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Feeling Old and Sad

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buckeyegrad

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Okay, so I'm not that old, only 34. However, I felt really old today when talking with several college students (ages 19, 19, and 20). While talking about eating challenges, I referenced John Candy eating the old 96er in the Great Outdoors. At this point their faces went blank. So, I asked, have any of you seen the Great Outdoors? Which they hadn't. I then asked if they knew who John Candy was. They didn't. So, I went down the list:

Plains, Trains, and Automobiles
Brewster's Millions
Spaceballs
Stripes
Hot to Trot
Who's Harry Crumb?
Uncle Buck
Delirious
Cool Runnings
Canadian Bacon

They didn't know a single one of these movies!

So, I looked up when Candy died, which was 1994--surprised me that it was that long ago. Which of course means these students were only 3-4 years old when he passed.

Made me feel real old. And real sad that these kids know nothing about one of the great comedic actors of all time.
 
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Today, a 15 year old brought up in a computer-savvy family has never known life WITHOUT the Internet.

I own three different sets of Encylopedia (one I bought, one I inherited from my dad when he passed away, and another I inherited from my grandparents when I bought their home after they both passed away). When I was 10, I used to READ the encyclopedia. I'd stumble upon a biography of Bob Beamon in my dad's World Book then go out into the backyard and spend the next three hours trying to jump 29 feet.

My 10 year old step son has never dared to open a single volume of any of them and just read and learn. He'd rather watch YouTube videos until he's allowed back on the TV to play more Call of Duty.
 
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Dryden;1724783; said:
I own three different sets of Encylopedia (one I bought, one I inherited from my dad when he passed away, and another I inherited from my grandparents when I bought their home after they both passed away). When I was 10, I used to READ the encyclopedia. I'd stumble upon a biography of Bob Beamon in my dad's World Book then go out into the backyard and spend the next three hours trying to jump 29 feet.
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how'd that 29 feet jump fest go? :)
 
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Dryden said:
Today, a 15 year old brought up in a computer-savvy family has never known life WITHOUT the Internet.

I own three different sets of Encylopedia (one I bought, one I inherited from my dad when he passed away, and another I inherited from my grandparents when I bought their home after they both passed away). When I was 10, I used to READ the encyclopedia. I'd stumble upon a biography of Bob Beamon in my dad's World Book then go out into the backyard and spend the next three hours trying to jump 29 feet.

My 10 year old step son has never dared to open a single volume of any of them and just read and learn. He'd rather watch YouTube videos until he's allowed back on the TV to play more Call of Duty.
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how much time does he spend "googling" or on "wikipedia"?
 
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Dryden;1724783; said:
Today, a 15 year old brought up in a computer-savvy family has never known life WITHOUT the Internet.

I own three different sets of Encylopedia (one I bought, one I inherited from my dad when he passed away, and another I inherited from my grandparents when I bought their home after they both passed away). When I was 10, I used to READ the encyclopedia. I'd stumble upon a biography of Bob Beamon in my dad's World Book then go out into the backyard and spend the next three hours trying to jump 29 feet.

My 10 year old step son has never dared to open a single volume of any of them and just read and learn. He'd rather watch YouTube videos until he's allowed back on the TV to play more Call of Duty.
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My parents had these old Time Life books. They were hardcover and the pages had a weird texture. I was forced to read them. Now kids just use the internet for everything.

Definitely will make my kids read some type of encyclopedias.
 
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Dryden;1724783; said:
Today, a 15 year old brought up in a computer-savvy family has never known life WITHOUT the Internet.

I own three different sets of Encylopedia (one I bought, one I inherited from my dad when he passed away, and another I inherited from my grandparents when I bought their home after they both passed away). When I was 10, I used to READ the encyclopedia. I'd stumble upon a biography of Bob Beamon in my dad's World Book then go out into the backyard and spend the next three hours trying to jump 29 feet.

My 10 year old step son has never dared to open a single volume of any of them and just read and learn. He'd rather watch YouTube videos until he's allowed back on the TV to play more Call of Duty.
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This makes me wonder if I can get my parents to part with their two sets of Britannica encyclopedias. I'd love to have them just for their collection value. One is from 1987 and I remember using it for a lot of junior high and high school reports. The other set is from the 1950s--I want to say 1954. Certainly would like to have that collection in my library.
 
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