Things Your Kids Will Never Know

[IndyIrishFan1]

My girlfriend works with kids, its called criss-cross applesauce.

 

[GoIrish41]

So who has ever had to pick their own switch?

Never pick the long thin ones.

 

[IndyIrishFan1]

1) Blaming the student for bad grades, not the teacher.
2) Having to call your girlfriends house to talk to her -- not knowing who will answer
3) The busy signal
4) Pagers

 

[irishog77]

1) Blaming the student for bad grades, not the teacher.
2) Having to call your girlfriends house to talk to her -- not knowing who will answer
3) The busy signal
4) Pagers

Was downright scary when you just LIKED the girl and were calling to flirt and/or ask her out. On the plus side, caller ID didn't exist, so if her dad or whoever answered, you could just hang up and pussy out if you wanted to! I'm not too small of a man to admit that I pussied out a couple times!

 

[IrishLion]

Was downright scary when you just LIKED the girl and were calling to flirt and/or ask her out. On the plus side, caller ID didn't exist, so if her dad or whoever answered, you could just hang up and pussy out if you wanted to! I'm not too small of a man to admit that I pussied out a couple times!

Haha I used to get yelled at in 6th grade because the hot 8th grade girl from the bus would call my house after 11 every night. I was too scared of her dad, so I made her call my house... then I found out I was just the nice 6th grader stuck in the friendzone. Ouch.

 

[Irish YJ]

Haha I used to get yelled at in 6th grade because the hot 8th grade girl from the bus would call my house after 11 every night. I was too scared of her dad, so I made her call my house... then I found out I was just the nice 6th grader stuck in the friendzone. Ouch.

If she was calling you at 11, she either wanted you, or was looking for a setup with one of your buddies. Should have stuck something in the friend'szone.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

I use to get one of these across the backside.

Like getting you a$$ bet with a baseball bat

 

[IndyIrishFan1]

 

[peoriairish]

Polio.

 

[ClausentoTate]

Pogs.

 

[Cackalacky]

 

[Cackalacky]

One of you asked who had to pick their own switch? What is a switch?

Generation gap......

Man I can still feel it after taking a switch to the back of my legs. My g-ma had a dogwood tree. That's where all of ours came from. We had to strip the leaves and if you were smart, you picked a smooth one with few leaves. The switch with all the knots on them hurt worst.

Of course I come from a generation where you could get paddled by the school principal in public schools.

The real sadistic ones made their own paddles.

 

[Irish Houstonian]

A lot of these things aren't really "society's" fault, but is more a function of the urbanization of America. My kid lives in much bigger city than I grew up in, therefore she won't get have nearly the latitude or lack of supervision I had.

 

[Cackalacky]

A lot of these things aren't really "society's" fault, but is more a function of the urbanization of America. My kid lives in much bigger city than I grew up in, therefore she won't get have nearly the latitude or lack of supervision I had.

Very true. I grew up rurally but I now live in a pretty urbanized and cultured environment. Of course I alos grew up in a time where supervision was not necessary. I freak out if I cant find my kid just after a few minutes in a public park..... and I live in an place where you can still leave your car unlocked in public without fear of something being stolen.

 

[nlroma1o]

I use to get one of these across the backside.

Like getting you a$$ bet with a baseball bat

My dad always told me and my siblings about getting whacked with rulers by the nuns in gradeschool. That was back in the 60's.

I was in Catholic grade school in the 90s, and i didn;t get whack with a ruler, i was just just physically shaked by Sister Phillis when i was being a little *astard. She would physically grab your arms or your shoulders and shake the living krap out of ya! hahah now that i think back on it, it was pretty hillarious.

 

[Irish Houstonian]

...and I live in an place where you can still leave your car unlocked in public without fear of something being stolen.

This place you're describing does not exist in the Houston metro area...If you leave your GPS in your window it will be stolen in a week, guaranteed. Locked or not.

Don't get me wrong, I like it here and all, but there's a reason why we all love guns so much.

 

[tadman95]

Generation gap......

Man I can still feel it after taking a switch to the back of my legs. My g-ma had a dogwood tree. That's where all of ours came from. We had to strip the leaves and if you were smart, you picked a smooth one with few leaves. The switch with all the knots on them hurt worst.

Of course I come from a generation where you could get paddled by the school principal in public schools.

The real sadistic ones made their own paddles.[/QUOTE]

With holes, and a wrist strap. LOL

 

[Cackalacky]

This place you're describing does not exist in the Houston metro area...If you leave your GPS in your window it will be stolen in a week, guaranteed. Locked or not.

Don't get me wrong, I like it here and all, but there's a reason why we all love guns so much.

People will return things to you where I live. I actually had a guy follow me five city blocks to return my keys I dropped because I had headphones in and could not hear him yelling at me. That is not normal, but there is a reason Charleston is voted the nicest city in America. That is an example.

 

[NDBoiler]

How to operate a vinyl record player

Writing a letter by hand

Reading a newspaper or print media in general

Looking at an actual calendar

Patience - everything is about instant gratification/information nowadays

What life was like before the internet

That Apple started out selling PCs

Napster

What movies were like before CGIs

That their parents were right (until they realize it when they have kids of their own)

 

[peoriairish]

How to operate a vinyl record player

Writing a letter by hand

Reading a newspaper or print media in general

Looking at an actual calendar

Patience - everything is about instant gratification/information nowadays

What life was like before the internet

That Apple started out selling PCs

Napster

What movies were like before CGIs

That their parents were right (until they realize it when they have kids of their own)

Kazaa is where it was at.

 

[woolybug25]

Kazaa is where it was at.

Actually Limewire was the bomb.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Napster

Kazaa is where it was at.

Actually Limewire was the bomb.

.. that which we call a bit-torrent client, by any other name would download data as sweet;

 

[jason_h537]

I'm not sure you guys understood the question. This isn't a "let's complain about kids" thread but things your kids will never know. Kids are going to know Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, movies are still made without CGI, Hi-C is still available, Turntables stilll exist and you can still buy most new records on vinyl. Looney Tunes and Flinstones are still shown. You can download classic games like Sonic and Knock-out on your PS3 and XBox. Does it really make you misty eyed to think of the wonderful times you had with soap in your mouth?

Great examples I have read.
Calling a girl's house, not her cell phone
Writing a letter by hand.
Physical Maps.
Pay phones.

Also to those who miss Drive-Ins and Double features they are still alive and thriving in LA.

 

[peoriairish]

I'm not sure you guys understood the question. This isn't a "let's complain about kids" thread but things your kids will never know. Kids are going to know Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, movies are still made without CGI, Hi-C is still available, Turntables stilll exist and you can still buy most new records on vinyl. Looney Tunes and Flinstones are still shown. You can download classic games like Sonic and Knock-out on your PS3 and XBox. Does it really make you misty eyed to think of the wonderful times you had with soap in your mouth?

Great examples I have read.
Calling a girl's house, not her cell phone
Writing a letter by hand.
Physical Maps.
Pay phones.

Also to those who miss Drive-Ins and Double features they are still alive and thriving in LA.

Still though, kids aren't going to know what it's like to have polio.

 

[jason_h537]

Still though, kids aren't going to know what it's like to have polio.

Or the black plague. KIDS THESE DAYS!!!! (sorry my rep function hasn't worked for sometime so please rep him for me)

 

[peoriairish]

Or the black plague. KIDS THESE DAYS!!!! (sorry my rep function hasn't worked for sometime so please rep him for me)

Haha, kids these days just have it so easy. I remember the days when a 1/3 of the world's population was wiped out and we kept on going. Sheesh. Get over yourselves kids.

 

[peoriairish]

HE SAID REP ME DAMNIT!!!