Feeling old

This is an email I got from a penpal yesterday. I think most of my flist can be considered the "they" in this list.

> Just in case you weren't feeling too old today,
>this will certainly change things..
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> The people who are starting college this fall
>across the nation were born in 1987.
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> They are too young to remember the first space
>shuttle blowing up on liftoff.
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> Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
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> Bottle caps have always been screw off and
>plastic.
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> The CD was introduced the year they were born.
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> They have always had an answering machine.
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> They have always had cable.
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> They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
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> Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
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> Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
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> They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
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> They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
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> They don't know who Mork was or where he was
>from.
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> They never heard: "Where's the Beef?"
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> "I'd walk a mile for a Camel" or "de plane,
>Boss, de plane"
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> They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea
>who J. R. even is.
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> McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
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> They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
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> Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other
>old fogies on your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of
you
>who have trouble reading...

pet peeves

It's so irritating when a promising fic has something that suddenly pulls me out of it completely. And it can be the smallest thing.

I just started reading a fic where in a scene Sheppard is asking someone if Rodney had eaten lunch because appearently John can't trust Rodney to stop working long enough to eat. It's Rodney McKay; the man who is constantly harping on the fact that he has hypoglycemia. The guy who was freaking out in Hide and Seek when he couldn't ingest any food or water because of a personal shield and then proceeded to stuff his face as soon as he was able to. Not to mention stuffing his face in the beginning of Underground wanting to get his fair share. Rollseyes.