Wood paneling is pretty much a thing of the past, isn't it? I'm not talking about wainscoting, but real, honest to goodness, mid-20th century, wood paneling like the Bradys had in their family room.
Beauty parlors. Now you have the chains like Great Clips or Fiesta and you have salons. No one uses the term "beauty parlor" anymore.
Ten speed bikes with the curly handlebars like the ones that Peter tried to work on at Mr. Martinelli's bike shop.
Does any region of the country still use the term "supermarket"? I live in the Great Lakes Region and that term is unheard of here. We have grocery stores, big box stores, and specialty food shops.
Table tennis. We called it ping pong back in the day and some people had ping pong tables in their basements, but I haven't seen or heard of anyone having one in many, many years.
Hair tonic, although honestly, I think that term was already antiquated by the time that the episode where it ruined Greg's hair right before his high school graduation even aired.
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Htos_Drol
11 years ago
Ten speed bikes with the curly handlebars like the ones that Peter tried to work on at Mr. Martinelli's bike shop.
I see dozens upon dozens of people riding 10 speeds (with the curly handlebars) each day. It's a big sport where I live.
They also have a big race in France each year with those kind of bikes.
Table tennis. We called it ping pong back in the day and some people had ping pong tables in their basements, but I haven't seen or heard of anyone having one in many, many years.
I know several families that have table tennis set in their houses. One of my neighbors always has people over for friendly tournaments and cocktails.
Beauty parlors.
Back in the 70's, there were tons of privately owned styling salons. Franchising pretty much killed that. Come to think of it, franchising pretty much killed a lot of things.....
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Catnip86
11 years ago
Back in the 70's, there were tons of privately owned styling salons. Franchising pretty much killed that. Come to think of it, franchising pretty much killed a lot of things.....
I still have a lot of privately owned salons in the area I live in. I can only think of one or two that are franchises.
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jefgg
11 years ago
I reside in New Jersey and the term "supermarket" is still commonly used.
I think people who use the term "table tennis" tend to more serious about it.
I can't remember the last time I heard the term "hair tonic". There are so many hair care products now.
Did the Bradys refer to casual athletic shoes as "sneakers" or "tennis shoes"? We always called them sneakers when I was a kid. I think that is regional. Other parts of the country say tennis shoes. I didn't like that term because I never played tennis. Why would I use a term for footwear named after a sport I never played?
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