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10 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

that's always been a solid watch.  especially after a couple bong rips.

I think Soarin' is the best ride at Disney World.   

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Problem with this question is that it implies I was ever cool.

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For me, it really hits home when I'm confused by the musical guests on SNL. 

1) You have to look up commonly used slang in the Urban Dictionary

2) Music that you listened to as a kid is now classic or worse, it's on the elevator Muzak.

3)  You're watching golf. 

4) You have no idea what the song or singer is on the commercial. 

5) You have ever worn a pocket protector.

2 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

1) You have to look up commonly used slang in the Urban Dictionary

2) Music that you listened to as a kid is now classic or worse, it's on the elevator Muzak.

3)  You're watching golf. 

4) You have no idea what the song or singer is on the commercial. 

5) You have ever worn a pocket protector.

No on #5, but pretty much all of that other shit.

50 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

I hope that this is not a qualifier.  I love this show.

I've never been cool. But I feel a lot better about myself when I see all the crazyass bullshit going on these days.

2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

The pocket protector is a baseline. Like the Bog of Eternal Stench once it is upon you there's no way to escape it.

I think of the pocket protector nowadays as a piece of a costume, eg let's dress up like NASA Engineers during the Mercury years. Anybody worn one since sliderules left the building?

When my kids told me Van Halen is old music.

Eddie will fucking wipe his ass with any of your fru-fru fuckers these days.

But dad, he's dead, and David Lee Roth sucks.

 

sonofabitch.

2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

For me, it really hits home when I'm confused by the musical guests on SNL. 

I know one band from the top line of music festivals and maybe thee others from the other ten lines.

3 hours ago, Rimbo said:

Problem with this question is that it implies I was ever cool.

Yep. 
I never tried to be cool back in the day. In fact made a point of hanging out with the scrubs.

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1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

I think of the pocket protector nowadays as a piece of a costume, eg let's dress up like NASA Engineers during the Mercury years. Anybody worn one since sliderules left the building?

Don’t diss me ….

 

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4 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Don’t diss me ….

 

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Forgive me Sensei.

My uncle taught me how to ride a minibike, lean into a 12-gauge shotgun, and use a sliderule. Still got 2 outta 3 I guess.

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inglitch.

Just now, Scheiss Meister said:

I never was cool, so no such epiphany for me.

Same here. Nowadays young people seem happy to see me, but I think it's less "being cool" than "being interesting zoo animal."

All the uncool peeps proudly hand up in this bitch 

There are grades within each group. For example, cool in the pocket protector group, to not cool in said group. Cool in the not cool group, and so on…

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1 hour ago, Upgrayedd said:

I know one band from the top line of music festivals and maybe thee others from the other ten lines.

Yea this reminds me of when I was trying to impress soem friends by talking about modest mouse.  Turns out they’ve been around for awhile

4 hours ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

They are really good at what they do. They made Augusta Georgia look like a nice visit.

I always felt cool was a state of mind. People who are confident in what they are, no matter what they are, seemed to fly above it all. 

1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

Anybody worn one since sliderules left the building?

Jack Kilby gave me the calculator. 

He wore a pocket protector so I didn't have to.

 

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9 minutes ago, 59 Burst said:

I always felt cool was a state of mind. People who are confident in what they are, no matter what they are, seemed to fly above it all. 

Nerd

41 minutes ago, NAVY said:

All the uncool peeps proudly hand up in this bitch 

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When???

When I break out my Jackson USA Warrior guitar and plug it into my Marshall DSL100 full stack and the grandkids start crying and pleading, "no pawpaw please not again".

5 hours ago, Macanudo said:

I think Soarin' is the best ride at Disney World.   

With the advent of Guardians of the Galaxy, that's not the case.  But yeah, Soarin' is badass.

 

 

1 hour ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

With the advent of Guardians of the Galaxy, that's not the case.  But yeah, Soarin' is badass.

 

 

I've long thought that a 25-30 minute version with a full bar right before you board would be the shit.

4 hours ago, slorch said:

When my kids told me Van Halen is old music.

Eddie will fucking wipe his ass with any of your fru-fru fuckers these days.

But dad, he's dead, and David Lee Roth sucks.

 

sonofabitch.

Van Halen had more talent than every autotuned millennial and Gen Z "musician" combined. 

16 hours ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

It’s like Sports Center with SVP for me- good sleeping show. I don’t mean that as a criticism to either show. The speech cadence of both are relaxing and good background noise. 

12 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Yep. 
I never tried to be cool back in the day. In fact made a point of hanging out with the scrubs.

The nicest, softest-spoken guy in our high school was also the stud linebacker/ wrestler.  Homecoming king, all that. He too made it a point to hang out with the scrubs. Saw him throw a guy up against a locker for picking on a nerdy kid. 

I love Aerial America.  Like @Kennythetiger jut said, it's the perfect napping show and I mean that in the best way possible.  I'm also kind of a dork when it comes to finding places I've been when they show them. 

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1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said:

The nicest, softest-spoken guy in our high school was also the stud linebacker/ wrestler.  Homecoming king, all that. He too made it a point to hang out with the scrubs. Saw him throw a guy up against a locker for picking on a nerdy kid. 

Most of the popular kids at my school were racist losers.  Almost all of them still live in the town, have gotten divorced and aren’t doing well financially.   Needs rule

My kids keep my somewhat hip/cool to the culture compared to my peers, but I generally embarrass them by being uncool.

I thought there was a virtue in always being cool

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Never heard of Aerial America. Is it on PBS or something?

The Smithsonian Channel.

When I don't fit into my Calvins and members only jacket anymore. 

Love Aerial America, Food Factory, How it's Made, How'd They Build That...  All cool shows. 

I was head banging to Whitesnake "Still of the Night" in HEB the other day. I don't know what that makes me...

7 minutes ago, freyguy said:

I was head banging to Whitesnake "Still of the Night" in HEB the other day. I don't know what that makes me...

Were you in produce or incontinence? Context matters cool ranting 

20 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Were you in produce or incontinence? Context matters cool ranting 

Produce, baby

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Mrs. Wormer was smoke, Carmine knew what he was doing sticking his thumb up her ass. 

When my kids told me Van Halen is old music.
Eddie will fucking wipe his ass with any of your fru-fru fuckers these days.
But dad, he's dead, and David Lee Roth sucks.
 
sonofabitch.

They’re not wrong about modern DLR he’s pretty cringe!
From a few years ago…

On 1/30/2023 at 3:52 PM, Underdog said:

When I don't fit into my Calvins and members only jacket anymore. 

Love Aerial America, Food Factory, How it's Made, How'd They Build That...  All cool shows. 

They could show a few less Air Disasters, but otherwise almost perfect channel for my aging, uncool self. I’ve seen every Aerial America at least five times. The Mighty Trains and Mighty Ships series are my current favorites of their newer stuff. 

You're right about the air disasters.  Outside of  the most famous crashes, it doesn't really interest me that much.  I think it was NatGeo that used to have a show called "Seconds from Disaster" that was awesome. 

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