My Generation

[bcollins]

And something else to put a smile on your face...
The majority of students in universities today were born in 1986. The Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel. They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Neneh Cherry or Belinda Carlisle.

For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS has existed since they were born. CDs have existed since they were born. Michael Jackson has always been white. To them, John Travolta has always been round in shape and

they can't imagine how this fat guy could ever have been a god of dance.

They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are films from the past ten years. They can never imagine life before computers. They'll never have pretended to be the A-Team, the Dukes of Hazzard or the Famous Five. They can't believe a black and white television ever existed. And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile phone.

Now let's check if we're getting old...
1) You understand what was written above and you smile.
2) You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night out.
3) Your friends are getting married/already married.
4) You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computers.
5) When you see children with mobile phones, you shake your head.

Are you getting Old

Not just old - completely over the hill.

Lets add,Dinner took over an hour because you didnt have a microwave
TV Remote? That was you,"Go change the channel"
Cable? We had NBC,ABC,CBS,and some UHF stations
A tape deck? You mean a reel to reel right? Or an 8-track
You saw Ali fight on Wide World Of Sports
You believe there has not been a good Monday Night Football announcing crew since Dandy Don,and Cosell
Speaking of Wide World Of Sports,you still wince when you think of the phrase,"And The Agony Of Defeat"
There exists a picture of you somewhere wearing polyester
You remember slant 6 engines, and Pintos,and speaking of which,youve seen a Vega that was still running
You remember the AMF Harley Davidsons,and still loathe the thought of them

Thanks a lot - I just winced

[Douglas]

By the way, when I'm in the barn punching the bag, I'll also drink on break from a garden hose. Gotta hydrate and cool myself off somehow, right? The water may taste like shit, but so far I haven't gotten sick or anything like they say I would...

[FeuerFrei]

How about Under Roos, Battle of the Network Stars, "De Plane! De Plane!", you know what Gopher is other than an animal, loosing the shooting claw off of your Godzilla toy (and breaking the tongue lever), watching animated Star Trek, Flash Gordon, and Planet of the Apes and then watching Isis and Shazam! Pointing and laughing at the kid at school with the Bee Gees lunch box. The Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman. Watching the Greatest American Hero and Manimal religiously even though it was crap. Having Jaws scare you into not going into the water the next time your parents took you to the beach. Drive in movie theaters. Real Diners. Shrinky Dinks. Those Tupper Ware Kool Aid popsicles that your folks'd hand you instead when you asked for a Fudgecicle. Lawrence Welk. Watching the Wonderful World of Disney on ABC at 8pm est on Sunday night....being trained to dislike hearing "When You Wish Upon a Star," because that song officially meant the weekend was over. Watching the original Battle Star Galactica and the Adventures of Buck Rogers. Watching Creature Double Feature on Saturday afternoons with a host. Kung Fu Theater. Getting left in the car while your parents went into the store to do the shopping...our old Ford had black vinyl seats that cooked your legs in the summer.

And Wal Marx, I mean Mart, did not exist. We had Jamesway and WoolWorth, baby!!

[Trainer Monkey]

We had an Opel Gt, getting in to that thing was like the bugs bunny cartoon when he has to ease in to the soup pot

[bcollins]

We had a Pacer - I got to ride in the back a lot. Always felt like the Boy in the Bubble

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

My parents had a VW beetle... I remember going to drive-ins in the back of that... It was onange but got hit and the two doors on the right were replaced and were yellow... We called it the calico beatle.

[Trainer Monkey]

My mom for a bit had a pretty wealthy boyfriend
So the cars I remember went from pretty high end,and then went down the ladder as our financial situations changed
That,and my mom couldnt drive worth a crap

We start with the 68 Jag XKE,which met a bridge abuttment
Then she borrowed her boyfriends Austin Healy,his pride and joy,and quickly destroyed the transmission
Then we had the GT,for once,this wasnt her fault,the electrical system went
The Pinto,I barely remember,it lasted like a week before the motor blew up
In there she destroyed a car of my Aunts in a car wreck
Then there was the 72 Fury,which was my first car,right up until we found out she'd put the wrong oil in,and cracked the block
76 Dart,this ones death wasnt her fault either,she got T-boned
With which we bought the 80 Aspen,this one is my fault,country road,fog,70 miles per hour,that was 10 days in hospital,and a couple of surgeries