in; > drop out." Many people who proclaimed that 30 ! years ago today are Wall > Street bond traders and corporate lawyers. > 3. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. Several of you probably > said he > left behind his mask. Oh, no; even off the screen,Clayton Moore would > not be seen as the Lone Ranger without his mask! > 4. "When the rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window > and I'll be gone. You're the reason I'm travelling on; Don't think > twice, > it's all right." > 5. The group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in > Chicago in 1968 were known as the Chicago seven. As Paul Harvey says, > "They would like me to mention their names." > 6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all > watched > them on the Ed Sullivan Show. > 7. Some of those who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their > draft cards. If you said "bras," you've got the right spirit, but nobody > ever burned a bra while I was watching. The "bra burning" days came as a > by-product of women's liberation movement which had nothing directly to > do with the Viet Nam war. > 8. Dick and Jane's dog was Spot. "See Spot run." Whatever happened to > them? Rumor has it they have been replaced in some school systems by > "Heather Has Two Mommies." > 9. It was the VW Beetle, or more affectionately, the Bug. > 10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the Sharks > and the Jets. West Side Story. > 11. In the early sixties, the drop-out, non-conformists were known as > beatniks. Maynard G. Krebs was the classic beatnik, except that he > had no rhythm, man; A beard, but no beat. > 12. At the end of "The Life of Riley," Chester would turn to the camera > and exclaim, "What a revolting development this is." > 13. "Get your kicks, on Route 66." > 14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been > changed > to protect the innocent." > 15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special > way: shaken, not stirred. > 16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight." > 17. That "adult" book by Henry Miller was called Tropic of Cancer. > Today, it would hardly rate a PG-13 rating. > 18. Back in the sixties, members of the math club used a slide rule. > 19. "The day the music died" was a reference and tribute to Buddy Holly. > 20. The matching slogan was "Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat.! " > 21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced" > under a stick in a dance called the Limbo. > 22. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very > best...........chooo-c'late." > In the television commercial, "chocolate" was sung by a puppet - a > dog. > (Remember his mouth flopping open and shut?) > 23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style gave way to the "trim" > look, as first exemplified by British model Twiggy. > 24. Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His > name was Louis Armstrong. > 25. Joe's regular visitor at the bar was Crazy Googenhiem. > 26. The Russians put the first satellite into orbit; it was called > Sputnik. > 27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? A Timex watch. > 28. The large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist was > called the hula-hoop. > 29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the > Broadway musical "Hair." > 30. Red Skelton's hobo character was Freddie the Freeloader. (Clem > Kaddiddlehopper was the "hay seed.") Red ended his television show by > saying, "Good night, and may God bless." > > > ---------- > From: Edward Kleinmeyer[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: Remember back then? > > OK DARWIN,it's time to give with the answers!!!!!!!!!!!! Shirley > ----------------------------------------------------- > Click here for Free Video!! > http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hawkins, Darwin <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:50 AM > Subject: Remember back then? > > > > Here's some fun and nostalgia to work on this weekend. > > I'll post the answers Monday. No cheating or collusion, but gum > > chewing is allowed, if you get my drift. You can even sleep on it. > > > > > > > This is a "remember back then" game. Don't cheat now. And, have fun!! > > > *********************************************** > > > 1."Kookie; Kookie. Lend me your ________________." > > > 2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune > > > in;________________." > > > 3. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, > > > the grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?" > > > Invariably, someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left this > > > behind." > > > What did he leave behind________________? > > > 4. Folk songs were played side by side with rock and roll. One of > the > > > most memorable folk songs included these lyrics: "When the rooster > > > crows at the break of dawn, look out your window and I'll be gone. > > > You're > > > the! reason I'm travelling on_______________." > > > 5. A group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in > > > Chicago > > > in 1968 achieved cult status, and were known as the________________. > > > 6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all > > > watched > > > them on the ________________ Show. > > > 7. Some of us who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning > > > our________________. > > > 8. We all learned to read using the same books. We read about the > > > thrilling lives and adventures of Dick and Jane. What was the name > of > > > Dick and Jane's dog?______ > > > 9. The cute, little car with the engine in the back and the trunk > (what > > > there was of it) in the front, was called the VW. What other name(s) > > > did it go by? ___________ & ________________ > > > 10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the > > > ___________and the ________________. > > > 11. In the seventies, we called the drop-out nonconformists > "hippies." > > > But in the early sixties, they were known as ________________. > > > 12. William Bendix played Chester A. Riley, who always seemed to > get > > > the short end of the stick in the tele-vision program, "The Life of > > > Riley." > > > At the end of each show, poor Chester would turn to the camera and > > > exclaim, "What a ________________." > > > 13. "Get your kicks, ________________." > > > 14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been > > > changed ________________." > > > 15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special > > > way: ________________. > > > 16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________." > > > 1! 7. That "adult" book by Henry Miller - the one that contained all > the > > > "dirty" dialogue - was called _________. > > > 18. Today, the math geniuses in school might walk around with a > > > calculator strapped to their belt. But back in the sixties, members > of > > > the math club used a _________. > > > 19. In 1971, singer Don Maclean sang a song about "the day the music > > > died." This was a reference and tribute to ________________. > > > 20. A well-known television commercial featured a driver who was > > > miraculously lifted through thin air and into the front seat of a > > > convertible. The matching slogan was "Let Hertz ________________." > > > 21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we > "danced" > > > under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance > called > > > the ________________. > > > 22. "N-E! -S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best... _________." > > > 23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style of Jane Russell and > > > Marilyn Monroe gave way to the "trim" look, as first exemplified by > > > British model _______________. > > > 24. Sachmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents > shared > > > this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was > ________________. > > > 25. On Jackie Gleason's variety show in the sixties, one of the most > > > popular segments was "Joe, the Bartender." Joe's regular visitor at > the > > > bar was that slightly off- center, but lovable > character,_____________. > > > (The character's name, not the actor's.) > > > 26. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The > Russians > > > did it; it was called _______________. > > > 27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?____________. > > 28. One of the big fads of the late fifties and sixties was a large > > > plastic ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called the > > > ________________. > > > 29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the > > > Broadway musical ________________. > > > 30. This is a two-parter: Red Skelton's hobo character (not the > hayseed; > > > the hobo) was ________________. Red ended his television show by > > > saying, "Good night, and ________________." > > > > > > > > > >