You know that you're old school if you can....

Nice fins, though.

 

I remember the days when we used PageMaker to type stories but we then had to turn around and use waxers and Xacto knives to literally cut and paste them. Then if we wanted rules, we had to use an Xacto knife to cut that black tape to use to create the rules.

Wait, that wasn't so long ago...

 

Hopefully this one hasn't been mentioned yet....

You introduce yourself to the new intern as "Eric Stratton, rush chairman, damn glad to meet you" and said intern has no idea what you're talking about.

 

And don't forget the others from that show -- Super Chicken (``You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred'') and Tom Slick (``There's no such word as quit in racing, Marigold'')

 

When there was no such thing as an aluminum bat.

 

There are still about a half-dozen Stewart's Root Beer joints in Jersey that have car service.... roll down the window, turn on your headlights for service.

 

...read the music thread and feel like you're 85 years old.

 

Hot dogs, fries, root beer floats ....
and they hang the tray on your window!

 

Mmmmm ... Teen Burgers and Whistle Dogs.

 

You're right. It wasn't so long ago.

Damn Xacto blades. Stuck one in my thigh up to the hilt one day. What fun pulling it out and then explaining it to the emergency room nurse before getting a shot.

 

You know you're old school if you can ... butcher a hog. Yes, I can and have. We're good country people, and that reference is intentional.