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Useless-memory lane

"What's your question for 'Ask Sadie?'" "Are America's best days behind us?" "Excellent question. It reminds me of the time in grade school when the schoolmarm told little Jebediah Thistlewood to pull up his knickers. The next day, Jebediah's pa came to school and said 'In my day, a man was free enough to wear his trousers 'round his ankles if he wanted to. This used to be one humdinger of a country.'" "I still have no idea what he was talking about." "I don't even remember what I asked you."

'What were your salad days like?'

Every year at the annual 'MoveOn Swim Day', Dan really regretted having dated Grasie Wallace in high school.

"When I was small, I didn't know we were poor. I just knew we didn't have any money."

The anti-social network: 'Hey Jeffrey...I need help setting up my dad's anti-social network.'

'You're lucky, when I was your age, I didn't have a fancy backpack to tote my books.'

Separate post boxes for 'local' 'out of town' and 'snail mail'.

Back to School

Sooner or later, 'These trying times' become 'The good ol' days'.'

"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."

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

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

"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.'

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

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

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

"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.'

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

Before the Internet

'I'm just not as ambidextrous as I used to be.'

"I made you a mixtape."

"Pardon me, Vito, but I'm holding the talking stick now."

'Take my tip,sonny and say it with jelly babies.'

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