when the backstreat boys were hot(well i think they still are!)
when britney spears still had her sanity
when 9-11 was just another day
when the U.S wasnt at war
when we didnt have such a moron for a president(cough)
when there werent so many damn reality shows
when American Idol waz still worth watching
when Saturday Morning cartoons were worth getting up early to watch
when the Rugrats were still babies
when the name Katrina didnt remind me of a bad storm
when playstation 1 looked so ****ing amazing
when i wasnt concerned about the world getting too hot
when it wasnt such a pain to go thru airport security
If you have anything to add to this list, speak(well type) freely
i hope i entertained you!!
pleasr leave kind comments
2007-10-10 11:19:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Reality Television
When I could act a fool and not get blamed for it! Now I'm a fourteen year old "young lady". Psh!
2007-10-11 14:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by Leafy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(For those born Before 1940 . . .)
We were born before television, before penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, videos and the pill. We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ballpoint pens, before dish-washers, tumble driers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes . . . and before man walked on the moon.
We got married first and then lived together (how quaint can you be?). We thought 'fast food' was what you ate in Lent, a 'Big Mac' was an oversized raincoat and 'crumpet' we had for tea. We existed before house husbands, computer dating and 'sheltered accommodation' was where you waited for a bus.
We were before day care centres, group homes and disposable nappies. We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, artificial hearts, word processors, or young men wearing earrings. For us 'time sharing' meant togetherness, a 'chip' was a piece of wood or fried potato, 'hardware' meant nuts and bolts and 'software' wasn't a word.
Before 1940 'Made in Japan' meant junk, the term 'making out' referred to how you did in your exams, 'stud' was something that fastened a collar to a shirt and 'going all the way' meant staying on a double-decker bus to the terminus. In our day, cigarette smoking was 'fashionable', 'grass' was mown, 'coke' was kept in the coalhouse, a 'joint' was a piece of meat you ate on Sundays and 'pot' was something you cooked in. 'Rock Music' was a fond mother's lullaby, 'Eldorado' was an ice-cream, a 'gay person' was the life and soul of the party, while 'aids' just meant beauty treatment or help for someone in trouble.
We who were born before 1940 must be a hardy bunch when you think of the way in which the world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make. No wonder there is a generation gap today . . . BUT
By the grace of God . . . we have survived!
Mike - age 61 next month and proud to be a silver surfer.
2007-10-10 18:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree!!
I remember...
when Will Smith stared in the Fresh Prince of Bell Air
2007-10-10 18:22:55 · answer #3 · answered by Gophier 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When one could use coins or a token on the New York City buses and subways (now its only a magnetic striped card) and it cost only 15 cents. Now its $2.00.
2007-10-10 18:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by cityquestioner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes except...
we've been worried about global warming (then it was focused on the "hole in the ozone") for as long as I can remember.
2007-10-13 03:48:22 · answer #5 · answered by donsky1024 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those were awesome times and I wish I could go back into the future!!!
2007-10-10 18:22:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the computers at school got colors besides green
2007-10-10 18:22:26 · answer #7 · answered by lonedragonfli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you wish we could go back to before all of that.
2007-10-10 18:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you pretty much covered just about everything.
2007-10-10 18:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by jrsygrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋