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- Luna - 04-16-2002
Quote:whats not to like? the sore knees, the two-day hangover, making a grunting noise every time you sit down.
Oh my...you poor thing. Now where is my violin?
- Arpikarhu - 04-16-2002
Quote:Oh my...you poor thing. Now where is my violin?probably tucked under your old saggy boobs.
- Luna - 04-16-2002
:moonie: :moonie: :moonie:
- Arpikarhu - 04-16-2002
i see a couple of wrinkles there too, luna
- Luna - 04-16-2002
Hey, do you sit down when you pee now?
- Arpikarhu - 04-16-2002
Quote:Hey, do you sit down when you pee now?does it count if i am on kens lap at the time?
- Sweet Angel - 04-16-2002
I dunno...I wish I could go back about 5-10 years, but still know what I know now!
- crx girl - 04-16-2002
ikea, thriller came out in 83. and considering in general people's earliest memories begin around the age of 3, i'm gonna say this list is more about things that happened around 85/86. and as far as remembering tv things, well, there's nickatnite for that, so those don't count. i call shenanigans on your shenanigans.
- Arthur Dent - 04-17-2002
Gee, thanks. Like I haven't been feeling older already with my friends getting married.
And I too can remember a time before microwaves became popular and B&W TV's were sold in stores.
I also rember going home for lunch in grammer school and seeing the replays of the shuttle explosion.
I also remember my neighbor being the first person in our neighborhood to get cable TV. And it was by satellite and only had four channels including HBO.
I remember the introduction of Beta Max and then VHS. I remember going to the store to buy our first VCR and my parents didn't know which one to get. We got VHS. Good choice.
I remember watcing Scooby Doo when they were first run episodes.
- Sir O - 04-17-2002
Hmm, let's see if I'm old yet...
1) The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1983.
Born in 77, never went to college. I've been considering going, guess I'll have to tune up on my Linkin Park and Survivor knowledge...
2) They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
I was in 3rd grade, and I even made the channel 9 news because of it. They were asking kids their opinions about the explosion. I wish I had tape...
3) Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
I remember when AIDS first broke out. This is depressing...
4) Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
Good beer still requires an actual bottle opener. Next question...
5) The CD was introduced the year they were born.
I remember buying fucking RECORDS! Vinyl! damn...
6) They have always had an answering machine.
I still don't have one. Bah!
7) They have always had cable.
I can't remember a time without cable. But I also remember being mega-cool, cause I actually had it. Score one for me, I guess...
8) They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
And this, I definitely remember. My attention span quickly dropped when I learned the beauty of teh clicker.
9) Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
No. Next.
10) Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
Had a popper.
11) They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
I think I had seen Jaws at a young age, but was able to separate fantasy from reality. Next question.
12) They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
My mom had those.
13) They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
He was from another planet. Robin Williams played him. Close enough?
14) They've never heard:
a. "Where's the Beef?",
Clara Peller! There's no way in hell I couldn't know this, as she has my surname.
b. "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or
I remember.
c. "de plane Boss, de plane".
I know this, but only through VH1 type nostalgia shows. As a child, I had no knowledge of Tattoo.
15) They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
I know I've heard who shot J.R., and that "Dallas" was the show, but if you ask me now, I couldn't tell you who it was. But I could tell you who shot Monty Burns(!)
16) Michael Jackson has always been white.
No, he really was black. I swear.
17) McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
Bah! I even remember when they changed to cardboard containers, to help save the environment or something. I think the McDLT was the last of their styrofoam-encased products.
> 18) They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter
I certainly do.
Thanks OAS, now you've shown me that a 24 year old verile young man is actually a bitter nostalgic carcass. I'm so happy right now :confused:.
- Metalfan - 04-17-2002
I think that's a pretty funny list. I really don't feel my age...usually I feel older and I usually have to stop and think about how old I really am. I found a site that allows you to see what things were kinda like when you were born.....
click here
Here are what things cost when I was born:
Bread: $0.22/loaf
Milk: $1.15/gal
Eggs: $1.10/doz
Car: $2,425
Gas: $0.33/gal
House: $24,600
Stamp: $0.05/ea
Avg Income: $8,801/yr
Min Wage: $1.40/hr
DOW Avg: 905
On TV when I was born:
The Monkees
Batman
Mission: Impossible
Dragnet
Hogan's Heroes
Star Trek
The Avengers
The Carol Burnett Show
I Dream of Jeannie
Get Smart
Edited By Metalfan on April 17 2002 at 08:08
- Luna - 04-17-2002
I don't really feel my age, either, Metal.
Here are average prices the year & month I was born:
Bread-----------$0.22/loaf
Milk-------------$1.11/gal
Eggs------------$1.05/doz
Car-------------$2,410
Gas-------------$0.32/gal
House-----------$23,300
Stamp-----------$0.05/ea
Avg Income------$8,395/yr
Min Wage--------$1.25/hr
DOW Avg---------786
*My how things have changed* {:o}
This is what was on TV:
Hogan's Heroes
Get Smart
Batman
Mission: Impossible
The Avengers
The Monkees
Lost in Space
Star Trek
Green Acres
I Dream of Jeannie
This was what was playing on the radio:
We Can Work It Out---------------The Beatles
The Ballad of the Green Berets-----S/Sgt. Barry Sadler
Monday, Monday------------------The Mama's & the Papa's
Cherish---------------------------Association
I'm a Believer---------------------Monkees
You Can't Hurry Love--------------Supremes
Winchester Cathedral--------------New Vaudeville Band
Soul and Inspiration----------------Righteous Brothers
Summer In the City----------------Lovin' Spoonful
Wild Thing------------------------Troggs
- Sluggo - 04-17-2002
Wednesday, October 04, 1961
Top Songs for 1961
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tokens Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean
Pony Time by Chubby Checker Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee
Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis Calcutta by Lawrence Welk
Runaway by Del Shannon Wonderland By Night by Bert Kaempfert
Blue Moon by Marcels Runaround Sue by Dion
1961 Prices US President-John F. Kennedy
Bread: $0.21/loaf
Milk: $1.05/gal US Vice President-Lyndon B. Johnson
Eggs: $0.92/doz
Car: $2,275
Gas: $0.31/gal
House: $18,800
Stamp: $0.04/ea
Avg Income: $6,471/yr
Min Wage: $1.15/hr
DOW Avg: 731
On TV in 1961
Leave it to Beaver Perry Mason The Twilight Zone The Andy Griffith Show The Flinstones
Bonanza Gunsmoke The Dick Van Dyke Show I Love Lucy Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hot New Toys in 1961
Frosty The Sno-cone Machine Slip 'N Slide Dick Tracy Wrist Radio
Lie Detector Little Red Spinning Wheel Mr. Mix-It
Beany Copter Stratego
Top Books in 1961
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell A House for Mr. Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
The City in History by Lewis Mumford The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Art and Illusion by Ernest H. Gombrich
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- fbd - 04-17-2002
hehehehehhe...time to make you all feel older
Tuesday, November 26, 1985
Top News Headlines This Week:
Nov 26 - 23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched Nov 26 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island Nov 26 - Random House buys Richard Nixons memoires for $3,000,000 Nov 27 - Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland Nov 27 - Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year Nov 28 - 6th Belgium govt of Martens forms
Top Songs for 1985
Shout by Tears for Fears We Are The World by USA for Africa
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner
Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie The Power of Love by Huey Lewis & the News
Careless Whisper by Wham! Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
1985 Prices US President
Bread: $0.55/loaf Ronald Reagan
Milk: $1.98/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.20/doz George Bush
Car: $11,902
Gas: $1.20/gal
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: Out Of Africa
Directed By Sidney Pollack
Best Actor: William Hurt
in Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Best Actress: Geraldine Page
in Trip To Bountiful
House: $100,800
Stamp: $0.22/ea
Avg Income: $32,944/yr
Min Wage: $3.35/hr
DOW Avg: 1,547
On TV in 1985
Cheers Night Court The Cosby Show
Moonlighting L.A. Law Miami Vice
St. Elsewhere The Golden Girls Cagney & Lacey
Family Ties
Hot New Toys in 1985
M.U.S.C.L.E. Men Pound Puppies Takara's Jenny
Teddy Ruxpin Get in Shape Girl! The Care Bears
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) She-Ra: Princess of Power Flash and Sizzle Jem/Jerrica
Top Books in 1985
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Edited By fbdlingfrg on April 17 2002 at 5:01
- Ken'sPen - 04-17-2002
1985???!!! yet another reason to hate you!!!
- Luna - 04-17-2002
damn...I feel like a fossil now! damn whipper snappers!
- Sluggo - 04-17-2002
Ah...You're just a Babe...
- Kid Afrika - 04-17-2002
Quote:Top Songs for 1971
Knock Three Times by Dawn Maggie May by Rod Stewart
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond
It's Too Late by Carole King Joy to the World by Three Dog Night
Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone One Bad Apple by Osmonds
Brand New Key by Melanie Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves by Cher
1971 Prices US President
Bread: $0.25/loaf Richard M. Nixon
Milk: $1.32/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.18/doz Spiro T. Agnew
Car: $3,742 Academy Award Winners
Gas: $0.36/gal Best Picture: The French Connection
Directed By William Friedkin
Best Actor: Gene Hackman
in The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
in Klute
House: $28,300
Stamp: $0.08/ea
Avg Income: $11,583/yr
Min Wage: $1.60/hr
DOW Avg: 890
BTW, I think the point many of you are missing is that if you were born in 1983, you probably don't have conscious memories of things that happened in 1986.
I think it's kind of funny to think about the shit that kids today are accustomed to. IMO, you haven't lived if you've never changed the channel on your TV with a pair of pliers.
Oh, and how many of us know why a remote control is called a "clicker"?
- Sluggo - 04-17-2002
goddamn they made alot of noise.
- Luna - 04-17-2002
Ok...I am 5 years old here. This makes more sense because I actually remember some of this stuff.
Saturday, January 23, 1971
Top News Headlines This Week:
Jan 23 - UCLA loses to Notre Dame UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row
Jan 23 - 4th ABA All-Star Game East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina
Jan 23 - -80øF (-62øC) in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska (US record)
Jan 24 - NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 27-6 (1st Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger)
Jan 25 - Charles Manson & 3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders
Jan 25 - Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state
Top Songs for 1971
Knock Three Times........................by Dawn
Maggie May.................................by Rod Stewart
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart..by Bee Gees
Go Away Little Girl........................by Donny Osmond
Joy to the World..........................by Three Dog Night
Family Affair................................by Sly & the Family Stone
It's Too Late...............................by Carole King
One Bad Apple.............................by Osmonds
Brand New Key............................by Melanie
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves............by Cher
*I remember all this music
1971 Prices US President
Bread: $0.25/loaf Richard M. Nixon
Milk: $1.32/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.18/doz Spiro T. Agnew
Car: $3,742
Gas: $0.36/gal
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: The French Connection
Directed By William Friedkin
Best Actor: Gene Hackman
in The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
in Klute
Average Prices for 1971
Bread:--------$0.25/loaf
Milk:----------$1.32/gal
Eggs:---------$1.18/doz
Car:----------$3,742
Gas:----------$0.36/gal
House:--------$28,300
Stamp:--------$0.08/ea
Avg Income:--$11,583/yr
Min Wage:----$1.60/hr
DOW Avg:-----890
People born on January 23
1907 - Dan Duryea White Plains NY, actor (Pride of the Yankees)
1933 - Chita Rivera Washington DC, actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity)
On TV in 1971
Adam-12
Hawaii Five-0
The Odd Couple
Columbo
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Brady Bunch
The Carol Burnett Show
All in the Family
Mission: Impossible
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In *I had a white sweatshirt that said: "Sock it to me Baby"!
Hot New Toys in 1971
Mastermind
Split-Level Aggravation
Stay Alive
Kicktail Skateboard
Top Books in 1971
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars
A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner