Life Before And After.

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Hi WA family, hope everyone is doing well, staying safe and healthy.

Just on the lighter side:

Meant for those whose level of maturity qualifies them to relate to it...

1966: Longhair
2021: Longing for hair

1966: KEG
2021: EKG

1966: Acid rock
2021: Acid reflux

1966: Moving to California because it's cool
2021: Moving to Arizona because it's warm

1966: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2021: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor

1966: Seeds and stems
2021: Roughage

1966: Hoping for a BMW
2021: Hoping for a BM

1966: Going to a new, hip joint
2021: Receiving a new hip joint

1966: Rolling Stones
2021: Kidney Stones

1966: Screw the system
2021: Upgrade the system

1966: Disco
2021: Costco

1966: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2021: Children begging you to get their heads shaved

1966: Passing the drivers' test
2021: Passing the vision test

1966: Whatever
2021: Depends


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



Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshmen. Here's this year's list:

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 2003.

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 7 years before they were born.

They have always had an answering machine.

They have always had cable.

They cannot fathom not having a remote control.

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. & 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.

Please if you get a smile out of it would appreciate a like and a comment. Thank you.

Wishing you an awesome week and all the very best.

Your friend,

Michael

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Lol! I first watched Jaws when I was 9 in the cinema when the film came out.

I remember being so scared that I came out of the cinema rocking from side to side as if on a boat.

Swimming in the sea is something I do after making sure there are no sharks in it....

I've read the book too!

Lol!!

Hi Stella, I thought the first Jaws was a pretty intense movie and it did make me think twice before jumping into any ocean.

Thank you Stella for sharing a bit of what it was like for you.

All the best,

Michael

Love it Michael my friend!

I don't have enough miles in the tank to remember 66 personally, but was always a huge fan of what happened in that decade when studying!

Great sense of humour you have and an awesome post!

Wishing you all the best and a terrific week too my friend! :-)

Hi Nick, thanks hope I put a smile on your face.

Wishing you all the best and a terrific week to my friend.

Michael

This is just what I needed! I think the one I relate to the most is Acid Rock, and Acid Reflux. Ugh. Getting old ain't for sissies. My kids tease me that I am from the Flintstones era. They do seem much smarter than me, that's for sure.
Thanks for the laugh. Hope you are well.
Barbara

Lol, I think those two are actually synonymous to us now :)

Hi Barbara, thank you for your comments. It was a combination of funny and depressing. I can relate to the hair thing. The lighter side of life, always good especially at times like these.

All the best,

Michael

Yeah, my semi bald friend is always in hope of finding the secret to hair growth.
The fact is, if you're bald in front you're sexy. If you're bald in back you're a great thinker. If you're bald in front and back, you just think you're sexy. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Barbara

Oh no Barbara, I am losing hair in front and back. :)

Oh dear! Well, keep on thinking you're sexy. That's all that matters. Ha Ha Ha.
Barbara

I will try my best Barbara :)

This made me laugh out loud, so thanks for brightening my day. Based on the comments it's clear a lot of us relate!!

Hi Elaine, I am so glad it made you laugh. We all could use a chuckle every once in a while. Appreciate the comment.

All the best,

Michael

Absolutely ... humor is uplifting and makes the day a whole lot better.

Too funny, thanks for sharing.

Reminds me of something Ann Landers wrote in her column waaaaay back in the early 70's, I was in junior high school, and used the mimeograph machine to make copies...

It's called "Remember When..."
(anonymously written)

Remember when hippie meant big in the hips
And a trip involved travel in cars, planes, and ships?

When pot was a vessel for cooking things in
And hooked was what grandmother’s rug might have been?

When square meant a 90-degree angle form
And cool was a temperature not quite warm?

When roll meant a bun and rock was a stone
And hang-up was something you did to the phone?

When fixed was a verb that meant mend or repair
And be-in meant simply existing somewhere?

When neat meant well-organized, tidy, and clean
And grass was ground cover, normally green?

When lights and not people were switched on and off
And the pill might have been what you took for your cough?

When camp was to quarter outdoors in a tent
And pop was what the weasel went?

When groovy meant furrowed with channels and hollows
And birds were winged creatures like robins and swallows?

When fuzz was a substance that’s fluffy like lint
And bread came from bakeries, not from the mint?

When jam was preserves that you spread on your bread
And crazy meant balmy – not right in the head?

When swinger was someone who swung in a swing
And pad was a soft sort of cushiony thing?

When far-out meant distant, way up in the blue
And making the scene was a rude thing to do?

When dig meant to shovel and spade in the dirt
And put-on is what you would do with a shirt?

Words once so sensible, sober, and serious
Are making the freak scene like psycho-delirious.

It’s groovy, man, groovy, but English it’s not.
Methinks that our language is going to pot.

For some, the above may be a head scratcher, but as most of you say 'go google it.'

Thanks for the laughs, Michael, I could relate to a few of those...

Rudy

Hi Rudy,

That is awesome. I copied it and will be sending it to the appropriate people.

It is amazing how time changes so many things, but it is always good to look at the brighter side of things.

Laughter is always good for the heart and soul.

Thank you for sharing the Ann Landers column.

All the best,

Michael

You're welcome, man!

Rudy

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