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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI can relate to it...how about you? Compare 1966 to 2026
1966: Long hair
2026: Longing for hair
1966: KEG
2026: EKG
1966: Acid rock
2026: Acid reflux
1966: Moving to California because it's cool
2026: Moving to Arizona because it's warm
1966: Trying to look like William Shatner
2026: Trying NOT to look like William Shatner
1966: "Seeds and stems"
2026: Roughage
1966: Hoping for a BMW
2026: Hoping for a BM
1966: Going to a new hip joint
2026: Receiving a new hip joint
1966: Rolling Stones
2026: Kidney Stones
1966: Screw the system
2026: Upgrade the system
1966: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2026: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1966: Passing the drivers' test
2026: Passing the vision test
As my mother always said, "Don't get old, doll."

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I can relate to it...how about you? Compare 1966 to 2026 (Original Post)
some_of_us_are_sane
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bucolic_frolic
(55,547 posts)1. Trying to get out of Vietnam
Trying to get into the Strait of Hormuz
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,418 posts)2. Great entry!
(Sucks that they are both such bummers.)
spooky3
(38,780 posts)3. Hey, I think Shatner looks good for his age and like his sense of humor!
But the rest of the list is hilarious. 😁😁😁
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,418 posts)4. I have to agree, spooky
He looks good NOW but up until very recently, the dear boy was TOAD-LIKE. (Lovable, funny, intelligent, but "too many trips back to the smorgaboard.) 

LudwigPastorius
(14,902 posts)11. Yeah, Shatner really let himself boldly go.
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,418 posts)12. PERFECT, LUDWIG!
50 Shades Of Blue
(11,484 posts)5. ROFL!
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,418 posts)7. Yes, 50 Shades Of Blue...
Don't know if you recall it (or even know of it) but Reni Santoni starred in a film called "Enter Laughing". Well, my personal motto is "Exit Laughing"- which I intend to do.
50 Shades Of Blue
(11,484 posts)13. Good motto! I do know of the movie! Never seen it though.
LuckyCharms
(22,789 posts)6. LOL. yup!
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,418 posts)8. "Tick most of the boxes, didya?"
Me too.
LudwigPastorius
(14,902 posts)9. 1966: Talking to your friends about some killer weed.
2026: Talking to your friends about some weed killer.
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,418 posts)10. LudwigPastorius, as long as you weren't
talking to some killer about your weeds you'd pass the sanity test.