1978: Long hair
2011: Longing for hair
1978: KEG
2011: EKG
1978 : Acid rock
2010: Acid reflux
1978: Seeds and stems
2011: Roughage
1978: Hoping for a BMW
2011: Hoping for a BM
1978: Going to a new, hip joint
2011: Receiving a new hip joint
1978: Rolling Stones
2011: Kidney Stones
1978: Disco
2011: Costco
1978: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2011: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1978: Whatever
2011: Depends
0h so funny and true damnit.
ReplyDeleteMuch of this hits too close for comfort...
ReplyDeleteI can go back even further than that and have it be true. Say 1970. Those certainly were the good old days.I remember my Levis and matching jacket well. I wish I still had them.
ReplyDeleteHitting hard here.
ReplyDeleteDisoc/costco- check
hair cuts/heads shaved-check
whatever/depends-check; unless you mean the 'put in your knickers so you don't pee yourself' depends
Mother Hen - Yes, I think they're the Depends they mean! Not quite there myself yet!
ReplyDeleteNora- apparently double denim, as they're calling it, is coming back. A little.
Ms C and CJ - Yes, some of them I was nodding sagely.
Too funny! But, before you know it, too true to be funny. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteYou're hilarious, Toni. Must get your book.
Very funny! I've forwarded the link to my very hip (replacement) mother.
ReplyDeleteOMG! LMAO!
ReplyDeleteIn 78 we'd have just written it all out, but the arthritis makes the abbreviations welcome!!!
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Sandi
Toni, I've been sending this out like crazy to everyone I know. Of course, my friend who is at the moment trying to pass a kidney stone might not be overly amused!
ReplyDeleteVery funny. I'd forgotten "Depends".
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