Nostalgic Urbanist Gifts

A man holds a can to his ear saying 'I can hear the city'.

Ten Plagues for Today's Seder

Toy Shops and Educated Children

Letter Collecting Nerd

"Trump vs Biden. Chiefs vs 49ers. On the brink of war with Iran. Didn't we do this all in 2020?"

How Grandma Sees the Remote

The End of the World is postponed from 2000 to 2112.

"Back in my day, kids had a little respect for the law of gravity."

'Remember the good old days when the research department consisted of some studious types with a stack of annual reports?'

'Sir, we need to upgrade our technology. We've used up our last roll of ticker tape.'

'Do you feel as foolish as I do, having a conference with Billy's teaching machine?'

"I enjoy books a lot more now that I can consistently color inside the lines."

"I must be getting old. I've forgotten why I came down the stairs."

"Gentlemen, on my signal, walk ten paces, turn around, and try to remember why you came out here."

Post Office: Why Not E-Mail It?

'Someday, when our pre-frontal cortexes are fully developed, we'll look back on this and shake our heads.'

"They make us learn reading, writing, and arithmetic to prepare us for a world of videotapes, computer terminals and calculators."

"Norman still has seventies flashbacks sometimes."

"O Holy night - Aye! The stars are brightly shining - YUH!"

When he was 16, Ed's dad gave him his choice between a car and a computer. Now he sits, busted down, far from the edge of the info superhighway!

"I worry about today's kids, all they want to do is sit in the cave and stare at the fire."

"Big choices today Mr. retired board of directors. 2 ply or 3 ply?"

"We need to complain to Earth's tech leaders about going wireless."

"This is the coldest winter I can remember."

Golden Oldies: "Hey! Remember this great chart from the nineties?"

'How about if we choose teams based on who has the coolest stamp collection.'

'In today's electronics world, printed books have become historical and museum pieces.'

'Look around Dad. This was once all yours...'

Today's problems should have been solved in the 1950s, but in the '50s we were solving the problems of the '20s, and in the 20's we were solving the problems of the 1890's.

"You'll have to excuse the president. He misses his old days at the construction site."

"I miss Nixon."

"Coot. How many times has he said that?"

Out-of-Towner

Home for the Holidays

"You really miss the old grandfather, don't you dear."