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by AB-Heather on January 19th, 2008
Oh my gosh, yes. And funny to think that I was so entranced by the smell that I never noticed if anyone else was doing it. I'm sure we all were... and what a funny image of a classroom of kids all sniffing their dittos. :)
by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on January 16th, 2008
takes me back to primary school 45 years ago, the smell of it and of 'perkins paste' :):)
by Someguy on January 16th, 2008
When i taught high school I used it because I could not get access to the copier. (this is in 1995) The kids had never seen a purple memeograph paper. I had to teach them to smell it.
They called them "back in the day" copies.
by Jodie44 on January 16th, 2008
Oh, man! Yes! Does that ever bring back memories. And the best thing was to be the one the teacher picked to hand out a stack of newly ditto-ed papers. Nice and chilly and smelling cool.
by Hybirdick on January 24th, 2008
There will be plastic clear paper in future and we will see out of this world stroll. pull out film and read or watch tv right on scroll even play video game on compact scroll closer to star trek style
by KagomeShuko on January 17th, 2008
The mimeeograph with the purple ink! Yeah! Man, first grade spelling tests were always in purple! By third grade, most things were in black, but some were still purple.
By the time I went to a new school and was in sixth grade, it was definitely a black copy.
I always loved getting papers printed in purple ink!
by redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... on January 16th, 2008
Is that the same as mimeograph (sp?)? The thing they turned with a crank? I used to love it when the teachers handed out worksheets that were just printed....I loved the smell!
by Meg is exhausted on January 16th, 2008
And the ink was all purple-y? That really takes me back.........
by Barcaluv on January 16th, 2008
I was hoping the "high" it gave me would lead to better results on the test.
Rarely... ; )
by BrokeDog on January 16th, 2008
Hey, Idne, how are you? I remember that cool smell vividly! Were those copies the ones where you grabbed the handle and rolled the cylinder while it spit out copies? I don't remember if that was them or not. I just remember ruining about 3 shirts (with the ink) and my parents saying "DO NOT help the teacher anymore"! LoL!
by scubaduba on January 16th, 2008
Oh yes, those were the BEST.
by Galeanda on January 16th, 2008
I haven't thought of those in years! Wow! Thanks for the memories. LOL!!!
by salias on February 23rd, 2009
Yes I remember dittos. The type was purple and the more the teacher printed it the fuzzier the type/image. And yes the smell of fresh dittos! How do we explain this to our adult children. Or are we lucky we could have children after smelling them?
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on November 4th, 2008
Yes, and I remember my mother coming home from school with purple fingers from running off copies.
by KRH on March 5th, 2008
I think I know what you talking about ,but I remember eating that glue.I also remember eating alot of that wax candy that a man that we named Bernie the Cavity Man used to drive around like an icecream man and sell the stuff.
by macdjug-Paxvobiscum on March 5th, 2008
It was a special occasion to get the papers just to smell them. You bring back memories of long ago and I think I can almost smell that odor again.LOL.:)
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on March 5th, 2008
The best thing about taking tests:-)
by AnaContessa on January 21st, 2008
Ahhhhh yes, that smell. I sure do remember that. I remember half the class would smell their papers.
by Zack on January 16th, 2008
I loved the smell of ditto paper in the morning.:-)
by royal77 says hello friend on March 5th, 2008
Yes, I remember them. The paper did smell nice.
by Anonymous on November 4th, 2008
Yes and Yes! I'm not sure when they stopped using these machines. I was in 1st grade in 1978 and I thought I remember having these delicious copies right on through elementary school. Awesome post.
by pasadenagirl on July 9th, 2010
Absolutely! I remember it was best when they were still a little wet. The teacher would pass out the dittos and everyone would press the page to their noses. It has lead to a lifetime of my sniffing freshly printed materials of any kind... especially money. Glad to know other people share this great childhood memory with me!
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There is a scene in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" where the teacher hands out the test and the whole class smells them. LOL
by unknown on January 19th, 2008
Ooooh yeah! That was awesome!
by AB-Heather on January 20th, 2008
:)
by unknown on January 20th, 2008
Now they would all be placed in some kind of rehab program, LOL.
by Jodie44 on January 20th, 2008
Of that I am certain. :)
by unknown on January 20th, 2008