Friday, May 8, 2009

They're Back (the 1930s, That Is)

The May & June AARP Magazine had a funny page comparing Then (1930s) to Now in various trends.

I'll have the trend, followed by Then and Now.

MUSTACHIOED HEARTTHROB-- Clark Gable-- Brad Pitt

CAREER DOWNSIZING-- Hoboing-- Temping

UNSEEMINGLY BUSINESS INDULGENCE-- Dusenberg-- Corporate Jet

NATURAL DISASTER-- Dust Bowl-- Global Warming

HIP HEADWEAR-- fedora-- fedora (what about those straigh-across bill basebal caps?

FAVORITE DISTRACTION--Huddling around a radio-- Huddling around a Wii

OUTLAW CHICAGOAN-- Al Capone-- Rod Blagojevich

The More Things Change, The More They Don't. More to Come-- Da Coot

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