Princess 35 Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) about how easy kids have it these days. Help us out Amanda*red+u 7:25 lol 7:25 so i stopped by my hs today to see if they had any goggles i could get 7:26 i know that when we were in high school we weren't nearly as whiny and we did what our coaches told us to do MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:26 lol 7:26 Times have changed MSN Amanda*red+u 7:29 yeah and kids today suck MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:29 yes they do 7:29 Hell my undergrads suck MSN ... Almost every day I find myself wondering... am I really that much older than my students? MSN Amanda*red+u 7:31 i know MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:31 And I am. 7:31 They don't even remember the "This is your brain, this is your brain on drugs" ad with the frying egg... 7:32 They know the phrase, but no clue where it came from MSN Amanda*red+u 7:32 they've never known life without AIDS MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:32 nope 7:32 I've got some that have never seen the following movies: 7:32 Ghostbusters 7:32 Breakfast Club 7:32 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 7:32 Back to the Future 7:33 There's even some that don't know who Michael J. Fox is! MSN Amanda*red+u 7:33 MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:33 I KNOW! MSN Amanda*red+u 7:33 what the ewok? MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:33 It's sad MSN Amanda*red+u 7:34 i know 7:34 and they expect everything to be given to them MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:34 Yup 7:34 Which, if you think about that list of movies was the opposite of the theme 7:34 None of those movies were about NOT doing something 7:35 *sighs* MSN Amanda*red+u 7:35 i'm sorry, when i have kids, they are not getting a cell phone until they have a car MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:35 lol I didn't MSN Amanda*red+u 7:35 unless they're involved in athletics MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:35 Then again, they weren't really all that widely available until I got a car.... 7:35 lol MSN Amanda*red+u 7:36 of course, i called my parents collect once from a pay phone to come pick me up once MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:36 Kids: "What's collect? What's a payphone?" 7:36 They've never NOT had Blackberries MSN Amanda*red+u 7:37 honestly, i've been watching a lot of little house on the prarie lately 7:37 those kids can do long division in their heads MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:37 lol 7:37 yeah MSN Amanda*red+u 7:37 we sound like a couple of old ladies MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:37 lol yes we do 7:38 Well I mean, when Diana ask's the class if they remember something and none of them raise their hands and *I* have to explain it... 7:38 sad world we're livin in 7:39 They think their high-top sneakers and fo-hawk hairstyles are SO original 7:39 MSN Amanda*red+u 7:39 no, the 80s are repeating themselves MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:39 Which is kinda nauseating if you think about it. Bad time in fashion history 7:39 Now if the movies and music could resurface... MSN Amanda*red+u 7:40 you need some refreshment, there's an 80s pop channel on Pandora 7:40 leggings should have stayed dead MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:40 TOTALLY 7:40 Because they are NOT being done right 7:41 Leggings. Are. NOT. Pants MSN Amanda*red+u 7:41 no they're not MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:41 I will OCCASIONALLY wear a black pair with a skirt or dress that's just a little too short for my tastes 7:41 but my ass is totally covered MSN Amanda*red+u 7:41 i don't even own any MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:42 One pair. 7:42 The rule is: if it's too short to wear without leggings, wear pants with it 7:43 And you know they only think Paula Abdul is that chick that was on Idol and has that dance show now MSN Amanda*red+u 7:44 *sigh* 7:44 He's a cold hearted snake... MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:44 yup that'd totally get blank stares 7:45 They've probably never seen a Schwarzenegger movie in a theater 7:46 OR a movie with Harrison Ford before he went grey MSN Amanda*red+u 7:46 he's such a sexy old man though MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:46 Yes ma'am he is 7:46 I've kinda got a thing for Liam Neeson too, lol MSN Amanda*red+u 7:47 i bet they've never had to try to get the timing just right to tape a song off the radio MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:47 Oh god! No! 7:47 And I bet if they sat in my car, they'd wonder what the hell that square hole was for! MSN Amanda*red+u 7:47 lol MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:47 have no clue why we blow into DVD players when they ski[ 7:48 *skip MSN Amanda*red+u 7:48 lol MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:48 Or why we always go for the directional keypad when we play video games MSN Amanda*red+u 7:48 or the old Apple Oregon trail MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:49 God I miss that game 7:49 lol 7:49 They take auto-saves for granted 7:49 and have never had to use DOS to retrieve a file MSN Amanda*red+u 7:49 they don't even know what DOS is MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:50 Or how awful loud floppy discs are when they load 7:50 or what a floppy is lol MSN Amanda*red+u 7:50 they've never had to go to a library to do research MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:50 Yeah. Never learned the Dewy decimal system 7:50 and can't understand how frustrated I get when the library is incorrect 7:51 I bet they can't three-way a phone call the old way. Remember that? MSN Amanda*red+u 7:51 yes though i never did it MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:51 So freaking complicated. Had to flash back over at just the right second... 7:52 Never wrote a letter. MSN Amanda*red+u 7:52 never only got cartoons on Saturday morning MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:52 GOOD cartoons MSN Amanda*red+u 7:52 worth getting up for MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:53 never paid less than $5 to go to a movie (that wasn't at a reduced admissiont theater) MSN Amanda*red+u 7:53 never saw the penis cover to The Little Mermaid MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:53 I STILL OWN THAT!!! 7:53 lol never getting rid of it MSN Amanda*red+u 7:53 me too! 7:53 it's at my parent's house MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:53 yup. 7:54 Don't know how to buy gas without a credit card reader and to have to manually turn on the pump with the handle MSN Amanda*red+u 7:54 don't remember gas being less than a dollar MSN Mrs. Gilbert *bgca 7:54 some of them $20 7:54 oops $2 7:55 Never used a microfilm machine Never used a card catalogue Edited October 12, 2011 by Princess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted October 13, 2011 Wow. I'll bet some of those students aren't much younger than me, and I remember most of those things on that list. Heck I remember actual floppy floppy disks. The 5.25". And card catalogs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted October 13, 2011 See I didn't think they were that much younger than me either. But they are! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayingel 24 Posted October 13, 2011 O_O I can't read the formatting.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted October 13, 2011 Whine whine whine Just like those younguns... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayingel 24 Posted October 13, 2011 Timestamps are bad, Mkay... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bad furday 57 Posted October 13, 2011 I turned the alarm on just from the thread title, but I remember nearly all that you ladies were talking about! I remember the "Nothing but net" McDonald's commercials with Larry Bird and Michael Jordan- I still know who those two are and what teams they played for, even though I dislike basketball. I would know how, if I were to become in possession of a pair, to tighten a pair of Reebok Pumps to my feet. I remember high top sneakers with two sets of laces! A hexagonal edged pencil is best for rewinding the cassette tape after it's been caught in the machine. I know how to use a record player. I also know what a record is. And this one annoys me all the time on Facebook- unlike kids today, I know the difference between "they're", "their", and "there". :evil: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted October 13, 2011 I forgot about rewinding the tape after the tape player ate it. They also don't know life before text messages And Furday talking about basketball, reminded me, I heard the song to Space Jam on the radio yesterday. Life before CGI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bad furday 57 Posted October 13, 2011 This one? Mmmmmiiiiichaaaelllll Jooorrddaaaannnnn!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAzDpyVEKuI&feature=related Full theme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted October 13, 2011 Love this movie. Since the NBA is starting to cancel regular season games now, I might just have to watch Space Jam over and over. Got a better one though... Tell me this song doesn't make you smile. Double points if you remember the words and sang along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted October 13, 2011 "Heeere come the Men in Blaaaaack!" :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake 53 Posted October 13, 2011 Changed the thread name to better suit the theme. My gf mentioned this one to me last night, actually. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air pick up lines. She said, "I think I've seen your picture somewhere before. Oh yeah, that's right. It was in the dictionary next to 'KABLAM!'" :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted October 14, 2011 This is the one that I was thinking of Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted October 14, 2011 Ah yes. We found good radio stations through Arkansas (the one redeeming quality) and listened to alternative from back in the day when it was called alternative and cool kids shopped at Hot Topic before the emo baby bats chased us to Spencer's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayingel 24 Posted October 14, 2011 Aqua and Space Jam have a special place in my heart. Since we listened to them non stop on the way down to Missouri as a child with my three other cousins. And we played Nintendo in the back seat of the super van...with the camper in tow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted October 14, 2011 Ah yes the van. The real van. None of this mini crap. The ones with the heavy, sticky doors that a kid could throw a shoulder trying to close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayingel 24 Posted October 14, 2011 The ones where it takes a projectile going 60 miles an hour to even try to make it through the window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Durron 23 Posted October 16, 2011 I learned to drive on one of those! ^_^ I found out I've been completely deprived with childhood games. So um... >.> How many of you know how to play duck duck goose? Simon Says? there was another one I've never heard of but I don't remember what it was called. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Durron 23 Posted October 16, 2011 Yes! that one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted October 16, 2011 Okay, we're going to have to play at C6! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Durron 23 Posted October 16, 2011 ^_^ okay! >.>' I need to buy tickets for that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted October 16, 2011 Me too. I gotta put in my time off request too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Durron 23 Posted October 16, 2011 >.< Good news is as soon as I'm done paying off mom (Beginning of march) I won't have but 600 dollars a month in bills. Bad news is, every penny is going into what I owe parental units and I can't save anything. ugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
