Right on!<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR />Judy<BR />sent from the HIMS Android BrailleSense Polaris<BR /><BR /> ----- Original Message -----<BR />From: Jane Degenshein via NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors@nfbnet.org><BR />To: NFB Senior Division list <nfb-seniors@nfbnet.org><BR />Date: Sunday, August 09, 2020 07:42 AM<BR />Subject: Re: [NFB-Seniors] Fw: geiser test friends<BR /><BR />Yup going down memory lane is usually fun as we cherry pick our memories and <BR />I like to accentuate the positive<BR />Hey that would make a good song. . .<BR />ha ha ha<BR /><BR />-----Original Message----- <BR />From: Judy Jones via NFB-Seniors<BR />Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2020 9:53 AM<BR />To: 'NFB Senior Division list'<BR />Cc: sonshines59@gmail.com<BR />Subject: Re: [NFB-Seniors] Fw: geiser test friends<BR /><BR />I love this.<BR /><BR />Before reading down, I was hoping KEDS would have been an option for number <BR />4.<BR /><BR />I got 17 out of 20. And, yes, I loved putting playing cards in the wheel <BR />spokes. In Colorado Springs, we lived on a hil, and it was great fun going <BR />faster and faster.<BR /><BR />Judy<BR /><BR />-----Original Message-----<BR />From: NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jane <BR />Degenshein via NFB-Seniors<BR />Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 5:09 AM<BR />To: nfb seniors div list <nfb-seniors@nfbnet.org><BR />Cc: Jane Degenshein <jdegen16@comcast.net><BR />Subject: [NFB-Seniors] Fw: geiser test friends<BR /><BR />Have fun my friends around the country<BR /><BR /><BR />From: Jane Degenshein<BR />Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2020 2:12 PM<BR /><BR />Subject: geiser test friends<BR /><BR />Thought you may wish to travel down memory lane Geezer Test Enjoy-good luck<BR /><BR /><BR />1. In the '50s, if you had a flat rear tire, you often had to remove the .?<BR />a. Necker knob<BR />b. Curb feeler<BR />c. Fender skirt<BR /><BR />2. What color flash bulbs did Dad use for color film?<BR />a. Blue<BR />b. Pink<BR />c. Plaid<BR /><BR />3. What was the "parking brake" called when you were a kid?<BR />a. Emergency brake<BR />b. Pull 'n' Stop<BR />c. Breaker. Breaker.<BR /><BR />4. Way before Air Jordan, what was a kid's shoe of choice?<BR />a. Buster Brown<BR />b. PF Flyers<BR />c. Old Stinkers<BR /><BR />5. In what year did "Dewey Defeat Truman" according to the Chicago Tribune?<BR />a. 1946<BR />b. 1948<BR />c. 1952<BR /><BR />6. Before the Orkin Man, what technology was part of most homes' bug <BR />deterrence?<BR />a. Shoe Fly<BR />b. Fly paper<BR />c. 50 mm Phlit gun<BR /><BR />7. Dixie cups had what printed on their tops?<BR />a. Secret decoders<BR />b. Movie stars<BR />c. WW II propaganda slogans<BR /><BR />8. What was the prevailing method of birth control in the '50s?<BR />a. Heavy lifting and cold showers<BR />b. Fear<BR />c. Girdles and crinoline petticoats<BR /><BR />9. Jimmy Durante said what at the end of every show?<BR />a. "Aloha, my friends."<BR />b. "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."<BR />c. "Remember, wherever you go, my nose will get there first."<BR /><BR />10. "I'm Popeye the sailor man; I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm strong to the <BR />finish, _ _ _ _ _ , I'm Popeye the sailor man."<BR />a. "'cause I eats me spinach"<BR />b. "my dad was big and Finnish<BR />c. "isn't the music a bit tinnish?<BR /><BR />11. In the quaint greasy spoon jargon of yore, what did "knock the horns off <BR />one, and drag it through the garden" mean?<BR />a. 86 the customer, then kick him out the back door b. Rare hamburger or <BR />steak with tomato and lettuce c. Cooties<BR /><BR />12. Lincoln Logs were for what use?<BR />a. A diary of the presidency<BR />b. Keep track of fat cats who sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom c. Building toy <BR />structures<BR /><BR />13. Ward and June bring what to mind?<BR />a. A popular TV series called "Leave it to Beaver"<BR />b. A Chicago family of butchers and knife sharpeners called The Cleavers c. <BR />Inventors of the clicker, Jack Ward and Ernest June<BR /><BR />14. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro are all forms of what?<BR />a. Alcoholic beverages<BR />b. Capitalism<BR />c. Children's play<BR /><BR />15. What was the cheapest way to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle?<BR />a. Baseball cards in the spokes<BR />b. Rig an electric motor with a very long cord c. Turning left into the path <BR />of a Harley<BR /><BR />16. Tinkertoys date back to when?<BR />a. 1914<BR />b. 1949<BR />c. 1967<BR /><BR />17. In grade school, what was the worst thing that could happen to you when <BR />being picked for a team?<BR />a. Getting picked last<BR />b. Getting your uniform dirty<BR />c. Not having the team tattoo<BR /><BR />18. If we dared to swear and our parents heard us, we immediately found out <BR />what _ _ _ tasted like.<BR />a. Meatballs<BR />b. Soap<BR />c. Sasparilla<BR /><BR />19. What was one thing the Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers would never do?<BR />a. Kill someone<BR />b. Shot a squirrel<BR />c. Eat lima beans<BR /><BR />20. What convertible offered an optional radio that automatically increased <BR />its volume as the car accelerated?<BR />a. 1912 Franklin<BR />b. 1943 Jeep<BR />c. 1957 Ford Thunderbird<BR /><BR />Scroll down for answers.........<BR /><BR /><BR />ANSWERS<BR />1. c)<BR />Fender skirts, attached to the rear fenders, covered fully half the wheel <BR />streamlining the car.<BR /><BR />2. a)<BR />Blue<BR /><BR />3. a)<BR />Emergency brake. We grew up in much more dramatic times.<BR /><BR />4. b)<BR />PF Flyers. BF Goodrich patented the Posture Foundation insole, an innovation <BR />in comfort and performance, and began adding the new technology to its <BR />action shoes. Goodrich shoes with Posture Foundation became known simply as <BR />"P-F" in 1937. Fashion trends in the Forties and Fifties saw PF Flyers <BR />escaping gyms and ball fields to become fashionable active footwear for <BR />everyone. "Everything you do is more fun with PF" read one 1947 magazine ad.<BR />In 2001, New Balance acquired the rights to the brand.<BR /><BR />5. b)<BR />It was November 3,1948, when Truman upset Republican Thomas Dewey in the <BR />first postwar presidential election. Trib publisher Col. Robt. R. McCormick <BR />got the news late.<BR /><BR />6. b)<BR />Sticky fly paper hanging from kitchen ceilings was common in American homes <BR />until insecticides like Flit became available in '40s.<BR /><BR />7. b)<BR />Most people over 55 recall with nostalgia the Dixie Cup ice cream picture <BR />lids that appeared all over America from 1930 to 1954. In the final year, <BR />the lids were in 3D, full color, and styled in left and right action poses. <BR />These were used in stereo card viewers for the 3D effect.<BR /><BR />8. c)<BR />This is a tough one, but the answer is girdles and crinoline petticoats.<BR /><BR />9. b)<BR />"Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."<BR /><BR />10. a)<BR />"cause I eats me spinach"<BR /><BR />11. b)<BR />Rare hamburger or steak with tomato and lettuce.<BR />Other examples:<BR />Axle grease - butter;<BR />Blowout patches - pancakes;<BR />Bowwow, barks, or groundhog - hot dog;<BR />Baled hay - shredded wheat;<BR />Bessie - roast beef;<BR />Bessie in a bowl - stew;<BR />Cackleberries - eggs;<BR />Rabbit food - salad;<BR />Sinkers - donuts; and<BR />Sweep the kitchen - hash.<BR /><BR />12. c)<BR />Building toy structures.<BR /><BR />13. a)<BR />A popular TV series called "Leave it to Beaver," perhaps the most <BR />unrealistic, misleading and shallow depiction of family life ever produced <BR />for TV.<BR /><BR />14. c)<BR />Children's play.<BR /><BR />15. a)<BR />Baseball cards in the spokes. Who among you never did this?<BR /><BR />16. a)<BR />"1914 - Good then, 1935 - Good now, 2000 - Good always," read the back cover <BR />of a 1935 Toy Tinkers catalog. Charles H. Pajeau and Robert Pettit, the <BR />founders of The Toy Tinkers of Evanston, Illinois, and the creators of the <BR />TINKERTOY construction set, knew that the "Thousand Wonder Builder" would <BR />continue to inspire the imaginations of children because of its easy-to-use, <BR />yet versatile construction system. They're still made today, now by Hasbro.<BR /><BR />17. a)<BR />Getting picked last. As an expert on this particular humiliation, I assure <BR />you that getting picked last was far better than not getting picked at all.<BR /><BR />18. b)<BR />Soap. Was this a regional thing? Where I grew up, spanking was the generally <BR />preferred method for punishing any childhood misdemeanor. We wouldn't have <BR />known a "time out" to save our lives.<BR /><BR />19. a)<BR />Kill someone. I can't remember ever seeing the Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers or <BR />other cowboy heros actually kill someone. They would just shoot the gun out <BR />of the bad guy's hand. There was no blood, no violence, just folks wondering <BR />who that masked man was.<BR /><BR />20. c)<BR />1957 Ford Thunderbird. Hard one but, let's face it, easy answer. The option <BR />was available only that year.<BR /><BR /><BR />SCORING<BR /><BR />17 - 20 correct:<BR />You are not only older than dirt, but obviously gifted with mind bloat.<BR /><BR />12 - 16 correct:<BR />Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is definitely muddy, ready to muck up <BR />others.<BR /><BR />0 - 11 correct:<BR />You are one sad excuse of a geezer<BR /><BR /><BR />This was a lot of fun for me, as it brought back a lot of nice memories of a <BR />long, long time ago! I am sure an old geezer Thanks to Barbara<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR />Keep Smiling,<BR />Janie Degenshein<BR />Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have!<BR />Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) state affiliate board member <BR />President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of <BR />New Jersey to join the senior list serve:<BR />https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org<BR />President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind <BR />of New Jersey To join the tech div list serve:<BR />http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org<BR /><BR />NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator<BR />jdegen16@comcast.net<BR />_______________________________________________<BR />NFB-Seniors mailing list<BR />NFB-Seniors@nfbnet.org<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org<BR />Division website: http://seniors.nfb.org To unsubscribe, change your list <BR />options or get your account info for NFB-Seniors:<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org/sonshines59%40gmail.com<BR /><BR /><BR />_______________________________________________<BR />NFB-Seniors mailing list<BR />NFB-Seniors@nfbnet.org<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org<BR />Division website: http://seniors.nfb.org<BR />To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for <BR />NFB-Seniors:<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org/jdegen16%40comcast.net <BR /><BR /><BR /><BR />_______________________________________________<BR />NFB-Seniors mailing list<BR />NFB-Seniors@nfbnet.org<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org<BR />Division website: http://seniors.nfb.org<BR />To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Seniors:<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org/sonshines59%40gmail.com