What Words Do You Use that "Date" You?

when i hear it immediately think of good

Hipsters today seem to be youngish (under 30)"kids" who enjoy throwing off the things that Gen x enjoyed along with the Boomers. Microbrews are a good example. Hipsters drink Pabst Blue Ribbon which they call PBR.

There seems to be a neo-working class attitude among hipsters.

And you are right, there are no young beatniks, but, then I remember some publication -- NYT, the Atlantic, Time: who can remember any more -- way back in the 60s writing about the difference between hippies and beatniks. The one difference I remember is that beatniks dressed in black while hippies loved color. Actually, there were no beatniks during the hippie era, which I consider long dead and buried.

I've thought the word cool was out of date since 1978 when some neighbors came to visit my then newborn daughter (who turned 33 yesterday) and used the word cool. I still think it is out of date and should not come back.

Good thread.

Earth Muffin or Tree Hugger.

GEE WILLIKERS

I remember in the late sixties - or maybe the early seventies - when my boss was describing some situation and said "I'm hip". I thought he was sort of lame, not knowing the word should have been "hep".
Shows how much I knew..

My 80 year old aunt refers to her computer as "the machine". I have on occasion called our iPod "the Walkman".

Green Witch- That brought back memories. My grandma called the family car "the machine".

Boss = meaning top-rate...cool. "his 'Vette's leather interior was boss.

For awhile hep was in ..then hip...then back to hep, etc.

man.
rad.
As in: "This is a rad thread, man."
----I don't really say those words.
Wait.
I do say "Man" but only when I am with Frank Apisa.

How come the language of snowboarders hasn't evolved? They still say stuff like "I got rejuked on a wayout. It was gnarly."

Joe(gross out)Nation

Cool
Sharp
Rock on
Groovy
ice box
davenport
typewriter

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In re:the above.

This was in this evening's emails.

I kid you not.

Oops! That dates me!

I once lived near what a friend from LA called "the last gasp of the counterculture", meaning Arcata in Humboldt County, CA. I gotta say that still sort of fits.

right arm
left out,
keep the baby, faith.

Ever read the names of Ben and Jerry ice cream flavors? Cherry Garcia (one of my three favs) or Karmel Sutra (another one I love). They're caught in a time warp.

I recall words used all around me over the years, but rarely used any myself.
"cut his water off" "so tough" "fab" ""threads" "boss" "outta sight"

I see Frank Apisa's by-line on Salon from time to time.