Top 25 Things Vanishing From America

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  • July 24, 2008 at 3:29 am #73873
    grosum
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    http://www.walletpop.com/specials/top-25-things-vanishing-from-america :'(
    Notice that cameras with film are on the list but fbb are not!!!

    July 28, 2008 at 8:25 pm #73874
    David C. Matthews
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    An interesting list… some of these actually fall under the "goodbye and good riddance!" category (mumps and measles, pit toilets AKA "outhouses"); and I imagine that quite a few of the listed things (cameras that use film, VCRs) are disappearing from the world, not just from America.

    July 31, 2008 at 1:32 am #73875
    cpbell0033944
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    A touch esoteric, but I vote for wigwag railroad crossing signals (and I'm not even American ::)).

    August 9, 2008 at 4:04 pm #73876
    JimmyDimples
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    The thing I really miss is the good old fashioned hand-written postal letter. 🙁

    Makes me want to go to the post office and write one.  Anybody got an address?

    August 9, 2008 at 5:05 pm #73877
    JimmyDimples
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    Oh, forgive the double post, but I'd discovered this link after activating my Cheatware and surfing to AOL's site:

    The Top 25 Things We Wish Would Come Back.
    I particularly miss telephone booths, myself.

    http://money.aol.com/special/top-25-things-we-wish-would-come-back

    August 9, 2008 at 7:04 pm #73878
    Lingster
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    Oh, forgive the double post, but I'd discovered this link after activating my Cheatware and surfing to AOL's site:

    The Top 25 Things We Wish Would Come Back.
    I particularly miss telephone booths, myself.

    http://money.aol.com/special/top-25-things-we-wish-would-come-back

    Great link!  I do so miss vent windows.

    August 23, 2008 at 12:55 am #73879
    Mc
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    America moves fast.

    Mostly a good thing, but there are several In-Store Lunch Counters I miss.
    Trains need to make a comeback.

    August 23, 2008 at 7:49 am #73880
    Robert McNay
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    I miss getting a real toy in Cracker Jacks, I'm sick of those stupid little tattoos.

    August 23, 2008 at 7:54 am #73881
    Lingster
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    Life's but a walking shadow.  A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.

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