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Where hve we been the last few decades.... 30 Years Difference
1974: Long hair 2004: Longing for hair
1974: The perfect high 2004: The perfect high yield mutual fund
1974: KEG 2004: EKG
1974: Acid rock 2004: Acid reflux
1974: Moving to California because it's cool 2004: Moving to California because it's warm
1974: Growing pot 2004: Growing pot belly
1974: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor 2002: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
1974: Seeds and stems 2004: Roughage
1974: Killer weed 2004: Weed killer
1974: Hoping for a BMW 2004: Hoping for a BM
1974: The Grateful Dead 2004: Dr Kevorkian
1974: Going to a new, hip joint 2004: Receiving a new hip joint
1974: Rolling Stones 2004: Kidney Stones
1974: Being called into the principal's office 2004: Calling the principal's office
1974: Screw the system 2004: Upgrade the system
1974: Disco 2004: Costco
1974: Parents begging you to get your hair cut 2004: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1974: Passing the driver's test 2004: Passing the vision test
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 1986. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. 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 in your life, and don't forget the youngins so they can see what the stone age was like! )
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