Things '60s Kids Did That Would Horrify Us Now

[Stevicus]

Thinking about the topic, it makes me wonder what kind of things kids do nowadays that would horrify people in the 1960s.

 

[Viker]

Talk about safety hazards and ill-advised juvenile activities. We used to hangout on and cross the river on this monstrosity. Tht K&I bridge was shut down for all commuter and pedestrian traffic due to safety concerns in 78/79.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

We'd shoot street lights out with bb/pellet rifles.

They do that here, too. Sadistic boys enjoy shooting animals with them.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I've noticed that playgrounds for kids have noticeably changed since when I was a kid. We used to have an asphalt playground where kids would play on the monkey bars or the jungle gym, made of metal - and nothing to cushion anyone's fall. Nowadays, they have sand or wood chips at playgrounds I've seen, with plastic equipment instead of metal.

Part of life's experiences was getting hurt.

Used to just get called dummy and sent off to see the doctor.

Now people just call a lawyer and sue.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I remember taking a whole roll of caps, placing it in concrete, hitting it with a hammer to get one big bang lol

did that as well

 

[Viker]

Gahd. Those were the days.

 

[Viker]

They do that here, too. Sadistic boys enjoy shooting animals with them.

Cruelty never ceases.

 

[Stevicus]

Welcome to Louisville, welcome to Louisville.

I've never actually visited Louisville, but I've seen the movie Return of the Living Dead, which was set in Louisville. Is that what it's really like?

 

[Viker]

I've never actually visited Louisville, but I've seen the movie Return of the Living Dead, which was set in Louisville. Is that what it's really like?

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It was sort of like that, for real, in the mid 80s. Without zombies and getting nuked of course. I hung out with kids like that in my teens. They got the location of Central Avenue wrong. That's the street with Churchill Downs on it. Not Eastern Cemetery.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I've never actually visited Louisville, but I've seen the movie Return of the Living Dead, which was set in Louisville. Is that what it's really like?

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Lol, it was shot in LA, though. That's my favorite movie of all time.

 

[Viker]

Lol, it was shot in LA, though. That's my favorite movie of all time.

Yeah. I wish they had shot it here. I would have tried to be in it.

They did get the police uniforms and cars of the time correct.

 

[Viker]

Lol, it was shot in LA, though. That's my favorite movie of all time.

Suicide was boss right up until.....

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Viker]

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Tarman is almost my favorite movie character.

 

[We Never Know]

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Anymore I'm afraid they wouldn't get many brains in the US. Lol

 

[Stevicus]

Part of life's experiences was getting hurt.

Used to just get called dummy and sent off to see the doctor.

Now people just call a lawyer and sue.

Knowing what I know now, I bet we could have sued my school when I was in 7th grade, after I fell and slipped on some ice on school property. I actually broke a couple of ligaments in my arm and had to have it in a sling for a while. It was right before Christmas vacation. The idea of suing the school never even occurred to my father, who was an honest man and didn't think about such things. When it happened, the school nurse was out, and one of the secretaries from the main office offered me a band-aid (one of those small band-aids, too). I had no other choice but to suffer through the last two periods and then wait for my dad to get home so he could take me to the doctor. His insurance covered it.

Looking back, I guess we probably could have sued the school. It seems the in thing to do these days. But my dad seemed to think it was my fault for not being more careful, and I'm inclined to agree with that assessment.

 

[Viker]

Thinking about the topic, it makes me wonder what kind of things kids do nowadays that would horrify people in the 1960s.

Twerking. Gang banging. Walking/driving while using a device (cell phone). Pants down below the buttocks. Reality TV. Trump. Trump elected.

 

[Viker]

Twerking. Gang banging. Walking/driving while using a device (cell phone). Pants down below the buttocks. Reality TV. Trump. Trump elected.

Of course most kids can't vote. But most would probably elect Kanye.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

This was in the late 70's, but my brother and I learned to make gunpowder from watching Star Trek and having a couple of conversations with my dad. Great fun! What a blast!

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Of course most kids can't vote. But most would probably elect Kanye.

I voted for ZZ Top in 1984.