That Was Then...This is Now

This summer, I was vastly outnumbered by 20-somethings in my office. The other office "elder statesperon" and I (also a boomer) often had to explain various terms and public figures to them.  We discovered through this process that we (sadly, in some cases) have our own modern-day equivalents. 

Here's a small sampling.  Feel free to add yours (before you get too old and forget them all!)

We Used to Have…	They Now Have…
Vanna White	“Deal or No Deal Girls”
78 rpm records	itunes
Candid Camera	Punk’d
Wallabees, Earth Shoes & Espadrilles	UGGs, Crocs & Espadrilles
Drugs, Sex and Rock & Roll	Drugs, Safe Sex and Hip-Hop
The High School Ecology Club	The Green Movement
Huck-a-Poo Shirts	Plain White Tees
Tab	Tab Energy
Ed Sullivan	Ryan Seacrest

I don't believe there's a past-tense equivalent of YouTube, but the closest thing is probably high school talent contests (although they thankfully weren't viewed by millions). 

Comments

[james williams]

quite funny