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Posted on 01/05/2007 1:18:28 AM PST by sully777
Dig it: The 1970's are calling...pick up the phone and groove on the memories. When was the last time the Democrats ran the House and the Senate? When was the last time the Conservatives wondered what became of the GOP? When was the last time people craved an "energy policy"? When was the last time the word TAXATION was used in the same sentence as inevitable? When was the last time people considered Ford and Carter as Presidents? When was the last time Iran seriously threatened the USA? When was the last time AM radio ruled the airwaves? When was the last time music was as purposely bad as today? Dynamite! You remember the last time was the 1970s.
Trip out and go back in time to AM radio, a pick in your afro, corn rows platform shoes, bell bottoms, silk shirts, short shorts, large neck chains, mood rings, disco music, rollerskating mania, teen idols, Farrah Fawsett, the Brady Bunch, the misery index, high inflation, price controls, SALT, Annie Hall, and invention of the personal computer. Come join the fun--
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Subject: The Crabby Wife
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>> >> The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident, an
>> >> Anchorage man answered his door to find two grim-faced Alaska
State
> Troopers.
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>> >> "We're sorry Mr. Wilkens, but we have some information about
>> >> your wife," said one trooper.
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>> >> "Tell me! Did you find her?" Wilkens shouted.
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>> >> The troopers looked at each other.
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>> >> One said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some
>> >> really great news. Which do you want to hear first?
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>> >> " Fearing the worst, an ashen Mr. Wilkens said, "Give me the bad
news
> first."
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>> >> The trooper said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning
>> >> we found your wife's body in Kachemak Bay."
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>> >> "Oh my God!" exclaimed Wilkens. Swallowing hard, he asked,
"What's the
> good news?"
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>> >> The trooper continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12
>> >> twenty-five pound king crabs and 6 good-size Dungeness crabs
clinging
> to her."
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>> >> Stunned! Mr. Wilkens demanded, "If that's the good news, what's
the
> great news?"
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>> >> The trooper said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow."
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Thought for the day from Tony Blair:
In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America, he said:
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... And how many want out." Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
I know...silly thread...serious topic...but it had to be said.
My brother-in-law had a Rabbit diesel and when his brakes went out, he just turned on the a/c when he wanted to stop.
A buddy of mine had a 1978 (I think) green Chevy Chevette.
(and I say this as the former owner of 3 Chevettes!)
Another snowy day in Denver.
And I had a 1970 Triumph GT6+
(It looked just like this except mine had more dents and was a very nice rust/bondo color-and I had a hole in the firewall between the engine and my legs that cause all of the hair on my legs to melt when I drove it during the summer) ;-)
Most importantly the 1970s gave the world me.
What new slang was introduced during the 70s that you can think of? This is a list of all the words that were in popular usage during the 70s.
· Skinney
real deal or truth ex "let me give you the slinney on the deal"
· ' Can You Dig It'
Do you understand? " Can you dig it man?"
· ' Psyche'!!!
To trick someone. To b.s. someone. As if to psyche them out.
· 'Bogue'
Used to describe something offensive or an unrealistic idea. "That's so Bogue" or "That's Bogue" or "Bogue, man..."
· The 'Crib' and going to the 'Gig'
The "crib" was going home or to someone else's house, and "gig" was work or job.
· 'Don't Be Such A 'spaz'
A 'spaz' was someone that was accident prone,clutsy, or just acting stupid.
· 'Dream On'
a term used to get someone down to earth, or tell them they are being unrealistic about something, e.g. when someone would say, "I'm getting a brand new car!" you'd respond, "Yeah, right; dream on man!"
· 'Far Out'
cool
· 'Good night, John-boy.'
An annoying phrase popularized by the entire cast of "the Waltons" -- except by John-boy" (Richard Thomas) himself.
· 'In Your Face!' (or simply, 'Face!')
I have succeeded in embarrassing or up-staging you (usually as through an exceptional play in basketball).
· 'Lay A Gasser'
to fart.
'May The Force Be With You'
The most popular line from one of the greatest movies of the 70s(and of all time) StarWars.
My dad owned a gas station where we used to have "full service" in the 70s. I was working part time for him and was washing the windshield of a chevy van one day and this man stands up compLETELY NAKED and at 14, I got my first full look at a man's genitals in the front window! Needless to say, that was NOT the best memory of the 1970s, but its firmly implanted in my mind.
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