CrypticVillain Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Man Cali at least you got to experience some Redskin Super Bowl Wins. Close Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 thats so true. rich people had MTV when I was a kid. and that wasnt until I was 10 Yeah I remember going over to friends house because he had MTV and scrambled porn, plus the guy had a BetaMax! It was years after that that we got a VHS player. Hey we did have Friday Night Videos's.... and our ESPN was basically the George Michael Sports Machine. BTW, in the OP I'll add, if you missed a Christmas special such as the Grinch then you were out of luck until next Christmas. No multiple airings on our 6 channels. I think the channels in NOVA back before cable were 5,7,9,12,20,and 23. Oh and 56..My Mom worked for some independent channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Blame Jack Kent Cook for cable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I bet people from the Congo and Rwanda would find these complaints hilarious (I understand it's just a joke, but people do complain like this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yea I know, how stupid of us to be born when we were. Never said you were stupid...just spoiled lol :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 I bet people from the Congo and Rwanda would find these complaints hilarious (I understand it's just a joke, but people do complain like this). I think people in Cleveland and St. Louis would find these complaints hilarious lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorhead Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 How about those fancy schmancy new-fangled telephones with no cords? Our telephone receivers had cords on them, so you had to run to the phone to answer it, and pretty much had to stand there to talk. At least the kitchen wall phone had an extra long cord so you could wander a little bit with it. Except it would eventually get all twisted up, so you had to do that thing where you held the cord up and dangled the receiver to let it unspin. Are's had a hand crank. I kid. We had 1 rotary phone in the Kitchen with short cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 You know what. My generation had it fairly easy. We were between wars. Post Vietnam and Pre Iraq. Terrorism was pretty nil. Every so often a airplane would be hijacked and diverted to a different airport. There was less gun violence, more respect for teachers, stronger families, less destructive drugs, better music, safer neighborhoods, cheap gas, families were employed, and each year was a better year economically. We didn't have some of the tech perks you mentioned, but kids today have a lot less than we did and the horizon was brighter. Our generation and the generation before us really mucked it up for these kids. That said, we had to use our brains. Kids today have a box do all their tinking for them whether it's a calculator, computer, or tv. I am sometimes amazed at the basic incompetence of today's youth when it comes to math, literacy, and problem solving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 ...and each year was a better year economically. Izzatso? lol...I'm guessing you must have glossed over the "misery index"-record breaking years of 1976-1980 and Jimmy Carter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Carter was the exception that makes the rule Besides, the Carter years weren't particularly bad if you were a kid. You got Atari 2600, Superfriends, genuine rock and roll, family dinners. The seventies were all right, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Carter was the exception that makes the rule Nice save lol :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnativenerd Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Man Cali at least you got to experience some Redskin Super Bowl Wins.Close Thread. What he said. Culturally, things are better; but being a Redskins fan has SUCKED for the past 15+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'm oooooold! And I'm not happy! And I don't like things now compared to the way they used to be. All this progress -- phooey! In my day, we didn't have these cash machines that would give you money when you needed it. There was only one bank in each state -- it was open only one hour a year. And you'd get in line, seventeen miles long, and the line became an angry mob of people -- fornicators and thieves, mutant children and circus freaks -- and you waited for years and by the time you got to the teller, you were senile and arthritic and you couldn't remember your own name. You were born, got in line, and ya died! And that's the way it was and we liked it! Life was simpler then. There wasn't all this concern about hy-giene! It my days, we didn't have Kleenex. When you turned seventeen, you were given the family handkerchief. ... It hadn't been washed in generations and it stood on its own ... filled with diseases and swarmin' with flies. ... If you tried to blow your nose, you'd get an infection and your head would swell up and turn green and children would burst into tears at the sight o' ya! And that's the way it was and we liked it! Life was a carnival! We entertained ourselves! We didn't need moooovin' pitchurrrres. In my day, there was only one show in town -- it was called "Stare at the sun!" ... That's right! You'd sit in the middle of an open field and stare up at the sun till your eyeballs burst into flames! And you thought, "Oh, no! Maybe I shouldn't've stared directly into the burning sun with my eyes wide open." But it was too late! Your head was on fire and people were roastin' chickens over it. ... And that's the way it was and we liked it! Progress?! Flobble-de-flee! In my day, when we were angry and frustrated, we just said, "Flobble-de-flee!" 'cause we were idiots and we didn't know what else to say! Just a bunch o' illiterate Cro-Magnons, blowin' on crusty handkerchiefs, waitin' in lines for our head to burst into flame and that's the way it was and we liked it! On the plus side, when I was a kid SNL was worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 That said, we had to use our brains. Kids today have a box do all their tinking for them whether it's a calculator, computer, or tv. I am sometimes amazed at the basic incompetence of today's youth when it comes to math, literacy, and problem solving. Maybe you just know some dumb kids? Though I have noticed how terrible some spell. The sucking at manual math is just because a lack of practice, but it's not like most kids don't eventually get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Today's youth, if anything are definitely better at math. My dad a;ways says he's amazed at how much more we have to learn nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 And how about the whole proliferation of blow jobs. Now a BJ is like holding hands was for us. I'm sick about it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Ooooh.... Home Team Sports. Anybody remember THAT channel? The channel you used to watch Orioles, Capitals and Bullets games on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I know one thing, after the 90's cartoons/kid's TV in general has taken a HUGE downfall. I mean I'm worried my kids won't even know what Looney Tunes is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Maybe you just know some dumb kids? Though I have noticed how terrible some spell. The sucking at manual math is just because a lack of practice, but it's not like most kids don't eventually get there. To me, it's not about being smart or dumb, it's about learning basic life skills. I may be wrong (haven't been in a classroom much but do know some 18-21 year olds), but I don't the impression that critical thinking, problem solving, communication, etc. are stressed as much. It seems that it takes younger people 15 "like"s or "I mean"s to get across what they are trying to say. They also don't seem to be very good at applying things they learn to other situations/aspects of life. Who knows, it just seems as though they learn or memorize more facts, but don't actually come out of school better-suited for the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Today's youth, if anything are definitely better at math. My dad a;ways says he's amazed at how much more we have to learn nowadays. yet suck at spelling? or paying attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 To me, it's not about being smart or dumb, it's about learning basic life skills. I may be wrong (haven't been in a classroom much but do know some 18-21 year olds), but I don't the impression that critical thinking, problem solving, communication, etc. are stressed as much. It seems that it takes younger people 15 "like"s or "I mean"s to get across what they are trying to say. They also don't seem to be very good at applying things they learn to other situations/aspects of life. Who knows, it just seems as though they learn or memorize more facts, but don't actually come out of school better-suited for the real world. I'd agree with that, but would also blame schools and bad teachers. I commend them for their efforts, and not all of them do this, but in my experience it's rare to have a teacher that goes outside the book and helps the student learn much more than they would just reading the textbook. In my experience, I've learned much more in classes that don't emphasize tests, though 90% of classes do this. It's actually probably not the teacher's fault though, as they're probably pressured into teaching a certain way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 yet suck at spelling? or paying attention? :slap: Leve the youngin alone ya big BULLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tone_dubbz Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Amen to that brotha. My senior year in High School, I was driving a 89 Pontiac Firebird with a faded paint job. Now I see spoiled ass kids riding around in souped up Hondas and Acuras knowing damm well they're not paying for the car or the insurance. I remember when they had the Rap City basement on BET and I would record video with my BetaMax (wow)!!!! Now you can youtube videos when ever the heck you want. I rememeber when MTV would actually play music, rather than reality shows all day. I'm so grown, I remember when they used to let you smoke inside the Mall!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Ooooh....Home Team Sports. Anybody remember THAT channel? The channel you used to watch Orioles, Capitals and Bullets games on? That channel is comcast sportsnet now. I wish they would drop that silly name and go back to HTS so we could be separate from their silly Philly station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 i lived down the street from the first host of Rap City. Dude's real name was Hans but he went by "Prime". We all thought he had made it big when Ed Lover dissed him on Yo MTV Raps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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