Board 8 > Things my sixteen year-old sister had never heard of.

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She's definitely just weird.

Maybe if she was six or something.

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We just had a conversation about this.

Lite-Brite
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega
The Odd Couple
Polly Pocket
Digimon
Dragon Ball
Sailor Moon
Han Solo - but she identified him as a "star guy"

In her defense, she did get Hot Wheels, Speed Racer, and N*Sync. Is she just weird, or are these things completely forgotten by sixteen year-olds?

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Does she know Speed Racer from the recent (awesome) movie? If so that doesn't count for retro points.

Also I think knowing Han Solo is a Star Guy is decent.

My friend has a 19 year old girlfriend who doesn't know Terminator, uh ha and pretty much any movie, tv show, or game named. You even mentioned a couple anime, oh man, anime, that's extra points there alone.

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I think a few of those are kind of odd, but for the most part it boils down to a less general question, Anagram -- what kind of sixteen-year-old is your sister? Because, you know, there are fellow 24-year-olds out there who haven't heard of half of those, too.

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Jeff Zero posted...

I think a few of those are kind of odd, but for the most part it boils down to a less general question, Anagram -- what kind of sixteen-year-old is your sister? Because, you know, there are fellow 24-year-olds out there who haven't herad of half of those, too.

She's a cheerleader. She once got angry at me because her art teacher made a reference to holodecks and none of her friends got it, but she did, and it was only because I'd watched TNG in the same room as her when she was sick.

Psycho_Kenshin posted...

Does she know Speed Racer from the recent (awesome) movie? If so that doesn't count for retro points.

Also I think knowing Han Solo is a Star Guy is decent.

My friend has a 19 year old girlfriend who doesn't know Terminator, uh ha and pretty much any movie, tv show, or game named. You even mentioned a couple anime, oh man, anime, that's extra points there alone.

No, I specifically asked if she'd known Speed Racer from the movie, and she didn't know there was a movie, so I have to give her that.

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How does she not know Sonic the Hedgehog? He was still (somewhat) relevant when she was 7 or 8.

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I knew someone in high school who didn't know what the World Cup was.

Also I knew someone who had never heard of March Madness.

Two different people.

She's a cheerleader. She once got angry at me because her art teacher made a reference to holodecks and none of her friends got it, but she did, and it was only because I'd watched TNG in the same room as her when she was sick.

Having knowledge of damn near anything should rarely if ever be discouraged and it's a shame so many people feel that way. It sounds like she's essentially the sort of person that not knowing many of these things isn't terribly odd about though, to answer your question.

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My fifteen-year-old brother knew all except for The Odd Couple (which I have never heard of as well).

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I don't think I'm familiar with Lite Brite or Polly Pocket, for the record.

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Bet she doesn't know about my d***

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I'm familiar with all of those except the Odd Couple. I'm 22 for the record.

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The Odd Couple is a classic sitcom which spawned a couple of movies more recently.

Now who the hell is Polly Pocket?

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Only reason I know about Lite-Brite is because of that Nostalgia contest awhile back.

What's a Polly Pocket?

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Oh hey, I thought it was just one of those "Jeff Zero had like no childhood" jokes until Natwaf asked as well.

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No this is just a "Jeff Zero and Natwaf had like no childhood thing" now

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I at least have the excuse of living in a Third World Country.

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what ever then

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Polly Pocket is a young girl's toy. Features really small (pocket-sized) parts.

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From: Anagram | #001
Han Solo - but she identified him as a "star guy"
From: Anagram | #005
She's a cheerleader. She once got angry at me because her art teacher made a reference to holodecks and none of her friends got it, but she did, and it was only because I'd watched TNG in the same room as her when she was sick.
Your sister sounds like the caricature of a ditzy aireheaded schoolgirl.

I'm not even entirely sure I believe someone would get mad at someone else for expanding their cultural knowledge.

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No I'm pretty sure the Gold is insulting you.

Less is more, as they say.

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Well that was a relatively decently-constructed sentence, complete with an edgy finish to keep the reader interested. You could be right.

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Polly Pocket is like the girls' counterpart to Mighty Max.

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... I think I've seen those when I went to a Toys'R'Us years ago... but I'm not sure.

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From: AdmiralZephyr | #026

Polly Pocket is like the girls' counterpart to Mighty Max.

is it bad that i remember Polly Pocket and not Mighty Max?

Oh man Mighty Max, I have a few... Heads? Creatures? Things? Whatever, left in my storage.

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From: Xuxon | #029
is it bad that i remember Polly Pocket and not Mighty Max?

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GenesisSaga posted...

I'm familiar with all of those except the Odd Couple. I'm 22 for the record.

Not familiar with The Odd Couple?! For shame, Genny.

Okay not really, it was just the most important show on Nick At Night I could come up with other than I Love Lucy.

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I'm very vaguely familiar with Mighty Max. I only watched two or three shows geared toward kids but I think the commercials for those things aired on at least one of them.

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Oh! She also missed He-Man, but I forgot about that when I made the post.

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I'm 17 and I know of all of those except The Odd Couple

go smack her

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From: Xuxon | #029

is it bad that i remember Polly Pocket and not Mighty Max?

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From: Anagram | #005

She's a cheerleader.

Topic over right there pretty much.

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I know all of that and think it's pretty basic. However I'm 26 and feel like I could get my ass handed to me with some 80's cartoons.

Speaking of which I remember watching the Mighty Max cartoon. I recall him being a smart-ass Peter Parker type, with a Brock Samson type warrior/defender/guardian. That's about it.

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go smack her

It's bad to hit women...

And what makes it acceptable to hit men, MegaWentEvil? Maybe you should stop preaching one-sidedness and acknowledge that what the world needs now

is love,
sweet love
not only just for some
but for everyone

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I'm 17 and I know of all of those

go smack her

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I have no problem with cheerleaders being hit!

I have never met one with intelligence higher than that of a 12 year old, and that's being generous.

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From: MegaWentEvil | #039

go smack her

It's bad to hit women...
You remind me of the Japanese guy that's making the Last Guardian, who said that he couldn't make a female protagonist because he doesn't want the protagonist wearing a skirt, as well as girls being weak and unacrobatic.

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From: SantaRPG | #043

I'm sure you'd recognize their theme song

Only because the main characters on Friends sang it in one episode. Didn't know it was from a show called "The Odd Couple."

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Are there, in fact, still Japanese guys working on The Last Guardian?

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From: Meow1000 | #044
I have no problem with cheerleaders being hit!

I have never met one with intelligence higher than that of a 12 year old, and that's being generous.

Do you live in an 80s after school special or something?

Shouldn't you be looking for a 10 year old cheerleader?

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Topic's gone from Tepig to Regice.

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