To All The Spoiled Under 30 Crowd On BGOL

[kurrupt]

i was just talking bout this shit with my mom yesterday

talking bout the internet, when if you ain't have cable the tv would turn off on yo ass it would be nothing but snow on that motherfucka

if you had cable, you had that big ass box remote with the wire attached to the cable box

They was talking bout the tv guide magazine... I remember the one on the tv that just kept rotating, an if you missed you channel you just have to sit there until it went through all the channels an shit

the article didn't even mention you had to take a class to learn how to put film in a fucking CAMERA I done messed up a whole lot of rolls

It didn't mention penny candy stores
or crayon boxes that only had 8 colors

I could go on forever an I'm a '82 baby

oh shit i forgot about that! Shit would have to go round at least 3 times b4 i would catch it. Someone would interupt me everytime the shit would come around to my channel.

 

[Otis Supreme]

Hell naw. speak for urself pops.

Cod dayum! You old as fuck!! you like what?? .... 51??
You should be giving us some investment tips pops

they called that nigga "pops"!

 

[Otis Supreme]

oh shit i forgot about that! Shit would have to go round at least 3 times b4 i would catch it. Someone would interupt me everytime the shit would come around to my channel.

aint it tho? soon as yo channel came round ya mama would call u and shit.


" WHAT?!....i mean MA'AM! "

 

[i 1 2 4 Q]

oh shit i forgot about that! Shit would have to go round at least 3 times b4 i would catch it. Someone would interupt me everytime the shit would come around to my channel.

I would just cut the VCR on and tape that shyt while i was doing something else.

 

[Numba1stunna]

if you were born in the 70"s then i guess cause im 29 and i feel the same way

 

[thoughtone]

Cod dayum! You old as fuck!! you like what?? .... 51??
You should be giving us some investment tips pops

Get a house. You should have been out of the market a long time ago youngin"!

BTW, you ain't gonna be able to retire!

 

[marchetta]

"And you could never win. The game just kept getting
Harder and harder and
Faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!" - Fuckin' hillarious and true.

 

[thoughtone]

good post.















u GRADUATED in 78? got damn! nigga i wasnt BORN till 79!

and i guess u barely passed english huh?




I stand corrected! Patience

 

[thoughtone]

Cod dayum! You old as fuck!! you like what?? .... 51??
You should be giving us some investment tips pops

Do the math dude. Most graduated in my day at 17.

 

[Duece]

duece that aint makin sense homie.

if ur parents werent in h.s. in 78 how was u BORN in 78?

unless....

Nooooo! I'm 24 (born 1984)...my mother and father(rip) are 41 (born 1967). Their graduating class was 1985. In 1978 they were both 11 years old, the joke was, he was graduating from HS before my parents even made it to HS.

 

[Otis Supreme]

Nooooo! I'm 24 (born 1984)...my mother and father(rip) are 41 (born 1967). Their graduating class was 1985. In 1978 they were both 11 years old, the joke was, he was graduating from HS before my parents even made it to HS.

oh ok.

and u aint sayin "rip" 4 BOTH of ya parents r u?

 

[thoughtone]

Nooooo! I'm 24 (born 1984)...my mother and father(rip) are 41 (born 1967). Their graduating class was 1985. In 1978 they were both 11 years old, the joke was, he was graduating from HS before my parents even made it to HS.

I guess jokes are falling apart all over.

 

[m2m]

Shoutout to commodore 64, the dewey decimal system and popcorn that you had to shake over the oven.


edit: Shoutout to watching the Spice channel on that one tv in the house that you could kinda almost make out what was going on.

Load "*",8,1

I'm only 28 but I remember that shit, usin the Commodore made me feel like a hacker.

 

[DarkCity]

aint it tho? soon as yo channel came round ya mama would call u and shit.


" WHAT?!....i mean MA'AM! "

Shit the worst part was when you would be over a friends house watching TV dude turns to tv guide and just zoned the fuck out. Have you watching that shit for a half hour.

Oh and I'm 23 this list only applies if you had money growing up. We didn't have a house phone until I was 11, I remember the first chick I called. Her grandma picked up and asked me what the hell I wanted to talk to her baby for. My nervous ass said I had to ask her about homework. Her old ass stayed on the line as I was stuttering trying to make up some about math class. Shit Cable at 13, I remember the day the cable man came. That shit was like every christmas and birthday I ever had rolled up into one day.

 

[ukNoWwHo]

i never thought about that,,, before we had the internet, we had the library,,, i remember being in the library all the time as a kid for anything research related, or working on school reports,,, i don't think i've been to library for anything (besides a quit place to study) since the internet came out,,, surprised more librarys haven't closed down by now,,, only thing people couldn't do at the library is look at porn & jack off

 

[Otis Supreme]

I remember the day the cable man came. That shit was like every christmas and birthday I ever had rolled up into one day.

@ yo family givin the cable man the royal treatment and shit. dude prolly got a back & foot massage, hors d' oeuvres, all that.

 

[Duece]

oh ok.

and u aint sayin "rip" 4 BOTH of ya parents r u?

no just my father.

 

[Duece]

I guess jokes are falling apart all over.

I guess so, actually I can't wait to get to your age, then my "I dont give a fuck" attitude wont be looked as being a "rebel without a cause"

 

[DarkCity]

@ yo family givin the cable man the royal treatment and shit. dude prolly got a back & foot massage, hors d' oeuvres, all that.

Taking that wire hanger wrapped in tin foil off the tv was like the christening of a ship.

 

[Otis Supreme]

no just my father.

oh ok. when did u lose ya pops? i lost mine @ 24.

Taking that wire hanger wrapped in tin foil off the tv was like the christening of a ship.

 

[Duece]

oh ok. when did u lose ya pops? i lost mine @ 24.

age 2.

 

[DaddyDiesel]

oh shit i forgot about that! Shit would have to go round at least 3 times b4 i would catch it. Someone would interupt me everytime the shit would come around to my channel.

Oh, let's not forget about moms tellin you to stand at the TV for a half hour changing the channel until she figured out what she wanted to watch... Oh yeah, and how HBO had its' own separate small box that you had to flick the switch over just to view it.

 

[thoughtone]

I guess so, actually I can't wait to get to your age, then my "I dont give a fuck" attitude wont be looked as being a "rebel without a cause"

Actually some say that "don't give a fuck" attitude in those under 30 is one of the problems.

 

[Duece]

Actually some say that "don't give a fuck" attitude in those under 30 is one of the problems.

When I say I don't give a fuck, I mean about childish shit and trivial shit and shit that other early to mid 20 year olds around me still care about and place to much priority on.

 

[Coldchi]

if i could have had at least one thing when i was in high school....it would be the internet.
but yeah....i feel you man.

 

[Otis Supreme]

age 2.

damn.

 

[rage]

He's proper real with what he's saying i remember that sh!t too and i'm from London UK.​

They do have it easy but it's not their fault.​

In years to come it'll be even easier,trust me.​

 

[blaksadist]

Fox, Abc, Nbc, Usa, tnt, tbs, use to start playing cartoons from 4AM on saturdays and that was my only goal just to get up early and watch them, i miss them days.

Man..you faking. Your not over 30. There was no FOX, USA, TNT, TBS back then...you just told on yourself

There was ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS..THATS IT.

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

There was ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS..THATS IT.

ever watch the promos for upcoming shows..the announcers would draw you in(family guy made fun of this in a episode once)

like ernie anderson(r.i.p) aka"the voice of ABC"

 

[slick]

"Exhibit A"​

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

I don't know man. I'm in my 20s, but experienced most of this shit. Hell, I didn't get the internet until about 2 or 3 years ago and had to go to the library to do all my shit, and only had dial up until about a year ago. I definitely remember life pre-internet and pretty much resented the net until a few years ago, but now, cuz of shit like BGOL am hooked.

I remember looking forward to holidays because that's when all the cartoons came on, now they're on everyday. I remember having to watch old ass TV shows from the 40's, 50's, and 60's because pre- reality TV/Judge shows/Jerry Springer/Maury Povich, that's what was played during the day on TV. Now, you have to have a special channel just for the classic "Sanford & Son" and "All in the Family type shows, because "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "Deal or No Deal" dominate all day.

Technology's a double edged sword. Our problem is that the technology has evolved quicker than we can put it into it's proper perspective. It's like giving a 12 year old a driver's license. They'll drive the hell out of shit, but won't know how to drive and won't know how to maintain it. That's how we are with things like the internet. That's how internet piracy has gotten out of control.

Technology has given a lot of people the feeling of being invincible(internet hate machine) and has let a lot of people who shouldn't be famous become famous for bullshit. It really has degraded everything, which is why I never really cared for cell phones and the net and things like that.

All I can say is that I'm proud to have lived life before the internet and actually preferred it. I would give up all my access to this abundant amount of porn and music on the net, if as a society we could go back to a more innocent time.

 

[Otis Supreme]

Man..you faking. Your not over 30. There was no FOX, USA, TNT, TBS back then...you just told on yourself

There was ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS..THATS IT.

USA Network premiered on September 27, 1977, originally organized as the Madison Square Garden Network (not to be confused with the New York City regional sports network of that name), the channel became one of the first national cable television channels when it chose to use satellite delivery as opposed to microwave relay to cable systems.

On April 9, 1980, The channel changed its name to USA Network after the ownership structure was reorganized under a joint operating agreement by the UA-Columbia Cablevision cable system (now known as Cablevision Systems Corporation ) and MCA Inc. (whose assets are currently owned largely by NBC Universal and Vivendi SA).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Network#History

TNT as a cable service was launched with a showing of the 1939 classic movie Gone with the Wind (which Ted Turner had acquired the rights to), on October 3, 1988. It was chosen because, it was said, it was Turner's favorite movie - it would also be the first program on sister channel Turner Classic Movies in 1994. Incidentally, the film had been premiered in Atlanta, Turner's hometown and the headquarters of Turner Broadcasting, as well as being the setting for Gone With the Wind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_Network#History

In 1970, Ted Turner, then head of a successful Atlanta-based outdoor advertising firm, purchased WJRJ-Atlanta, Channel 17, a small, struggling UHF station, and renamed it WTCG, for parent company Turner Communications Group. Through careful programming acquisitions, Turner guided the station to success. In December 1976, WTCG originated the "superstation" concept, transmitting via satellite to cable systems.

In 1979, the company changed its name to Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and the call letters of its flagship entertainment channel to WTBS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System#History

 

[Otis Supreme]

I don't know man. I'm in my 20s, but experienced most of this shit. Hell, I didn't get the internet until about 2 or 3 years ago and had to go to the library to do all my shit, and only had dial up until about a year ago. I definitely remember life pre-internet and pretty much resented the net until a few years ago, but now, cuz of shit like BGOL am hooked.

I remember looking forward to holidays because that's when all the cartoons came on, now they're on everyday. I remember having to watch old ass TV shows from the 40's, 50's, and 60's because pre- reality TV/Judge shows/Jerry Springer/Maury Povich, that's what was played during the day on TV. Now, you have to have a special channel just for the classic "Sanford & Son" and "All in the Family type shows, because "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "Deal or No Deal" dominate all day.

Technology's a double edged sword. Our problem is that the technology has evolved quicker than we can put it into it's proper perspective. It's like giving a 12 year old a driver's license. They'll drive the hell out of shit, but won't know how to drive and won't know how to maintain it. That's how we are with things like the internet. That's how internet piracy has gotten out of control.

Technology has given a lot of people the feeling of being invincible(internet hate machine) and has let a lot of people who shouldn't be famous become famous for bullshit. It really has degraded everything, which is why I never really cared for cell phones and the net and things like that.

All I can say is that I'm proud to have lived life before the internet and actually preferred it. I would give up all my access to this abundant amount of porn and music on the net, if as a society we could go back to a more innocent time.

my name is otis supreme and i c/s this message.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

holy shit I'm in fucking trearz! You brought me back with this shit! cod damn!! Good post!

I swear to G' ... this is a great thread. I'm almost 29.5 and can relate to EVERYTHING TheBigOne spoke on.



- I wasted many hours at the library riffling through CARD CATALOGUES
- I got bitched at by many a librarian for constantly asking for their help
- I first discovered email in the winter of early 1996 and was AMAZED
- I got an occasional ride to school
- Otherwise my little brother and I walked 2 miles each way
- I walked to soccer practice 2 miles away
- I took 3 buses to get to 6am basketball practice at school (twice weekly) pre-class
- Our family got our first computer in 1997 ... it had 1GB of storage space
- I've never owned a PSII, PSIII, Super Nintento or an XBox
- I had Nintendo (a few years after friends had it already) in the 80s
- I had Sega Genesis for a few years in the early-90s
- I have NEVER in my whole life owned a new vehicle
- I got a 1991 Honda Accord 3rd-hand in 2001
- I got a Toyota Echo 2nd-hand
- I cut my own fucking hair ... fuck a barbershop
- I use coupons everywhere
- And for laughs - my dad is as cheap as they come. We asked him for a low-end digital camera in 2001 @ Christmas ... and he bought us a PINK BARBIE DIGICAM (for kids) and asked us if we could use that and make due with it ... as it was on sale for $20 at London Drugs. We weren't even able to set that bitch up. Fuck Mattel.

 

[Coldchi]

I swear to G' ... this is a great thread. I'm almost 29.5 and can relate to EVERYTHING TheBigOne spoke on.




- Our family got our first computer in 1997 ... it had 1GB of

better be glad you aint on bgol downloading porn on that muthafucka. you'd have enuff room for 2 or 3 vids. process of elimination like a mug. (unless u zshare of course)