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Similar-Afternoon567 t1_isxl568 wrote

At the time, the would have been the cost to take the whole family to dinner (about $100 vs about $2.50 in today's money; it was the 1980's), but still, you'd think it would be a worthwhile investment to secure your nation's currency.

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Ksp-or-GTFO t1_isxlo47 wrote

But the 80s were only like 15 years ago... Wait.... Fuuuuck.

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chinchenping t1_isy0r0l wrote

Yesterday a teen told me "Harry Potter is an old people thing, i wasn't even born" and i felt so fucking old

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cellulargenocide t1_isy2310 wrote

Welcome to every time your parents or someone from their generation tried to engage you in their pop culture.

As I’ve gotten older, this Simpsons episode hits closer to home

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Iofmadness t1_isya289 wrote

There another newish episode where Homer and Marge tell Bart and Lisa about Y2K.

That one hurt my brain cuz I was watching the Simpsons through Y2K.

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DilettanteGonePro t1_isypm27 wrote

I like how the new bands in that clip are now like two generations behind. The bands Homer is into would be like my generations parents being into Glenn Miller or something

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DilettanteGonePro t1_isyp711 wrote

Lol somewhere around 2007 a young coworker told me she didn't remember the first gulf war. That was the first of many times I felt like I was getting old.

The most recent is when the "your birthdate must be before this date" sign for alcohol went beyond September 11, 2001, which just happened last month.

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Greene_Mr t1_it01pw4 wrote

The pains that are withheld for me,

I realise, and I can seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

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Bryn79 t1_isykw3f wrote

I was born 15 years after WWll ended. Chew on that for a while!

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