The Old Days

Every once in a while, my wife daydreams about what it would be like if we lived during a different time in history. However, her “creative” interpretation of which historical events actually happened when often prompts her to fact-check with me before launching into said daydream. For example:

Wife: When was World War I?

Me: The 1910s.

Wife: Okay, then I think I could live in the 1920s.

Me: You sure you could handle Prohibition?

Wife: Oh, that was then? Never mind. That’d be stupid.

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And so this weekend, while savoring a slice of cheese from a Costco platter, she mused…

Wife: I think I could live in the Old Days. They at least had cheese, right?

Me: I guess that depends which “old days” you’re talking about. Like, what time period?

Wife: I don’t know…like, Game of Thrones days.

Me: You mean the fictional show set in a fictional world and time that we’re watching?

Wife (laughing): Yeah, that time. When dragons and zombies walked the earth. They had cheese then, right?

Me: I would think so.

Game of Thrones Khaleesi with Dragons
My best guess is the 1950s, before the U.S. put dragons on the endangered species list.

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As it turns out, there “was” cheese in “Game of Thrones days,” and if my wife ever has the opportunity to travel back in time and into a fictional universe, she can rest assured that she’ll have plenty of other cheese enthusiasts to hang out with:

Maybe someday I’ll take her there on a second honeymoon.

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8 responses to “The Old Days”

  1. I’d want to make sure there were no dragon zombies around though. That sounds kind of scary.

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    1. Yeah, I doubt the cheese is THAT good. I’m okay with opting for Maui instead.

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    Deborah the Closet Monster

    My day is eleventy billion percent brighter thanks to this post. Thanks for that. :)

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    1. Haha! Well, my day is eleventy billion percent brighter thanks to this comment. So thanks for THAT. :)

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  3. Interesting and different blog!!! I’m a new follower from Italy!!! See you soon…Simona

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    1. Thanks for reading! Great to meet you.

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  5. This made me smile, sounds like a conversation my husband and I have had.

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