Further proof that I am getting old...

[Cindy B]

Today I substituted for a 6th grade class. I was taking attendance for one of my classes and came across this students name... Barry Williams!

Yes, Barry Willlams. I said to the student, hey you have a famous name! I then laughed and showed him my name tag which has my first name (Cindy) on it. I made a comment like we have the same namesake or something like that. And for me that is true, I was named after the Brady Bunch...

This student just stares at me. I then realize that he doesn't know. I then say a 70's show.. he's thinking That 70's show.. and I say no, a show that was on during the 1970's..

He still looked puzzled and then I said you have the same name as the person who played Greg Brady on the Brady Bunch.. Yet another blank stare. I then said, never mind!

I felt really old today!

 

[kdibattista]

 

[Sparx]

 

[Hercules10]

Brady Bunch? Whazza Brady Bunch? Izat a new type of hair-style?

 

[doxdogy]

I remember when DD was about 13 I mentioned that Chicago was coming to town and would love to see the concert. She looked at me and said "Who's Chicago?"

 

[stacy347]

LOL, don't ya just hate those moments?

 

[barkley]

i felt realy old one day in my 20's (about 20 years ago). i was teaching a 5th grade class and we were discussing rock bands. i mentioned the beatles and they looked at me with blank stares on their faces. finaly one kid says "i know who the beatles are", i say "great, tell us about them". his reply? "they were paul mccartney's back up band before he started "wings"".

 

[Cindyluwho]

My favorite is a young gal who approached me one morning at work with, "Did you know that Steve Martin used to do stand up comedy?" NO WAY!!

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

The other day, my DD and her friend (both 15), and my DS (12) were totally fascinated by the high tech equipment in my mother's house...a record player! They recorded a song from an old album of mine (The Chipmunks ) on their cell phones. LOL

It always makes me feel old when I think about the fact that, when I sold Girl Scout cookies, they cost 40 cents a box.

 

[webprinter]

My favorite was when my kids were younger and asked me if I was alive in the 70's? I replied yes, I was born in the 50's. They looked shocked and couldn't even imagine that long ago. Debby

 

[halestrm]

Thats ok, DD6 asked me if we had cars when I was a little girl, or did I get to ride a horse. (I had just made her watch an old Lassie movie and she was SHOCKED that people had to live that way)

She was very confused when I found my box of cassette tapes and played them on my old recorder. She thought they sounded horrible.

 

[nwdisgal]

Stop it already! Don't you know that 40 is the new 30?!?

"Ooh my nose!" (as she searches for simile of football in motion).

 

[HappyMommy2]

Too funny!!

A couple of Christmases ago I was playing charades with some of my young (teen/early college) relatives. My card said "The Karate Kid" so I pantomimed the ol' "wax on, wax off." They couldn't figure it out. I did some karate chops. Still no clue. Finally they gave up and I said, "Here, I'll give it away...WAX ON, WAX OFF." They just stared at me blankly. And I felt old!