Fictional representations of post-crash economy?

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  1. John Burgess

    John Burgess Well-Known Member

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    I ate the Reagan govt. cheese and powdered milk and knew we were poor. All good. It is
    What it is.

    I can't stomach milk of any kind. I refuse to eat grilled cheese sandwiches or even any thing that's predominantly cheese. It is what it is.

    And I still drink water from the sink.
     
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  3. Mac McDonald

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    Recall the introduction of the Big Mac for 49c...circa 1965...and ads for "change back from your dollar" for a Big Mac, fries and drink. Regular hamburgers were 15c, cheeseburgers 20c, fries 15c and a drink 15. Went to Bob's in early 60s and a shrimp dinner was $1.75...five big shrimp, fries and a salad...sometimes would have their "Big Boy" combo...a "double-decker" burger (before McDs Big Mac) with fries and salad for $1.15.
     
  4. Mac McDonald

    Mac McDonald Well-Known Member

    Indeed...watched his quiz show as a boy in the 50s and loved the duck that would come down on a string with the "secret word"...and his straight-man sidekick/announcer, George Fenaman.
     
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  5. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    And your job paid how much per hour or week or year, again?
     
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  6. Mike Thorne

    Mike Thorne Well-Known Member

    I read The Road but haven't seen the movie. If you can imagine a mother and family roasting her newborn baby on a stick, then you'll have an idea of just how depressing/disturbing the book was. Did they have that scene in the movie?
     
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  7. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    No, but it did have cannibalism in it.
     
  8. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    I'd send you a dictionary, FD, but I'm not sure you can find your way around without pictures . . .
     
  9. Mike Thorne

    Mike Thorne Well-Known Member

    Referring to FD's post, it reminds me of Flowers for Algernon after the operation quit working!
     
  10. Kentucky

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  11. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    Holy cow! That's Marty Feldman!
     
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  12. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    Better known as Igor.

     
  13. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me


     
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  15. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Abby Normal

    There's just soooo many classic lines in that movie.
     
  16. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    My wife can recite the entire movie. Scary!
     
  17. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Which side?
     
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  18. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    So can mine. She emphatically states YF is her favorite movie.
     
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  19. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    His hump does change sides.
     
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  20. Kentucky

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    "Yes, master"
     
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