I'm "Saturday morning cartoons, music videos on MTV, Daisy Duke poster on the bedroom wall, Just Say No to Drugs" years old. #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/w8o6LugI7k
— S๐ฅ๐ข๐ B๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด๐ซ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ค (@SheaBrowning) July 13, 2017
On Thursday, Twitter took a respite from repeatedly clowning on Donald Trump Jr. to waxed nostalgic about the shared experiences that summarize growing up in their age cohort. Or perhaps they just shouted at clouds because kids have it too easy now. Grrr, youths!
Well, either way, @esquiretags started the hashtag #MyAgeInAPhrase, and Twitter loaded it up with relatable descriptions of how things used to be when they were kids.
The hashtag was imbued with plenty of nostalgia:
im "grew up on all the TV show/movies that are currently being rebooted/reimagined" old#MyAgeInAPhrase
— Eric Schmeric (@HepatitisAtoZ) July 13, 2017
Was a thrilled kid when original Nintendo came out…and just as excited again when original Nintendo came out in 2017 #MyAgeInAPhrase
— NickiZevolaBenvenuti (@NickiZevola) July 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/mrs_n_cook/status/885791140162797568
I'm "Pluto is a planet" old #MyAgeInAPhrase
— Sam Nobles ๐๐ป (@NorthSideSam) July 13, 2017
I'm Adam West is the only real Batman old #MyAgeInAPhrase
— Bragg (@Braggasnoruss) July 13, 2017
And some people also pointed out all the risky behavior parents let kids get away with back in the days of living dangerously:
https://twitter.com/JMoney731/status/885471172019851266
I'm a ride a bike without a helmet years old. #MyAgeInAPhrase
— Robyn with a โyโ not an โiโ (@robyndwoskin) July 13, 2017
#MyAgeInAPhrase I'm get a sack of White Castles for a dollar old
— Perry Collins (@AgentPjr) July 14, 2017
#MyAgeInAPhrase I'm " you could smoke anywhere" old.
— 001 (@kobefrmDLakers) July 13, 2017
I'm "When candy cigarettes were cool" old. #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/UyPOHFcXkz
— Just call me Alice (@AMUSINGALICE28) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/yojiffyskippy/status/885479625417269249
#MyAgeInAPhrase I'm " come home when the streetlights come on" old.
— Alicatโฎ๏ธ (@alisadalestrick) July 13, 2017
Seriously, how did we ever get through our childhoods without being kidnapped? For some kids, it’s because they never left the house, and plenty of Twitter users reminded the youngsters about how technology used to be less convenient in their day:
https://twitter.com/ariesmoon1212/status/885477510338797568
I'm "pass me that pencil so I can rewind my tape" years old #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/d4idD4Urmu
— Semei Mu Casa๐งโ๐ป๐งโ๐ป (@SemeiMuCasa) July 13, 2017
I'm "get off the phone so I can use the internet years old" #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/Xy9lRSzP4Y
— โฆ (@Matt_Dominguez) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sb_spark/status/885472260940869634
I'm 'the phone cord isn't long enough to reach the bathroom' old #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/MaVErWuE2Q
— Jessica Carberry (@Jessberrie) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/kauffeemann/status/885469203049984000
They finally replaced the broken speakers at the drive in. #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/Wtd97WqeFt
— DearSir@orMadam (@Madam2Sir) July 14, 2017
#MyAgeInAPhrase is when TV went off the air at 2am and you saw this until the next morning pic.twitter.com/cp6eV5LKIF
— Kaydee (she/her) (@1womanofwisdom) July 13, 2017
I'm hunting Oregon Trail buffalo with arrow keys on an Apple II old. #MyAgeInAPhrase
— Yvonne Rogers (@yvonneblue13) July 14, 2017
Pfft, amateurs use arrow keys. The true playa uses I O P K ; , . /
https://twitter.com/JayaLaMode/status/885499648789671938
I'm "who loves orange soda?" years old. #MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/1szqufKusO
— Roger (@WeeJollyRoger) July 13, 2017
I'm "all my baby pics are sepia or faded red" years old.#MyAgeInAPhrase pic.twitter.com/TVNfiHQ7no
— S๐ฅ๐ข๐ B๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด๐ซ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ค (@SheaBrowning) July 13, 2017
Wait, people don’t still do this?
I'm save the mayonnaise jars, country crock butter bowls and peanut butter container years old #MyAgeInAPhrase
— Med๐ดum R๐ฅฉre (@StickAForkInYou) July 14, 2017
Some people took the hashtag in a different direction but were still accurate:
#MyAgeInAPhrase Standing up quickly is my Six Flags.
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) July 13, 2017
And this last one is perhaps the most accurate of all:
https://twitter.com/sadereichling/status/885576602569949184
(Via #MyAgeInAPhrase)