For the older crowd

[storch]

 you forgot making ramps and jumping across ditches and gullies like evel kanevel and skateboarding in empty pools, not to mention riding in the back of pick-ups with NO TAIL GATES!!!

[Hornet33]

Growing up we used to go cliff diving at the lake. Had some nice ones from 30ft up to about 90ft. Last year when I was home drove up to the lake to look around and they have put up fences and signs to keep people from jumping off the cliffs. I asked around and they went so far as dumping gravel in the lake at the base of the cliffs. That water was 30ft deep there, and no one ever got hurt...well not bad anyway.

Anyone have BB gun wars growing up?? Daisey Red Rider was the weapon of choice. Any multi pump guns you could only pump twice and no shooting at the head. We didn't have paintball guns then. We did have welps on our butt though.

Remember when 7-11's had an arcade room?? Our's did. Dune Buggy Racer, Centipede, Dig-Dug. Used to hang out there for hours. BMX bikes stacked up against the wall out front 4 or 5 deep.

Spending the night at a friends house and sneaking out after midnight to TP your buddys house who couldn't spend the night, and then admitting to it the next day when you went over to play. Their parents would laugh about it and then tell you to clean it up and we would without crying about it. Just because it was fun!!

I miss being a kid when I was a kid. It was too much fun.

I also remember when GI Joe got the swivel arms. Had to go and get them all over again, and paid for them out of my allowance at $2 a week unless I cut the grass and then I got $7.

[Gh0stFT]

Originally posted by Hornet33
CONGRATULATIONS

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED

yes, and prayers to the one who didnt survived...

"First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us."
not today if you have a fraction of brain left. My Gf instant stopped drinking & smoking the day she knew she is pregnant.
Its one thing to poison yourself, but you are responsible for the new starting life!

"As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags."
can u imagine do this to our kids today? lol no way.

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth
lol, this is still present today, no pill against it.

...the usual way, i hope we learn from the past.
Hornet33 your text reminds me of the discussion about smoking,
everyone is talking about the story he heard about a  Grandpa who was smoking until he died at age 100.
But nobody talks about the rest of the Grandpa's who died a horrible
death because of smoking.

[NUKE]

When I was in kindergarden (in Los Angeles), I cracked my head open at school.....(well, not actually "cracked open, but I needed 7 stiches) the school called my mom, who didn't drive and was stuck with my baby brothers and sister, so the school had me walk home. I wonder how that kind of thing would go over today?

[J_A_B]

You had lots of unprotected sex, and it caused you to learn about AIDS and various other STD's that nobody ever heard of before.

You whined about war, only to become the first American generation to ever lose a war.  Congrats.

You grew up under the hard work and resources of your parents, only to shove them away in lousy nursing homes.

You wanted instant gratification and no responsibility, and created a generation of latchkey children with 1 parent and no guidance.

You whine about "kids these days" who have Nintendos and cell phones, yet you bought them for those kids!



All those "whiny" and "soft" Americans?  That's YOU.  The selfish, sue-happy, annoying ones?  That's YOU.  The people voting for all those retarded laws in Washington?  That's YOU.  Your generation is the first in the history of the US that will leave the country worse off then it was when you inhereted it.  Thanks for nothing.  Hopefully your kids and grandkids can clean up your mess.  Oh, and enjoy your underfunded, understaffed nursing homes when you're old a couple decades from now.  Perhaps it's poetic justice.  Hope you like marinating in your own poop.


I feel sorry for the people of that generation who aren't like most of their peers.  It can't be easy watching your peers selfishly ruin nearly everything they get control of.


J_A_B

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

I agree with JAB. I was born in 1980, and did every single thing you "old-timers" say my generation doesn't do. I don't get it at all. Don't brag about how you invented the internet, then play this game, and moan because your kids are on the internet "you" invented. Ever say "I'll never be like my parents"? Guess what, you're just like them.

In 40 years I'll be just like you all are now, and I hate that so much. Every generation thinks theirs is the best and their kids are lousy good-for-nothing slackers. Think about it. I'm sure your parents thought the same thing about you. Not singling anyone in particular out, if you play AHII you're probably a pretty cool parent, but think long and hard about what the generation before yours thought about you. Remember, us fat dumb kids are going to be taking care of you in a relatively short time.

BTW, I'm 6' 160 lbs and have worked at the same place for almost 7 years now. Every era has its bad apples, and as the population continues to grow, so will the proportion of those that ruin it for everyone.

[storch]

Originally posted by *NDM*JohnnyX
I agree with JAB. I was born in 1980, and did every single thing you "old-timers" say my generation doesn't do. I don't get it at all. Don't brag about how you invented the internet, then play this game, and moan because your kids are on the internet "you" invented. Ever say "I'll never be like my parents"? Guess what, you're just like them.

In 40 years I'll be just like you all are now, and I hate that so much. Every generation thinks theirs is the best and their kids are lousy good-for-nothing slackers. Think about it. I'm sure your parents thought the same thing about you. Not singling anyone in particular out, if you play AHII you're probably a pretty cool parent, but think long and hard about what the generation before yours thought about you. Remember, us fat dumb kids are going to be taking care of you in a relatively short time.

BTW, I'm 6' 160 lbs and have worked at the same place for almost 7 years now. Every era has its bad apples, and as the population continues to grow, so will the proportion of those that ruin it for everyone.

save the wait then.

[midnight Target]

I'll tell you the biggest difference between my Dad's generation and ours... aside from that WW2 thing...

My kids think "my" music is pretty cool. Rock an roll was invented by our generation (well at least it came of age during our generation). And as long as kids like to rock they will appreciate some of the stuff that was great then... and great now.

[Hornet33]

WOW JAB and JohnnyX. Sounds like you guys have some issues. This was never a whinning thread. It was supposed to be fun, you know a remember when type thing.

I almost want to respond to the rather harsh remarks you have made, but I'm not going to.

Try and have a Merry Christmas guys, and relax a little ok, tis the season.

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

Let me apologize, I did not intend to offend. My generation gets attacked as being the McDonalds generation, and people assume so much bad stuff about us that when I read this topic I kind of lost it. Again, I apologize.

It is true though, what I wrote. Don't write my generation off just yet.

*EDIT*

Almost forgot, Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Years to you and yours as well.

[Hangtime]

You punks had it all handed to you on gilt edged platters. Yer pussified puppies. No generation ever had it so easy as yours. If there's ever been a generation that figured it was 'kewl' to **** where you eat, it's yours. You molly-coddled little donutwood panzies didn't get that growing up in my family.

And you and your generation won't be 'taking care of me'. Unlike you, I have no expectations and no desire to be coddled by anyone. Unlike you, I see what went wrong and I'm doing something about it. Unlike you, I won't be bought off or fooled by political and media hype about whats really happening.

If you MAKE it to my age it'll be because folks like me said 'enough' and shut the freaking free cake and crack party your generation demanded down.

Either get with the program and vote the *******s in your school districts and local political hack shops out, or go back to doin yer 9 to 5 at the gas station mini mart and resign yourself to the ignonomy of being dissapointment to your elders (and betters).

Merry ****ing christmas.

[Hornet33]

I'm not offended. I was born in 1972 so I don't consider myself old just yet. I have "kids / young adults" working for me and there is no way I would write off anyone from what I consider the next generation. They are some of the smartest people I have met. I do get frustrated with them because I see them do some of the same stupid stuff I did at their age. I guess thats how we all learn leasons in life.

Your right though, about parents thinking the kids are slakers. I know I was growing up. Rather be out playing then doing chores and being responsible, but thats just what kids do. Doesn't matter what generation they're from.

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

See? Screw trolling, Hang's chumming for sharks.

[Booz]

Originally posted by NUKE
When I was in kindergarden (in Los Angeles), I cracked my head open at school.....(well, not actually "cracked open, but I needed 7 stiches) the school called my mom, who didn't drive and was stuck with my baby brothers and sister, so the school had me walk home. I wonder how that kind of thing would go over today?

 well it explains some things

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by *NDM*JohnnyX
See? Screw trolling, Hang's chumming for sharks.

You don't even qualify as being live bait.