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YO Fun Fuckers out there: After a few vodka sunrises and shitass, my cat curled up at my feet and humping her catnip dildo......Got to thinking about life in general here in gringo land.

Those were the days. Looking back, it is hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. My generation and the one preceeding it grew up in the most radical changes in this country's history. As I look at all the personal responsibility we accepted I shutter at how weak and nimble present the future generations are becomeing.

As Ch*ldren, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. Our baby cribs were covered with bright-colored, lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, door or cabinets. We rode our bikes without helmets.

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors ! We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then race down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After runing into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve that problem. I just cannot imagine why the police did not stop us K*ds when we rode our bycicles with the balloons or cardboard next to the wheel spokes sounding like a motor.......noise pollution?

Wow! the neat feeling of drinking the milk out of bottles just after it was deliverd on our porch by the milk truck. Or licking the ice from the ice truck when it was delivering ice to what our mom called "ice boxes". Strange....never heard from an attorney about neighborhood poisoning from these practices.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable ! We played dodge ball. We got cut, broke bones and broke teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. We had fights and punched each other. We got black and blue and learned to get over it. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter. We drank soda but most of us were never overweight. We were always outside playing. we shared one grape soda with four friends and no one died from this.

We did not have computers, video games, 99 channels on cable TV, videotapes, surround sound or personal cellular phones; we had friends. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home. Imagine such a thing. Without asking a parent! By ourselves! We made up games with sticks, marbles and various balls. Little League had tryouts and not everyone make the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Scout camp was a week in the woods and not in the back yard.....we learned to be competitive in everything we did and felt achievement as a result.

Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. Mostly, they actually sided with the law. Imagine that. These generations produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever. I personally initiated contracts with a shake of the hand..........God forbid doing that in the last three scores of years.

And yes, wars killed many of our young men and women. Perhaps there is never a true justification for loss of life due to conflict. I've been there and cried as the last breath left a soldier, my buddy.......It's not fair but then again life in gereral is not. It's a struggle. It will never cease in this world's history for humans continuing to kill each other. Sad.....but true.

In closing let me say that I have sort of a negaitve outlook due to the irresponsible and victum mentality of citizens in the present and near future. Talk about outsource......shit, the outsource has been "True Grit".

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Damn if I'm going to repeat this shit again. I need a drink.
I've been drinking vodka every day for 45 years and I have certainly never found it to be habit forming.

Yo Circus,

Just Beautiful !! Thanks for the Memories from an oltimer with those same thoughts

Great to hear from you again --intelligent, sarcastic, funny-- some of the most thought provoking postings

Cygnus

Thanks Cygnus:
You are someone who understands the crap I talk about. A number of these posters that are new to the world of CR and life do not. Shit, I've been around too long and have a problem with getting into this some of the folks on various forums. There is certainly a lot of hate ot there. Hell, the admins probably wish old posters like me would just die...........that's a possibility.

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Damn if I'm going to repeat this shit again. I need a drink.
I've been drinking vodka every day for 45 years and I have certainly never found it to be habit forming.

Great to have you posting again Circus.I am truly one of you fans.I remember a lot of those good old days.I barely remember the milk coming in bottles but do have memories of a lot of your thoughts. We had far less hassles back in those days.I was one of those K*ds who got cut from the little league team but I lived over it and still had fun growing up.Thanks for posting about some of the memories.And yes ,I am having fun now. rbc100

YO RBC......you slut.
Yea, I know you.
Thanks for remembering one of the old shits on the forum. I just am amazed at the things and scope going on these pages. I do not care to get involved that much anymore. Seems like there are so many competitive egoes around here.
Nice to see ya..........Circus

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Damn if I'm going to repeat this shit again. I need a drink.
I've been drinking vodka every day for 45 years and I have certainly never found it to be habit forming.

Yo Circus Amigo,


Old veteran soldiers and sailors like us never DIE, we just fade away

Come back to SJO , I will share a 22 yr old flaca to rejuvenate you to
a stay that fade

Besides, you have earned a free session at BZ,, right Admin 1 ??

Cygnus

Circus,

Thanks for the memories.

I grew up in an era when teachers were right....we were wrong...NO QUESTION

We played out side....we did not watch TV

We had a parade in town on 4th of July and everyone participated.

On Memorial day, 4th of July, Labor day you did not go to the mall, they did not exist and the stores in town were closed for the holiday.

You spent holidays with family at home.

Thanksgiving, HS football game in the morning, turkey dinner with family in the afternoon.

You had "supper" with the family every night. You asked to be excused from the table.

In short it was a simple time but one I will never forget or ever regret. If you missed those memories my young friends...I hope you have memories as poignant as you grow older.

Dam Circus why did you start this

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Pura Vida
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four
essential food groups:
alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
Alex Levine

Circus,

I am one of hose young whipper-snappers at a mere 48, but I remember many/most of the things you describe. No cellular, no soccer moms driving K*ds to practice, no frivolous lawsuits, no nonsense. I too drank cold milk from the glass bottle right after the Clover Leaf Creamery milkman delivered. I drank and enjoyed unpasteurized milk, thick with cream and never got sick.

Yes, the world is changing, and for the worse I fear. Thanks for reminding us of how good personal responsibility and true freedom can be.

I raise my mug of Costa Rican coffee to you in a toast. Can't quite get behind the vodka quite yet tonight...but have at it, amigo!

P.S. You're freaking hilarious. I want to meet Huggy!

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Pura Vulva! Wandering through the dark, I am El Ciego.

Circus ,You are still the person on this board I really want to meet .Hope to see you in Costa Rica soon.I really have missed you posts.I was fortunate enough to join this forum when you were posting often.rbc100

Circus,

I'm with you 100%.
Thanks for bringing back those great memories...

I am always's telling people that " I am happy as hell, that I am as old as I am " ( I'm 52 )
So I only caught the tail end .... Damn.....
I would never give up those life experiences!

As a young teenager,
I used to make my money catching fish under POP pier then find a box and some newspaper and sell them to all the Jewish women that sat along Venice beach boardwalk.
Also paper routes, what a great way to make a buck and get exercise.
( not that we needed any more )

I once went to a "love-in" in Griffith Park.
( although I was too young to partake.) But saw a lot.
( really, I was too shy )

How about the music ??? I don't have to say a thing, DO I ....

Most friends had there mothers at home being housewife's.
Home cooked meals most every night.
Hell even the school had food cooked from scratch...

I don't know about you but when I really got out of line my dad would kick my ass..
And I deserved it and love him for caring that much.
I, still to this day, do most jobs with only a handshake.
You are nothing if your word means nothing.

Hell I could go on and on.
I have always enjoyed your posts and hope to meet you some fine day.

"Damn if I'm going to repeat this shit again. I need a drink."

Kind-a Nucknfuts

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Throughout the history of mankind there has never been one shred of evidence that supports that life is serious..........
Don't believe everything you think ............

Circus-
We met back in either Oct. or Nov. I have missed your posts and sincerely hope you will post more. You still have a lot of "Good 'ol Days" to look forward to.

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Why Chicas Come to CostaRica:

"Predators gather where prey abounds"

Yo Circus

Fantastic mi amigo-a copy should be sent to every parent,school teacher,and lawyer in North America and should be mandatory reading for all of them.

I have missed your wit and wisdom my friend. I will never forget how you took a first day rookie under your wing and steered me straight.Hopefully the fates will allow our paths to cross again in CR before too long.


P.S. Regards to Huggie,Shitass the Cat and your no-good offspring Circus the Younger.

Circus, thanks also for the memories. Thought I'd add some a friend e-mailed me a few years ago:

"REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES
> > > > Some of you may remember most of these........, some will remember all
> > > > of these. Close your eyes.....And go back in time.... Before the
> > Internet
> > > > or the MAC, Before semi automatics and crack ... Before SEGA or Super
> > > > Nintendo... Way back........
> > > >
> > > > I'm talking about hide and seek at dusk.
> > > > The Good Humor man,
> > > > Red light, green light.
> > > > The corner store.
> > > >
> > > > Hopscotch, butterscotch, double dutch, jacks, kickball, dodge ball.
> > > > Mother May I? Red Rover and Roly Poly
> > > > Hula Hoops and Running through the sprinkler
> > > > The smell of the sun and licking salty lips....
> > > >
> > > > Wax lips and mustaches
> > > > An ice cream cone on a warm summer night
> > > > Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe butter pecan.
> > > > A cherry coke from the fountain at the corner drug store
> > > >
> > > > Wait......
> > > >
> > > > Watching Saturday Morning cartoons... short commercials
> > > > Fat Albert, Road Runner, He-Man, The Three Stooges, and Bugs, Or
> > > > staying up for Gunsmoke
> > > >
> > > > Or back further, Winky Dink, SuperCircus, Beanie and Cecil,
> > > > Crusader Rabbit
> > > >
> > > > or really further... watching the radio and listening to
> > > > Superman,
> > > > Inner Sanctum, The Shadow
> > > >
> > > > When around the corner seemed far away,
> > > > And going downtown (or uptown) seemed like going somewhere.
> > > > How about saturday morning at the movies for 9 cents
> > > >
> > > > A million mosquito bites. Sticky fingers.
> > > > Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, Zorro.
> > > > Climbing trees, Building igloos out of snow banks
> > > > Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
> > > > Running till you were out of breath
> > > > Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
> > > > Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights
> > > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
> > > > giggles.
> > > > Being tired from playing.... Remember that?
> > > >
> > > > The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
> > > > War was a card game.
> > > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
> > > > Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a
> > > > motorcycle.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not finished just yet...
> > > > Eating Kool-aid powder
> > > >
> > > > Remember when...there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys
> > (Keds & PF Flyers)
> > > > and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym."
> > > > It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
> > > >
> > > > When nobody owned a purebred dog.
> > > > When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a miracle.
> > > > When milk went up one cent and everyone talked about it for weeks?
> > > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
> > > >
> > > > When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped,
> > > > without asking, for free, every time. And, you didn't pay for air.
>And,
> > > > you got trading stamps to boot!
> > > > When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden
> > > > inside the box.
> > > > When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the K*ds got there.
> > > > When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up, if you even had one.
> > > > When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces.
> > > > It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.
> > > >
> > > > When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at
> > > > a real restaurant with your parents.
> > > >
> > > > When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then.
> > > > When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had
> > > > their hair done.
> > > > And the assistant principal was the "enforcer".
> > > > When any parent could discipline any K*D, or feed him or use him to
> > > > carry groceries, and nobody, not even the K*D, thought a thing of it.
> > > >
> > > > When they threatened to keep K*ds back a grade if they failed..and
>did!
> > > >
> > > > When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the
> > > > fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in
> > > > fear for our lives but it wasn't because of Drive-by shootings, drugs,
> > > > gangs, etc.
> > > > Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! And some of
> > > > us are still afraid of them!!!
> > > >
> > > > Didn't that feel good.. just to go back and say,
> > > > Yeah, I remember that!
> > > >
> > > > Remember when............
> > > >
> > > > Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
> > > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
> > > > "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
> > > > Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."
> > > > The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
> > > > It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event.
> > > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot.
> > > > Nobody was prettier than Mom.
> > > > Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
> > > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
> > > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
> > > > Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
> > > > Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare."
> > > >
> > > > Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
> > > protectors.
> > > > If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! "

puro vacilón

C'mon you guys. You forgot "kick the can" and "capture the flag."

Plus there was the time:

My Mom had a brand new 1962 Olds Dynamic 88 convertible. It was bright yellow with a white top. My sister was learning to drive. As my Mom walked out the screen door to the garage my sister tried to back up.............but........she had the car in drive......not reverse.
She smacked my poor old Mom's ample butt right through the drywall. By the thime I got home from 6th grade we had a brand new "milk box" built into the garage wall where my mom's butt had been just a couple hours before.

My Dad subscribed to the philosophy of getting back on the horse that threw you so the next day my sister confidently tried to back the car out of the garage again. Her adrenaline pumped attempt resulted in her driving right through wall .............and .............into the new swimming pool. Good thing it was a convertible!

The milkman loved it!

And.............. come to think of it..........my little brother does bear a striking similarity to the milkman. Hmmmmmmm?

Rocco

PS I received a call from one of my high school aged employees mom today informing me that her daughter, Raquel, wouldn't be able to work for two weeks. She has a concussion.

It seems she was participating in an exercise designed for the K*ds to learn to trust. They were told to blindly fall backwards off a ladder. Her friends were supposed to catch her. She was supposed to learn the lesson of a lifetime. That it's good to trust your peers. Poor Raquel! Nobody caught her. I'm sure she'll be scarred forever.

It reminded me of my 9 th birthday party. Nobody came! At least I didn't have a concussion.

Lawsuits are pending!

Yes, they were the good old days. Did anyone make snow cream? We would take fresh snow add some vanilla extract and milk......instant ice cream. What about a cup of warm milk before you went to bed.