Must we keep using stereotypical "grandpa" cultural references that people under 40 have never even heard of?
Between barbs like this and the "I Love Lucy" chocolate Episode reference, is there anything else our guys can do to seem even more out of touch with the 21st century?
I think etch-a-scetches were still pretty prevalent among those 18-35 when they were children. Right now, on the other hand...
What sort of new-fangled ideas tickle your fancy, you young whippersnapper, you?
You ought to be horse whipped.
Now quit fussin’, I’m trying to watch “Father Knows Best”.
;-)
Since both of my 19- and 21-year-old children had Etch-a-Sketches when they were younger and, I'm sure a lot of their contemporaries did, too, I think your point is completely invalid.
Oh, and they're also familiar with the I Love Lucy chocolate episode. (Yes, our kids had some quality time with us—and their grandparents—and TVLand. :)
Between barbs like this and the “I Love Lucy” chocolate Episode reference, is there anything else our guys can do to seem even more out of touch with the 21st century?
Kids these days are into video games. Maybe we could create a conservative video game.
I’m sure that would pull in the younger x/y/m generation.
Or, perhaps we could hand out free pocket Constitutions with a condom inside?
Or, a conservative rap song.
Show them we are hip or cool or extreme or like whatever.
:)
Like ya know.
But those that remember the etch-a-sketch vote.
romney’s aides started it
Must we keep using stereotypical “grandpa” cultural references that people under 40 have never even heard of?
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Apparently, Etch a sketch sales skyrocketed in the past few days.
My grandkids have Etch a Sketches, we keep them in the car so they have something to play with.
They have little ones that hang from their back packs.
The “I Love Lucy” They probably have seen many of the shows, and talk about the chocolate factory one. Its called reruns.
Channeling the inner baby boomer.
I looked for inspiration on your Freeper homepage; but alas; all I found was:
Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Must we keep using stereotypical "grandpa" cultural references that people under 40 have never even heard of?
Between barbs like this and the "I Love Lucy" chocolate Episode reference, is there anything else our guys can do to seem even more out of touch with the 21st century?
we could all wear sweater vests and lots more polyester... btw, I still don't what the heck "I Love Lucy" or a chocolate episode is...
Guess what! The humble Etch-A-Sketch has a modern application:
Etch A Sketch HD for iPad http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/etch-a-sketch-hd-for-ipad/id397537481?mt=8
But I get your point. We remain the hopelessly uncool party. I’m not sure we’re even qualified to be called a party.
I’m under 40; in my early 30’s to be more precise. I know exactly what an etch-a-sketch is.
I don’t go around asking, but I’m willing to bet most voters younger than me also know what an etch-a-sketch is, too.
A Romney adviser used the term, thus the reason Romney is being linked to it.
And, because Romney is now linked to the Etch-a-Sketch, Etch-a-Sketches are now being sold and loved by a whole new generation.
Yeah, sometimes I wonder if we really are out to make them believe that we are indeed 1800 retreads.
The Democrates have always been very keen on getting in contact with the youth so as to adopt their language. Hillary pulled a stunt like this when she wore that NYC cap, while her, like Obama, were never residents of their respective state, or, in the case of OBama, never a natural born citizen.
You tell ‘em Sam!!!
Must we keep using stereotypical "grandpa" cultural references that people under 40 have never even heard of?
Between barbs like this and the "I Love Lucy" chocolate Episode reference, is there anything else our guys can do to seem even more out of touch with the 21st century?
ACtually, there is a show on my Christian Station called I Love Lucy, about 2 couples living in NYC, which I watch sometimes, but it never occurred to me that romney was referring to this, not in a presidential campaign anyway, but now I think he probably was... it was the "chocolate episode" reference that was confusing. But I am about 100% he was talking about the I Love Lucy show. It is from the 50's so is probably why a lot of younger people haven't heard of it.
We aren’t going to get even a reasonably hip nominee in 2012—it’s come down to Santorum or Romney, both squares (and I say that as someone who prefers Gingrich and voted for him in the South Carolina primary, but let’s be realistic now). I’ll take Santorum as a conservative. Romney never.
If we want a hip conservative in 2016, better start promoting Dana Loesch for president.