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olden times

On-Yomi: キュウ — Kun-Yomi: ふる.い、もと

Elements:

olden times, stick, sun, day

Heisig story:

A walking stick is needed for days of olden times, since days, too, get old - at least insofar as we refer to them as the "good old days." The main thing here is to think of "good old days" when you hear the key word olden times. The rest will take care of itself.

Koohii stories:

1) [gangsterdesunee] 17-8-2007(225): Age 18 = olden times.

2) [Christine_Tham] 21-7-2007(86): The old man with a walking stick kept talking of olden times all day long.

3) [ctalbottclark] 20-2-2008(51): In olden times, gentlemen used walking sticks every day.

4) [Danieru] 29-10-2007(26): In the olden times the sun used a walking stick, cursing and swinging at planets as they whizzed by.

5) [danroddy] 27-10-2007(14): The number 18 on an olden times calculator.

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