Eco-nostalgic Gifts

"I can remember when they all had palm trees."

"Lassie, go get help!" "Oh Timmy you idiot! Not again!"

'The History Channel is all reruns.'

"In high school, I was quite the star in metal shop."

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

"These are the very weapons your mother and I used in our famous duel."

"I'm going to talk about the summer before last, it was much more fun."

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

'This is the only part of my old Army uniform that still fits.'

"Remember that time you tried to kill me?"

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

'How do you like my two-tone car?'

"Oh to be young and in love and wear things cut on the bias."

"Remember when we used to wonder if there other beings somewhere out there?"

'Dewey! Grandpa's stuck again. Give him a couple of whacks upside the head.'

"Honey! Where are my lucky Incredible Hulk board meeting socks?!?"

"These colder temperatures always cause my tire pressure to drop—it's a good thing I stopped to check." Peter finally grows up.

'It's one of Larry King's earliest shows.'

"Don’t worry, this guy is totally cool. Just don’t mention the Red Baron."

"10th Anniversary Woodstock Reunion'

"We're airship people, not mega-airship people."

"We made all the wheels out of old coffee tables and chandeliers."

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

"Desmond likes to live in the moment. . . and that moment happens to be 1960."

'It's one of these new phones that takes photographs.'

Before the Internet

"Remember back in the day when I was a real heartbreaker?" "Riiight... now the only thing you break is wind."

"Hipsters"

"... And this one needs a shot of vodka."

'Bring out yer books!'

"In my life, I've had seven cars, six jobs, five houses, four bypass operations, and three wives!"

'I don't care what the Hares have. Dial-Up is good enough for us!'

That midnight hour when fleeting memories come home to roost.

"The following film has been formatted to fir the screen of the newer and more expensive television set."