1975-2005...getting old :(

[Kimmie5870]

DH got this in his email today and I figured most of us on the CB could relate


This is being sent only to those whose level of maturity qualifies them to relate to it...

1975: Long hair

2005: Longing for hair


1975: KEG

2005: EKG



1975: Acid rock

2005: Acid reflux



1975: Moving to California because it's cool

2005: Moving to Arizona because it's warm



1975: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor

2005: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor



1975: Seeds and stems

2005: Roughage



1975: Hoping for a BMW

2005: Hoping for a BM



1975: Going to a new, hip joint

2005: Receiving a new hip joint



1975: Rolling Stones

2005: Kidney Stones



1975: Being called into the principal's office

2005: Calling the principal's office



1975: Screw the system

2005: Upgrade the system



1975: Disco

2005: Costco



1975: Parents begging you to get your hair cut

2005: Children begging you to get their heads shaved



1975: Passing the drivers' test

2005: Passing the vision test



1975: Whatever

2005: Depends


Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things..

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1987.

They are too young to remember the first space shuttle blowing up on liftoff.


Their lifetime has always included AIDS.


Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.


The CD was introduced the year 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?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", 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...

 

[CanadianPaco]

Fantastic post !!! But ugh I feel old!

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

God I feel old now. Somebody pass the Geritol and the Bengay please!

TOV

 

[Pixiedust34]

I think I took another step toward Geezerhood while reading that list.

 

[binny]

yeah thanks for that.... I was already feeling old ( see post earlier in the week) now I REALLY feel it!


Somebody pass the geritol please....

 

[debbi801]

If any 30 yr olds out there are moving to Arizona for the warmth, hoping for a BM, receiving a hip joint, or looking like Marlon brando, I'm sorry.

I guess being born in 1965, I'm ready to apply to AARP.

 

[rie'smom]

This is so funny!! The one thing that saddens me is that the 1987 babies never were able to see Johnny Carson. My brother sent me an email about aging with "The Cat in the Hat." I'd share but it's kind of dirty.

 

[Kim in TN]

God I feel old now. Somebody pass the Geritol and the Bengay please!

TOV

Yep thats Me

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I had to pass this along to DH...Thanks for the ...

 

[Kimmie5870]

This is so funny!! The one thing that saddens me is that the 1987 babies never were able to see Johnny Carson. My brother sent me an email about aging with "The Cat in the Hat." I'd share but it's kind of dirty.

I'll never forget the first time I swam in the ocean after watching Jaws ( We need a running on water smiley here).



pssss please pass the Ben-gay



Ok ,right before posting this I scrolled down to read the OP and a little box showed up that said ... posts 1,6------ ( a number over 1.6 million) anyway,does anyone know if that is the total number of posts on the DIS or something else?

 

[Disneyfan63]

Debbi801: You won't be eligible for AARP membership until 2015. I'm two years older than you.

Jim

 

[Galahad]

Very funny.

FWIW - the CD was introduced in 1979. Still, young is young and old is old. DS says I'm as young as I feel. That was a very depressing notion.

 

[Hixski]

I was 15 in 1975 so some of those things don't quite apply. So why then am I still feeling old???

 

[starwatcher]

lol i was 1 in 1975 but that post made me feel older than i am. even though i don't look or act my age

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

sooooo funny!

 

[Sleepy]

They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.

I made it my mission many years ago to give my son knowledge of the way things used to be. I made him watch TV Land and NIck at Night, listen to the oldies station and I made sure anytime there was a joke on tv concerning something that had to do with these subjects from years ago, he understood. My son is like a little time capsule at the age of 14.

He DOES know who JR is and it just about made him crazy having to wait for season 4 to come out on DVD so he would FINALLY know who shot JR. (we are currentrly on season 5).