Do You Remember Life Before...
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...the "Have a nice day" smiley face?
...the "I Love NY" logo?
1 member comment
...2-letter state abbreviations?
7 member comments
...24/7 television?
4 member comments
...9-1-1 emergency telephone service?
2 member comments
...Alaska and Hawaii became U.S. states?
1 member comment
...all gas stations had mini-marts?
6 member comments
...alphabet-soup company names?
3 member comments
...the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
1 member comment
...area codes and all-digit dialing?
17 member comments
...AstroTurf?
1 member comment
...the audio tape cassette?
4 member comments
...the Automated Teller Machine (ATM)?
3 member comments
...BankAmericard and MasterCharge?
4 member comments
...bicycle helmets?
...the birth-control pill?
1 member comment
...blue M&Ms?
...the bottled-water craze?
6 member comments
...car seat belts?
2 member comments
...the cell phone?
11 member comments
...child-proof caps?
...CNN and the 24-hour news cycle?
1 member comment
...color television?
4 member comments
...the compact audio disc?
2 member comments
...containerized shipping?
1 member comment
...cordless power tools?
2 member comments
...CorningWare?
3 member comments
...crème brûlée?
...diet sodas?
2 member comments
...Disneyland?
3 member comments
...disposable diapers?
...Domed sports stadiums?
...elective cosmetic surgery went mainstream?
1 member comment
...email?
...emoticons?
1 member comment
...the Endangered Species Act?
...the Environmental Protection Agency?
1 member comment
...ESPN?
1 member comment
...factory air-conditioning in cars?
3 member comments
...the Fax machine?
1 member comment
...fluoride was added to public water supplies?
2 member comments
...frequent flyer programs?
...the Frisbee flying disc?
...frozen TV dinners?
4 member comments
...Gatorade?
4 member comments
...The Global Positioning System (GPS)?
10 member comments
...graffiti?
2 member comments
...Grandparents Day?
2 member comments
...helium-filled Mylar balloons?
2 member comments
...Hello Kitty?
1 member comment
...the Helvetica typeface?
...home kitchens needed range hoods?
2 member comments
...Home pregnancy tests?
...hundreds of TV channels?
5 member comments
...IMAX films?
...inline skates?
...the Interstate Highway System?
4 member comments
...jet lag?
1 member comment
...Kmart, Target, and Wal-Mart stores?
6 member comments
...lime-yellow fire engines?
4 member comments
...luggage with wheels?
2 member comments
...Lycra / Spandex?
1 member comment
...mega malls?
1 member comment
...microwave ovens, dishwashers, trashcompactors, and garbage disposals?
6 member comments
...Modular telephone jacks?
...MPAA film ratings?
4 member comments
...National Public Radio (NPR)?
...nationwide next-day package delivery?
...nationwide overnight package delivery?
1 member comment
...noise pollution?
...Nutrition Facts labels?
...the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
2 member comments
...office cubicles?
..."One nation, under God"?
5 member comments
..."Paper or plastic"?
2 member comments
...paper towels?
1 member comment
...permanent-press clothes?
...the personal computer?
3 member comments
...Plastic credit cards?
...the pocket calculator?
3 member comments
...Political Correctness?
5 member comments
...pooper-scooper laws?
1 member comment
...Post-It notes?
2 member comments
...Presidents' Day?
2 member comments
...Ramada Inn and Holiday Inn national motel chains?
...RFID tags?
1 member comment
...Right Turn on Red?
2 member comments
...Saran Wrap?
...self-cleaning ovens?
2 member comments
...Seven-segment numeric displays?
...skateboards?
2 member comments
...snowboarding?
...soft contact lenses?
1 member comment
...SPF ratings for sunscreen?
1 member comment
...Starbucks?
1 member comment
...symbolic laundry instructions?
..."Tastes like chicken"?
Contributed by ozarkbob
2 member comments
...Teflon-coated cookware?
...the telephone answering machine?
...toll-free phone numbers?
1 member comment
...the TV remote control?
5 member comments
...TV-style commercials at the movies?
3 member comments
...the Uniform Monday Holiday Act?
1 member comment
...the UPC bar code?
5 member comments
...Vegans?
...Velcro?
...the Video Cassette Recorder?
6 member comments
...Wall warts?
1 member comment
...WD-40?
...Widespread peanut allergies?
3 member comments
...Women's Lib?
...the ZIP code?
4 member comments
...zipper-sealable plastic bags?
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