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07-02-2007, 07:54 AM
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Old Classics vs the New Hotness
This game is kinda like a then and now and also goes hand in hand with the I Love the 80's thread
Think of any fad ( clothing, music, gadgets, movies ANYTHING IS FAIR GAME) or technological innovation that you may remember.
Give what was cool 'back in the day' and give the comparison now
Let me get it started:
Old Classic: Sony Walkman
New Hotness: Apple Ipod, Microsoft Zune
Old Classic: Magic and MJ
New Hotness: Kobe and Lebron
Old Classic: 13in Color TV
New Hotness: 50in Plasma HDTV
Old Classic: Nintendo 8bit
New Hotness: X box 360 and PS 3
Old Classic: Sparkle
New Hotness: Dreamgirls
Old Classic: US vs Russia
New Hotness: US vs Iraq
Old Classic: Cordless phone (w' Antenna)
New Hotness: Cell phones
Old Classic: Stop Motion Animation (think Clash of the Titans)
New Hotness: CGI
Old Classic: FM Stereo
New Hotness: XM radio
Old Classic: Michael Jackson
New Hotness: Beyonce
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07-02-2007, 08:14 AM
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Old Classic: Game Shows
Net Hotness: "Reality" TV
Old Classic: Patty Duke, Haley Mills
New Hotness: LiLo, Hilary Duff
Old Classic: Elizabeth Taylor
Net Hotness: Paris Hilton (although I still don't know why)
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07-02-2007, 08:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Old Classic: Game Shows
Net Hotness: "Reality" TV
Old Classic: Patty Duke, Haley Mills
New Hotness: LiLo, Hilary Duff
Old Classic: Elizabeth Taylor
New Hotness: Paris Hilton (although I still don't know why)
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Old Classic: Celebrity Couples:Sonny and Cher, Sean Penn and Madonna, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
New Hotness: Combined Couple Names aka Portmanteau:TomKat, Bennifer or BenLO, Brangelina
Old Classic: Rated R....take the kids at your own risk
New Hotness: Rated PG 13 sure...take the kids...at the risk of seeing a crappy movie
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Last edited by DaemonSeid; 07-02-2007 at 09:08 AM.
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07-02-2007, 10:13 AM
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Old Classic: putting a disco tune on your latest album
New Hotness: selling your new album exclusively in Starbucks
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07-02-2007, 10:27 AM
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Old Classic: Barbie! 
New Hotness: Bratz
Old Classic: MTV playing MUSIC with awesome VJ's like Nina Blackwood and Martha Quinn
New Hotness: MTV playing docudramas, reality TV, and other "shows"
Old Classic: Donahue
New Hotness: Jerry Springer and Dr. Phil
Old Classic: The Cosby Show
New Hotness: The Office
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07-02-2007, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by summer_gphib
Old Classic: Barbie!
New Hotness: Bratz
Old Classic: MTV playing MUSIC with awesome VJ's like Nina Blackwood and Martha Quinn
New Hotness: MTV playing docudramas, reality TV, and other "shows"
Old Classic: Donahue
New Hotness: Jerry Springer and Dr. Phil
Old Classic: The Cosby Show
New Hotness: The Office |
Old Classic: Watching TV
new Hotness: Watching YouTube
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07-02-2007, 10:43 AM
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old classic:taking secrets to your grave
new hotness: snitching
old classic: mistresses keeping their clientele a mystery
new hotness: writing a tell-all book about it, including names and dates
old classic: at least being married to most of your baby mamas
new hotness: knock 'em up and keep it moving
old classic: jazzercise
new hotness: pilates and hip hop abs
old classic: groups with actual back up bands (like earth, wind & fire)
new hotness: 5 cute guys/girls with a synthesizer (too many to name...)
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07-05-2007, 02:29 PM
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reading a book....
listening to a downloaded version fo the book
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Law and Order: Gotham - “In the Criminal Justice System of Gotham City the people are represented by three separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders, and the Batman. These are their stories.”
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07-07-2007, 02:08 AM
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old classic-- Transformers (and Go-bots!) toys and cartoon shows
new hotness-- Awesome Transformers movie!
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“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed.
For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
― Charles M. Schultz
Warning: The above post may be dripping in sarcasm and full of smartassedness.
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07-09-2007, 08:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by summer_gphib
old classic-- Transformers (and Go-bots!) toys and cartoon shows
new hotness-- Awesome Transformers movie! |
Old Classic - Closed circuit TV to watch a championship fight
New Hotness - Pay per View to watch championship fight
Extra Hotness - Download and stream championship fight
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Law and Order: Gotham - “In the Criminal Justice System of Gotham City the people are represented by three separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders, and the Batman. These are their stories.”
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07-09-2007, 09:52 AM
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i like the "extra hotness" theme you added up there lol!
old classic: checks/money orders/cash
new hotness: debit cards
...extra hotness: paypal, black cards
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07-09-2007, 10:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX
i like the "extra hotness" theme you added up there lol!
old classic: checks/money orders/cash
new hotness: debit cards
...extra hotness: paypal, black cards
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Old Classic - typing your paper on a typewriter
New Hotness - typing your paper in word
Extra Hotness - adding a powerpoint presentation and presenting it from a thumbdrive...with an mp3 playing in the background
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