Man from future visits the 50s


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[Although I hate the word retarded.]
{Source} {Credit to Andrew.}

Comments

Callie said…
That's funny. Thanks for the chuckle. I wonder what people 50 years ago would think about half the things we do today...
January 12, 2009 3:40 PM
Neil and Diana said…
hahahahaha Neil and I were picturing a Back-to-the-Future scene recently. It's August 1990 and my parents are distraught and grieving in the hospital room. Neil (MJF) shows up at the door and says, "Hey, just so you know, your daughter there will be interviewed for a summer internship at Google." My parents stare at him, bewildered. "Is that like ... a special-needs camp?"
January 13, 2009 6:27 AM
abby said…
i love the cartoon and i love n+d's story.
January 13, 2009 9:08 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh man, good for a laugh. -Adam
January 13, 2009 6:11 PM
Christen Noelle said…
Emily! I loved all the blog links...thank you. I am now hooked even more!
January 16, 2009 10:31 AM
Richard said…
Retarded: I used to be the auditor for the AZ Special Olympics. I was more than a little surprised to find that they used the phrase "mentally retarded" throughout their literature. That was a number of years ago now. Maybe they have changed...
January 19, 2009 12:13 PM
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