December 11, 2006: When I Was Young.....
When i was young, life seemed simpler...i spent my time focusing on the good, and there was no pain...but lets, for fun, walk down nostalgic lane....
When i was younger...
-Only business people had cellphone, and they were HUGE
-People still had to remember phone numbers
-People used watches to tell the time
-To see a BMW on the road was hard enough, let alone a Benz
-Scarborough was a city
-Kim Campbell made fun of Chretiens looks on National TV
-I watched PJ Paul, PJ Katie, PJ Aashna, PJ Phil and Snit on YTV
-I sang "if i were an Oscar Meyer Weiner, Phil and Paul would be in love with me"....:S
-POGS were the SHIT
-I collected MARVEL cards...Flair baby...flair....also baseball cards.....
..........and they didnt do anything other than look cool...they didnt project 17hp points if used with a wizards wand... :|
-I watched the original discrimatory Power Rangers...the one where the YELLOW ranger was Chinese and the BLACK ranger was BLACK....
- the Toronto Blue Jays still had their original logo..and they won the world series BACK TO BACK....
- my Elementary Principal would play "OK, BLUE JAYS" in the morning after prayer, instead of the National Anthem...
- i bought books from the book fair...
- i ordered pizza/hotdogs/hamburgers on pizza/hotdogs/hamburger days
- GOOSEBUMPS were the books to read...JK Rowling, at the time was still poor
- there was only one Iraq war to think about
- the movie Wizard showed new gaming technology, the power fist..Super Mario Brothers 3....and that retarded kid..."Cal-if-Ornia....."
- Star Wars was still a Trilogy
- i watched Big Bad Beatle Borgs....and VR Troopers....
- FOX played WICKED CARTOONS on Saturday mornings
including
.Silver Surfer
.Xmen
.Spiderman
.W.i.l.dCats
.TMNT
.the Avengers
.Ironman
.the Hulk
.Eek the Cat
.Bobby's World.....
.Biker Mice from Mars
.Mummies ALIVE!
- late at night i could watch
.Maxx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maxx)
.Captain Power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Power)
.Samurai Pizza Cats
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Pizza_Cats)
.Aeon Flux (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Pizza_Cats)
.The Head (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Head)
- if you wanted to see tits...you'd have to wait for Friday nights on channel 7 or 29....
-AOL dominated the Internet..i paid long distance to connect :| on my 95 Mac
-SNES graphics were gangsta
-Canada was still a PEACEKEEPING nation
-if you went to the mall with your parents...you would set a MEETING time and place....no calling...
-if you wanted to call someone..and you werent home...you would need a Quarter...
-Internet Chat sites werent regulated
-Supermario Brothers....was a live action TV show....as well as movie...
-the CRAZIEST MODERN hand-to-hand Fighting movie since Bruce Lee..was MORTAL KOMBAT
-i played with plastic army men......
-if i yelled at my parents....no wait..i DIDNT....because i didnt want to DIE
-Arsenio Hall...hoo..hoo..hoo... (http://www.arseniohall.com/)
-Mr.Dressup..'nuff said
-Polka dot door......>>then Polka Dot shorts...PolkaRoo!!!!!
-Todays Special....:D
-if you wanted to say hi to someone halfway around the world....u needed a stamp...
-we still had a $2 bill
-the Montreal EXPOS were one of the best teams in the National league
-comic books were still read...people still bought them in large amounts
- superman was played by either Christopher Reeves or Dean Caine
- Transformers were cars...then animals
- SNL was good..and so was MAD TV
-GO JOE!...G.I Joe..baby
-Kramer Wasnt racist
-Simpsons were GROUNDBREAKING tv.....
-you want to bid on something...ud have to go to an actual auction...
-ASIANAVENUE..was the SHIT
-Pagers were popular
-Sony Walkman were tape players
-i had a TalkBoy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talkboy)
-the Chicago Bulls reigned supreme
-i watched as the Macarena became a crazy onehitwonderPhenomenon..Eh..macarena...Hiya!
-A Cafe would have coffee...not computers
....ah...those were the days.....if i remember more...continue the list :D