norinrad21
Banned
>According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
>
>Kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have
survived,
>
>because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based
paint
>
>which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no childproof lids on medicine
>
>bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
>
>When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
>
>Fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels.
>
>As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags -
riding
>in the passenger seat was a treat.
>
>We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it
tasted
>the same.
>
>We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop with sugar
>
>In it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
>
>We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and
>
>no-one actually died from this.
>
>We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
>
>speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running
>
>Into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
>
>We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as
>
>we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no
one
>
>minded.
>
>We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
>
>channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
>
>phones, no personal computers, and no Internet chat rooms. If we
didn't
>have
>
>friends we went outside and found them.
>
>We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
>hurt.
>
>We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones but there were no
lawsuits.
>
>We had full on fist fights but no prosecution followed from other
parents.
>
>We played knock-and-run and were actually afraid of the owners
catching
>us.
>
>We walked to friend's homes.
>
>We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school; we didn't rely on mummy
>
>Or daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.
>
>We made up games with sticks and tennis balls.
>
>We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
>
>The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.
>
>They actually sided with the law.
>
>This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
>
>solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion
>
>of innovation and new ideas.
>
>We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
how
>
>to deal with it all.
>
>And you're one of them. Congratulations!
>
>Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids,
>
>Before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good. For
>those of you who aren't old enough thought you might like to read about us.
>
>This my friends, is surprisingly frightening......and it might put a
>
>smile on your face: The majority of students in universities today
were
>born
>
>in 1983........They are called youth.
>
>They have never heard of We are the World, We are the children, and
the
>
>Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel.
>
>They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena or Belinda
>
>Carlisle.
>
>For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS
>
>has existed since they were born.
>
>CD's have existed since they were born.
>
>Michael Jackson has always been white.
>
>To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't
>
>Imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.
>
>They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are Films
>
>From last year.
>
>They can never imagine life before computers.
>
>They'll never have pretended to be the A Team, RedHand Gang or the
>
>Famous Five.
>
>They can't believe a black and white television ever existed and don't
>
>Even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control.
>
>And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a
>
>Mobile phone.
>
>Now let's check if we're getting old...
>
>1. You understand what was written above and you smile.
>
>2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night
out.
>
>3. Your friends are getting married/already married.
>
>4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably
with
>computers.
>
>5. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head.
>
>6. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old
>days,
>
>repeating again all the funny things you have experienced together.
>
>7. Having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some
>
>other friends because you think they will like it too...
>
>Kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have
survived,
>
>because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based
paint
>
>which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no childproof lids on medicine
>
>bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
>
>When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
>
>Fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels.
>
>As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags -
riding
>in the passenger seat was a treat.
>
>We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it
tasted
>the same.
>
>We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop with sugar
>
>In it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
>
>We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and
>
>no-one actually died from this.
>
>We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
>
>speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running
>
>Into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
>
>We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as
>
>we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no
one
>
>minded.
>
>We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
>
>channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
>
>phones, no personal computers, and no Internet chat rooms. If we
didn't
>have
>
>friends we went outside and found them.
>
>We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
>hurt.
>
>We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones but there were no
lawsuits.
>
>We had full on fist fights but no prosecution followed from other
parents.
>
>We played knock-and-run and were actually afraid of the owners
catching
>us.
>
>We walked to friend's homes.
>
>We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school; we didn't rely on mummy
>
>Or daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.
>
>We made up games with sticks and tennis balls.
>
>We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
>
>The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.
>
>They actually sided with the law.
>
>This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
>
>solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion
>
>of innovation and new ideas.
>
>We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
how
>
>to deal with it all.
>
>And you're one of them. Congratulations!
>
>Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids,
>
>Before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good. For
>those of you who aren't old enough thought you might like to read about us.
>
>This my friends, is surprisingly frightening......and it might put a
>
>smile on your face: The majority of students in universities today
were
>born
>
>in 1983........They are called youth.
>
>They have never heard of We are the World, We are the children, and
the
>
>Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel.
>
>They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena or Belinda
>
>Carlisle.
>
>For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS
>
>has existed since they were born.
>
>CD's have existed since they were born.
>
>Michael Jackson has always been white.
>
>To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't
>
>Imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.
>
>They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are Films
>
>From last year.
>
>They can never imagine life before computers.
>
>They'll never have pretended to be the A Team, RedHand Gang or the
>
>Famous Five.
>
>They can't believe a black and white television ever existed and don't
>
>Even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control.
>
>And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a
>
>Mobile phone.
>
>Now let's check if we're getting old...
>
>1. You understand what was written above and you smile.
>
>2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night
out.
>
>3. Your friends are getting married/already married.
>
>4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably
with
>computers.
>
>5. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head.
>
>6. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old
>days,
>
>repeating again all the funny things you have experienced together.
>
>7. Having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some
>
>other friends because you think they will like it too...