Times Have Changed
A comparison of then and now and kids
Long hair
Longing for hair
KEG
EKG
Acid rock
Acid reflux
Moving to
Moving to
Seeds and stems
Roughage
Going to a new, hip joint
Receiving a new hip joint
Rolling Stones
Kidney Stones
Screw the system
Upgrade the system
Disco
Costco
1975 : Parents begging you to get your hair cut
Today: Children begging you to get their heads
shaved and wearing pants that look like they crapped themself.
Passing the drivers' test
Passing the vision test
The people who are starting college this fall across
the nation were born 18 years ago. (Do the math)
.
They are too young to remember the space
shuttle blowing up.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced before they were born.
They have always had an answering machine!
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
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?", or
"de plane,
Boss, de plane."
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet?
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...
So have a nice day!!!!!
It is good to have friends who know about these things and are still alive and kicking!!!!
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