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bobquasit ([personal profile] bobquasit) wrote2005-12-16 11:11 am
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Finally, A Meme For Me

Snagged via a circuitous route from [livejournal.com profile] oldpanther, a questionnaire for those who have actually lived longer than your standard denizen of LJ:

Check all that pertain!

[X] I have a job.

[X] I have a car payment.

[X] I have a house payment (or rent).

[X] I've made a house or car payment late.

[ ] I've had a car reposessed.

[X] I know my credit score.

[X] I have kids.

[ ] I have kids by more than one person.

[ ] I pay child support.

[X] I do my own laundry (sometimes).

[X] I'm married.

[ ] I've been divorced.

[X] I'm 30 or older and haven't been married (got married at 37).

[X] I have toys from my childhood that are older than half of myspace.

[X] I remember when David Lee Roth left Van Halen.

[X] I saw "E.T." in the Theater or Drive - in 1981.

[ ] I know who shot J.R.

[ ] I've watched Fraggle Rock.

[X] I know the slogan "Where's the Beef?"

[X] I've found grey hairs.

[X] I have aches and/or pains for no apparent reason.

[X] I've uttered the phrase "Kids these days..."

[X] I've uttered the phrase "When *I* was a kid..."

[X] I think current teen fashion is laughable, but I own something from the 80's or early 90's thats equally retarded. Actually, teen fashion now is exactly what *I* wore in the 60's, so I can't very well call it laughable now, can I?

[X] I know off the top of my head who Crockett and Tubbs are.

[X] "Capital Gains tax", "401k", and "Homestead exemption" all mean something to me.

[X] I wanted a Delorean.

[ ] Yes, I have had sex with people of different ages and backgrounds.

[X] I remember when it was just "Star Trek".

[ ] I had a Trapper Keeper.

[X] I know what "Reaganomics" was.

[X] I remember when Michael Jackson was Black.

[X] I remember Max Headroom.

[ ] I know who killed Laura Palmer.

[X] I remember when VCR's were a "new gadget".

[X] I remember Atari. Even better, I still have my Intellivision.

[X] I remember when the only anime show you could watch was Robotech. I remember when the only anime show was Kimba the White Lion and Astroboy. I remember when the only anime shows were Gigantor and Speed Racer.

[X] I remember when there was no such thing as a personal computer.

[X] I remember Pop Rocks!

And some additions of my own:

[X] I remember H.R. Puffnstuff.

[X] I know all the words to the Land of the Lost theme.

[X] I ate hamburgers at a Howdy Doody's restaurant.

[X] I wore flares.

[X] I remember the Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips slogan and jingle.

[X] I cheered when Nixon resigned.

[X] I remember when Barry Goldwater was the most extreme Republican alive.

[X] I watched "Romper Room" as a kid.

[X] I watched a black & white TV as a kid, and color TV was only for the fabulously wealthy. I remember when TV shows made a big thing about being "In Color".

[X] I saw the first Saturday Night Live, which is why I know that modern SNL sucks.

[X] I remember when Monty Python was new, and almost nobody had heard of it.