Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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They call us "The Elderly"..


We were born in the 40-50-60s.
We grew up in the 50-60-70's.
We studied in the 60-70-80's.
We were dating in the 70-80-90's.
We got married and discovered the world in the 70-80-90's.
We venture into the 80-90s.
We stabilize in the 2000s.
We got wiser in the 2010s.
And we are going firmly through and beyond 2020.
Turns out we've lived through EIGHT different decades...
TWO different centuries...
TWO different millennia...
We have gone from the telephone with an operator for longdistance calls to video calls to anywhere in the world.
We have gone from slides to YouTube, from vinyl records to online music, from handwritten letters to email and Whats App.
From live matches on the radio, to black and white TV, colour TV and then to 3D HD TV.
We went to the Video store and now we watch Netflix.
We got to know the first computers, punch cards, floppy disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.
We wore shorts throughout our childhood and then long trousers, Oxfords, flares, shell suits & blue jeans.
We dodged infantile paralysis, meningitis, polio, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.
We rode skates, tricycles, bicycles, mopeds, petrol or diesel cars and now we drive hybrids or electric.
Yes, we've been through a lot but what a great life we've had!
They could describe us as "exennials," people who were born in that world of the fifties, who had an analog childhood and a digital adulthood.
We've kind of "Seen-It-All"!
Our generation has literally lived through and witnessed more than any other in every dimension of life.
It is our generation that has literally adapted to "CHANGE."
A big round of applause to all the members of a very special generation, which will be UNIQUE!

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They call us "The Elderly"..


We were born in the 40-50-60s.
We grew up in the 50-60-70's.
We studied in the 60-70-80's.
We were dating in the 70-80-90's.
We got married and discovered the world in the 70-80-90's.
We venture into the 80-90s.
We stabilize in the 2000s.
We got wiser in the 2010s.
And we are going firmly through and beyond 2020.
Turns out we've lived through EIGHT different decades...
TWO different centuries...
TWO different millennia...
We have gone from the telephone with an operator for longdistance calls to video calls to anywhere in the world.
We have gone from slides to YouTube, from vinyl records to online music, from handwritten letters to email and Whats App.
From live matches on the radio, to black and white TV, colour TV and then to 3D HD TV.
We went to the Video store and now we watch Netflix.
We got to know the first computers, punch cards, floppy disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.
We wore shorts throughout our childhood and then long trousers, Oxfords, flares, shell suits & blue jeans.
We dodged infantile paralysis, meningitis, polio, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.
We rode skates, tricycles, bicycles, mopeds, petrol or diesel cars and now we drive hybrids or electric.
Yes, we've been through a lot but what a great life we've had!
They could describe us as "exennials," people who were born in that world of the fifties, who had an analog childhood and a digital adulthood.
We've kind of "Seen-It-All"!
Our generation has literally lived through and witnessed more than any other in every dimension of life.
It is our generation that has literally adapted to "CHANGE."
A big round of applause to all the members of a very special generation, which will be UNIQUE!

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Shut up, boomer!!!! 😂😂😂😂



I kid, I kid.
 
Eep, Opp, Ork, Ah-ah long time!

Thank you,
MrSmith

Not quite.

"Eep... Opp... Ork... Ah-Ah" did not originate from a Robot. This was Elroy Jetson's secret code that meant, "Meet me tonight," and it was featured in the "Jet Screamer" episode when Judy wins a date with Jet Screamer. Unless it was by Rosie the robot maid, no robot ever uttered that phrase.

Due to his concern for Judy and in an attempt to thwart her from winning the date, George Jetson (her father) swapped out Judy's application letter and replaced it with Elroy's secret code. George had no clue that the code would actually be the thing that got her the date. Later on, Elroy explains to the family that Judy actually helped him come up with the code so she had every right to use it that way, even unbeknownst to her.

Jet Screamer then composed a song using the code. By the end of the episode, even George got into it by soloing on the drums. Skip to 1:10.

 
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My brother was 5th SF in Nam in the middle 60's. Count him as one who had trouble with, and hated, the M-16. So he carried a m2 carbine with folding stock. He distrusted AR's right up until he died several years ago. I always used him as a measuring stick of being careful to not get stuck in your beliefs and not keeping up with changes or the times.