CKC1586
Well-known member
Subject: Getting Old in 2005?
30 Years Difference:
1975: Long hair
2005: Longing for hair
1975: KEG
2005: EKG
1975: Acid rock
2005: Acid reflux
1975: Moving to California because it's cool
2005: Moving to California because it's warm
1975: Trying to look like Liz Taylor
2005: Trying NOT to look like Liz Taylor
1975: Seeds and stems
2005: Roughage
1975: Hoping for a BMW
2005: Hoping for a BM
1975: The Grateful Dead
2005: Dr. Kevorkian
1975: Going to a new, hip joint
2005: Receiving a new hip joint
1975: Rolling Stones
2005: Kidney Stones
1975: Passing the drivers' test
2005: Passing the vision test
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly
change things:
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were
born in 1985. They are too young to remember the space shuttle
blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable or Dish TV.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show (Who's Johnny Carson?).
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave (What's a popcorn
popper?).
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a
Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane".
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter (What do we mean the
fact that the Dan Rather documents were made in Word proves they're
fakes?).
If you need to tell them a story, you may need to start with a
disclaimer, "Now this was back before the Internet or cell phones,
so...."
Do you feel old yet? (Sorry) Pass this on to the other "old fogies" on
your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who have
trouble reading. There's probably more, but don't expect most of us
to remember most of it.
30 Years Difference:
1975: Long hair
2005: Longing for hair
1975: KEG
2005: EKG
1975: Acid rock
2005: Acid reflux
1975: Moving to California because it's cool
2005: Moving to California because it's warm
1975: Trying to look like Liz Taylor
2005: Trying NOT to look like Liz Taylor
1975: Seeds and stems
2005: Roughage
1975: Hoping for a BMW
2005: Hoping for a BM
1975: The Grateful Dead
2005: Dr. Kevorkian
1975: Going to a new, hip joint
2005: Receiving a new hip joint
1975: Rolling Stones
2005: Kidney Stones
1975: Passing the drivers' test
2005: Passing the vision test
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly
change things:
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were
born in 1985. They are too young to remember the space shuttle
blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable or Dish TV.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show (Who's Johnny Carson?).
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave (What's a popcorn
popper?).
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a
Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane".
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter (What do we mean the
fact that the Dan Rather documents were made in Word proves they're
fakes?).
If you need to tell them a story, you may need to start with a
disclaimer, "Now this was back before the Internet or cell phones,
so...."
Do you feel old yet? (Sorry) Pass this on to the other "old fogies" on
your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who have
trouble reading. There's probably more, but don't expect most of us
to remember most of it.
