tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659137.post6531329707914765957..comments2024-03-04T04:12:21.067-06:00Comments on 'OZ' - The 'Other' Side of the Rainbow: Old Dogs and Children, and Watermelon WineThe Wizard of 'OZ'http://www.blogger.com/profile/03778497607178629658noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659137.post-83814834269698952822008-08-28T09:39:00.000-06:002008-08-28T09:39:00.000-06:00And when you got listeriosis or mono, or clamidia,...And when you got listeriosis or mono, or clamidia, you learned to live with it. There were lots of "grandmothers" around who looked at you wistfully as you played in their yards, and when you asked them about where Mr. Jones, or Mr. Smith was, they just replied..."He didn't come come from the war". A lot of women discovered that the job that they had for 5 or 6 years and were really good at was suddenly gone in favor of a returning soldier, and the pipe fitter, or electronics expert suddenly had to become a poodle skirted bimbo or die alone. Nobody admitted to being other than straight, and being being black meant you got a good job straightening track for CN, and thats about it. Mind you, there were some advantages...safety glass for cars was finally invented and installed which made for a lot less carnage on the highway...and computers had not been invented yet, so when you phoned somebody, either they let it ring, or hired somebody to answer it. <BR/><BR/>Send THIS on to anybody who thinks things were so hot in the '50s.STAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.com