List something that did NOT exist, atleast mainstream, when you were born?

[user 139760]

The Cardashians.

 

[user 108508]

^I wish they didn't exist NOW.

"Reality" TV

 

[user 135067]

The Hula hoop.

 

[Jeanine]

Cars that start right up in freezing temperatures

 

[Finished]

Crypto Currency

 

[Adamridge79]

Apparently, all the fresh seals and other safety features. (Like the aspirin scare and unbroken lids)

 

[user 135067]

Barbie dolls

 

[user 108508]

Electric vehicles

 

[Galen]

Mobile phone.
Back then it was carrier pigeon as one of the alternatives. Though I preferred to use carrier duck. At least that way you could hear it quacking as it strolled up to your door and after reading the message, you could eat the ****** as part of a gourmet snack.

 

[Forgottendanfan]

Everyone calling each other "bro" all the time. It's a pet hate of mine.

 

[user 135067]

Electric vehicles

The first electric car made it's debut in 1890. Even before that they had electric trains… real trains. They were small and ran mostly for mining sites.

When I was a young teen (think Pres Johnson) I had a neighbor that owned an electric Plymouth.

Just trivia.

 

[user 135067]

I was born before motorcyclists had the annoying need to wave as they passed other motorcyclists.

The thing is, there was this sense that if i didn't wave back the Hell's Angels would track me down and rip my arms off.

 

[Butterfly 2]

The 1956 Chevy Bel Air.

 

[Finished]

The Cardashians.

I actually call them the Crapdashians.

 

[Blue Bob]

Gilligan's Island

 

[user 135067]

Leave It To Beaver.

 

[Blue Bob]

The Munsters

 

[TheSkaFish]

Everyone calling each other "bro" all the time. It's a pet hate of mine.

Haven't people been calling each other "bro" since the '60s or '70s?

I thought it was an old hippie/surfer term.

 

[ringwood]

Haven't people been calling each other "bro" since the '60s or '70s?

I thought it was an old hippie/surfer term.

Maybe occasionally, but not like the way it’s currently popular. I should know - I listen to my 13-year old son and his friends online together playing games and it’s constantly, “Bro! That’s totes cool!” and “Bro, CRINGE!” and various other sayings. It’s pretty amusing actually, I get a kick out of their slang these days. . . probably very much how my parents felt listening to my 80’s slang.

 

[Forgottendanfan]

Haven't people been calling each other "bro" since the '60s or '70s?

I thought it was an old hippie/surfer term.

I guess possibly that could be the case in the U.S.A. but here in the U.K. I don't recall it really being a thing until maybe 20 years ago, and that was few and far between. In the last few years it's increased to infestation levels. I've even heard women calling each other "bro". That's how ridiculous it's become.