Paisa el Toro Posted February 22, 2008 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 10,380 Reputation: 1,058 Days Won: 18 Joined: 08/11/2003 Share Posted February 22, 2008 THE SPOILED UNDER-30 CROWD!!!> > If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!!> > > > When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears> > with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were> > when they were growing up; what with walking> > twenty-five miles to school every morning ... uphill BOTH ways> > > > yadda, yadda, yadda> > > > And I remember promising myself that when I grew up,> > there was no way in hell I was going to lay> > a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it> > and how easy they've got it!> > But now that... I'm over the ripe old age of> > thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today.> > > > You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my> > childhood, you live in a **** Utopia!> > And I hate to say it but you kids today you> > don't know how good you've got it!> > > > I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have The> > Internet . If we wanted to know something,> > we had to go to the **** library and> > look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!> > There was no email!! We had to actually write> > somebody a letter .with a pen!> > Then you had to walk all the way across the street and> > put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there!> > > > There were no MP3's or Napsters! You wanted to> > steal music, you had to hitchhike to the **** record store and shoplift it yourself!> > Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJs usually talk over the> > beginning and @#*% it all up!> > We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you> > were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it!> > > > And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either!> > When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was!> > It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie,> > a collections agent, you just didn't know!!!> > You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!> > > > We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics!> > We had the Atari 2600!> > With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'asteroids'. Your guy was a little square!> > You actually had to use your imagination!!> > And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever!> > > > And you could never win.> > The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died!> > Just like LIFE!> > > > When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating!> > All the seats were the same height!> > If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see,> > you were just screwed!> > > > Sure, we had cable television, but back then that> > was only like 15 channels> > and there was no on screen menu and no remote control!> > You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on!> > You were screwed when it came to channel surfing!> > You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the> > channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons> > on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?!> > We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rat-bastards!> > > > And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat> > something up we had to use the stove or go build a frigging fire .. imagine that!> > If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid Jiffy Pop thing> > and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot.> > > > That's exactly what I'm talking about!> > You kids today have got it too easy.> > You're spoiled.> > You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1980!> > > > Regards,> > The over 30 Crowd> > (Send this to someone you'd like to make smile, whether they are under 30 o r not.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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