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17. Fred was also my Halloween costume for about three years. My mom would have maybe even have made any costume I

Fri Jan 26, 2024, 03:56 PM

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wanted, she was a talented seamstress. Nope. I just wanted to be Fred! LOL

I was in high school in the 70s. I have dance pics wearing sweet leisure suites made by my mom. One is like electric blue with white trim. LOL

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When you were a kid did you have a metal lunch box,, with a small thermos, and a scene from a cartoon or tv series, Who [View all] debm55 Jan 2024 OP

Abdolutely Squaredeal Jan 2024 #1

I remember those things too. Never got a new thermos after it broke, I bought those little boxes of milk for 5 cents, debm55 Jan 2024 #4

Who did you have on the box? debm55 Jan 2024 #7

I remember having a Flintstones lunch box. n/t brewens Jan 2024 #2

that was cool. debm55 Jan 2024 #6

Fred was also my Halloween costume for about three years. My mom would have maybe even have made any costume I brewens Jan 2024 #17

Sounds like your mom helped you in stepping out in style. How great! debm55 Jan 2024 #27

Me too! Freddie Jan 2024 #42

Great, Freddie. Flinstones must have been popular that year. debm55 Jan 2024 #44

Yes! Dale in Laurel MD Jan 2024 #3

Thank you. debm55 Jan 2024 #5

Nope. I had crappy wrinkled paper sacks Brother Buzz Jan 2024 #8

Brother Buzz you need a hug debm55 Jan 2024 #12

Me, too CMYK Jan 2024 #155

Zorro! Dave in VA Jan 2024 #9

Wow. tthat is a neat box, Thank you for finding. debm55 Jan 2024 #13

No lunchbox ... surrealAmerican Jan 2024 #10

Later in JH and SH I had a had with a butterfly thermos. debm55 Jan 2024 #14

Yes I did what was on it don't remember... MiHale Jan 2024 #11

So sorry MiHale. You and your sister need a hug debm55 Jan 2024 #15

We're fine one of my best friends MiHale Jan 2024 #16

That's good. debm55 Jan 2024 #18

Ouch! I still have mom's brass ashtray I whacked my brother with. nt woodsprite Jan 2024 #135

Never had a lunch box till my forties Alpeduez21 Jan 2024 #19

Thank you for the backstory on your thermos. LOL When I taught each teacher brought in a salad item and we made debm55 Jan 2024 #23

Tom Corbett and the Space Cadets dobleremolque Jan 2024 #20

Thank you, dobleremolque. debm55 Jan 2024 #24

Ha hah ha. I have all of them, the metal lunchboxes (plus some odd plastic ones), plus most of the thermos. SWBTATTReg Jan 2024 #21

My friend has a ton of metal lunch boxes. His garage is full of stuff. Enjoy yourself--it's something you enjoy. debm55 Jan 2024 #25

Nope. Aristus Jan 2024 #22

Sorry Aristus, you need a hug. debm55 Jan 2024 #26

batman. 1960s batman AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #28

Thank you AllaN01Bear . Did it have the words like BAM, SPLAT, etc on it? debm55 Jan 2024 #46

I had this exact Snoopy lunchbox JoseBalow Jan 2024 #29

How neat I know about the thermos in the lid. NO more flattened sandwiches. debm55 Jan 2024 #32

I had several gay texan Jan 2024 #30

Wow, my friend right now has a dukes of Hazzard lunch box. I see what you can sell it for. debm55 Jan 2024 #35

Thermos Yellow Submarine around 1969 Eugene Jan 2024 #31

That's neat and it would have been fun carrying it around. debm55 Jan 2024 #37

Roy Rogers.. yorkster Jan 2024 #33

Sorry yorkster. You need a hug------------- debm55 Jan 2024 #38

Lunchboxes weren't a thing in my elementary school EYESORE 9001 Jan 2024 #34

It was split three ways. buyers, brown baggers and lunch boxers. debm55 Jan 2024 #40

A paper bag. Sneederbunk Jan 2024 #36

My sister and I brown bagged it..always bringing home the bag for the next day. Deuxcents Jan 2024 #39

I JH and SH I bagged it , Since I packed my own lunch, I would just put a sandwich in a sandwich bag and carry in my debm55 Jan 2024 #47

Year after year I wanted, and FINALLY got. . . EverHopeful Jan 2024 #41

You were royalty--a matching plaid lunchbox and book bag. debm55 Jan 2024 #48

The Lone Ranger! Permanut Jan 2024 #43

Permanut, that was great, and the matching Lone Ranger cap guns. debm55 Jan 2024 #50

I just had a plain black lunchbox WestMichRad Jan 2024 #45

That's cool, All my stuff rusted. debm55 Jan 2024 #51

I had Davey Crockett on the one I had in first grade. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #49

thank you singingfeeling . First grade is hard and having something from home makes it easier for the transition, First debm55 Jan 2024 #55

I had a Batman one! kimbutgar Jan 2024 #52

Thank you, kimbutgar. Was it the campy 60s version? debm55 Jan 2024 #56

Yes kimbutgar Jan 2024 #71

You were lucky to have a dad to pick up the slack , My mother was like yours but my dad didn.t pick up the slack debm55 Jan 2024 #78

I had a Beatles lunch box! Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #53

Was it rusted? I know that I don;t have to tell you but it could be worth a pretty penny today. debm55 Jan 2024 #57

I'm not entirely sure but I think it was plastic. Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #58

You got to keep the 45s. You are lucky you still have them. I guess at the time we did''t know that they would be debm55 Jan 2024 #84

I vaguely remember having a lunch box and matching thermos Ocelot II Jan 2024 #54

I started school in 1960, Tell you a story. One day I had my crayons in a brown paper bag. I put them on the table after debm55 Jan 2024 #60

Some kids would have just eaten the crayons. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #62

Most were. I had a young one that played the folk guitar in class. played kickball with us.Etc. I always felt she was debm55 Jan 2024 #85

Yes, But Don't Recall What ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #59

Thank you ProfessorGAC I know I had others as my godmother would buy them for me. But the first one was a delight. debm55 Jan 2024 #63

We had to leave the thermos at home. LeftInTX Jan 2024 #144

Sorry LeftinTX you need a hug debm55 Jan 2024 #159

Ah Thx LeftInTX Jan 2024 #165

I think this is it: GreenWave Jan 2024 #61

That;s neat, I always wondered how they kept in such good condition. PS what is the dog's name? debm55 Jan 2024 #64

That image was from the Internet. Mine got scratched up. GreenWave Jan 2024 #65

Did you have that in your memory or did Alexa help you out? debm55 Jan 2024 #87

I am embarrassedI missed the dog. GreenWave Jan 2024 #140

That's okay, debm55 Jan 2024 #141

Bullet was the dog. Dale's horse was Buttermilk. nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #70

All I remember is his wife Dale Evans, Thank you for the information. debm55 Jan 2024 #88

A school bus with Disney characters Mousetoescamper Jan 2024 #66

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. I love your post. I remember chocolate milk day. and it was the same price.!!!!!!! Your debm55 Jan 2024 #94

I want to say Marilyn Monroe -- first Playboy centerfold -- but I can't RVN VET71 Jan 2024 #67

Catholic school kid here too. This is a little off topic, but do remember when the boys were not allowed to read Nationa debm55 Jan 2024 #95

No, I think my school did not have Nat Geo in library RVN VET71 Jan 2024 #121

hahahahahaaha;That is so funny, Love it debm55 Jan 2024 #127

Dick Tracy BluesRunTheGame Jan 2024 #68

Great! Question for you--why is Dick Tracy picking his nose? That isn't your lunchbox. How do people keep them in such debm55 Jan 2024 #96

My old lunch box is long gone. BluesRunTheGame Jan 2024 #102

I'm sorry. I was just joking with you. I still wait for the Jetson's flying car. debm55 Jan 2024 #105

I had one that was a barn Bristlecone Jan 2024 #69

Oh , I love it, Really do. You can see where the thermos went. Thank you debm55 Jan 2024 #97

That's the one I had nuxvomica Jan 2024 #119

That is really neat Thank you debm55 Jan 2024 #128

Wow! I had totally forgotten that one. EverHopeful Jan 2024 #120

I remember that one. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2024 #122

OldBaldy1701E what a great post, Why would someone be mean to do that.? I am sorry that you;lost it but happy it was debm55 Jan 2024 #179

I had one of those square ones. I can't quite remember how it was decorated but yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #72

Thank you yellowdogintexas.I started school in 1960 so mine was a Disney film feature, There were alot of them. debm55 Jan 2024 #99

No cartoon or TV character Beausoleil Jan 2024 #73

Oh wow, that is actually beautiful. I would have been afraid someone would have stolen it. TY debm55 Jan 2024 #103

I was at a pretty tame suburban Catholic school Beausoleil Jan 2024 #157

Thank you Beausoleil debm55 Jan 2024 #160

I had Peanuts ....I was able to buy a replica from Hallmark one year and it comes with the thermos too ... GuppyGal Jan 2024 #74

Oh, I missed that. It had to be recently as no one was allowed to use the image because of copyright laws. Disney used debm55 Jan 2024 #106

I bought this a long time ago...at least 15 years maybe ...but they are on ebay...here is a link GuppyGal Jan 2024 #142

Thank youGuppy Gal debm55 Jan 2024 #143

In hindsight I can see our blue collar income Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #75

What a nice story Mr. Bill. I like the fins on the thermos. And the dreams as dreams go, would have you walking on Mars debm55 Jan 2024 #107

Fortunately claudette Jan 2024 #76

I think that was the same in almost all the SH school. I don't know or can remember anyone with a lunch box. But looking debm55 Jan 2024 #81

Yep! claudette Jan 2024 #145

Metal Roy Rogers box GP6971 Jan 2024 #77

GP6971, Roy Rogers seems to be popular among the guys.TY debm55 Jan 2024 #79

I did, but I have no recollection of what it looked like. 3catwoman3 Jan 2024 #80

I am so sorry for you 3catwoman3. Did you tell her you would like a different kind for variety ? My mom used to make debm55 Jan 2024 #83

Dissenting opinions were not encouraged in our family, on almost... 3catwoman3 Jan 2024 #90

Same here. I had milk toast too. it was a soggy connection. Also hated the soft boiled eggs.too. But would get a punch debm55 Jan 2024 #93

Starsky and Hutch and Space 1999 Duncanpup Jan 2024 #82

Oh my, Starsky and Hutch. and Space 1999, Did it have the matching thermos?? debm55 Jan 2024 #91

Can't remember Duncanpup Jan 2024 #118

Did you buy your milk? If so thermos broke along the way. The kids in my room dogpiled theirs on top of mine. debm55 Jan 2024 #136

Awww Duncanpup Jan 2024 #139

somehow i got a fucking red plaid one. but then i thought most teevee stupid. except bug bunny. pansypoo53219 Jan 2024 #86

Thank you, pansypoo53219 debm55 Jan 2024 #89

I had that one too. I didn't like it. LeftInTX Jan 2024 #146

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ick poo ack ack. pansypoo53219 Jan 2024 #175

That's a classy look with the plaid. debm55 Jan 2024 #180

Batman! LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #92

Hey, I like the Postman one. and the little stick figure person on the side., I would keep if you still have , It is debm55 Jan 2024 #101

I bet zippy was free from the post office! LeftInTX Jan 2024 #112

LOL! LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #114

I would have really have likrd to have had one, Great to keep crayons, crayons in, etc, debm55 Jan 2024 #130

No thermos, milk and coffee were free - Dark Shadows Runningdawg Jan 2024 #98

We were told coffee would stunt our growth. Brown bagger/sandwich baggie for me. TY debm55 Jan 2024 #100

There were a lot of Native kids in my school, most of us were drinking coffee in grade school. I'm 5'10 Runningdawg Jan 2024 #158

Yes, they were wrong. debm55 Jan 2024 #161

Man from U.N.C.L.E. lapfog_1 Jan 2024 #104

I agree with, Loved that show, . Miss you Ducky. They had the Girl from Uncle.No way as good debm55 Jan 2024 #109

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #108

I had an ugly metal plaid lunchbox LeftInTX Jan 2024 #110

Me too! Archae Jan 2024 #168

I think it's classy, debm55 Jan 2024 #181

I did have one, debm55... 😄 dlilafae Jan 2024 #111

Thank you dilafae, Yes that :oh shit noise, debm55 Jan 2024 #132

Red plaid! KT2000 Jan 2024 #113

KT2000--Yes, very classy. Thank you. debm55 Jan 2024 #126

The Smurfs happybird Jan 2024 #115

Happybird- the Smurfs sound wild and with the yellow thermos. Thank you, debm55 Jan 2024 #125

Had the lunch box and the thermos but no scenes from cartoons or tv. I think I am too old. Bev54 Jan 2024 #116

Thank you Bev54. debm55 Jan 2024 #124

By 1967, the lunchpail was vinyl with snap closing like this one Demovictory9 Jan 2024 #117

Thank you, Demovictory9, it does make sense as the vinyl ones were rusting, and falling apart. Vinyl was easy to clean debm55 Jan 2024 #123

Yes. Howdy Doody on the front of mine. Glorfindel Jan 2024 #129

I missed that time period But it sounds cool. debm55 Jan 2024 #131

Mine were Julia, Emergency, The Partridge Family woodsprite Jan 2024 #133

That's neat, liked that 5 character boxes. You were lucky. debm55 Jan 2024 #134

1. Mary Poppins 2. The Flying Nun mentalsolstice Jan 2024 #137

Oh I wished I had a Mary Poppins lunch box debm55 Jan 2024 #138

In first grade, yeah. malthaussen Jan 2024 #147

Maybe that;s all they had at the store debm55 Jan 2024 #151

I had a plain black metal lunchbox with a thermos that I chose. Different Drummer Jan 2024 #148

Were you going for the sophisticated look? debm55 Jan 2024 #149

I thought of myself as a miniature adult. Different Drummer Jan 2024 #150

Oh I understand debm55 Jan 2024 #152

Snow White. SarahD Jan 2024 #153

That is funny, debm55 Jan 2024 #162

I brown bagged it but spent some time in the dumpster applegrove Jan 2024 #154

Yuk, Did you boil it to sanitize it? debm55 Jan 2024 #163

I must have done something like that. It was still in the plastic bag (probably applegrove Jan 2024 #166

Thank you, applegrove debm55 Jan 2024 #167

I wore mine when I ate. One of my friends has two false front teeth. They are attached to a retainer LeftInTX Jan 2024 #170

I was eight. It was a good lesson. Thank god I didn't need braces. applegrove Jan 2024 #171

Hopalong Cassidy kentuck Jan 2024 #156

So sorry, You need a hug debm55 Jan 2024 #164

I have one now, a friend gave it to me, it's a small "Zootopia" lunchbox, it has a a puzzle inside. Archae Jan 2024 #169

That's neat. I remember Zootopia. Thank you debm55 Jan 2024 #173

Mine was plaid and not very cool. dameatball Jan 2024 #172

Sorry, you need a hug debm55 Jan 2024 #174

I always had school lunch tickets. GoodRaisin Jan 2024 #176

Thank you Good Raisin. debm55 Jan 2024 #183

I never took a lunch to school. Chainfire Jan 2024 #177

Wow, you had actual cooks. I bet your lunches were good, Ty, debm55 Jan 2024 #178

At the time, we didn't think so, but looking back, yes, they were good meals, served fresh. Chainfire Jan 2024 #182

That's very true. I worked as a teacher for 43 years and noticed the changed to a more processed food that mom debm55 Jan 2024 #184

The Man from UNCLE. Thermos broke the first day! Onthefly Jan 2024 #185

So sorry. Onthefly. That happened to me too, though not on the first day. Did you still use your lunch box? and just buy debm55 Jan 2024 #186

Yes. Bought milk at 3 cents,1/2 pint carton. Onthefly Jan 2024 #187

Yep, when mine broke I just bought mild in the little containers. but sometimes I would pack soup. I couldn't do that debm55 Jan 2024 #188

Cool metal lunchbox dai13sy Jan 2024 #189

I Loved them TY dai13sy debm55 Jan 2024 #190

Plastic lunch box and thermos with the TMNT 2 film on the front sakabatou Feb 2024 #191

That's cool, I like it, TY sakabatou. debm55 Feb 2024 #192