FW: Baby Boomers

Max Sawicky sawicky at epinet.org
Fri Feb 5 09:05:38 PST 1999


Courtesy of the PUBLABOR list:

Middle Age is having a choice of two temptations and choosing the one that will get you home earlier.

> Then: Killer Weed

> Now: Weed Killer

>

> Then: The Grateful Dead

> Now: Dr. Kevorkian

>

> Then: Getting out to a new, hip joint

> Now: Getting a new hip joint

>

> Then: Moving to California because it's cool

> Now: Moving to California because it's warm

>

> Then: Being called into the principal's office

> Now: Storming into the principal's office

>

> Then: Peace Sign

> Now: Mercedes Logo

>

> Then: OJ, cutting & slashing

> Now: OJ, cutting & slashing

>

> Then: Getting your head stoned

> Now: Getting your headstone

>

> Then: "The Making of the President"

> Now: The making of the President

>

> Then: Long hair

> Now: Longing for hair

>

> Then: Acid rock

> Now: Acid reflux

>

> Then: Worrying about no one coming to your party

> Now: Worrying about no one coming to your funeral

>

> Then: Fighting to get rid of the lying President

> Now: Fighting to keep the lying President

>

> Then: The perfect high

> Now: The perfect high-yield mutual fund

>

> Then: Elvis in the army

> Now: Elvis in a UFO

>

> Then: Keg

> Now: EKG

>

> Then: Swallowing acid

> Now: Swallowing antacid

>

> Then: pothead

> Now: potbelly

>

> Then: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your parents

> Now: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your kids

>

> Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor

> Now: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor

>

> Then: Passing the driving test

> Now: Passing the vision test

>

> Then: Seeds and stems

> Now: Roughage

>

> Then: Popping pills, smoking joints

> Now: Popping joints

>

> Then: Our president's struggle with Fidel

> Now: Our president's struggle with fidelity.



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