You Might Not Be a Baby Boomer If... |
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by Taggart, Jun 18, 2007 |
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Top Ten list of 20 off-the-wall nostalgic aspects of the Baby Boomer experience. |
- You can't imagine a lava lamp hooked up to a clapper
- You don't “get” that 60 is the new 40
- You hear the phrase “One giant leap for mankind” and think “slamdunk”
- You think bringing 45s to a party requires a holster
- You've not experienced the pride of replacing your 8-Tracks with cassettes
- Your impression of the British invasion reminds you of Paul Revere, but not The Raiders
- You can't draw a flow chart of the love hexagon that was Fleetwood Mac
- That backward B in the ABBA logo creeps you out
- You don't recall progressive ladies burning bras, but considering it chauvinistic to be offered a light
- You can't imagine having a “pet rock”
- You didn't switch from baths to showers after seeing Jaws
- You can hear the name Pope John Paul without thinking of George and Ringo
- You had no science class friends who kept leaf collections in their sock drawers.
- You think it's weird for a TV variety show host to kiss a puppet mouse goodnight
- Your first graphics-friendly laptop wasn't an Etch A Sketch
- You've never been on a flip-phone and been tempted to say “Beam me up, Scotty”
- You don't remember being surprised that Cher sang the low parts
- You don't remember the “bomb shelter” evolving into the “rec room”
- You don't see the similarity of Hot Wheels from the 70s and real cars of today
- When you were grounded and sent to your room, you could still chat online with people on five continents
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