WHY do OLD people say EVERYTHING was better BACK THEN?!?!

[Death Metal Moe]

I HATE THIS mentality!

"Oh you know, baseball isn't what it used to be. Back in my time, it was a game...."

"Oh you know, these kids today don't know music. Back when I was like 22, bands played music that MEANT something...."

"Kids today don't care about things, when I was a kid..."

"Today's television isn't as good as when I was a young man. Back then we had..."

"These movie stars these days aren't like the ones back when I went to the movie houses....."

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!

I'm not even going to argue with ANY points that older people have. They may be right on A LOT of points, especially about today's young people not caring about anything and entertainment in the DUMPER.

But what is to be gained by ratteling on about times that aren't coming back?

If people put all that energy into making what actually exists today BETTER, maybe things would change.

And I don't just mean OLD people. I mean some middle aged people I've talked to also! It agitates me.

Gone with the Wind, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Led Zepplin aren't comin' back, buddy. Try living for today.

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This message was edited by njdmmoe on 9-10-02 @ 5:24 AM

[Tall_James]

Man, I remember when these posts had more substance to them. Back in the old days - you could get a point across in 2 lines or less. Nowadays, these crazy kids are using PARAGRAPHS for Crissakes!

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[A.J.]

"Those were...the...DAAAAAYYYS!"

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[seagullbeagle]

i'm not sure whats worse old people who cant let go of the past <P> or old people who embrace today's entertainment a little too much <P> its embarassing when an old lady watches the mtv music awards <P>

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I'm 35. Everything WAS better back then!

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[sweet201]

I HATE THIS <b>metal</b>ity!



But Moe!! I thought <b>metal</b> was your "thing"!!

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[Recyclerz]

WHY do OLD people say EVERYTHING was better BACK THEN?!?! Entropy, young man. Look it up.
PS As a 41 year old geezer, I agree with your point. Its just that torturing younger people with these stories is one of the few enjoyments we have left. <P> <P>

You're only young once but you can be immature forever!



This message was edited by Recyclerz on 9-8-02 @ 11:31 PM

[fiestygal]

BACK THEN when men were DINOSAURS

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[The Blowhard]

Entropy, young man. Look it up.
PS As a 41 year old geezer, I agree with your point. Its just that torturing younger people with these stories is one of the few enjoyments we have left.





Amen!
And regarding certain things being better in the past: you kids have your parents medicating you with Ritalin and Zoloft. We medicated OURSELVES!

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[TheKnicks23]

"Oh you know, baseball isn't what it used to be. Back in my time, it was a game...."


I hate that, my grandfather is always telling me how good people were back then, when the ball was normal. Now all he does is claim the ball is juiced up, which might be true, but isn't it possible that Bonds and all these other home run hitters can just be that good?

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[Ralphy Ramone]

Maybe things were better,or maybe old people are just jealous they can't enjoy "things" of today.

All I know is ...if I could do it all again...who knows!

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[Gvac]

When I was in high school, if the cops caught you driving around drinking beers, they'd ask you for one and tell you to behave and not break any windows or anything.

No one had ever heard of AIDS or HIV.

Working a part time job, you could afford a decent car, insurance, and all the partying you could handle on the weekends.

You tell me if it was better.

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[Tall_James]

The worst thing you could have caught during a sexual encounter was herpes, back in the day.

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[Death Metal Moe]

I never said EVERYTHING NOW is better. I'm SURE that some things were better back then.

But it's over. How about focusing on the now?

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[FUNKMAN]

they forget that it's the exact same thing the "grown-ups" said when they were young...
you have to give young people the respect that you would want yourself until they do something to lose it...
in some cases a person is somewhat bitter for not being as young anymore...


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[Roadgirl3]

Because it WAS! You could have a decent one-night stand without worrying about Death! People actually wore pants that covered their ass-cracks, unless they were plumbers or handy-men. Cars came with v-eight engines and gas was 39 cants a gallon. There was no such thing as rap "music". Drinks didn't cost $6 apiece. There was no such thing as an SUV. You actually had to know how to read and write to graduate. Everyone in my neighborhood wasn't from a Third World country. News was actually about news, not which celebrities were doing what. People wouldn't get mugged for their sneakers. You didn't have to spend a million dollars to go to a baseball game or a concert. I could go on, but why bother - I know you're not listening.

Go tell someone who cares...

[Death Metal Moe]

You could have a decent one-night stand without worrying about Death!


So you're not thinking about me?

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[mikeyboy]

Has anyone else notice that roadgirl is topping really
old threads tonight? Step away from the computer.
Mix yourself a drink. The archives aren't THAT
interesting.


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[Roadgirl3]

I am drinking, Mikey - why do you care which posts I'm reading - I'm sure you must have something more important to get aggravated about...

Go tell someone who cares...

[Death Metal Moe]

He's just wondering why you're going and digging up old shit.

Some people who have done that too much get warned from the staff and banned. I'm not saying you will, but if all you do all night is top old topics, you may get in trouble.

Plus, you have like 60 posts, so there's a chance you're some joke member who signed up to cause trouble. It's happened before.

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[Roadgirl3]

Not trying to cause trouble! I just got kind of interested in the old posts - if they aren't meant to be read, why are they still here? Really, I'm not trying to be a smart-ass - some of these were really interesting to me - if I'm doing something uncool, I'll stop - I enjoy this web site & don't want to get kicked off - I didn't know what I'm doing is bad - Sorry, really! I'm 49, almost senile, I didn't know! Seeya!

Go tell someone who cares...

[Death Metal Moe]

I'm not saying you did anything wrong, just a heads up just in case you really are a well intentioned new poster.

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[Roadgirl3]

Thanks. doll - appreciate the thought...

Go tell someone who cares...

[El Mudo]

here's a lil song that might answer your question *picks up guitar*


We got up before sunup to get the work done up
We'd work in the fields till the sun had gone down
We've stood and we've cried as we helplessly watched
A hailstorm a beatin' our crops to the ground

And I've gone to bed hungry many nights as a lad
In the good old days when times were bad
I've seen daddy's hands break open and bleed
And I've seen him work till he's stiff as a board

I've seen mama lay and suffer in sickness
In need of a doctor we couldn't afford
Anything at all was more than we had
In the good old days when times were bad

No amount of money could buy from me
The mem'ries that I have of them
No amount of money could pay me
To go back and live through it again

We've got up before we found ice on the floor
Where the wind would blew snow
Through the cracks in the wall
And I've walked many miles to an old country school
With my lunch in a bag of my overalls
Anything at all was more than we had
In the good old days when times were bad

No amount of money could buy from me
The mem'ries that I have of them
No amount of money could pay me
To go back and live through it again



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[Death Metal Moe]

*puts hands on ears and yells to block out the sound*

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[Death Metal Moe]

And WHO is njdmmoe? Sounds SEXXXY as HELL!

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[DarkHippie]

because THEY were better back then

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[Tall_James]

And WHO is njdmmoe? Sounds SEXXXY as HELL!
An enigma, surrounded by mystery, shrouded by despair, wrapped in bacon.

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[fatty]

*puts hands on ears and yells to block out the sound*


my eyes shutting tight to avoid the sight.
it's just a pain in the ass and the will to fight.
droplets of yes and know in an ocean of maybes.

oh wait it's my fingers in my ears to block the sound. forget it.

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[high fly]

By cracky, I'm starting to dig you, Roadgirl.
Back in the day, kids really knew how to bitch!
Today they've got no style and they rely on cheap verbal tropes and profanity to get by....

" and they ask me why I drink"

[Roadgirl3]

Dagnabit - thankee fer the good word - I noticed that nearly everything I read and posted on has been responded to since that nite - and, goldurnit, that's gotta be a good thing! Have a good weekend - hee hee!

Go tell someone who cares...

[Duke]

i know becuase they were younger than.

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[Friday]

For the same reason this very thread exists. The Old School Thread.

People reminiscing and thinking back to easier times for THEM.... maybe times when they weren't paying a ridiculous commuter tax or overpriced rent. Times when it was ok to smoke a ciggy in a bar while you throw back a drink.....or when you didn't have to worry about being sued for this or that at every turn.

Ahh...kids today....


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[Roadgirl3]

I know why you drink...

Hope I die before I get old... oops, too late, I am old!

[TeRRoR]

actually, i say that about "the scene".

the hardcore, oi, punk scene was better back when i was young then it is now. the kids today suck. but granted, the older people probably thought it was good when they were younger and thought we were a bunch of hoodlums.

but seriously... the hardcore and the skin scene SUCKS today. it seriously needs to become a threat again... and thats why i bring you

THE GOON SQUAD

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[Roadgirl3]

NOTHING is the same anymore - there's always political correctness, and sexual correctness, etc. etc., it really was better when I was 30 - now you can't EVER get away with anything! Our society is doomed! I really do hope I die before I get old!

Hope I die before I get old... oops, too late, I am old!

[Friday]

sexual correctness


What is this "sexual correctness" you speak of?

I disapprove entirely.

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