Check off the items you actually remember—not the ones you've only heard about.
Count them up and see just how "Older Than Dirt" you really are.
☐ Candy cigarettes
☐ Coffee shops with tabletop jukeboxes
☐ Home milk delivery in glass bottles
☐ Party lines on the telephone
☐ Newsreels before the movie
☐ TV test patterns that came on after the last show and stayed on until morning
☐ When there were only three network TV channels (if you were lucky)
☐ Peashooters
☐ Howdy Doody
☐ 45 RPM records
☐ Hi-Fi stereos
☐ Metal ice trays with the lever release
☐ Blue flashbulbs for cameras
☐ Cork pop guns
☐ Studebakers
☐ Wash tubs with hand-crank wringers
Your Score
0–3
You're still young. Enjoy it while it lasts.
4–6
You're getting there. The gray hairs are starting to earn their keep.
7–10
Let's just say... you've seen a few things.
11–16
Congratulations—you've officially earned the title of Older Than Dirt!
Now wear it with pride. We've got the perfect Older Than Dirt shirt or hat waiting for you.
