Spoiled under 30 crowd

**Prince** · 10-20-2008, 10:33 PM

THE SPOILED UNDER-30 CROWD!!!

If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!!

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears
With their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When
They were growing up; what with walking Twenty-five miles to school
Every morning

... Uphill... Barefoot.

BOTH ways

Yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up,
There was no way in hell I was going to lay

A bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it

And how easy they've got it!

But now t hat... I'm over the ripe old age of
Thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of
Today.

You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my
Childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!

And I hate to say it but you kids today you
Don't know how good you've got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have The Internet. If we
Wanted to know something, We had to go to the damn library and
Look it up ourselves, in the card catalogue!!

There was no email!! We had to actually write
Somebody a letter, with a pen!

...Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put
It in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there!

There were no MP3's or Napsters! You wanted to
&nbs p;Steal music, you had to hitchhike to the damn record store and
Shoplift it yourself!

Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and
The DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up!

We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you
Were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy
Signal, that's it!

And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either!
When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be
Your school,
Your mom, your boss, your Bookie, your drug dealer, a
Collections agent, you
Just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your
Chances, mister!

We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video
Games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600!
With games
&nb sp; Like 'Space Invaders' and 'asteroids'. Your guy was a little
Square! You
Actually had to use your Imagination!! And there were no
Multiple levels or
Screens, it was just one screen
Forever!

And you could never win. The game just kept getting
Harder and harder and
Faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

You had to use a Little book called a TV Guide to find out what
Was
On! You were screwed when it Came to channel surfing! You had
To get off
Your ass and walk over to the TV to change the Channel and
There was no
Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons
On Saturday Morning. Do you Hear what I'm saying!?! We had to
Wait ALL WEEK
For cartoons, you spoi led
Little rat-bastards!

And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat
Something up we had to use the stove ... Imagine that!

That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids
Today have got it too easy.
You're spoiled. You guys wouldn't have lasted
Five minutes back in 1980!

Regards,
The over 30 Crowd

**KentDog** · 10-20-2008, 11:09 PM

^LOL. Funny stuff, Prince. Surprisingly, all of the above applied to me as well while growing up (and I'm 23). Well, except for the microwave one. I think we've always had a microwave.

**Splash Log** · 10-21-2008, 12:59 PM

**gronkboy** · 10-21-2008, 02:39 PM

And you can add in how all the teenage girls dress now. Man, back in my teens I would have been rock hard 24/7 seeing that shit in school.

**Crono1000** · 10-21-2008, 03:40 PM

the thing is, all those things mentioned (internet, microwaves, etc) people over 30 are using.

I think the "back in my day" arguments only work when gramps had to walk 30 miles in the snow to get to school while he no longer has to do so. If he's driving to school, then he's kind of a hypocrite. But since he doesn't, he can lecture me.

Don't get me wrong, I hear myself comparing my childhood to teens' childhoods today all the time. I still live in the 90's. My television of choice is Friends and Frasier reruns, my music is laughably dated, and my avatar at this site is from a 1995 video game. But as a mid-20's, there was no sudden revolution that happened between 29 and 30 years ago that I'm aware of.

**KelJu** · 10-21-2008, 04:20 PM

Bla bla bla. The 30-50s crowd here had it good, and left nothing but a mess for my generation, so I think this is laughable. The over 60s crowd were bad ass, the generation of my father. Those were some hard mother fuckers.

Sorry, but I can't think of a lamer generation than the current 30s-50s crowd.

**maniclion** · 10-21-2008, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by KelJu

Bla bla bla. The 30-50s crowd here had it good, and left nothing but a mess for my generation, so I think this is laughable. The over 60s crowd were bad ass, the generation of my father. Those were some hard mother fuckers.

Sorry, but I can't think of a lamer generation than the current 30s-50s crowd.

What's this? I'm 31 I wasn't in High School until 1992 but I do remember there being a huge mess before that time and I know I wasn't capable of making it, it was drunk middle aged captains playing slalom with ice bergs near Alaska, it was decisions to remain ignorant about our addiction to oil even after the first Iraq war. I remember spending the end of my Summer before 8th grade clipping articles out of the NewsPaper and tacking them all over my walls, I remember watching CNN religiously, I remember not sleeping at night because I thought the next morning I'd wake up and a scud missile would have destroyed half my house. I was very paranoid about Desert Storm, I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I had been learning about military technologies and chemical weapons and nuclear weapons and thought the whole world was gonna go to war if either side detonated a nuke.... I remember thinking that if Isreal and Iran started fighting the rest of the World would go at it. I had a map showing all of the coalition forces and to me the countries not colored the same as the US were just waiting with their fingers on buttons for the moment something went squirrely....Back then was when I was first introduced to how much of a problem oil was for us. Back then there should have been some realization that oil was causing a lot of grief between us and the Middle East but after the war everyone went back to business as usual. If we had begun looking for alternatives back then as strongly as we are now we'd be ahead like Germany is today....I didn't have that power back then now I do and I am making what changes I can as an adult....

**KelJu** · 10-21-2008, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

What's this? I'm 31 I wasn't in High School until 1992 but I do remember there being a huge mess before that time and I know I wasn't capable of making it, it was drunk middle aged captains playing slalom with ice bergs near Alaska, it was decisions to remain ignorant about our addiction to oil even after the first Iraq war. I remember spending the end of my Summer before 8th grade clipping articles out of the NewsPaper and tacking them all over my walls, I remember watching CNN religiously, I remember not sleeping at night because I thought the next morning I'd wake up and a scud missile would have destroyed half my house. I was very paranoid about Desert Storm, I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I had been learning about military technologies and chemical weapons and nuclear weapons and thought the whole world was gonna go to war if either side detonated a nuke.... I remember thinking that if Isreal and Iran started fighting the rest of the World would go at it. I had a map showing all of the coalition forces and to me the countries not colored the same as the US were just waiting with their fingers on buttons for the moment something went squirrely....Back then was when I was first introduced to how much of a problem oil was for us. Back then there should have been some realization that oil was causing a lot of grief between us and the Middle East but after the war everyone went back to business as usual. If we had begun looking for alternatives back then as strongly as we are now we'd be ahead like Germany is today....I didn't have that power back then now I do and I am making what changes I can as an adult....

Right, but you are just one person. I am making a generalization of your entire generation. Your generation had it good, and so does mine. Your generation has absolutely no ground to stand on to make complaints about how hard you had it. My generation is just now starting to become old enough to influence some major changes. However, I seriously doubt we will.

Sadly, no one I know my age except for 3 friends even has a clue what is going on. If I could define my generation, it would be a bunch of superficial brats that only care about cloths, cool cars, club scenes, who is popular, and who has a hit record out right now. My generation is a commercial consumer shit fest.

**The Monkey Man** · 10-21-2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

What's this? I'm 31 I wasn't in High School until 1992 but I do remember there being a huge mess before that time and I know I wasn't capable of making it, it was drunk middle aged captains playing slalom with ice bergs near Alaska, it was decisions to remain ignorant about our addiction to oil even after the first Iraq war. I remember spending the end of my Summer before 8th grade clipping articles out of the NewsPaper and tacking them all over my walls, I remember watching CNN religiously, I remember not sleeping at night because I thought the next morning I'd wake up and a scud missile would have destroyed half my house. I was very paranoid about Desert Storm, I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I had been learning about military technologies and chemical weapons and nuclear weapons and thought the whole world was gonna go to war if either side detonated a nuke.... I remember thinking that if Isreal and Iran started fighting the rest of the World would go at it. I had a map showing all of the coalition forces and to me the countries not colored the same as the US were just waiting with their fingers on buttons for the moment something went squirrely....Back then was when I was first introduced to how much of a problem oil was for us. Back then there should have been some realization that oil was causing a lot of grief between us and the Middle East but after the war everyone went back to business as usual. If we had begun looking for alternatives back then as strongly as we are now we'd be ahead like Germany is today....I didn't have that power back then now I do and I am making what changes I can as an adult....

What do you think guys like me and Witmaster and a few others from here want to say about this post except:

I mean c'mon, unless that scud is going to hit YOU, or you are spending hours upon
end dressed in vietnam era (thanx clinton) sweaty MOPP gear
in 100+ degree weather fearing some rancid WWI chemical will melt or blister
your skin of if it blows near you with the wind just right...

But I do have reservations for the loved ones from back then and today
who's brothers and offspring put their ass on the line to be in the thick
so that you wont get cooked by the chinese if another pearl harbor happens.

I do love you brother, and feel for anyones anguish whatever it may be,
but take it in stride when it aint you or yours.

Although, you never tell navy stories, so maybe you'll put me in my place

**fufu** · 10-21-2008, 10:39 PM

It's all relative. To generalize, things get easier with technology. This has been occurring for 100's of years. I'm sure generations will keep creating closed-minded judgements on the younger generations about how spoiled they are. People will utilize their environments, plain and simple. Can't blame them for that.

**The Monkey Man** · 10-21-2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by fufu

It's all relative. To generalize, things get easier with technology. This has been occurring for 100's of years. I'm sure generations will keep creating closed-minded judgements on the younger generations about how spoiled they are. People will utilize their environments, plain and simple. Can't blame them for that.

Sure but arent we worried about the weakening of the fibre of our nation?

My grandfather was surprised into Italy when he was 15...

My father volunterred into Vietnam when he was 19...

And I was swamped with "Desert storm" when I was 20...

So we've been conscious of the maturity of the boy who goes to war
and it seems to be progressive.

Now the Military is recriuting up to the age of 45!?!?
Does that mean I'll sign up to go to the east to fight China?

Let me see the M4 ill be sporting and its working condition
and lets Rock bro.

I'm in better shape than a kid from georgia, or alabama
and be happy to lead a small smart troop into protection
of the way of life, our founding fathers set forth

"freedom isn't free, naw, there's a hefty fuckin fee"

**fufu** · 10-21-2008, 11:17 PM

I don't think we can really change the direction of behavior in our young generation (which I am a part of). You can't really blame people for developing the way they do, it's inevitable, even if they are a bunch of fucking morons.

Maybe something drastic will happen that changes the young generation's perspective, but likely not. I don't think such a thing could ever be prognosticated anyway.

Fuck 'em!

**The Monkey Man** · 10-21-2008, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by fufu

I don't think we can really change the direction of behavior in our young generation (which I am a part of). You can't really blame people for developing the way they do, it's inevitable, even if they are a bunch of fucking morons.

Maybe something drastic will happen that changes the young generation's perspective, but likely not. I don't think such a thing could ever be prognosticated anyway.

Fuck 'em!

You are such a polska...

**fufu** · 10-21-2008, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by The Monkey Man

You are such a polska...

touch my johnson

**The Monkey Man** · 10-21-2008, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by fufu

touch my johnson

First sexual offer i've had in more than a week

x2

**fufu** · 10-21-2008, 11:30 PM

I'm sorry to hear this. My offer still stands. Pun intended...ooo!!!

**maniclion** · 10-22-2008, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by The Monkey Man

What do you think guys like me and Witmaster and a few others from here want to say about this post except:

I mean c'mon, unless that scud is going to hit YOU, or you are spending hours upon
end dressed in vietnam era (thanx clinton) sweaty MOPP gear
in 100+ degree weather fearing some rancid WWI chemical will melt or blister
your skin of if it blows near you with the wind just right...

But I do have reservations for the loved ones from back then and today
who's brothers and offspring put their ass on the line to be in the thick
so that you wont get cooked by the chinese if another pearl harbor happens.

I do love you brother, and feel for anyones anguish whatever it may be,
but take it in stride when it aint you or yours.

Although, you never tell navy stories, so maybe you'll put me in my place

Well I did end up over there in 97 and I was on the VBSS team and conducted 3 boardings to enforce the embargo while in the Gulf and believe me it was intense not knowing who might pop out down in the dark hulls or if they might detonate a bomb on board... We also trained regularly for chemical attacks and had to go deep into the then still considered possibly mined waters near Kuwait to rescue a helicopter that was having engine problems....I also flew regular missions on the Seahawk to retrieve updated crypto and this was after I'd watched a Seahawk drop like a dead bird into the water during an Unrep.....but I was talking earlier as a scared pre-teen who'd heard horror stories from his uncles about Vietnam........

I've never ever had my heart race as fast though as when we first sailed through the Strait Of Hormuz, that's the narrow channel between Iran and Oman that leads into the Persian Gulf. Anyway it's early morning, sandstorms had turned the pre-dawn sky dried blood red, there was no breeze yet what I could see of the still black water it was alive with motion and as the sky brightened you could see that motion was thousands of sea snakes writhing on the water, in the air I could hear our engine and the faint murmur of the Aft watches radio and each time the Pilot house would call back you could hear arab voices screaming on the open comm channel. As if that wasn't enough we could see on a cliff on the Iranian side silhouettes of me standing watching us with rifles on their shoulders or at their hips. Me and the four guys from the radio shack who had come out to watch our passing through the straits all looked at each other and agreed that this had to be some sort of omen for bad things to happen. That one day made the entire 3 month's much worse than it really was....

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