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50 Ways to Know You Are Active in the Current Generation

October 1, 2007

The current generation is one of the most amazing time periods to be alive since the Romans. Today’s world is full of technological gadgets and information for everything from Electronic
Babies keeping our kids from getting pregnant
to what kind of dog food is best for our canine friends. I heard someone say recently, “You know its 2007 when you try to put your password into your microwave,” and almost fell out of my chair laughing at the sheer truth of it. The truth being that, in this day and age you can’t help noticing the obvious differences between now and thirty years ago.

So, you know you are a part of the current generation when…

1. Someone asks you for your mailing address and you give them your email addy.

2. The person in the car next to you at the stoplight has an IPod plugged into a tape cassette that allows the music to come through their car speakers.

3. You can’t live without a cell phone for 20 minutes when you didn’t even have one for the last 20 years.

4. You are caught in public wearing a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and gloves while skating.

5. You have an IPod plugged into a tape cassette that allows the music to come through your car speakers.

6. You come home from work, get on the computer, do some work and get paid through paypal.

7. You think those big black plastic discs are a wonderment to behold but don’t actually know what they do.

8. Someone says they have a virus and you check your computer.

9. You log onto the internet in the morning before you’ve poured your first cup of coffee.

10. You completely understand the term Blog.

11. Instead of joining a local club you sign up at MySpace to meet new friends.

12. You buy a Big Mac at McDonald’s and it’s no bigger than the cheeseburger.

13. Hearing about someone throwing their Wii game controller through their television screen seems commonplace amongst glitches and bugs.

14. Bugs are no longer creepy crawly things but are things that can crash your computer, file, website etc.

15. You email your mom to ask for your favorite recipe.

16. You email your dad to invite him to lunch.

17. You are able to send a text message, drive a stick shift automobile and eat a Big Mac at the same time.

18. A new cell phone face plate is your newest fashion accessory.

19. Everywhere you look dogs are wearing sweaters that match the purse they are being carried in.

20. You no longer watch the boob tube, you watch YouTube instead.

21. You do a google for your missing keys.

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