What is your earliest memory? Be truthful. We are trying to establish who is the oldest philosopher here. Mine is watching Captain Kangaroo or maybe Howdy Doody. Anyone beat that?Pax- C
2007-09-05 17:32:39 · 8 answers · asked by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Wow Pix - that is so cool. I never heard my mother tell that story before.
Actually whoever said age has nothing to do with it is only half right. I defer to Edgar Lee Masters here... from his wonderful Spoon River Anthology
In youth my wings were strong and tireless,
But I did not know the mountains.
In age I knew the mountains
But my weary wings could not follow my vision —
Genius is wisdom and youth.
2007-09-05 18:49:26 · update #1
I remember going to the local Jim Dandy Market with my mother as she returned our used bacon grease in a 1 lb coffee can to the grocer for the war effort during WWII.
I think she told me it was used for lubricating the ammo during production but I'm not sure.
Early days of recycling.
2007-09-05 18:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't go back farther than yours...so I guess we're even...
(reruns or original episodes....I was born Feb 1964...what's that make me what on the pecking order? wait a sec...Howdy Doody originally was in the 1950's right?
Oh my god! You're sooo old....!!! (just kidding) Hey! sexy 50's something...still got the fire down below, old lady? (just kidding...I'm such a ho...)
(so I have an alibi about the JFK assassination...I was two months away from being born when it happened...)
2007-09-06 03:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got me on Howdy Dowdy but I do remember Captain Kangaroo and Romper Room.
2007-09-06 00:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would anyone want to waste their time with that quest? Wisdom doesn't come with age and age itself is no reward.
But since I am already typing: When I was young, the Dead Sea was still alive.
2007-09-06 01:13:25 · answer #4 · answered by baerchen80 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a lot of memories from when we lived in Indiana and I was only 5 when we moved, but my earliest would have to be playing in the carport although I was told not to, and breaking a coke bottle. My mom asked me if I did it and I told her no. She said "okay, but you know who knows." I said, "yes, mommy, Jesus knows, and I did it, but please don't spank me." I didn't get spanked :)
2007-09-06 09:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by L L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember washing on a small black/white TV the first Lunar landing with my grandparent. He doesn't believe that the event was true....and maybe he was right.
2007-09-06 00:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am so old I cataloged animals on the ark {just kidding}. Well I'm soon to be 52.
2007-09-06 01:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about Bozo the clown?
2007-09-06 01:12:26 · answer #8 · answered by CA-gal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋