1969 vs. 2009
Posted by: JesterTo commemorate the first day of Summer, here’s a retrospective to compare and contrast the difference between the real Summer of Love, 1969 and today, 2009:
1969: Long hair
2009: Longing for hair
1969: KEG
2009: EKG
1969: Acid rock
2009: Acid reflux
1969: Moving to California because it’s cool
2009: Moving to California because it’s warm
1969: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2009: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
1969: Seeds and stems
2009: Roughage
1969: Hoping for a BMW
2009: Hoping for a BM
1969: The Grateful Dead
2009: Dr. Kevorkian
1969: Going to a new, hip joint
2009: Receiving a new hip joint
1969: Rolling Stones
2009: Kidney Stones
1969: Being called into the principal’s office
2009: Calling the principal’s office
1969: Screw the system
2009: Upgrade the system
1969: Disco
2009: Costco
1969: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2009: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1969: Passing the drivers’ test
2009: Passing the vision test
1969: Whatever
2009: Depends
Just in case you weren’t feeling too old today, this will certainly change things.
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1991!
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic
The CD was introduced before they were born.
They have always had an answering machine and many of them grew up with cell phones.
The concept of a “car phone” as something distinct from a “cell phone” is completely foreign to them.
They have always had cable
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can’t imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don’t know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: “Where’s the Beef?”, “I’d walk a mile for a Camel”, or “de plane, Boss, de plane”.
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
McDonald’s food never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don’t have a clue how to use a typewriter.
