"I started digging it during the Eisenhower Administration."
"I stopped digging it during Kennedy Administration."
"And now... I'm wondering if it's big enough."
Perfect lines, from the late Mort Sahl.
Amazing how low prices were in 1967. I realize that if you earned $250 a week back then, you were doing OK. But still...
That same house, with that view, in Malibu, would be worth 2.5 million now, and that same Rolls, would run you around $65K+, at an up-scale auto auction.
@skeilak In the 50s and 60s people BOUGHT not leased new cars and could pay them off in 2-3 years. Then came the 70s and inflation.........................
"It's a bomb shelter."
"I started digging it during the Eisenhower Administration."
"I stopped digging it during Kennedy Administration."
"And now... I'm wondering if it's big enough."
Perfect lines, from the late Mort Sahl.
Amazing how low prices were in 1967. I realize that if you earned $250 a week back then, you were doing OK. But still...
That same house, with that view, in Malibu, would be worth 2.5 million now, and that same Rolls, would run you around $65K+, at an up-scale auto auction.
skeilak 1 month ago
@skeilak In the 50s and 60s people BOUGHT not leased new cars and could pay them off in 2-3 years. Then came the 70s and inflation.........................
jvarela965 1 month ago
@jvarela965
Actually, most people BOUGHT their cars, well into the early 1990's. (And as far as I know, still do. Albeit, with 5-6 year loans.)
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Also, it seems that Mort Sahl is still alive. (Sorry about that, Mort.)
skeilak 1 month ago