When Phones Had Cords
These sat on top of TVs to get reception from the stations.
antennas
They were also called rabbit ears, and reception could be spotty during storms.
A graham cracker or plain piecrust with a filling of cream cheese and sour cream are the basic ingredients for this dessert.
cheesecake
You won’t find many graham cracker crusts in New York City. The cheesecake there is much heavier than in other parts of the country.
Of seeing lightning and hearing thunder, we do this first.
seeing lightning
Light travels faster than sound, so you see lightning before you hear thunder.
Featuring upbeat music with relatable lyrics, this ’60s musical group is synonymous with surfing, sun, and summer fun.
Beach Boys
Their first album, Surfin’ Safari, cemented their association with surfing culture.
One of this artist’s unforgettable hits, featured in Blue Hawaii, begins, “Wise men say only fools rush in.”
Elvis Presley
The tune is “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
To make a copy of a handwritten or typed document, you slipped this between the sheets of paper.
carbon paper
It was black and flimsy, and it transferred more carbon to your hands than it did to the copy.
This Italian dessert features a hard shell filled with ricotta cheese and flavorings.
cannoli
Fillings can range from chocolate chips to orange flavoring and anything in between.
The deepest point of Earth’s surface is located in this ocean.
Pacific Ocean
Known as Challenger Deep, it is nearly seven miles deep and is located in the Mariana Trench near the Mariana Islands.
To do this is to flip through TV channels with a remote.
channel surf
Before the remote control, there were typically three or four channels. Viewers had to get up, go to the TV, and manually change channels, which inhibited the urge to surf.
This 1964 tune, titled “Fly Me to [this place],” was released by Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.
the moon
In 1954, Felicia Sanders performed it in cabarets under the title “In Other Words.”
Cameras didn’t have built-in flash capability; instead, you had to buy these if you needed more than room light.
flash bulbs
They were single-use items. At that time, photography was not a thrifty hobby. Film and flash bulbs were consumables, and the most expensive part of the equation was developing the film. Today, it’s all provided with smartphones.
This classic layered Southern dessert is made with bananas, vanilla pudding, whipped cream, and vanilla wafers.
banana pudding
Some restaurants mix it all together except for the whipped cream, but you want to layer it if you’re serving it for company.
When wearing a man’s shirt, the buttons are on this side.
right
Women’s shirts have buttons on the left side. There is no definitive reason for this. However, it might date back to the Victorian era, when wealthy women had dressers. Since most people are right-handed, it is believed that dressers had an easier time if the buttons were on the left. Men dressed themselves more than women did, so their buttons were on the right.
The first account of surfing took place in these islands.
Hawaii
It was reported in 1778 by Captain James Cook.
Roy Orbison’s breakthrough came in 1960 with his hit about “only” these people.
“Only the Lonely”
“Only the Lonely” was Orbison’s first No. 1 hit.
Before the 1980s, these one-way radio devices were primarily used by doctors.
pagers
Monthly rental in the 1950s was around $120.
This is the Italian version of a snow cone.
Italian ice
Italian ice carts replace roasted chestnut carts on the streets of major cities and at outdoor events in the summer. The creation process is similar to making sorbet.
This is the shape of a stop sign.
octagon
Globally, many stop signs are red with white lettering on an octagon sign. However, there are exceptions: In Hawaii, there is a stop sign near Diamond Head that has a blue background and white lettering.
This term describes a wave going over a surfer.
barreling
The surfer rides a wave until the wave forms a barrel over and around them. The surfer cannot move the board left or right, only forward. This is an advanced maneuver.
Dean Martin originally performed the 1954 tune that begins, “When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me...”
“Sway”
The song has been featured in countless films since its release, including 2007’s No Reservations, and popular band Pink Martini performs it at most of their concerts.
These wall- or desk-mounted devices could be found in schools and places of business and featured a detachable compartment and a hand crank.
pencil sharpener
They’ve been replaced by electric or handheld small sharpeners.
This French egg custard is served with a burnt toffee crust.
crème brûlée
Its name means “burnt cream.” In Spain, the same dessert is called crema Catalana.
The Statue of Liberty holds this in her left hand.
a tablet
The tablet is inscribed July 4, 1776, the date America declared its independence.
The university in this Portuguese city offers a postgraduate program in high-performance surf coaching.
Lisbon
The University of Lisbon’s program blends surf science, advanced coaching techniques, and surfing medicine to prepare sports professionals to develop elite athletes.
This 1967 hit by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles begins, “Now if there’s a smile on my face, it’s only there tryin’ to fool the public.”
“Tears of a Clown”
Another Robinson hit with the Miracles is “Ooo Baby Baby.”