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What Myths were we told when we were Children......
tampatalon:
--- Quote from: jstephens9 on December 23, 2007, 05:20:56 pm ---You did know that Kresges is what became K Mart? Although it was quite a different store than the five and dime store it was the same company. For several years both existed, but the K Marts were pulling in more money so sadly Kresge went the way that Woolworth would later go. The same happened with Kress.
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Speaking of lunch, did anyone mention this one? If you were at the beach and ate you had to wait 30 minutes before going in the water or you would automatically drown.
TampaTalon^">
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: tampatalon on December 23, 2007, 07:32:15 pm ---Speaking of lunch, did anyone mention this one? If you were at the beach and ate you had to wait 30 minutes before going in the water or you would automatically drown.
TampaTalon^">
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Yes! My parents told me that one! Something about getting stomach cramps and then we'd drown.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: tampatalon on December 23, 2007, 07:32:15 pm ---Speaking of lunch, did anyone mention this one? If you were at the beach and ate you had to wait 30 minutes before going in the water or you would automatically drown.
TampaTalon^">
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Beach or swimming pool, it didn't matter. You had to wait 30 minutes after eating....sometimes 60 ...before going back in the water. God, I hated that rule.
L
delalluvia:
Religion.
It was told to me as fact, but I've found out it's more about faith than fact.
tampatalon:
--- Quote from: jstephens9 on December 23, 2007, 03:38:00 pm ---Did you have Kress? Their gum under the counter was the best. It had a spicier flavor than that at Woolworths. And they had two lunch counters. One was upstairs and the other downstairs. Later on I found out why there were two lunch counters. Does anyone have any idea why there were two? We never had a Kresge that I know of. We went straight to K Mart. And no I didn't actually eat the gum under the counter at any of the places ;D
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What Luck! There an old boarded up Kress. designated as a protected historic landmark, downtown Tampa. I bet the luncheon counter and the gum is still there and even the gum is historic by now!
TampaTalon^">
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