In This Thread, We Talk About Things That Make Us Feel Old

[DaemonSeid]

I remember having a convo one time with a woman who was upset that she felt pressured to get a cell phone for her 12 year old daughter because she is outside so much with her friends.

Heh

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Shellfish

I went into a music store yesterday, and as I was browsing, a twentysomething who worked there asked if I needed help. I explained that I was looking for a Bauhaus CD, so he asked, "Like the school of architecture?"

Hey, I'm impressed that a twentysomthing working in a CD story (they still have those?) knew what the Bauhaus school was. And you could have answered "Exactly like that. They named themselved after the Bauhaus school of architecture."

[AnchorAlum]

HA! You're all babes in the woods, I tell you...mere pups.

I started college when we had Hair Dryers that looked like a cone shaped communications device from outer space, and we listened to The Lovin Spoonful, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Smokey Robinson, Otis Redding, and Junior Walker and the All Stars on our "hi-fi" in the sorority house.

By the time I graduated we were rockin' it to the Doors and Jimi Hendrix.
I had a serious collection of hip hugging bell bottoms. And hair in a long center part flip.

I can remember the entire opening song from the Mickey Mouse Club. ( I usually just hum that until I can remember my children's names. That's so I don't have to say "Who are you people and why are you here?")

Seriously, I can still remember the phone numbers at the DG House at FSU. And the street address. I can't remember MY address, but I remember 143 North Copeland. And the moment I opened up my envelope on Bid Day.
And it still brings a smile to my face!

[laylo]

-The transition from the old folks saying "Boyfriend? What do you need a boyfriend for? Focus on your studies," to asking "So when are you going to get married?"

-Went through the calendar with my students on September 11th and realized that they hadn't been born yet on 9-11-01.

-The fact that my students don't know its special to have a Black president- it's the first presidency they remember.

-Having to explain to the kids why I draw TVs with "two little sticks on top" (antennae).

-My profession in general.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by laylo

-The transition from the old folks saying "Boyfriend? What do you need a boyfriend for? Focus on your studies," to asking "So when are you going to get married?"

-Went through the calendar with my students on September 11th and realized that they hadn't been born yet on 9-11-01.

-The fact that my students don't know its special to have a Black president- it's the first presidency they remember.

-Having to explain to the kids why I draw TVs with "two little sticks on top" (antennae).

-My profession in general.

Did you tell them about black and white TVs?

what about these:



and before the iPod was your house party equipment, there was this:

[KSUViolet06]

Kids I used to babysit are graduating from HS now.

[PiKA2001]

^^^^^
I would kill for that turntable!

I was at Urban Outfitters last month and the place seems so juvenile to me now. I used to love that place when I was in HS and college..... now I can't see myself buying anything there other than record frames.

[LucyKKG]

I know this is literally the exact opposite purpose of this thread, but I'll post it here anyway. I'm subbing today and couldn't find the woman to give me my sub folder. Someone else was kind of helping me and called me "that girl" when talking to someone else. Ughhhh! I know I'm only 23, but have a little respect! I've also subbed at this school many times, so I know what I'm doing.

[MUSK81]

For me, it was looking at the Bid Day Photo thread and realizing that my son is the same age as the girls in the photos!

[carnation]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

HA! You're all babes in the woods, I tell you...mere pups.

I started college when we had Hair Dryers that looked like a cone shaped communications device from outer space, and we listened to The Lovin Spoonful, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Smokey Robinson, Otis Redding, and Junior Walker and the All Stars on our "hi-fi" in the sorority house.

By the time I graduated we were rockin' it to the Doors and Jimi Hendrix.
I had a serious collection of hip hugging bell bottoms. And hair in a long center part flip.

I can remember the entire opening song from the Mickey Mouse Club. ( I usually just hum that until I can remember my children's names. That's so I don't have to say "Who are you people and why are you here?")

Um, what she said.

[pshsx1]

*makes you all feel old*

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

*makes you all feel old*

[SWTXBelle]

In Galveston, my sons saw an English red telephone booth on The Strand. "Harry Potter!" they squealed as they opened the door and confronted - a pay phone. A pay phone with a cord. "What is THAT?" they asked, and I had to explain that there was a time when all phones had cords, no one had cell phones, and it was very important to have a quarter with you at all times. Sigh.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

HA! You're all babes in the woods, I tell you...mere pups.

I started college when we had Hair Dryers that looked like a cone shaped communications device from outer space, and we listened to The Lovin Spoonful, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Smokey Robinson, Otis Redding, and Junior Walker and the All Stars on our "hi-fi" in the sorority house.

By the time I graduated we were rockin' it to the Doors and Jimi Hendrix.
I had a serious collection of hip hugging bell bottoms. And hair in a long center part flip.

I can remember the entire opening song from the Mickey Mouse Club. ( I usually just hum that until I can remember my children's names. That's so I don't have to say "Who are you people and why are you here?")

Seriously, I can still remember the phone numbers at the DG House at FSU. And the street address. I can't remember MY address, but I remember 143 North Copeland. And the moment I opened up my envelope on Bid Day.
And it still brings a smile to my face!

LOL! My twin friend/sister, YOU rock!!

[aephi alum]

Ohhhh my. Reading this thread has made me feel old!

- The PNMs posting recruitment threads today were born in the year I pledged, give or take a year.
- I went through rush. I was a rushee. Later, I was a pledge. A few years later, I was a rho chi.
- I haven't been carded in years. Not getting carded used to be a good thing.
- When I was a small child, we had a TV with two dials - VHF and UHF. No cable and no remote. My dad used to sit on the floor and "flip" through the seven available VHF channels (2,4,5,7,9,11,13).
- I've actually used a record player.
- Y2K was a legitimate concern. One of my assignments at my first job out of college was addressing Y2K issues. This is why I can program in COBOL.
- I remember when people dressed up when they flew - and not just business travelers who had just come from, or were going straight to, the office or a client meeting. When we went on vacation, my dad always wore a suit.
- I've used film cameras and developed B&W prints.
- I didn't get a cell phone until I graduated from college. It was a brick. My first cell phone plan included 20 minutes a month.
- My family's first computer (bought when I was in 7th grade) was an IBM PS/2 that ran some flavor of PC-DOS. My first computer of my very own ran Windows for Workgroups 3.11. My first printer was an HP LaserJet 4p - which I still own and use 17 years later. (This was from the old days when HP made solid printers.)
- When I was a kid, Star Trek: TOS's special effects were state of the art for a TV show!

*goes off to look for her walker*