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Best and Worst of the 1970s (vanity)
pea brain | 5/31/05 | Pissant & SilentServiceCPOWife

Posted on 05/31/2005 7:26:28 AM PDT by pissant

The 1970s were a time of some serious changes in our society and culture. Some good, most bad. Here at the Pissant Reasearch Center, we've compiled the Top 5 lists of the good and bad which that forgetful decade foisted upon us.

TOP 5 BAD THINGS FROM THE 1970s

5. Polyester suits

4. Detroits Automobiles

3. Jane Fonda

2. Disco

1. Jimmy Carter

TOP 5 GOOD THINGS FROM THE 1970s (this is tough)

5. Scooby Doo

4. Dorothy Hammill

3. Monday Night Football team (Cossell, Meridith, Gifford)

2. John Paul II

1. Count Chocula & Frankenberry


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To: SilentServiceCPOWife

"...this was a Shell Bicentennial moment."


1,321 posted on 05/31/2005 5:26:55 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee
Fred Willard?

He was the sidekick to Martin Mull on Fernwood 2Night. I don't remember a whole lot of the Real People episodes, he may have made some guest segments, but he's not the older guy I'm thinking of. Wally Something? No, that's not right. Hang on, it'll come to me ...

1,322 posted on 05/31/2005 5:26:58 PM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: SilentServiceCPOWife
Gonzo was a vulture?

Yup.

1,323 posted on 05/31/2005 5:27:52 PM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: pissant

Nirvana saved rock and roll...


1,324 posted on 05/31/2005 5:28:34 PM PDT by Pharmboy ("Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God")
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To: Pharmboy

Nirvana stinks to high heaven in my book. As does 1990s rock in general!


1,325 posted on 05/31/2005 5:29:54 PM PDT by pissant (Ruby Red)
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To: SilentServiceCPOWife

"Dave, man. Open up"


1,326 posted on 05/31/2005 5:31:00 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: MississippiDeltaDawg

I don't feel quite the same about him now. He was one of my favorite Muppets, but knowing he was a carrion-eater just ruins it for me. ;-)


1,327 posted on 05/31/2005 5:31:01 PM PDT by SilentServiceCPOWife (Welcome to the Hotel Free Republic-You can check out any time you like but you can never leave)
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To: Pharmboy

Actually you can thank Poison 13 (and Sub-Pop did eventually find their way to re-issuing those 80s classics).


1,328 posted on 05/31/2005 5:31:50 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee
John Barbour! That's the guy I'm thinking of! And you are correct, Fred was a regular, I don't remember him on it at all, though I must say I wasn't really a regular viewer.

One thing I do recall ... Byron Allen was a new comedian, only 19 when he did his first Real People show!

1,329 posted on 05/31/2005 5:32:22 PM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: MississippiDeltaDawg

Nothing quite says 70s white guy more than Fred Willard.


1,330 posted on 05/31/2005 5:32:40 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: MississippiDeltaDawg

Byron's still in television but I must say that he seemingly disappeared for 20 years.


1,331 posted on 05/31/2005 5:33:39 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: pissant

We must agree to disagree. For me, Cobain was a genius, though a sad nutcase. And, he had dreadful taste in women...


1,332 posted on 05/31/2005 5:33:44 PM PDT by Pharmboy ("Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God")
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To: weegee

Dave?


1,333 posted on 05/31/2005 5:34:04 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee

Yeah, Dave. C'mon, man, open up, I think the cops saw me.


1,334 posted on 05/31/2005 5:34:25 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee

Dave's not here.


1,335 posted on 05/31/2005 5:34:39 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee

No, man, I'm Dave, man. (Sharp knocks at the door)


1,336 posted on 05/31/2005 5:34:57 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: Pharmboy

My patience for new rock & roll expired in the early 1990s.


1,337 posted on 05/31/2005 5:35:23 PM PDT by pissant (Ruby Red)
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To: weegee

CHONG: Who is it?


1,338 posted on 05/31/2005 5:35:29 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee

It's Dave, man. Will you open up? I got the stuff with me.


1,339 posted on 05/31/2005 5:35:49 PM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: weegee

calm down weegee!


1,340 posted on 05/31/2005 5:36:20 PM PDT by pissant (Ruby Red)
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