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The Official Friday Silliness Thread Salutes Nostalgia
Amiright.com ^ | November 17, 2006 | Sully777

Posted on 11/17/2006 1:20:37 AM PST by sully777

NOSTALGIA

(Noun) Nostalgia a longing for something past; homesickness (a longing to return home)

(Adjective) Nostalgic [Related to: nostalgia] unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or person.



TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: friday; nostalgia; ofst; sillinessthread
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To: sully777

181 posted on 11/17/2006 8:36:54 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: conservativebabe

182 posted on 11/17/2006 8:36:58 AM PST by conservativebabe
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To: Silly

Political Jokes



Previous Joke | Next Joke



How Much Is A Billion?

The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" casually think about whether you do, or don't, want that politician spending your tax money!!

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but an advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure in perspective in one of its releases:

A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

And....

A billion dollars ago, was only 8 hours and 20 minutes at the rate Washington spends


183 posted on 11/17/2006 8:37:34 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: SquirrelKing

184 posted on 11/17/2006 8:38:13 AM PST by nuke rocketeer
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To: conservativebabe

185 posted on 11/17/2006 8:38:34 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: The_Victor
Remember when....lol....

186 posted on 11/17/2006 8:40:01 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: Lucky9teen

And in relation to last post (too funny not to post):

Specifications
Manufacturer Atari
Processor 6502
Speed (MHz) 1.79
Ram (KB) 16
Ram expandable to (KB) unknown
ROM (KB) 8
Sound 4 channels
Keyboard type Touch sensitive
Number of keys 61
Dimensions (mm) 343 x 292 x 114
Weight (g) 2600
Interfaces Cassette interface
4 joystick ports(9 pin D-type)
Serial port
Cartridge slot


187 posted on 11/17/2006 8:41:09 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: nuke rocketeer
Children's programming...then and now
188 posted on 11/17/2006 8:42:16 AM PST by fredhead (Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?)
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To: fredhead

Kaptain Kangaroo!!!! I loved that show!!!!


189 posted on 11/17/2006 8:43:02 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: conservativebabe
I had a friend who bought one of these when we were 9.

It was a rip-off, Being country boys in West Texas, an old mayo jar half full of dirt and you could catch all the big red ants you wanted 5 steps out your front door,

190 posted on 11/17/2006 8:43:11 AM PST by nuke rocketeer
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To: sully777

191 posted on 11/17/2006 8:45:14 AM PST by Millee (Tagline free since 10/20/06)
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To: motormouth

Don't you still have it?


192 posted on 11/17/2006 8:45:59 AM PST by JimWforBush (Setec Astronomy)
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To: Millee

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's If...

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair " ...and can do the "Carlton".

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. "WOAH " comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: Hammer Pants.

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock ".

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales ". (Woo ooh!)


12. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

13. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " on the big screen... and still know the turtles names.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

17. You played the game "MASH ". (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear... need I say more.

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM " in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous)

21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing " and all the Ramona books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF".

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... head-to-toe)

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probably in neon colors, too)

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

42. You remember Popples.

43. "Don't worry, be happy"

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)

46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK "

47. You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"

50. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales "

51. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class.

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

56. You just sang those words to yourself.

57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

58. Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better)

59. You remember when mullets were cool!

60. You had a mullet!

61. You still sing "We are the World"

62. You tight rolled your jeans.

63. You owned a bannana clip.

64. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

65. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"

66. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

67. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head,aren't you!


193 posted on 11/17/2006 8:47:29 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: JimWforBush

Remember when?

1980 Economy / Prices



Economy
President: James Earl Carter, Jr.
Vice President: Walter F. Mondale

Population: 227,224,681
Life expectancy: 73.7 years

Dow-Jones
High: 1000
Low: 759

Federal spending: $590.95 billion
Federal debt: $909.1 billion
Inflation: 13.5%
Consumer Price Index: 82.4
Unemployment: 5.8%

Prices
Cost of a new home: $76,400.00
Cost of a new car: $
Median Household Income: $17,710.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.15
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.25
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.91
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.16


194 posted on 11/17/2006 8:52:48 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: nuke rocketeer
I paid for this....
195 posted on 11/17/2006 8:54:31 AM PST by fredhead (Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?)
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To: Lucky9teen
Good times......


196 posted on 11/17/2006 8:58:34 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: sully777
Why is it that the dumber it looks the more nostalgic it is? Just a little grammar nostalgia
197 posted on 11/17/2006 9:00:35 AM PST by ThomasThomas (......)
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To: SquirrelKing

Just being,

198 posted on 11/17/2006 9:01:24 AM PST by Silly (still being silly)
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To: nuke rocketeer

199 posted on 11/17/2006 9:02:54 AM PST by Tatze (This tagline is brought to you by the Admin Moderator!)
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To: SquirrelKing

200 posted on 11/17/2006 9:03:33 AM PST by Tatze (This tagline is brought to you by the Admin Moderator!)
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