16 Dec 2011

Friday Fun: you know you were born in the seventies if...

I've read other, better, examples of this in the past but thought I'd have a go at writing one myself.

You know you were born in the seventies if:

*Your first memory of a 'mobile' was sitting in a freezing cold outdoor classroom

*Wireless was what your Dad called the radio

*The words 'Beta-max' and Celnet mean anything to you

*You can remember computer games taking twenty minutes to load

*Swingball was your main summer sport

*You ever built or rode on a guider

*You remember health frame glasses

*An iPad (eye-pad) was something worn by the kid with health frame glasses

*You were ever cognizant of how many pleats your trousers had

*The words FINDUS, CRISPY and PANCAKES mean anything to you when combined

*The Hi-Fi was a major part of how your living room was furnished

*You ever rode a Grifter or knew someone who did

*Your first memories of learning to cross the road are dominated by 'Tufty'

*You remember Ted Rogers and 'Dusty-Bin'

*Shell suits were ever socially acceptable to you

Please feel free to add to this in the comments!

2 comments:

Brian McFarland said...

I feel even older than you because I was involved in the creation of 'Tufty' and Road Safety calendars too many years ago to remember. Glad it made an ompact in someone's life

Brian McFarland said...

Andrew - Thank you for this open letter. Our prayer is that this will impact not only the Prime minister but also our community and country. I will try to ensure others will read it also. God bless.