Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Patchkid15 on July 05, 2009, 09:03:03 PM
Malcolm in the Middle is a TV show that is now on Nick at Night
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: kraken613 on July 05, 2009, 09:23:54 PM
What the hell happened to the good sitcoms of the early to mid 90's? All of them are absolute crap now. I remember being little and watching Full House, Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, ect..... I have no interest in today's sitcoms.
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on July 05, 2009, 10:09:25 PM
It's because you like ****, apparently. Watch The Office and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (then they start again, though you can always watch reruns too). That is all you need to watch, period.
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Post by: kraken613 on July 05, 2009, 10:17:47 PM
Well I watch The Office but then the rest of what I watch are hour long shows.
Here is what I watch: The Office House 24 Bones
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Post by: Mop it up on July 06, 2009, 01:28:52 AM
What the hell happened to the good sitcoms of the early to mid 90's? All of them are absolute crap now. I remember being little and watching Full House, Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, ect..... I have no interest in today's sitcoms.
Because these days the only way to be funny is to be offensive and vulgar.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Caterkiller on July 06, 2009, 01:34:14 AM
Nick at Night? Malcolm in the middle? I'm old to!!! I blame you!
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 06, 2009, 01:35:10 AM
When I was little, I would watch The Cosby Show, A Different World, Charles in Charge, Perfect Strangers, Night Court....
.........
......... I'm old :(
edit:
Did I mention that I used to listen to Beastie Boys & Michael Jackson brand new on wax?
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Post by: EasyCure on July 06, 2009, 09:45:52 AM
What the hell happened to the good sitcoms of the early to mid 90's? All of them are absolute crap now. I remember being little and watching Full House, Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, ect..... I have no interest in today's sitcoms.
Because these days the only way to be funny is to be offensive and vulgar.
What the hell happened to the good sitcoms of the early to mid 90's? All of them are absolute crap now. I remember being little and watching Full House, Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, ect..... I have no interest in today's sitcoms.
Watch the Big Bang Theory... thats a great show
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Post by: Plugabugz on July 06, 2009, 01:33:04 PM
Torchwood Season 3 starts today and is on every night this week so i'll watch that instead.
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Post by: NWR_Neal on July 06, 2009, 02:04:49 PM
How I Met Your Mother is fantastic.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: kraken613 on July 06, 2009, 02:36:30 PM
Well there are a few, I just forget about them.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on July 06, 2009, 03:06:31 PM
Don't listen to these people, watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and nothing else. Go get the DVDs for the ones you've missed. It's fucking great.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Pale on July 06, 2009, 05:16:40 PM
I feel old because I've never watched an episode of Malcolm in the Middle.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 06, 2009, 05:18:19 PM
You didn't miss much.
except seeing Frankie Nunez go through puberty
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Post by: Peachylala on July 06, 2009, 06:01:19 PM
Full House is a terrible show and I'm glad the Nostalga Critic tore it a new asshole.
I still like watching DuckTales... god I suck
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 06, 2009, 06:12:40 PM
I'm too busy watching old TV from Netflix to worry about current TV. If you want a sitcom go find reruns of MASH, now that's a good show.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: ThePerm on July 06, 2009, 06:33:27 PM
alot of the newer better sitcoms dropped the 3 camera set deal.
good sitcoms = The Office, Its Always Sunny in Philidelphia, Scrubs, Spaced. There were a couple more old school ones that were pretty funny, but those already went of the air. I liked King of Queens, and grounded for life but the stars of those shows are off to bigger and better things. I like dromedy shows better than regular sitcoms, Dead like Me was hilarious, Weeds is good (maybe was..this season so far is more drama)
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 06, 2009, 06:37:39 PM
WOO SCRUBS!
Thats one show anyone here has mentioned that i've actually seen!
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 06, 2009, 06:55:39 PM
Weeds is good (maybe was..this season so far is more drama)
Did you see the last episode? It had a funny moment with the two men in the bedroom.
::paraphrased:: *Mexican and Gay Cop wrestling while chained to bed post* Mexican: Ahhh!!! You got a boner!!! Gay Cop: Thats perfectly acceptable in combat situations Mexican: No its not, I don't wanna fight with you any more!!
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Post by: bustin98 on July 06, 2009, 10:17:49 PM
Weeds is good (maybe was..this season so far is more drama)
Did you see the last episode? It had a funny moment with the two men in the bedroom.
::paraphrased:: *Mexican and Gay Cop wrestling while chained to bed post* Mexican: Ahhh!!! You got a boner!!! Gay Cop: Thats perfectly acceptable in combat situations Mexican: No its not, I don't wanna fight with you any more!!
Ha ha! That made me laugh! Cause its so true.
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Post by: ThePerm on July 07, 2009, 12:30:22 AM
oh yeah that part was funny, actually that character needs to be in the show more i will burn his balls with acid.... do you you have a hard-on? ... That is totaly not cool...
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stratos on July 07, 2009, 03:13:16 AM
Speaking of Gummi Bears... Anybody remember David the Gnome, Maya the Bee & Monchichis?
Those are some old school long forgotten cartoons of my childhood.
I LOVED those shows! I knew a girl named Maya in college and I'd sing the song whenever I saw her. She loved it.
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Post by: bustin98 on July 07, 2009, 07:48:31 AM
No to David the Gnome, no to Maya, but yes to the Monchichis. How about Giligan's Planet and the Dukes of Hazzard cartoon where they drove the General Lee all around the world? The Rubix cube cartoon? Mighty Orbots. I love the Mighty Orbots, cheesier than Voltron with less substance.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 07, 2009, 09:25:20 AM
What's David the Gnome? Cuz i feel like i might know it...
Ugh, 90's sitcoms? The only one worth watching was Seinfeld.
What about Married with Children ('87 - '97)? Home Improvement ('91 - '99)? & The Fresh Prince of Bel Air ('90 - '96)?
I loved those shows but the only one i can watch and still get a laugh out of is Married with Children. Speaking of Fresh Prince though, i played the song "Apache" by the Sugar Hill Gang at my house party (for my birthday a few weeks back) and EVERYONE did that Will/Carlton dance.. it was so fucking epic.
I'm not sure whether to be glad no one caught it on film or not though.. It woulda been sweet to have it on video as a reminder of a good time, but then again, i woulda ended up on youtube.. ugh!
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: UncleBob on July 07, 2009, 10:58:28 AM
No love for Malcolm in the Middle? :(
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Post by: EasyCure on July 07, 2009, 11:36:26 AM
It was an okay show. Not my favorite, but i didn't feel compelled to change the channel when it was on either.
Speaking of sitcoms on Fox though.. what was that one with the little chubby kid and the possibly homosexual best-friend that i believe was set in t he 60's or 70s? (No, not That 70's show) I think it was Oliver something..
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: UncleBob on July 07, 2009, 11:55:25 AM
The first couple of seasons of MitM were great. The Bowling episode (which, I think, won some award or something) was awesome, but the episode where they get new neighbors and all the family members have a counterpart that they don't like (except for Hal, which shares a few special moments with the father from the other family). Dewey's adversary is a lawn gnome - he runs up to it and throws a rock at it. The rock bounces off the gnome, flies back and hits Dewey in the face. I love that scene.
Oh, and Oliver Beene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Beene)
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Post by: EasyCure on July 07, 2009, 12:01:08 PM
Hm i'm in the mood to watch MiiM now just to see if i'll still enjoy it, or enjoy it even more..
Oliver Beene!! Thats the one. I remember liking that for the short time it was on, but it was probably crap.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stogi on July 07, 2009, 12:05:15 PM
Bernie Mac was a great sitcom. It still plays on FX everyday at 4.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 07, 2009, 12:07:13 PM
I got tired of that one very early on, TBH.
RIP though, Bernie was great.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 07, 2009, 12:44:19 PM
The Bernie Mac show is a great sitcom, and ended very pre-maturely. Still had a few years left in it.
What's David the Gnome? Cuz i feel like i might know it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5oI2mkgDRw I wouldn't bother trying to watch it now, but it & Maya the Bee were very popular on Nick Jr. back in the day
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Speaking of Fresh Prince though, i played the song "Apache" by the Sugar Hill Gang at my house party (for my birthday a few weeks back) and EVERYONE did that Will/Carlton dance.. it was so fucking epic.
I'm not sure whether to be glad no one caught it on film or not though.. It woulda been sweet to have it on video as a reminder of a good time, but then again, i woulda ended up on youtube.. ugh!
One of TVs most mimic'd moments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCFRJEjM3fc)
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 07, 2009, 03:53:00 PM
What's David the Gnome? Cuz i feel like i might know it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5oI2mkgDRw I wouldn't bother trying to watch it now, but it & Maya the Bee were very popular on Nick Jr. back in the day
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Speaking of Fresh Prince though, i played the song "Apache" by the Sugar Hill Gang at my house party (for my birthday a few weeks back) and EVERYONE did that Will/Carlton dance.. it was so fucking epic.
I'm not sure whether to be glad no one caught it on film or not though.. It woulda been sweet to have it on video as a reminder of a good time, but then again, i woulda ended up on youtube.. ugh!
One of TVs most mimic'd moments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCFRJEjM3fc)
**** YEAH! Thats exactly what i thought you were talking about (David the Gnome). I used to watch it all the time as a kid. I still remember the last episode i saw was when his poor friend the Fox got his leg caught in a bear trap.. that poor fox!
And for the Fresh Prince thing, i know its mimic'd as much as the thriller dance is (exactly why i wouldn't want to be another video on youtube) but i was surprised that at my party everyone did it cuz i had such a diverse group of people there; young, old, and from VERY different backgrounds. Thats what made it so epic.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 07, 2009, 04:20:53 PM
I've done the dance myself, to hell with being embarrassed, it was fun & I wasn't alone.
ubt I was just looking through what Comcast On Demand had to offer, and ran across Thundercats on WB Kids On Demand. I just watched an episode, and it wasn't as bad as it was when I watched it for the first time in a long time about 4-5 years ago.
I'm really hoping some network brings back He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. That & GI Joe were my two all time favorite cartoons, and the ones I had the most toys of.
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Post by: EasyCure on July 07, 2009, 04:34:15 PM
I've done the dance myself, to hell with being embarrassed, it was fun & I wasn't alone.
ubt I was just looking through what Comcast On Demand had to offer, and ran across Thundercats on WB Kids On Demand. I just watched an episode, and it wasn't as bad as it was when I watched it for the first time in a long time about 4-5 years ago.
I'm really hoping some network brings back He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. That & GI Joe were my two all time favorite cartoons, and the ones I had the most toys of.
There's embarassment, and then theres youtube embarassment. I don't mind the former, i just have issues with my face or likeness being easily accessible on the interwebs. I don't even like the fact that my girlfriend has a few pictures of me on her myspace.
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Post by: Stratos on July 07, 2009, 04:52:05 PM
What's David the Gnome? Cuz i feel like i might know it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5oI2mkgDRw I wouldn't bother trying to watch it now, but it & Maya the Bee were very popular on Nick Jr. back in the day
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Speaking of Fresh Prince though, i played the song "Apache" by the Sugar Hill Gang at my house party (for my birthday a few weeks back) and EVERYONE did that Will/Carlton dance.. it was so fucking epic.
I'm not sure whether to be glad no one caught it on film or not though.. It woulda been sweet to have it on video as a reminder of a good time, but then again, i woulda ended up on youtube.. ugh!
One of TVs most mimic'd moments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCFRJEjM3fc)
**** YEAH! Thats exactly what i thought you were talking about (David the Gnome). I used to watch it all the time as a kid. I still remember the last episode i saw was when his poor friend the Fox got his leg caught in a bear trap.. that poor fox!
I remember that episode too! Crazy.
Oddly I never watched Fresh Prince very much. I didn't watch a whole lot of sit-coms very much actually. I think I had this opinion that cartoons were a superior form of entertainment and everything else was filler. :rolleyes:
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 07, 2009, 09:48:05 PM
Ugh, 90's sitcoms? The only one worth watching was Seinfeld.
NewsRadio is fantastic (RIP Phil Hartman, funniest man who ever lived) and so is Spin City.
I can't say anything about newsradio or spin city cuz i never saw thos shows, but i will definately agree with you about Phil Hartman. He was one of the first celebrities that saddened me when i found out they were gone..
Ever see that one episode of SNL he was one, where he played Charlton Heston (sp?) doing a book on tape for Madonnas book "Sex"? Classic..
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 07, 2009, 09:59:48 PM
Ugh, 90's sitcoms? The only one worth watching was Seinfeld.
NewsRadio is fantastic (RIP Phil Hartman, funniest man who ever lived) and so is Spin City.
I can't say anything about newsradio or spin city cuz i never saw thos shows, but i will definately agree with you about Phil Hartman. He was one of the first celebrities that saddened me when i found out they were gone..
Ever see that one episode of SNL he was one, where he played Charlton Heston (sp?) doing a book on tape for Madonnas book "Sex"? Classic..
That one was great. He also had the definitive Bill Clinton impression and I don't know if there's anyone else in the world who could pull off Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: ThePerm on July 08, 2009, 05:19:44 AM
Speaking of Gummi Bears... Anybody remember David the Gnome, Maya the Bee & Monchichis?
Those are some old school long forgotten cartoons of my childhood.
**** yeah Maya the Bee! Your the first person i'v talked to that remembers maya the bee, and i have 2 monchichis
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Post by: EasyCure on July 08, 2009, 08:37:32 AM
HAHAHA i forgot about Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. Didn't he also do something as Frankenstein('s Monster)? I don't remember what the premise was, just him dressed up as Frank.
Man i miss him now.. especially on the Simpsons. So many hilarious characters gone.. :( At least his spirit carrys on in Futurama.
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Post by: ThePerm on July 08, 2009, 05:12:30 PM
1 word: Duckula
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on July 09, 2009, 01:46:03 AM
The show "Working" (Fred Savage) was hilarious, but only lasted a couple seasons.
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Post by: UncleBob on July 09, 2009, 01:52:39 AM
Am I the only one who pretty much cannot stand to watch a show with a canned laugh track? It's a huge turn off to me. :(
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 09, 2009, 01:58:04 AM
I guess I just learn to tune it out, though my two favorite comedies don't have one (The Simpsons and Futurama).
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 09, 2009, 02:28:09 AM
The show "Working" (Fred Savage) was hilarious, but only lasted a couple seasons.
I used to watch that show. Favorite episode (or most memorable) was Office Syndrome.
Where you have an very average girl start become very attractive by working in close quarters with her over a period of time. & girl you probably have no interest in at first, not attracted to in the slightest, and somehow over the course of time, you mental wittle away all her imperfections in your mind until all that is left if some beautiful person that you wonder why you didn't think of them that way before.
it was a great episode because it can be very true. Its like the beer goggle effect only over a much slower period of time. Weeks or even months.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 09, 2009, 09:47:19 AM
I guess I just learn to tune it out, though my two favorite comedies don't have one (The Simpsons and Futurama).
I guess i'm the same way, because i haven't even noticed a laugh track in any of these more modern (compared to the stuff that was on nick at night when i was a kid) in a loooong time.
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Post by: ThePerm on July 09, 2009, 04:24:53 PM
laugh track is sort of being phased out, its an insult to viewers. On the other hand some shows were filmed in front of a live audience. Laugh tracks especially piss me off when they say something not funny and they still laugh. In movie I always laugh when i see someone who has been funny in the past. Like bam Jonah hill cue laugh, bam John C. Riley cue laugh, bam Nick Swardson cue laugh..he wasn't even really funny on bedtime stories or art school confidential, but i still laughed.
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Post by: ShyGuy on July 09, 2009, 05:03:48 PM
What about laughing from the live studio audience?
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Post by: ThePerm on July 09, 2009, 06:23:58 PM
thats no big deal, just laugh tracks
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Post by: UncleBob on July 09, 2009, 08:03:58 PM
What about the use of a laugh track as a joke itself?
I know futurama has done something like that from time to time, perhaps even the simpsons.
Family Guy has done that with the studio audience, too.
Yeah i remember those, bug again i can't remember if it was specifically that, the simpsons or futurama. I'm sure they've all done it at one point.
Two of my favorite examples are in Futurama, when they had Bender make a ton of one liners off camera for a lot of the episode (Human Horn episode, ie Lurr gives a speach about treating animals, big or small, with care and bender shouts "IN THIS CASE SMALL" lol). The other one is the episode where Leela thinks she's found another long lost cyclops and they bicker like Al & Peggy while their neighbors watched on the couch while laughing/whistling like the Married... With Children audience used to haha.
God every time i think of that episode, i wish they had Ed O'neil to play Alquezar.. how EPIC would that have been!?
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Post by: Deguello on July 14, 2009, 07:13:32 PM
Laugh Tracks don't do well with animated shows. I remember seeing some old Scooby Doo cartoons and hearing laugh tracks and thought "Did they animate this live before a studio audience?"
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 14, 2009, 07:22:11 PM
Laugh Tracks don't do well with animated shows. I remember seeing some old Scooby Doo cartoons and hearing laugh tracks and thought "Did they animate this live before a studio audience?"
LOL
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Post by: Stratos on July 15, 2009, 03:43:33 AM
Laugh Tracks don't do well with animated shows. I remember seeing some old Scooby Doo cartoons and hearing laugh tracks and thought "Did they animate this live before a studio audience?"
Didn't you know? They record the episodes debut premier in theaters and that is the laughing they hear when it is aired on TV.
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Post by: ThePerm on July 15, 2009, 06:32:58 AM
in the wikipedia article is mentions how scooby doo had a shitty laugh track
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Post by: EasyCure on July 15, 2009, 09:37:34 AM
Laugh Tracks don't do well with animated shows. I remember seeing some old Scooby Doo cartoons and hearing laugh tracks and thought "Did they animate this live before a studio audience?"
LOL
I was soo annoyed by that as a kid.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stratos on July 15, 2009, 04:22:04 PM
You know your old when... ...your side/back muscles are terribly sore for no logical reason and you have a heating pad on it to soothe the pain. Been like that for a week now. :/
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BeautifulShy on July 15, 2009, 04:56:37 PM
You know you are old when...
You complain about this Ipod thing and wish that people buy more CDs.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 15, 2009, 11:27:00 PM
You complain about this Ipod thing and wish that people buy more CDs.
You know you're old when someone plays an old skool mix and you have several of the songs on cassette
You know your old when kids ask you what a cassette is.
You know you're even older when you then go on to talk about 8-tracks and records first before even getting around to explaining what a cassette is.
You know you're old when you remember cranking a phonograph before listening to your awesome big band music!
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 21, 2009, 11:32:57 PM
(http://i28.tinypic.com/2d96z2p.jpg)
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Post by: EasyCure on July 22, 2009, 09:18:53 AM
LOL coulda done well in the Random LOL of the Day thread too!
My family had some long time friends of the family over last night, and we were just hanging out. The two sons of my mothers friend are guys i've known since they were pretty much born, so when i introduce them to people i just introduce them as "cousins" to make it easier. How does this relate to this thread?
Well, you know you're old when you're sitting around having a few hard drinks with kids you had to babysit.. damn.
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Post by: Stogi on July 22, 2009, 03:52:25 PM
Damn you are old.
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Post by: Mop it up on July 22, 2009, 08:19:55 PM
Well, you know you're old when you're sitting around having a few hard drinks with kids you had to babysit.. damn.
I know what you mean. Kid's that were in middle school when I was a youth leader are full grown adults and taller than me. Makes me all emotional when I think of them all grown up.
It's also disturbing when your good friend's kid sister is grown up and she is attractive. Very disturbing and uncomfortable.
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Post by: bustin98 on July 23, 2009, 01:11:17 AM
It's also disturbing when your good friend's kid sister is grown up and she is attractive. Very disturbing and uncomfortable.
Luckily I haven't been thru that because hardly any of my friends have sisters, or at least not ones i see frequently enough. However, it was pretty awkward when I came of that age to start noticing girls, in that sense, and realized my best friends sister was pretty damn hot.. Now its even weirder cuz i've known this guy and his family since kindergarten so she's almost like family now. I run into her every now and again because we work in the same city, and I feel like a redneck with "hot-cousin" issues.
On the topic of age.. I never really noticed till now that there are few members here under 20 (that post regularly at least) and to be honest.. I kinda like it this way. We're all mature and respectful of eachother (when we want to be) here and the last thing I'd wan't is for some bratty 12 year old to troll every thread with l33t speak or whatever. Granted, not every teenager is like that and i'm sure there are plenty of younger gamers out there that are knowledgeable on gaming before the PSX era.. but when you see other things out there on the internet, it makes you a lil biased against them.
Anyway, I don't want this to turn into some debate about whether or not age always equals maturity (cuz even here we see it doesn't), i'm merely stating my opinion that we've got a pretty kick ass community here. NWR R0x0rz!
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Post by: Caliban on July 23, 2009, 10:34:40 AM
I just looked up Maxi's age... I seriously thought he was 16 or something.
I have friends that look the same age, or older than me, yet I'm much older than them. It's a curse in my opinion.
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Post by: BeautifulShy on July 23, 2009, 10:49:02 AM
Might I ask why you thought I was 16?
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Post by: Caliban on July 23, 2009, 10:50:31 AM
Forum clumsiness.
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Post by: EasyCure on July 23, 2009, 10:51:26 AM
I haven't heard his voice, but when he started posting on the forums, I really did think he was a youngster.
I never thought that by the way he posts, i always just thought he was a bit robot-like lol. I've discussed this with him before, so i'm not trying to sound mean or anything.
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Post by: Caliban on July 23, 2009, 11:04:43 AM
Actually I just remembered that isn't so true. I played The Conduit with Maxi, and we did have our Wii Speak mic working. Although I couldn't really pick up his voice good enough for my ears that are wonky when it comes to sounds that aren't crisp and perfectly recognizable.
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Post by: BeautifulShy on July 23, 2009, 12:09:09 PM
Actually I just remembered that isn't so true. I played The Conduit with Maxi, and we did have our Wii Speak mic working. Although I couldn't really pick up his voice good enough for my ears that are wonky when it comes to sounds that aren't crisp and perfectly recognizable.
Well I will try to speak clearer for the Conduit Wi-Fi night.
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Post by: EasyCure on July 23, 2009, 12:10:09 PM
Actually I just remembered that isn't so true. I played The Conduit with Maxi, and we did have our Wii Speak mic working. Although I couldn't really pick up his voice good enough for my ears that are wonky when it comes to sounds that aren't crisp and perfectly recognizable.
Well I will try to speak clearer for the Conduit Wi-Fi night.
I will commit your birthday to my memory, only because it is so easy to remember (a day before my own). We're both cancers, huzzah!
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Post by: Caliban on July 23, 2009, 12:20:35 PM
Well I will try to speak clearer for the Conduit Wi-Fi night.
Oh it's not you. It's the lameness of Wii Speak. They could have done it like what the PS3 bluetooth headset does. It can go in your ear, and it can also work as a room mic when it's connected to its charger.
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Post by: NWR_DrewMG on July 23, 2009, 01:15:24 PM
Maxi, I turn 30 in December so I'm about 6 months older than you. I wonder how many other forum regular are my age?
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Post by: BeautifulShy on July 23, 2009, 01:28:33 PM
I went and checked the Staffs profiles and there is 3 staff members that are 33 and older. Rick Powers is 33. Lindy and Justin Nation is 35. All the rest of the staff is younger than me.Pap64 is the closest in age to me at 28. Most of the staff is 25 and younger.
As far as Forum members. Spak-Spang is 30.Can't think of anybody else.
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Post by: vudu on July 23, 2009, 01:45:50 PM
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 23, 2009, 04:10:51 PM
I had one, I never wore it, but I had one. I think I found it to be honest.... on some nerds wrist probably, but I would swear he wasn't using it anyway.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 23, 2009, 04:11:44 PM
They only used them to type out B00BS
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 23, 2009, 04:12:54 PM
you mean 80085
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 23, 2009, 04:16:47 PM
Whatever
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: vudu on July 23, 2009, 04:18:48 PM
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 23, 2009, 04:47:33 PM
I see your pocket watch and raise you a
(http://i27.tinypic.com/106g8w3.jpg)
and a
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Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stogi on July 23, 2009, 04:49:26 PM
ahahaha a sun dial wrist watch?
WHAT THE **** where can I buy one!
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 23, 2009, 04:53:29 PM
Sundial Wristwatch from FOSSIL - $55 (http://www.fossil.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=12052&catalogId=10052&departmentCategoryId=30001&categoryId=211556&productId=22060005&Ne=4&N=33&Ns=p_weight|0||p_order_history|1&rec=1&pn=c&imagePath=JR9886)
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Mop it up on July 23, 2009, 09:29:53 PM
Coming from GameFAQs, it's quite strange to transition from a place where I'm one of the oldest members to where I'm one of the youngest. I no longer get to start sentences with "Back in my day..."
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 23, 2009, 11:22:51 PM
So I guess I'm young and full of life and vigor and surrounded by all you aged, near-death individuals. I'll have to make sure to keep off of your lawns.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Caliban on July 23, 2009, 11:24:02 PM
Yes, please do keep off my lawn.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stratos on July 23, 2009, 11:48:22 PM
And don't even think of pranking my lawn ornaments either!
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: EasyCure on July 24, 2009, 09:39:05 AM
Can we get a diaper change over here? This thread is starting to stink up something fierce.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stogi on July 24, 2009, 12:55:36 PM
Sundial Wristwatch from FOSSIL - $55 (http://www.fossil.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=12052&catalogId=10052&departmentCategoryId=30001&categoryId=211556&productId=22060005&Ne=4&N=33&Ns=p_weight|0||p_order_history|1&rec=1&pn=c&imagePath=JR9886)
55 bucks is a little steep for something that's obviously a joke.
But it could sort of double as a weapon if needed.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stogi on July 24, 2009, 01:48:24 PM
Weapon?
Do I look like Charlie Brown?
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: UncleBob on September 22, 2011, 01:30:44 AM
I had two "I am old" moments recently.
1.) We started carrying Mexican Coke in glass bottles at work. Everyone there knows they're one of my favorite things. So, I'm walking down the hall when a younger associate passes me carrying one of the bottles. She kinda holds the bottle "How am I supposed to open this?". I tell her I've got a bottle opener in my office - so, we step down to my office and I hand her the bottle opener. It's nothing fancy, just one of those with the bottle opener on one end, the can punch on the other, and a magnet in the middle. She holds out her hand, and I lay the bottle opener in her palm.... she looks down at it, then looks at me "I don't know how to use this." And she's not stupid or anything - she's just never had to use a bottle opener. Makes me sad.
The second moment was when I was in the break room with a co-worker playing Mario vs. Luigi. One of us had died via bob-omb and one of us said the phrase "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb." Of course, we broke out laughing and another, younger, co-worker didn't get the joke. I said it was a quote from the greatest movie of all time by the greatest actor of all time. The other co-worker asked who - and I said Adam West. They asked "The mayor on Family Guy?"
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: MegaByte on September 22, 2011, 01:43:24 AM
The first thing shouldn't be an "I'm old" moment unless you mean "older than 21."
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: ThePerm on September 22, 2011, 01:47:20 AM
lol, didnt know how to use a bottle opener and isn't stupid? Or maybe she wants your balls?
the second one is an old moment, although its more or less because they don't play re-runs of batman anymore like they did. It used to be on FX when FX was a Nick at Night type channel before Nick at Night was a channel and not just the night block of Nickelodeon, and also on the Scifi Channel before it was Syfy. It now airs on some obscure channel that nobody gets.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: UncleBob on September 22, 2011, 01:51:22 AM
The first thing shouldn't be an "I'm old" moment unless you mean "older than 21."
I don't drink, but don't most beers have twist off caps anymore?
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Morari on September 22, 2011, 01:59:25 AM
I recall not only having to use a bottle opener to open my soda, but then returning the empty glass bottles to the store itself in order to be reused. I'm old.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: bustin98 on September 22, 2011, 02:15:06 AM
I used to walk the streets of Melbourne looking for empty bottles to return for another bottle. The good ole days...
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Crimm on September 22, 2011, 02:25:37 AM
I recall not only having to use a bottle opener to open my soda, but then returning the empty glass bottles to the store itself in order to be reused. I'm old.
They still do that in Sudan.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Ceric on September 22, 2011, 09:35:39 AM
Anyone remember when Juicy Juice came in a can and you had to use that hookie tool to savagely punch a whole in it to get to the juice?
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stogi on September 22, 2011, 12:34:29 PM
No but I remember using condense milk to eat cereal.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Morari on September 22, 2011, 12:48:46 PM
I remember when the milkman sat out fresh bottles for us every morning, taking the empty bottles from the previous day to be filled and used again. Nothing was more fun that collecting the cardboard-like caps off of the bottles. We'd play games with them not too dissimilar to marbles.
We used to sit the spoiled milk, and sometimes even sour cream, out in a little dish for the hedgehogs to drink. Good times.
Of course, I never much liked milk itself. Just the caps. Even nowadays, I only sparingly use soymilk in things like cereal and baking.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: bustin98 on September 22, 2011, 02:08:39 PM
Morari was playing pogs before they tried to become a fad in the 90s. I've never seen an actual milkman, though it probably depends on where you grew up.
I remember when you could dial on the phone locally using only 4 numbers. The tvs had a seperate dial for channels over 13. You had a choice between leaded and unleaded gas. MTV only played music videos. (ok, thats not really a sign of being old... or is it?)
Only 1.5 years to go until 40... who wants to come to my black b-day?
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Stogi on September 22, 2011, 02:10:51 PM
hahahaaha what?
Black b-day?
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: bustin98 on September 22, 2011, 02:16:15 PM
When you turn 40, all the decorations and such is black.
Though I was picturing myself showing up in blackface.. ;)
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on September 22, 2011, 02:23:58 PM
I remember back when if you wanted to get satellite TV at your house, you needed a dish the size of a kiddie swimming pool.
Ha. the UHF dial. I remember needing an antenna that had that dial on it to for other TV's that didn't have the 2nd dial. Like the bigscreen floor model tv that was made out of wood... the one that eventually became a table for the much smaller tv that sat on top of it.
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MTV only played music videos. (ok, thats not really a sign of being old... or is it?)
MTV hasn't only played music for over 15 years.
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Only 1.5 years to go until 40... who wants to come to my black b-day?
whats a black b-day? is that a theme like an anniversary or something? edit:
As I recall, the only channel we ever had that high was PBS. I'm thinking that it actually came in as Channel 24. I still have the antenna tower up outside. It's 60 feet, though I have the segments under the house to make it 90 if I had really wanted to. We used to have the directional controls hooked directly into the TV itself, so that it would automatically adjust its heading to best receive each channel. All of our channels would come in crystal clear from well over 200 miles away. It probably also helped that we live on top of one of the tallest ridges in the county.
I've been toying with the idea of hooking my router up to the tower, actually. Maybe I could canvas the entire property with wifi then. Of course, I'd need a different antenna. Only the tower itself would really be usable.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Ceric on September 22, 2011, 04:37:58 PM
As I recall, the only channel we ever had that high was PBS. I'm thinking that it actually came in as Channel 24. I still have the antenna tower up outside. It's 60 feet, though I have the segments under the house to make it 90 if I had really wanted to. We used to have the directional controls hooked directly into the TV itself, so that it would automatically adjust its heading to best receive each channel. All of our channels would come in crystal clear from well over 200 miles away. It probably also helped that we live on top of one of the tallest ridges in the county.
I've been toying with the idea of hooking my router up to the tower, actually. Maybe I could canvas the entire property with wifi then. Of course, I'd need a different antenna. Only the tower itself would really be usable.
How it broke down with where I was is that NBC, ABC, CBS, and PBS where the one dial and higher up was Fox and WB.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Morari on September 22, 2011, 04:42:52 PM
Fox is Channel 11 'round these parts. Everything else was below that, with ABC being Channel 8. I can't say for sure what CBS and NBC were. We didn't get WB for the longest time. I only ever really recall watching Buffy on it, anyway. It might have been a higher-up channel though.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Ceric on September 22, 2011, 04:48:02 PM
Fox was 43 and WB was 20 in Knoxville.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: bustin98 on September 22, 2011, 06:52:54 PM
Wait, you guys were still using those old tvs when Fox and WB came into existance? I thought I was behind by not having a VHS player until 1989...
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Mop it up on September 22, 2011, 07:04:34 PM
Fox could be whatever channel I wanted it to be, because I had to tune it in myself using the little nobs next to each number.
Whenever I say reel-to-reel player, people think I'm talking about something that's as real as real.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Morari on September 22, 2011, 07:36:50 PM
The first thing shouldn't be an "I'm old" moment unless you mean "older than 21."
I don't drink, but don't most beers have twist off caps anymore?
Mostly just the bigger breweries do that. As a craft beer snob, most of what I drink requires an opener. So if you have taste, you're going to need to know how to operate a bottle opener.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: Ceric on September 23, 2011, 12:14:40 AM
Wait, you guys were still using those old tvs when Fox and WB came into existance? I thought I was behind by not having a VHS player until 1989...
To tell you how it was until 2005 my Dad was still using that TV and it didn't even have Coaxial. TO hook up the NES we had an antenna connector to coaxial adapter.
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: UncleBob on September 23, 2011, 12:44:07 AM
The first thing shouldn't be an "I'm old" moment unless you mean "older than 21."
I don't drink, but don't most beers have twist off caps anymore?
Mostly just the bigger breweries do that. As a craft beer snob, most of what I drink requires an opener. So if you have taste, you're going to need to know how to operate a bottle opener.
I'm guessing that if she does drink, she probably drinks the cheap stuff...
Title: Re: I'm officially old.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on September 23, 2011, 01:07:51 AM
It all probably comes out of a can, a plastic bottle or a bag in a box.
