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6. Under your desk..

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 09:34 PM

21 hrs ago

to identify your remains quickly!

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I am 75, I hid under a desk at school during the Cuban Missile Crisis [View all] TNNurse 22 hrs ago OP

With nary a check or a balance BOSSHOG 22 hrs ago #1

In October 1962 canetoad 22 hrs ago #2

I lived about 20 miles from major power stations Retrograde 20 hrs ago #17

In 1961 JPK 21 hrs ago #3

Yup, duck and cover drills in grade school mitch96 21 hrs ago #4

Under your desk.. homegirl 21 hrs ago #6

and if close enough you just might be dust in the wind..I remember seeing pic's from Hiroshima Japan mitch96 20 hrs ago #16

Nah! Bend over and kiss your ass goodbye! Wonder Why 1 hr ago #44

My brother was issued dog tags Conjuay 1 hr ago #48

Same here. MuseRider 21 hrs ago #5

Scary times for this 12 year old. multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #7

This message was self-deleted by its author multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #8

I can't think of a more dangerous time for this country La Coliniere 21 hrs ago #9

Evacuated Godot51 21 hrs ago #10

In Ft Worth they called them tornado drills. rickyhall 21 hrs ago #11

Well, the "duck and cover" routine was the same protocol as for a tornado... Jack Valentino 20 hrs ago #23

earthquake dril. duck, coverr and hold AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #34

The current clown car Just Jerome 20 hrs ago #12

I remember the drills well. hamsterjill 20 hrs ago #13

I think there are people here Hornedfrog2000 2 hrs ago #43

I was in the first grade.Boston area. Somewhat confused about what was going on. maveric 20 hrs ago #14

I was in kindergarten Omaha Steve 20 hrs ago #15

Being a military kid, in a military town, with many other military kids niyad 20 hrs ago #18

I did too. You are correct. spanone 20 hrs ago #19

I started school, 1st grade, in... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #20

I save New Yorkers KT2000 20 hrs ago #21

I still remember the 'fad' of folks in fear trying to build Jarqui 20 hrs ago #22

People following after a malignant narcissist. NEOBuckeye 19 hrs ago #24

I'm going on 75. boonecreek 19 hrs ago #25

That's probably why they gave us all ID bracelets. Grumpy Old Guy 18 hrs ago #26

I was in high school in Indiana radical noodle 8 hrs ago #27

I live next to a top five target purple_haze 8 hrs ago #28

I'm 75 as well TexLaProgressive 7 hrs ago #29

I'm of the MAD generation. Hugin 7 hrs ago #30

I was an adult during the Cuban Missile Crisis. marybourg 7 hrs ago #31

As a person who understands nuclear technology very well... NNadir 7 hrs ago #32

Said Something Similar Yesterday ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #47

Most of the world's research reactors utilize highly enriched uranium, in order to maintain a high neutron flux. NNadir 32 min ago #50

Agree. The Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis... ananda 7 hrs ago #33

I remember my dad saying that if we needed a bunker (as was advised on TV PSAs) EmmaLee E 6 hrs ago #35

I remember that well myself.. Peacetrain 6 hrs ago #36

I remember it. The Three Stooges were supposed to be on TV but this took its place. Still pissed. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #37

I lived in SE D. C. at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. The thing that scared me the most was that on school days generalbetrayus 5 hrs ago #38

This message was self-deleted by its author NEOH 5 hrs ago #39

Gen-Xer here... NEOH 5 hrs ago #40

I'm 81 and was locked in our barracks so we didn't go AWOL while JFK and Kruschev came to their senses Ping Tung 5 hrs ago #41

We were in the halls mgardener 4 hrs ago #42

Message auto-removed Name removed 1 hr ago #45

Same here. THIS evil bastard IS the worst creature that was ever given the right to breath. bluestarone 1 hr ago #46

And we had stocked fallout shelters in most communities. We have nothing like that anymore..... Evolve Dammit 44 min ago #49

I may remember seeing you under there! HAB911 13 min ago #51