Childhood misunderstandings

Don't worry, TV people will keep "speak out" alive and well though...

 

heh, like Fred Flintstone...right? LOL
Sidebar: my son didn't know who Fred and Barney were yesterday. He knows Scooby, and Bugs and even Woody Woodpecker. I feel like I have failed him a tad. Rectify that tonight with a Flintstones marathon. If YouTube allows.

 

Bent my ankle straight back in a split second. Lucky to escape with a hard sprain. I think I was 9 then.

 

When watching The Price is Right as a kid, they would sometimes describe cars like a Chevy Chevette or Ford Escort as a three-door hatchback. I just assumed the side of the car not shown on camera had the extra door.

 

I thought the ads I saw stressing not to drink and drive meant all beverages.

 

I thought a "test-tube baby" grew in a really big test tube until birth.

 

I had never had chunky peanut butter in my life until one day in first grade my mother must have bought chunky instead of smooth, and made me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with it. I bit into it and thought there were rocks in my sandwich, I must have dropped it in the road or something (never mind it was in a sandwich bag inside my lunchbox). I had to go to the nurse's office.

 

My mom did the same thing every once in a while. Just ruined my lunch at school those days.

I like peanuts, but I will not eat chunky peanut butter. My picky eating neurosis is about 9 standard deviations from normal.

 

LOL. Here's what I won't eat: broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, pickles, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, mushrooms, liver, coconut, grits, pears, beets, eggplants and that Papa John's shit.

Picky eating neuroses are good.

 

My old boss used to kid me about my food rules (things I won't eat, the order that I eat things when I'm having dinner, etc.)
My list includes a lot of the things on your list - cauliflower, cottage cheese, liver, beets, eggplant, papa johns. Squash used to be a no, but at some point my taste changed and I kind of like it. Add jimmy John subs for me, had one once and thought it was terrible. I also won't eat pizza anywhere but where I live and the New York area. Other places just can't match up - I'm talking specifically to you, Chicago. Cooked green beans and carrots are also a no, but I'll eat them raw.

 

I was all excited when I heard the network announcer say, "The following program is brought to you in living color." It continued to be one disappointment after another when it still came over in black and white.

 

I didn't expect the moonwalk to be in color, but I was SO disappointed at the fuzzy picture that I just went to my room and pretty much missed it. I blame all those colorful, crystal-clear animations/simulations TV showed beforehand.