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I do wonder what someone from 1963 would think if they woke up in America today.

Posted by David (aka David) Jan 6 '14, 14:26

I presume they would be blown away by computers and other aspects of technology while vaguely disappointed in the evolution of travel. We haven't done much with airplanes and cars the way that we have with science ovens and apps.

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Checks my stock portfolio....PanAm TWA IBM Sears USSteel AT&T (the original before SoBell took them over and used their name) GM American Motors -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 21:40
If you press this button, someone in the world will die. You won't know who they are... but my National Security Advisor will have a dossier on them. -- nm - Barack Obama Jan 6, 16:11
"The only robots I see are on the radio." -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:51
Our last three Presidents were casual drug users? Groovy, the hippies actually won! -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 15:33
"How quickly can you get me to Colorado?" -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 6, 15:06
my comic books are worth a fortune!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 15:06
not much with cars? did you drive any 1960's cars growing up? the mechanics sucked compared to how idiot proof most are now -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 15:03 3
- Transportation progress has been incremental, not revolutionary. -- nm - David Jan 6, 15:15
- c'mon, a slant 6 would go like 200,000 miles and you could fix it with duct tape and baling wire.....nm - x Jan 6, 15:07 1
  - But then your average minivan has ~the same hp as a 1963 mustang. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 15:15
How the F did we ever survive without PFM? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 15:02
"how am I still alive?" -- nm - colin Jan 6, 15:00 2
- What year do you think it is? -- nm - David Jan 6, 15:02 1
  - i was assuming 50 year coma. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 15:05
"because if you think Mick Jagger is going to be out there *Jagger Dance* at age 40..." -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 14:47 1
- How old are we really? -- nm - David Jan 6, 14:51
That's what my mom always says. Amazed we still haven't figured out traffic. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 14:46
They'd be locked in a room for 2 weeks after finding all the porn online. - JaxSean Jan 6, 14:46 1
- *slams laptop shut and backs out of the room* -- nm - Ichabod Crane Jan 6, 14:49
what do you mean we don't have a moon base? -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 14:44 1
- Though in 1963, Mercury is just wrapping up so the goal of being on the moon by the end of the decade can be debated either way -- nm - JD Jan 6, 14:57
A black what? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 14:38 2
- trying to think if this would be more disconcerting for them or gay marriage -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 14:40
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 14:38
"Where are the flying cars" "What's with all the faggots" "What's a World Trade Center?" -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 14:37 3
- "What do you mean you don't have a cigarette? None of you?" -- nm - Max Jan 6, 14:38 2
  - heh...nm - x Jan 6, 14:53
  - "An electric cig only? WHAT!?" -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 14:39
"Ronald Reagan?? The actor?!!" -- nm - Max Jan 6, 14:34 1
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Not to mention the social aspects as the Civil Rights act is a year away and here we are with a number of states with same sex marriage - JD Jan 6, 14:29
"holy crap, pro athletes get paid HOW MUCH????"....nm - guy from 1963 Jan 6, 14:28 3
- Don't forget: What is JFK up to these days? -- nm - David Jan 6, 14:32 2
  - His son looks so adorable at the funeral. Did he grow up to be President? -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 15:30 1
    - Oof. -- nm - David Jan 6, 15:35
wait...a Castro still controls Cuba? WTF?! -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 14:27

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