04-17-2002, 10:15 PM
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"?