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WinstonSmith4740

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66. Almost all!

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Sat Nov 9, 2013, 01:07 PM

Nov 2013

19 1/2. Couldn't remember the name of Red Skeleton's character, but had the sign off line.

Thanks for the memories! Here's one back at ya. How did the Frisbee get it's name?

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Okay Boomers. How many of these questions can you answer correctly? [View all] Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 OP

I didn't know number 16 Oilwellian Nov 2013 #1

all of them. :D In living color and where necessary, the usual black and white. roguevalley Nov 2013 #49

LOL, isn't that the truth! Oilwellian Nov 2013 #84

I know. I remember a blur of green to red that you put over it. LOL! What a laugh now. :D roguevalley Nov 2013 #99

I heard a better answer for LS/MFT... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #63

I don't know what you mean but... El Supremo Nov 2013 #93

Also "Let's Stop, My Finger's Tired". Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #96

Do I need to go ahead and order a casket? I missed one also LiberalArkie Nov 2013 #2

We can order them together. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #5

Costco has cheap caskets for your long dirt nap, LOL! Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #110

This was fun! I missed 1 #16 figures smoking question:-) redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #3

My dad smoked Luckies Tansy_Gold Nov 2013 #4

I knew 12 treestar Nov 2013 #6

I even remembered the name of the puppet dog in the Nestle's commercials! Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #7

Jimmy Nelson, Danny O'Day and Farfel Tansy_Gold Nov 2013 #36

It's official, I'm getting older than dirt...I got them all right! Lars39 Nov 2013 #8

I only missed the first part of #10. Damn, I'm old! And TV was so limited then. We all watched kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #9

15 of 15. My mind ain't gone yet. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #10

Must have since there are 20 questions. nt Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #13

So I can't count. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #17

Hey, I remember that show! classof56 Nov 2013 #68

I missed 1 - ruffburr Nov 2013 #11

14 out of 20 malaise Nov 2013 #12

I missed the first part of #10 (Red Skelton was never my favorite) Glorfindel Nov 2013 #14

That was the one I missed, too frazzled Nov 2013 #37

I guessed Clem Caddiddlehopper Doctor_J Nov 2013 #79

Got them all. Obviously I watched too much TV as a kid. Zen Democrat Nov 2013 #15

I missed 1 1/2! Greybnk48 Nov 2013 #16

Me too, sort of hootinholler Nov 2013 #44

Got them all. I now have a nice collection of earworms as well. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #18

I missed 2: LWolf Nov 2013 #19

I was born the last yr of the Boom PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #20

I got them all .... oldhippie Nov 2013 #21

Gen Xer here, but got 17 of 20 TDale313 Nov 2013 #22

That's impressive, kid! Jim Lane Nov 2013 #54

Me too, I missed 4 of them.. glowing Nov 2013 #70

Another Gen Xer, I knew most of them too. kcr Nov 2013 #72

My 16 year old kid managed 6. I was impressed. DeadLetterOffice Nov 2013 #90

Leading edge of GenX ballabosh Nov 2013 #104

15 of 20 lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #23

I got 18 walkerbait41 Nov 2013 #24

I missed 1, 10, 16, & 20 phylny Nov 2013 #25

Geez, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #26

Perfect score. Is that good or bad? immoderate Nov 2013 #27

Fun, but on no. 11 Brainstormy Nov 2013 #28

I couldn't remember Beetle, brain fart. The rest I remembered. longship Nov 2013 #29

Missed 1, 10, & 16 MiniMe Nov 2013 #30

I didn't know 1, 10, or 16. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #31

Forgot the silver bullet randr Nov 2013 #32

Could have sat all day pipi_k Nov 2013 #33

Every effin one of them! tularetom Nov 2013 #34

I got'em all except I thought it was Clem Kadiddlehopper instead of Freddy the Freeloader. panader0 Nov 2013 #35

That was an easy mistake, and points for remembering his name Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #56

I got them all right this time Major Nikon Nov 2013 #38

Aced it! Lugnut Nov 2013 #39

Got 'em all without really thinking about it. Fuddnik Nov 2013 #40

I was born in 1959 and got 11 right gopiscrap Nov 2013 #41

65 and got em all! See, all that pot didn't hurt my memory! mountain grammy Nov 2013 #42

I didn't cheat! Only got 15. :( valerief Nov 2013 #43

100% OMG I'm old.... KauaiK Nov 2013 #45

I got... CSStrowbridge Nov 2013 #46

I got 15 - TBF Nov 2013 #47

Another oldie but good here ChazII Nov 2013 #48

I missed #16 Lebam in LA Nov 2013 #50

I didn't remember Freddy the freeloader ashling Nov 2013 #51

Three of my four children are Boomers Thirties Child Nov 2013 #52

Too many BeyondGeography Nov 2013 #53

It must be time to go buy my plots TheOther95Percent Nov 2013 #55

Missed #1 & 10 NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #57

Hell I got them all right. zeemike Nov 2013 #58

I missed three. eggplant Nov 2013 #59

I got all of them, and i'm an early Gen-Xer Rhythm Nov 2013 #60

I just missed #1 HockeyMom Nov 2013 #61

Oh, Johnny WAS cute, pengillian101 Nov 2013 #119

Missed one and a half... prairierose Nov 2013 #62

not a baby boomer + i missed 4. pansypoo53219 Nov 2013 #64

16, but I'm a borderline baby buster--I just have siblings that were boomers. n/t Gore1FL Nov 2013 #65

Almost all! WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2013 #66

Got them all correct upaloopa Nov 2013 #67

Okay, I'll try (and I swear I'm not looking up anything): Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #85

Without looking them up: El Supremo Nov 2013 #86

Buttermilk! El Supremo Nov 2013 #94

I thought the Red Skelton character was Crazy Guggenheim. I didn't know the Alka Seltzer boy MadLinguist Nov 2013 #69

Another one was Clem Kadiddlehopper. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Nov 2013 #73

No, Crazy was the dumb drunk on on Jackie Gleason. valerief Nov 2013 #76

That would be Keds, I believe. nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #82

McGillicutty El Supremo Nov 2013 #95

I got them all Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #71

I got 19, but I have been around for a long, long time. n/t RebelOne Nov 2013 #74

I got them all Spirochete Nov 2013 #75

I drew a blank on Speedy, got all the others pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #77

I got 18. BTW LSMFT also could mean Doctor_J Nov 2013 #78

or as I heard onethatcares Nov 2013 #89

Yep, got 'em all, my brain is filled Lifelong Protester Nov 2013 #80

I've found that singing the "Super Chicken" theme under your breath clears Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #83

I like it, bringing the crazy! Lifelong Protester Nov 2013 #97

Knew all but #10 -- never was a big Skelton fan... Fun quiz, AGG! Nt Stardust Nov 2013 #81

got 'em all except the Lucky Strike ad.... mike_c Nov 2013 #87

I missed two..but I remember well when I saw the answers... Sancho Nov 2013 #88

I answered Hitler's Revenge for the VW vanamonde Nov 2013 #91

Yep. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #111

they also were sometimes called... grasswire Nov 2013 #115

I missed 2. B Calm Nov 2013 #92

Got 'em all. And btw, #15 should be "hula hoop" - not "hoola-hoop." highplainsdem Nov 2013 #98

I got them all right, except the 1st part of #10 Contrary1 Nov 2013 #100

I knew way too many of them! babylonsister Nov 2013 #101

Gen X here xmas74 Nov 2013 #102

Couldn't remember 5, or Freddie the Freeloader in 10. Benton D Struckcheon Nov 2013 #103

Great way back machine. Thanks. pinto Nov 2013 #105

I missed 4 liberal N proud Nov 2013 #106

I missed 2 LiberalElite Nov 2013 #107

#13 had multiple correct answers Courtesy Flush Nov 2013 #108

Hahahaha!!!!!!! Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #109

I missed 3 and a half. ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #112

Way too easy. I'm not a boomer (Millennial here) and I got most of 'em. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #113

Okay, #18? NOT Boomers. It was a radio program for our PARENTS. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #114

This made me so nostalgic......... Capt.Rocky300 Nov 2013 #116

I knew way more of these Danascot Nov 2013 #117

1. "Plunk your magic twanger, ________!" NBachers Nov 2013 #118

Got 'em all oswaldactedalone Nov 2013 #120

I am 43. I got 19/20, but I owe it all to my dad... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #121