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LevelSpecial1590 t1_je353uu wrote

Before being cast on Roseanne?

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Existance_Unknown t1_je366qo wrote

Dammit Darlene

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GrumpyCatStevens t1_je3916h wrote

Funny you guys say this. I dated a girl for a while who looked like Sara Gilbert - but that was in the '90s, so it wasn't OP's mom.

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Fuckoffassholes t1_je4x6k8 wrote

I reckon OP's mom looked very similar in the 90s to the way she did in the 80s.

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GrumpyCatStevens t1_je4yh7h wrote

You're probably right, but in this picture she looks fairly close to the same age the girl I dated in the '90s was at that time (she was 19 when we began dating). Also my former girlfriend had straight hair.

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Mega-Steve t1_je7tr5f wrote

One of my friends in high school (also early 90's) looked just like Sara Gilbert with light brown hair. We gave him no end of shit about it

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Rev0000 t1_je47fis wrote

First thing I thought. I miss the show

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Parkotron1 t1_je4d2z8 wrote

The show came back, and is called 'The Conners' now that Roseanne managed to get herself fired after doubling down on some racist statements a couple of years ago.

Most of the original cast is back, and it's... ok.

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Nomadzord t1_je4g86l wrote

It actually feels like the same show BUT it can be pretty heavy handed with political stuff. Even though I agree with it, it can be a lot at times.

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Mr-IT-Guy t1_je4vy52 wrote

Well it isn't like the original wasn't a little heavy handed. One of the reasons I loved it.

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Turakamu t1_je4npco wrote

I don't think her comment was racist in intention, just she handled it poorly. She has been making a little comeback though

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Muvseevum t1_je4omz9 wrote

Apparently doing Fox News-style comedy. So, the predictable topics.

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Turakamu t1_je5j378 wrote

Sorta, she was alright on Kill Tony. I think she is trying to figure out her gears again.

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cheesefondue t1_je5352t wrote

Racism doesn’t have to be intentional. If you’re high on ambien and say something racist, then you must have been thinking those things sober too

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sonofabitchXmustXpay t1_je3dsi0 wrote

Was she leaving her small town to follow her big city dreams?

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turdferguson3891 t1_je3hsp1 wrote

Looks like the beginning of an after school special

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mrpmanuk01 t1_je4pm4g wrote

After school specials- the memories. My parents outsourced all the ‘parent talks’ to those shows- ‘my mommas going to have a baby’ - that was my birds and bees talk. I was bored during that ‘Ialk’ and nothing they could do could make it interesting.

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Ananvil t1_je4wyr8 wrote

She had to go teach a big city stockbroker the true meaning of Christmas

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digitalkc t1_je4w1bj wrote

Just a small town girl with her whole life packed in a suitcase by her feet

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Rangerleafs t1_je37afs wrote

Had to stop and see if anyone had already said it,,, damn I was late.. lol

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adampsyreal t1_je3me6e wrote

Your mom was Darlene Connor!?

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SleepNowInTheFire666 t1_je3n1fm wrote

Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took the midnight train to anywhere

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Kurthog t1_je42kn1 wrote

Great song, and the city boy is also a Canuck from "South Detroit" (i.e., Canada).

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fuqdisshite t1_je496x4 wrote

as a Michigander, i love you for this.

go find "South Detroit" on a map.

it is generally believed it was written so that it rhymed.

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theonetruegrinch t1_je4ff2r wrote

> it is generally believed it was written so that it rhymed.

with what???

Detroit doesn't rhyme with anything else in that song LOL

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MonsieurReynard t1_je4suu2 wrote

It's technically a "half rhyme" with "boy."

Could have said "Illinois."

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dustin-dawind t1_je56ag8 wrote

I thought he said he just liked the sound of it better than the other options

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fuqdisshite t1_je5b88k wrote

EDITED

i just linked the quote.

South Detroit = City Lights Boy

it isn't a perfect rhyme, but, it is a phoneticly appealing.

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diito t1_je3ok7t wrote

It looks more mid to late 80s to me. That plymouth reliant, or whatever k-car it is could be 81-89. The jacket looks later 80s.

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SunshineAlways t1_je43xfx wrote

Yeah I think I had my big jean jacket mid eighties maybe? Early eighties they were shorter and tighter.

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stq66 t1_je57wkq wrote

I‘m reading K-car and thinking about the small Japanese ones. I double checked and saw a gas guzzling dinosaur.

(I’m same generation as OP‘s mum, so I may say that ;)

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si1965 t1_je39zro wrote

Northern Canada?

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Thrallobr t1_je4hlv3 wrote

Placentia newfoundland, thats in front of the lift bridge. No I'm not the op, I just knew my hometown very well. I'd love for the op to confirm that though

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DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je4m0cu wrote

Must be, someone else commented asking if it was this location. I’m not sure myself

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Darwincroc t1_je51rav wrote

Not OP, but 100% that's right. Boathouse in the back. Liftbridge would be just to the left. She's standing in front of what would be the Chinese restaurant in the late 80s. Jerseyside in the distant background. Super1 Stop just on the other side of the bridge.

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You_meddling_kids t1_je5zd74 wrote

When I saw this picture I thought "someone is going to know exactly where this is".

Sure enough.

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tacticalswine87 t1_je6lv0e wrote

Damn...I came here to say the same thing and find out there's a few of us here.

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MetricJester t1_je3da7r wrote

It looks similar to an Esso in Perry Sound. Not quite Northern Ontario there, but close.

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UnBeNtAxE t1_je3tc9x wrote

To be honest, that looks similar to all 80’s ESSO stations in small town Canada. I was going to guess Newfoundland/Labrador.

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dzhastin t1_je3iga3 wrote

This looks like someone’s last known photograph

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Key_Text_169 t1_je3mzey wrote

Last seen entering an Uber…….

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Darwincroc t1_je52s8w wrote

Lol. Which would become a thing 25 years after this photo was taken,..

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bsend t1_je4gsqy wrote

That was my thought. I thought this was a true crime subreddit for a second. Glad it's not

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JamboShanter t1_je41e4p wrote

Off to have a caustic on-off relationship with Leonard Hoffsteder?

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TheMspice t1_je43oe0 wrote

We think the same, but that’s not really old school. Neither am I I’m just here because there’s some cool posts

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Mink03 t1_je3ai4i wrote

Reminds me of the last scene from freaks and geeks

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OldPaleontologist175 t1_je4b9br wrote

Is this in placentia newfoundland by any chance? Right by the lift bridge?

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DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je4lxkz wrote

Must be, someone else commented asking if it was this location. I’m not sure myself, but my mom grew up in NL so it would make sense

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Thrallobr t1_je4hqeq wrote

It has to be, right next to the Chinese restaurant.

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snowyoda5150 t1_je3ispz wrote

Great photo thanks for sharing! You can see the Hope and dreams in her eyes.

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SerFraust t1_je3to49 wrote

Canadian mum. Esso gas station and Dominion supermarket bag.

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Toxic-Park t1_je4j8ce wrote

Robert Stack: Tonight on Unsolved Mysteries. Have you seen this woman? In 1982 she went on a small overnight trip with her best friend. This was the last known photograph of her and she hasn’t been seen by family and friends since.

🎵doo-doo-du-doo-doodu-DAH

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77schild t1_je64dbs wrote

Her and Dan were the best parts of Rossanne.

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JustARegularDeviant t1_je4ac0t wrote

Why does this picture make me terrified for your mother... it looks like apicture you'd see in the beginning of an unsolved mysteries episode

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ktxed t1_je48c7c wrote

Looks like she was a roadie.

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witchyanne t1_je4dx4e wrote

She took the midnight train goin anyyyywhere…

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DrLobsterPhD t1_je4he7g wrote

Ah another reminder that as a species' we put men on the moon before we put wheels on suitcases.

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[deleted] t1_je4i1pj wrote

Runaway train never goin back, wrong way on a one way track.

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Arthunter420 t1_je5ra6i wrote

Leaving her shifty lil town to move to Los Angeles

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jamesdkirk t1_je3kftz wrote

This was from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

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pn1159 t1_je3w085 wrote

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

I'm standing here outside your door

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Dirtydubya t1_je4j7yx wrote

She looks like she's running away from home with that suitcase

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kouderd t1_je4nfyo wrote

Did you know plastic bags weren't used in the US until 1979. You'll probably very rarely see any photos from the 70's with a plastic grocery bag

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ozymanhattan t1_je519es wrote

She looks like she right out of a mid nineties indy road trip flick.

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nylonslips t1_je52oku wrote

Back when they still make high quality luggage bags.

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necrospyke t1_je5kfvh wrote

my turn......hey Isn't that the girl from poison Ivy opposite drew barrymore?

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uubuer t1_je5spgg wrote

Yoo there is a married couple duo on YT that are some serious goofs, name is.....MEGANandJack....but yo mom looks JUST LIKE HER! Dark curly haired, white sundress and blue Jean jacket wearing and all bruh wtfh

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Alexexy t1_je6icjz wrote

Man she looks like that one youtube vlogger that talks about flowers and gardens.

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tacticalswine87 t1_je6llba wrote

Holy shit...I think I lived in the same town as a kid! Born later in the decade though.

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HHSquad t1_je6mq0z wrote

Adorable.....I was probably 5 or 6 years older than her

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grst75 t1_je7g4i3 wrote

Simone in Texas?

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Roadway89 t1_je7q0jx wrote

https://preview.redd.it/p4r8xlxxctqa1.jpeg?width=3784&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=1da91e8e98cf592b65439d29bf776fd621b68e68

small face and color restoration

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DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je7rk9g wrote

Interesting, is this like an AI generated face of hers or something? How did it become so detailed out of this blurry picture

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[deleted] t1_je7xarn wrote

I had the same shoes.

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g_mac_93 t1_je853pe wrote

Go get ‘em, Sheryl!!!

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cartoonassasin t1_je3gzig wrote

Must be hot female ancestor day again.

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cia_nagger229 t1_je4i4kx wrote

another great day on r/lookatcasualpicsofmyrelative

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brutalproduct t1_je4857x wrote

I think I fuct yer mom a couple times in college.

Jk, but yah, your mom's style, in college.

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