Originally Posted by J Diddy (Post 17174379)

Just to be clear: are you pro or anti stick and hoop toys?

Originally Posted by Spott (Post 17174682)

If I would have internet porn as a teenager, I wouldn’t have never left the house and a forearm bigger than Popeye’s.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17174253)

2. 25% of all wrecks are caused by cell phones which we didn't have back then. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that driving while texting is six times more dangerous than driving drunk.

3. Rape is at an all-time high now. Not just any rape either. This isn't someone 21 with somebody 16. It's meth and babies now. Another swing and a miss.


10. Suicide is higher now than ever before, another swing and a miss.

Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 17173962)

Movie reference or not.....we all know you weren't happy with it because he didn't bring up fat or trans people being nonexistent.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17173350)

Just so weird to me. I grew up in WESTERN IOWA. Hick central. Nobody had any gun racks in their vehicle. Very few even had trucks. Maybe one or two had gun racks I guess but perhaps the Fast and the Furious changed that. Alot of rice burners as they call it. I used to have a 98 Honda Prelude in high school. Got me laid many a times.

Originally Posted by Loneiguana (Post 17174287)

Boys today will never know having to call a girls house and talk to her parents first.

I regret that as a dad nowadays.

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17174710)

so true.

Originally Posted by mlyonsd (Post 17174737)

Not totally true. I was in Florida visiting my daughter and family and my granddaughter that was a SR in HS had a date that came by to pick her up.

She came out to the patio saying she was leaving and my SIL said not until he came in to meet me. She gave a little bit of an eye roll but he soon appeared. Had a nice conversation but my SIL grilled them pretty good about where they were going and doing. When they left he asked me what I thought and I just raised my arms and said I'm out, this is your problem. But I also told him he was doing a fine job raising girls.

Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 17174776)

I actually remember school starting after Labor Day and ending right before Memorial Day. Not sure if that’s a thing in any states anymore as it sure isn’t that way in Colorado.

Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 17174776)

I actually remember school starting after Labor Day and ending right before Memorial Day. Not sure if that’s a thing in any states anymore as it sure isn’t that way in Colorado.

Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 17174809)

The more I reflect on the thread title, you are calling my two daughters born in 73 and 76 old geezers!

So what does that make me, ROFL

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 17174914)

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Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 17174809)

The more I reflect on the thread title, you are calling my two daughters born in 73 and 76 old geezers!

So what does that make me, ROFL

Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 17172624)

When I was a kid in the 50s/60s, it was extremely rare, but now it seems like the norm.
I saw a recent statistic saying it is currently around 40%, but I think that is low.

IMO, two things are huge contributors too it.

1)Fast food is now the norm for a lot of people which is extremely high calorie and fat content. For us it was a very rare "treat" and the norm was home cooking.

2) Sedentary life styles, computer games, TV and the internet instead of outdoor activities.

BigDaddy mentions testosterone levels a couple of times and not to long ago I quoted a lab results study with mice that was repeated several times that always turned out the same.
The end results were females turned dominant and they ended up stopping the reproduction cycle and died out.
I ponder that we are on that path.

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 17174933)

Actually studies have shown that the most nostalgic generation is

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 17174933)

Actually studies have shown that the most nostalgic generation is

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 17174914)

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Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 17173508)

And Kansas City had two papers a day, the Times in the morning and the Star in the evening. We'd pour over the box scores in the morning to see how the Royals did overnight, especially when they were on a west coast swing.

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink (Post 17174920)

Stevie my man !! I actually had that bike !!!:LOL:

Every family had a 30 ft phone cord so as to stretch to whatever room for privacy.;)

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17175376)

When did that end?

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 17173713)

I lived near Salem, Oregon at the time. Japanese cars in general just were pretty common, especially after just getting out of the second gas crisis.

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 17175393)

I miss parties where nobody had phones. You threw in a tape or CD at a request, pounded beer, took shots, and actually talked to people.

It was simple, and it was great. No selfies, no social media, just people. The only thing you afterwards was the memory of it or a couple blurry polaroids.

Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 17173508)

And Kansas City had two papers a day, the Times in the morning and the Star in the evening. We'd pour over the box scores in the morning to see how the Royals did overnight, especially when they were on a west coast swing.

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17175708)

and if you did go to a concert, festival, or event you always met up with your friends as you had a preset meet up place and time, and everyone made it on time because that was the only way to make it work.

Originally Posted by BEAVER (Post 17175492)

So you were familiar with Ranier beer in all liklihood.....?

Eugene was much better in the 80's than today. I'm sure Salem was as well!

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17175708)

and if you did go to a concert, festival, or event you always met up with your friends as you had a preset meet up place and time, and everyone made it on time because that was the only way to make it work.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 17174285)

We had two of them, lol. First was a Dodge custom, with a 360 motor, big green thing, with a folding bed in the back, shag carpet all around, and even had a sink, lol!

Second one was a ford, a little shorter, but got better gas mileage, and drove a lot better. Also had a bed, but no sink.:thumb:

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17176307)

The same people who bitch about kids always being inside and playing video games are the same people who call the police when kids are outside.

Not outside doing anything wrong...literally just the presence of kids out and about is deemed as suspicious by the same people who love to go on about these generational problems.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 17176286)

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176334)

How would you know fat boy? Did you ever pull your head out of the twinkies box and even go outside?

Originally Posted by BEAVER (Post 17175492)

So you were familiar with Ranier beer in all liklihood.....?

Originally Posted by BEAVER (Post 17175492)

Eugene was much better in the 80's than today. I'm sure Salem was as well!

Originally Posted by cdcox (Post 17173806)

I enjoyed growing up during that time frame. I would wander the woods in the late ‘60s all day. Play football in the neighborhood. Ride bikes everywhere. Kids would bring rifles into high school. My college years were among the most fun years of my life. But this idyllic view ignores a ton of reality.

1. The AIDS epidemic that emerged in ‘82-‘84 had far more to do with the end of the sexual revolution than Anita Baker did in 1991. Big Daddy’s experiences aren’t really relevant to 98% of the population because he boasted of his swinging lifestyle on CP well into the 2000s. No judgement, but his experience is an outlier.

2. How many people does our generation know that died from the freedom of being able to drink and drive when it was socially acceptable? A guy in my Boy Scout troop dead at 22. A guy in my wife’s HS class of less than 100 died before graduating. My college roommate killed someone drunk driving. Me and my college roommates had too many stupid moments.

3. How many rape victims do you know from that time period? Considering that 1 in 6 women are raped, it is not hard to know of several.

4. I was on a church youth group camping trip. One of the “older” girls went off with some older guy outside of our group for the night. Titillating gossip at the time. She was probably 15 or 16 years old and the dude she went off with was probably 18-22. I just can’t believe that was a positive experience for her. I’m not a prude but I suspect that ‘70s freedom was not a net positive in her life.

5. I played a game of chess in 8th grade against a kid (excuse the use of gender neutral pronouns) wearing nail polish in a conservative suburban school district in the mid-70s. I didn’t know them well, but I can’t imagine their life was easy and that they decided to wear nail polish on a whim. From their overall demeanor I would take all bets at 10:1 odds they were a trans girl.

6. Why were there not more LGBTQ people from earlier generations, you ask? 1) they were repressed and 2) the died of AIDS in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Don’t act stupid and pretend you didn’t know that you had LGBTQ classmates. I was way outside of any social circle and the rumors still made their way to me. There have always been LGBTQ people, but haters are mad about them not staying in their closet where they belong.

7. Bullying sucked. Personal experience. Smart, socially awkward, skinny, and different opinions filled my bingo card.

8. Middle aged guy in my parent’s neighborhood riding his bike casually, crashes and ends up disabled due to brain injury. But at least he didn’t look like a dork by wearing a helmet.

9. A friend in our early 20s social circle got hit by a car crossing the street. 6 mo recovery and still never the same. He used to be a great guy to hang out with and became paranoid , unapproachable, and unable to lead a normal life. That led me to a life long vow: do whatever I can to reduce risk of a brain injury to me or my loved ones. I’m not living in a bubble but yes, I am extra sensitive to situations where I may get a brain injury.

10. Kid in my high school has a “gun cleaning accident”. Everyone knew it was suicide but no one knew why.

11. I got into music and had a mid-range stereo system ( reciever, speakers, turntable, and tape deck) that I probably had $600 invested in. An equal amount in records. With my phone, a $350 Bluetooth speaker and $11 per month I can access virtually all music in the universe that sounds better. This ignores 45 years of inflation.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17176375)

This is a great post...gotta take the good with the bad and have perspective.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 17176471)

Back then, if I wanted to watch Chiefs football I had to watch Marv Levy run the Wing T.

And if I wanted to discuss whether a tiger could kill a person in plate mail, the only person I could ask was the local librarian, and after a while she started hiding from me.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 17175729)

One of my early tests of maturity was leaving my parents at Six Flags or Silver Dollar City, armed with a couple of dollars for lunch and instructions to meet back at the giant gorilla statue or whatever at a certain time.

Originally Posted by mlyonsd (Post 17176483)

The question is did your parents show back up.

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm (Post 17176500)

I'm 47, and I enjoy waxing nostalgic as much as the next guy about the fun things from my childhood, and young adulthood that the kids now are "missing out on". But man, the more I read, OP really comes across as nothing more than a thoughtless, knuckle-dragging douche canoe. Just my two cents.

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush (Post 17174296)

I regret just missing the "quaalude era". By the time I was old enough to want to try them, they were already a thing of the past.

Originally Posted by Spott (Post 17174678)

I agree. Just trying to start a fight over nothing. The next post will be to make some backhanded passive aggressive sociopolitical comment, then act shocked when they respond.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17176307)

The same people who bitch about kids always being inside and playing video games are the same people who call the police when kids are outside.

Not outside doing anything wrong...literally just the presence of kids out and about is deemed as suspicious by the same people who love to go on about these generational problems.

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm (Post 17176500)

I'm 47, and I enjoy waxing nostalgic as much as the next guy about the fun things from my childhood, and young adulthood that the kids now are "missing out on". But man, the more I read, OP really comes across as nothing more than a thoughtless, knuckle-dragging douche canoe. Just my two cents.

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 17176365)

Of course. Ranier and Olympia were the local beers when I was going up and my dad drank both at times. I have never been much of a beer drinker and I don't remember ever having either.



My in-laws are still in Salem so I go back a couple of times a year. There is still a lot I like but it's a lot busier now and a lot of the stores and businesses I used to frequent are closed now.

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 17176796)

Olympia had a following in the KC area in the 70s.

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 17176365)

Of course. Ranier and Olympia were the local beers when I was going up and my dad drank both at times. I have never been much of a beer drinker and I don't remember ever having either.



My in-laws are still in Salem so I go back a couple of times a year. There is still a lot I like but it's a lot busier now and a lot of the stores and businesses I used to frequent are closed now.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17176307)

The same people who bitch about kids always being inside and playing video games are the same people who call the police when kids are outside.

Not outside doing anything wrong...literally just the presence of kids out and about is deemed as suspicious by the same people who love to go on about these generational problems.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17176360)

I was outside all the time I loved the place I grew up.

Also, I would know because I answer those calls people make complaining about kids for no reason.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176869)

Good god beer was bad back then. I remember guys driving down to California just to pick up a few cases of Coors because so many people thought it was better and it wasn't available in Oregon. It was only like an hour and a half drive but still. Beer is MUCH better in this country now.

Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 17174809)

The more I reflect on the thread title, you are calling my two daughters born in 73 and 76 old geezers!
So what does that make me, ROFL

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 17176876)

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Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 17176876)

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Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 17176885)

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176354)

Motorcycles were a huge part of my childhood. I started with a honda 50 key start at 6. Next was the Honda XR75. Yamaha 100 followed my finally graduating to a Yamaha YZ 125 monoshock. The technology advancement at that time was amazing. I tried racing motocross but we had 2 local kids that went pro early. One was Rick Bradley and the other was Smiley Otems. Once on the track with them I knew no matter how much I rode I would never be that fast.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176928)

Because nothing says the 70's like a Smokey and the Bandit beer run.

Had a 455 HP Trans Am in my late 20s for about a year. It was fast as hell but broke down all the time. It was a good thing I had mechanics as friends but the maintenance just got to be too much. Had some fun in that bad boy though.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176883)

:spock:This has to be an interesting call. "Sir, I would like to complain about the children playing football on my street, they look suspicious"

"Excuse me maam, is this the same mindcraft mob you were complaining about last week?"

Yea, that happened.

Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 17177158)

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17177142)

My older brother had a version of this his Senior year in '80... I thought I was a king riding to school with him as a junior higher...

Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 17176885)

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176354)

Motorcycles were a huge part of my childhood. I started with a honda 50 key start at 6. Next was the Honda XR75. Yamaha 100 followed my finally graduating to a Yamaha YZ 125 monoshock. The technology advancement at that time was amazing. I tried racing motocross but we had 2 local kids that went pro early. One was Rick Bradley and the other was Smiley Otems. Once on the track with them I knew no matter how much I rode I would never be that fast.

Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 17176620)

It's pretty sick you have negative casino cash, I don't recall ever seeing that on CP - that shit is hardcore bro, how'd you pull that off? I can loan you some. LMK..

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm (Post 17177819)

I honestly have no idea...

Had an account here for a long time, but I rarely logged in, lurking for years, until I started this "new" account. I'm still not much of a poster, and additionally, I've never played any of the games, so I don't know why I have negative casino cash.

Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 17176855)

Olympia Beer was in our KC household back in the late 70’s/early 80’s for sure. I snuck several of them out of the house when I was a pre-teen/early teen. :)

Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 17176885)

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush (Post 17177425)

That was my dream car as a kid. My first car ended up being one of these, but silver:

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/pict...pictureid=2432

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 17176883)

:spock:This has to be an interesting call. "Sir, I would like to complain about the children playing football on my street, they look suspicious"

"Excuse me maam, is this the same mindcraft mob you were complaining about last week?"

Yea, that happened.

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 17177891)

Yep it was bought a lot in kegs for parties as it was cheap but better than Milwaukee's Best, Old Milwaukee, Papst, red white and blue.

Remember Meister Brau and Balentine:D