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Post #245,855
by Andrew Grygus
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2/22/06 10:06:43 PM
2/22/06 10:08:26 PM
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New Back in '84 I showed up at a company picnic . . .
. . dressed "casual" with my broad brimmed leather hat, embroidered peasant blouse, beads, fancy belt buckle - all the trimmings.

Some teens pointed at me and called out "'60s! '60s!". I just smiled at them and said, "Eat your heart out - you weren't there".
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Back in '84 I showed up at a company picnic . . .
. . dressed "casual" with my broad brimmed leather hat, embroidered peasant blouse, beads, fancy belt buckle - all the trimmings, etc. etc..

Some of the teens there pointed at me and called out "'60s! '60s!". I just smiled at them and said, "Eat your heart out - you weren't there".
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Post #245,937
by bionerd
2/23/06 1:14:07 PM
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New I have never wanted you more :-)
Do men even wear "blouses"?
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Post #245,939
by drewk
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2/23/06 1:22:20 PM
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New That *could* be a very back-handed compliment
ie: "I have always wanted you less."


Slightly OT: I'm picturing you (Andrew) in the same getup but with the helmet from your pic instead of the floppy hat. Makes me wonder: Were there German hippies? Were they into peace, love and efficiency?
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Post #245,941
by bionerd
2/23/06 1:25:37 PM
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New I pictured the helmet, too.
The floppy hat made me think "pimp".
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Post #245,976
by Andrew Grygus
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2/23/06 6:07:18 PM
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New It isn't floppy, actually a bit stiff . . .
. . looks a bit Dutch like in old paintings, but no buckle.

I remember another time I wore it. Many years ago I hung out with a bunch of musicians who were into early music (nothing as recent as Bach). They were about 1/3 gay, 1/3 lez (all the females), 1/3 straight and all a bit raucous.

In those days my hair was cropped rather straight above the sholders and wearing my hat and simple peasant blouse I guess Dutch was the image.

When I walked through the door, the leader, Bob (gay) boomed out, "Hey, here's Andrew now - and he looks like he's ready to stick his finger in dyke!"
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Post #246,002
by imqwerky
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2/23/06 11:03:41 PM
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New Gotta love a man with stiff brim :-)

"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
     For all the history buffs - (Nightowl) - (94) - Feb. 21, 2006, 12:28:07 PM EST
         Wikipedia is your friend. :-) - (Another Scott) - Feb. 21, 2006, 12:40:18 PM EST
         Some ideas - (Steve Lowe) - Feb. 21, 2006, 12:43:28 PM EST
         Re: For all the history buffs - (Andrew Grygus) - (44) - Feb. 21, 2006, 01:13:26 PM EST
             Boomers? We don' need no steenkin'... - (jb4) - (43) - Feb. 21, 2006, 04:46:21 PM EST
                 You're kidding right? - (jake123) - (1) - Feb. 21, 2006, 05:20:43 PM EST
                     Yup, Yup, Yuppie! -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 21, 2006, 05:40:22 PM EST
                 What are you talking about? - (ben_tilly) - (38) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:37:29 PM EST
                     Lessee, Yuppy phenom in middle 80s - (jb4) - (37) - Feb. 22, 2006, 10:31:44 AM EST
                         For those of us following the boomers - (jake123) - (36) - Feb. 22, 2006, 12:52:53 PM EST
                             I've already told my mom not to expect government support. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 01:05:35 PM EST
                                 Nah, your parents vote and kids don't. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Feb. 23, 2006, 08:55:24 AM EST
                             Typical GenX: Always with the finger pointing! - (jb4) - (32) - Feb. 22, 2006, 01:36:16 PM EST
                                 Your age? - (jake123) - (31) - Feb. 22, 2006, 02:47:14 PM EST
                                     How inconsiderate of us not to die conveniently... - (hnick) - (28) - Feb. 22, 2006, 02:56:29 PM EST
                                         Whiny little fucker indeed. - (jake123) - (2) - Feb. 22, 2006, 04:39:53 PM EST
                                             ROFL - (hnick) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 04:43:56 PM EST
                                                 Yeah, that's it. - (jake123) - Feb. 22, 2006, 04:46:37 PM EST
                                         Don't shoot the messenger - (ben_tilly) - (24) - Feb. 22, 2006, 04:58:12 PM EST
                                             I'm kind of sick of hearing about them myself - (hnick) - (3) - Feb. 22, 2006, 06:14:34 PM EST
                                                 Please note that... - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Feb. 22, 2006, 08:30:49 PM EST
                                                     Nay, I'm X - (jake123) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2006, 04:36:35 PM EST
                                                         By that definition I am a boomer. :-) - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 23, 2006, 05:01:54 PM EST
                                             You're just jealous - (broomberg) - (19) - Feb. 22, 2006, 07:21:43 PM EST
                                                 Dream on - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Feb. 22, 2006, 08:18:24 PM EST
                                                     tee heee - (broomberg) - Feb. 22, 2006, 09:49:42 PM EST
                                                     pay no attention to that imposter - (rcareaga) - (6) - Feb. 22, 2006, 10:04:09 PM EST
                                                         The lady doth protest too much, methinks. - (CRConrad) - (2) - Feb. 23, 2006, 04:45:38 AM EST
                                                             s/less/fewer/ - (rcareaga) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2006, 12:00:27 PM EST
                                                                 Ahem. - (pwhysall) - Feb. 23, 2006, 01:38:33 PM EST
                                                         That was part of my point - (broomberg) - Feb. 23, 2006, 07:53:30 AM EST
                                                         Hey...Don't badmouth "Incense and Peppermints" - (jb4) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2006, 05:09:26 PM EST
                                                             I'm with you there. - (bepatient) - Feb. 23, 2006, 05:14:35 PM EST
                                                 I saw it differently. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 22, 2006, 08:59:45 PM EST
                                                     Nostalgia's fine... as long as you don't look back -NT - (hnick) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 09:07:23 PM EST
                                                         :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Feb. 22, 2006, 09:10:08 PM EST
                                                 Back in '84 I showed up at a company picnic . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Feb. 22, 2006, 10:08:26 PM EST
                                                     I have never wanted you more :-) - (bionerd) - (4) - Feb. 23, 2006, 01:14:07 PM EST
                                                         That *could* be a very back-handed compliment - (drewk) - (3) - Feb. 23, 2006, 01:22:20 PM EST
                                                             I pictured the helmet, too. - (bionerd) - (2) - Feb. 23, 2006, 01:25:37 PM EST
                                                                 It isn't floppy, actually a bit stiff . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2006, 06:07:18 PM EST
                                                                     Gotta love a man with stiff brim :-) -NT - (imqwerky) - Feb. 23, 2006, 11:03:41 PM EST
                                                 $400/lb?!? - (jb4) - Feb. 23, 2006, 04:56:05 PM EST
                                     Re: Your age - (jb4) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:22:09 PM EST
                                         I never said I was a mid gen-xer - (jake123) - Feb. 22, 2006, 04:40:54 PM EST
                             Now, now... - (rcareaga) - Feb. 22, 2006, 08:23:42 PM EST
                 the penultimate icon? - (rcareaga) - (1) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:37:55 PM EST
                     (stone knives and bearskins?) -NT - (Ashton) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:04:36 AM EST
         I'm having a tough time reconciling... - (rcareaga) - (21) - Feb. 21, 2006, 01:24:24 PM EST
             ICLRPD (new thread) - (jb4) - Feb. 21, 2006, 04:48:21 PM EST
             Y'know Rand, it strikes me... - (inthane-chan) - (9) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:33:54 PM EST
                 not an affront - (rcareaga) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:42:05 PM EST
                 What, YM such stupendous ignorance is NOT an affront to you? -NT - (CRConrad) - (3) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:42:14 PM EST
                     Affront? No. - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:50:35 PM EST
                         Re: Affront? No. - (Nightowl) - Feb. 21, 2006, 10:04:10 PM EST
                     Never said that. - (inthane-chan) - Feb. 21, 2006, 07:01:33 PM EST
                 Interesting Analogy - (Nightowl) - (3) - Feb. 21, 2006, 09:06:48 PM EST
                     Muahahaha! - (CRConrad) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 02:51:55 AM EST
                         Thanks Conrad. :) - (Nightowl) - Feb. 22, 2006, 01:21:37 PM EST
                     I Hoot LRPD (new thread) - (Ashton) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:08:12 AM EST
             What you're missing is that... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:39:20 PM EST
                 ouch -NT - (Steve Lowe) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:41:01 PM EST
                 O, that unkindest cut of all.. a smidgeon of unadulterated - (Ashton) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:45:56 PM EST
                 <groan /> +5, Insightful :-( -NT - (jb4) - Feb. 22, 2006, 10:35:08 AM EST
             Re: I'm having a tough time reconciling... - (Nightowl) - Feb. 21, 2006, 08:45:36 PM EST
             Industrial Age Confusion - (Nightowl) - (4) - Feb. 21, 2006, 09:55:57 PM EST
                 not every "age" a "revolution" - (rcareaga) - (1) - Feb. 21, 2006, 10:52:57 PM EST
                     Of course, some took "Birth of a Nation" as history too. - (Another Scott) - Feb. 21, 2006, 11:02:02 PM EST
                 That is like... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 02:02:27 AM EST
                     Re: That is like... - (Nightowl) - Feb. 22, 2006, 01:20:52 PM EST
         The 'Spaced Age' began October 4, 1957 - (Ashton) - (2) - Feb. 21, 2006, 06:40:36 PM EST
             And the answer is.... - (Nightowl) - Feb. 21, 2006, 08:58:59 PM EST
             Sputnik!!!!!! - (Nightowl) - Feb. 21, 2006, 08:57:47 PM EST
         -1, Homework - (pwhysall) - (21) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:02:48 PM EST
             +10 Need For Speed - (Nightowl) - (20) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:09:01 PM EST
                 Balls - (pwhysall) - (14) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:08:43 PM EST
                     SQUARES - (Nightowl) - (13) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:16:15 PM EST
                         ROFLs - (jb4) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:25:48 PM EST
                         "Sloppy searches" - (pwhysall) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:29:27 PM EST
                         Not sloppy. Efficient. - (ben_tilly) - (10) - Feb. 22, 2006, 05:21:20 PM EST
                             You forget - (Nightowl) - (9) - Feb. 22, 2006, 10:39:14 PM EST
                                 Let's go back to the beginning. - (Another Scott) - (8) - Feb. 22, 2006, 11:04:08 PM EST
                                     Yes, lets. - (Nightowl) - (7) - Feb. 23, 2006, 02:08:43 AM EST
                                         I've been called a few things... - (bionerd) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2006, 08:43:25 AM EST
                                             Granted - (Nightowl) - Feb. 23, 2006, 11:55:23 AM EST
                                         No affront was intended. Sorry you took it that way. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2006, 09:13:49 AM EST
                                             I know that, and I'm sorry. - (Nightowl) - Feb. 23, 2006, 11:46:33 AM EST
                                         Two words - (rcareaga) - (2) - Feb. 23, 2006, 10:08:22 AM EST
                                             ICLRPD (new thread) - (Steve Lowe) - Feb. 23, 2006, 11:43:59 AM EST
                                             I told you my deadline was Tuesday. - (Nightowl) - Feb. 23, 2006, 11:49:52 AM EST
                 I'm not trying to "faze" you. - (pwhysall) - (4) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:22:38 PM EST
                     Nope, just trying to call me stupid - (Nightowl) - (3) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:28:13 PM EST
                         s/stupid/lazy/ - (pwhysall) - (2) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:30:04 PM EST
                             Re: s/stupid/lazy/ - (Nightowl) - (1) - Feb. 22, 2006, 03:43:53 PM EST
                                 Egocentrist. - (pwhysall) - Feb. 22, 2006, 04:16:40 PM EST

Do we really have to hide from da cops in da oven, Muggsy?
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