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Re: speaking of old things -



A few years ago, I was a little nonplussed to see a truck bullt the year I
was born referred to as an antique. Harrupmh!!

Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist/Web Editor
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@hcea.net
http://www.hcea.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Flynn" <cflynn@FNA.FSN.UIDAHO.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: speaking of old things -


> A more current list
>
> 1. Most students starting college this fall were born in 1983.
> 2. Ricky Nelson, Marvin Gaye and Laura Ashley have always been dead.
> 3. The New Kids on the Block are over the hill.
> 4. They want to be PHAT but not fat
> 5. IBM Selectrics are antiques.
> 6. Thongs no longer come in pairs and slide between the toes.
> 7. God has never been a "he" in most churches.
> 8. Hard copy has nothing to do with a TV show; a browser is not someone
> relaxing in a bookstore; a virus does not make humans sick; and a mouse is
> not a rodent (and there is no proper plural for it).
> 9. Moscow has always been opposed to "star wars."
> 10. Recording TV programs on VCRs became legal the year they were born.
> 11. The British Royal family has always behaved badly.
> 12. There has always been Diet Coke.
> 13. Artificial hearts have always been ticking.
>
> 14. The Social Security system has always been on the brink.
> 15. There have always been warnings about second-hand smoke.
> 16. They have never experienced a real recession.
> 17. A hacker is not just a kid who won't stop fooling around.
> 18. Grenada has always been safe for democracy.
> 19. They were born the same year as the PC and the Mac.
> 20. The U.S. Senate has always had a daycare program.
> 21. One earring on a man indicates that he is probably pretty
conservative.
>
> 22. CDs have always been labeled for explicit content.
> 23. Lethal Weapon in one form or another has always been "at the movies."
> 24. Boeing has not built the 727 since they were born.
>
> 25. Sarajevo was a war zone, not an Olympic host.
> 26. They don't remember Janet Jackson when she was cute and chubby.
> 27. Drug testing of athletes has always been routine.
>
> 28. There has always been a hole in the ozone layer.
> 29. They have always had access to email.
> 30. The Colts have always been in Indianapolis.
> 31. The precise location of the Titanic has always been known.
> 32. When they were born, Madonna was still a radiant woman holding a
> beatific child.
> 33. Jimmy Hoffa has always been officially dead.
> 34. Tylenol has always been impossible for children or adults to open.
> 35. Volkswagen beetles have always had engines in the front.
>
> 36. They do not know what the Selective Service is, but men routinely
> register for it on their financial aid forms.
> 37. Ron Howard and Rob Reiner have always been balding older film
directors.
>
> 38. Cal Ripken has always been playing baseball.
> 39. They have probably never used carbon paper and do not know what cc and
> bcc mean.
> 40. Lasers have always been marketed as toys.
>
> 41. Major newspapers have always been printed in color.
> 42. Beta is a preview version of software, not a VCR format..
> 43. They have never known exactly what to call the rock star formerly and
> presently known as Prince.
> 44. They are the first generation to prefer tanning indoors.
> 45. Survivor is a TV show not a rock group.
> 46. They have heard "just say no" since they were toddlers.
> 47. Most of them know someone who was born with the help of a test tube.
> 48. It has paid to "Discover" since they were four.
> 49. Oprah has always been a national institution.
> 50. With a life expectancy of 77 years, they can anticipate living until
> about 2060.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carol A Edwards [mailto:cedwards@usgs.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 11:55 AM
> To: Chris Flynn
> Cc: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Re: speaking of old things -
>
>
>
> Well, Chris - since you started  it............. the Friday Funnies come
> early....
>
> A local grocery store had a sign at the fresh fish counter, saying their
> fish were "so fresh it makes you want to slap them."
> I had to explain to the young fellow at the counter what "being fresh" in
> this context meant.
>
> Carol "card me at the liquor store and you're my friend forever" Edwards
>
> Carol A. Edwards
> USGS Field Records Library
> MS 914, Box 25046, Federal Center
> Denver, CO 80225-0046
> email: cedwards@usgs.gov
> phone: 303-236-1005
> fax: 303-236-0015
>
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