"You're Old!!!" moments

wolf · 12-22-2003, 12:50 AM

I refuse to accept that the kids from the class of 2002 are clueless about cassette tapes. Vinyl, I could almost understand their confusion, but not cassettes. They have to be some dumbass kids to not know cassettes. Most of their parents probably have cassette players in their cars.

Ten years from now, yeah, then I'll believe the cassette is something they might view as a curiosity seen only on Antiques Roadshow.

Actually, the getting old thing for me was duly noted when I raged at a supermarket checker for attempting to card me for cigarettes. When I was in my thirties, I got carded for alcohol (which I thought was cool), but this was too much. It was early in the morning. I was running late, I was obviously NOT 18, and my ID was in the car.

Some other highlights: Rotary Dial phones, Burnt Sienna as a Crayola Color, and Play-Doh comes in more than four colors (but at least it still smells the same).

And on the "flashbulb" memory example ...

Your experience shows a shift also ... the KEY event was always "where were you when Kennedy was shot?"

12-22-2003, 12:50 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I refuse to accept that the kids from the class of 2002 are clueless about cassette tapes. Vinyl, I could almost understand their confusion, but not cassettes. They have to be some dumbass kids to not know cassettes. Most of their parents probably have cassette players in their cars. Ten years from now, yeah, then I'll believe the cassette is something they might view as a curiosity seen only on Antiques Roadshow. Actually, the getting old thing for me was duly noted when I raged at a supermarket checker for attempting to card me for cigarettes. When I was in my thirties, I got carded for alcohol (which I thought was cool), but this was too much. It was early in the morning. I was running late, I was obviously NOT 18, and my ID was in the car. Some other highlights: Rotary Dial phones, Burnt Sienna as a Crayola Color, and Play-Doh comes in more than four colors (but at least it still smells the same). And on the "flashbulb" memory example ... Your experience shows a shift also ... the KEY event was always "where were you when Kennedy was shot?" __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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