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Old 12-06-2013, 3:23pm   #1
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This has been around, slow day today. How many can you get, use your memory, no googling and shit..........answers upon request. I knew them all, yeah, I'm that old.

01. 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?________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

03. 'Get your kicks, __________________.'

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to
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05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.'

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'

07. Nestle's makes the very best . .. . . _________ ______.'

08. Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________... '

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ &_______________.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to ___________________.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________.

16. Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____?

17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? The _____ Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash" it's name was the ______ ______!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as

it's Logo/Representative. What was the boys Name? ________
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Gawd. I missed 1/2 of 10. I think it's time for my nap now
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Can't think of the Skelton hobo name, but he always said...Good Night and God Bless......


all the rest I knew.....


only question is the last one....it was 'Speedy' alka seltzer....NO???


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1. Silver Bullet
2. Ed Sullivan
3. On Route 66
4. Protect the innocent.
5. The Lion sleeps tonight.
6. Limbo
7.
8. Louis Armstrong.
9. A Timex.
10. Freddie The Freeloader/Goodnight and God Bless.
11. Draft cards.
12. Beetle or Bug or Type 1.
13. The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly.
14. Sputnik.
15. Hula Hoop.
16. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.
17. It's Howdy Doody Time!
18. Shadow.
19. Monster Mash, it caught on in a flash.
20.
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Can't think of the Skelton hobo name, but he always said...Good Night and God Bless......


all the rest I knew.....


only question is the last one....it was 'Speedy' alka seltzer....NO???


Yep Speedy. Red was Freddie the Free Loader
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Can't think of the Skelton hobo name, but he always said...Good Night and God Bless......


all the rest I knew.....


only question is the last one....it was 'Speedy' alka seltzer....NO???


F*CK! It was Speedy!
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Yep Speedy. Red was Freddie the Free Loader
I damn near put down Clem Kadiddlehopper...
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This has been around, slow day today. How many can you get, use your memory, no googling and shit..........answers upon request. I knew them all, yeah, I'm that old.

01. 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? A used condom.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The Maury Povich Show.

03. 'Get your kicks, with a Ménage à trois.'

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to
protect Kingpin the pervert.'

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, wait; Welcome to the jungle, we got fun and games.'

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the 'painal polka.'

07. Nestle's makes the very best . .. . . sex toys.'

08. Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was Charlie Brown.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? Grey Ghost's butthole.

10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named Ron Jeremy and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and 'Ron Ginger... '

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their Mary Jane.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? Cybercowboy's dream ride & Anal Express.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to My Marshall blowing a tube.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called Stay Puff Marshmallow Man.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the coc ring.

16. Remember LS/MFT Lexus /sexus?

17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's fuk with Norms time

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? The Kingpin Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash" it's name was the Thomas Blues!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as bait

it's Logo/Representative. What was the boys Name? Bill_Daniels
Well? How'd I do!!?!?!?!?
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1. Silver Bullet
2. Ed Sullivan
3. On Route 66
4. Protect the innocent.
5. The Lion sleeps tonight.
6. Limbo
7.
8. Louis Armstrong.
9. A Timex.
10. Freddie The Freeloader/Goodnight and God Bless.
11. Draft cards.
12. Beetle or Bug or Type 1.
13. The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly.
14. Sputnik.
15. Hula Hoop.
16. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.
17. It's Howdy Doody Time!
18. Shadow.
19. Monster Mash, it caught on in a flash.
20.
Number Seven is Chocolate
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Number Seven is Chocolate
Someone says "Nestle" and the first thing I think of are those NesCafe commercials in the 70's with the round-the-world sailor on the yacht, with the "globe" coffee cups...

I actually have a set of four, because I begged my mother to send away for them at age 6.
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This has been around, slow day today. How many can you get, use your memory, no googling and shit..........answers upon request. I knew them all, yeah, I'm that old.

01. 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?

An undocumented alien with no papers?

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

Black and white TV's.

03. 'Get your kicks, __________________.'

....by jacking a pair of Air Jordans from the white kid walking down the street alone.

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to
___________________.'

...facilitate identity theft.

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.'

Rahm Emmanuel sleeps tonight.

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'

Hmm, a dance where the bar couldn't be set any lower? How about the Jerry Springer dance?
07. Nestle's makes the very best . .. . . _________ ___
___.'
....dog food, ever since they bought Purina.

08. Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

Doc Severinsen

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

....can't remember her name, but I dated her for a while.

10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________... '

Howard Beale, "I'm mad as Hell, and I'm not taking it anymore."


11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.

braziers

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ &_______________.

bochito

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to ___________________.

The plane crash that killed members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.

....a Cold War win.



15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________.

cheap Christmas present.

16. Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____?

17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!

Howdy Doody Time. That's too sacred to make a joke of.

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? The _____ Knows!

NSA

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash" it's name was the ______ ______!

----

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as

it's Logo/Representative. What was the boys Name? ________
Meth Head
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Missed four

46 yo
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I got every one except #16. I'm 45
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I'm 60, soon to be 61.
Got a few memory cells left. I have not looked at any relpies yet,
but I will after I submit.
Don't look if you don't want the answers to most of these.



Guessed on the first, I'm not quite sure but I think it's correct.
2 others, I have no idea.

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01. 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?_Silver bullet?__.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The Ed Sullivan Show.

03. 'Get your kicks,On Route 66.'

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to
__protect the innocent_.'

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle,the lion sleeps tonight_.'

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_Limbo__.'

07. Nestle's makes the very best . .. . ._choc-late___.'

08. Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was_[COLOR="red"]Louis Armstrong[/COLOR___.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?Timex__.

10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named _Clem Cadidilhopper__and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and 'God Bless______... '

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their____Draft card (I didn't)___.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? __Bug_ &_People's car (communist bastard) ??___.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to _Big Bopper - Buddy Holly.
14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called __Sputnik___.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the _Hula-hoop_.

16. Remember LS/MFT Luck Strike_/_More freakin Taste_?

17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's ___Howdy Doody Time_!

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? The _Shadow____ Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash" it's name was the ___Monster Mash___ ______!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as

it's Logo/Representative. What was the boys Name? __Speedy?______
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I thought it was "milk chocolate" hence the 2 spaces.
I also did not know the alka seltzer boy's name.
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I aced it! Then I felt old...but that passed cuz at least my long term memory's still workin'....short term memory turned to crap and my hearing's shot..where am I?
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