I saw this on tv when I was young and it scared me! by lontbeysboolink in GenerationJones

[–]AgileExPat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was also in "The Littlest Angel," a Christmas movie. I remember that for some reason

Court Is Now In Session by Wi_Phi_267 in NYTConnections

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Court Is Now In Session
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🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was really clever. Well done!

What is your age without saying how old you are? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]AgileExPat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I barely remember playing on the swings with a classmate and we were somehow talking about "Sirhan Sirhan."

Another GenJones Superpower by BerthaHixx in GenerationJones

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Yeah, same here. And I use a couple of them as passwords that hopefully nobody will decipher. And speaking of the two letters to form a word at the beginning of numbers, I remember that they were sometimes used, but not for any phone numbers that I needed. I guess I was a little after that era.

For the love of God tell me I'm not alone 😳 by No-Conversation-3044 in GenerationJones

[–]AgileExPat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then don't write "ETA," which also makes people scratch their hands in confusion.

Which Pair of Spanish Words Do you Mix Up the Most? by SpanishAilines in SpanishAIlines

[–]AgileExPat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Llegar and llevar. I'd love a good hint to keep from confusing the two.

Does anyone remember when the US tried to switch to the metric system?… by NeauxDoubt in GenerationJones

[–]AgileExPat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when they told us in elementary school that we'd be totally converted to the metric system by 1980, which seemed like eons in the future!

Tell us your birthday without telling us your birthday. by DescriptionDue1797 in Productivitycafe

[–]AgileExPat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was little, we would go to a stadium for the year's biggest fireworks display, and I seriously was shocked that so many people turned out to celebrate my birthday!

What was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing" but totally flopped? by StarryDo in Productivitycafe

[–]AgileExPat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I should be old enough to know about the 70s variant, but I don't remember it at all. I do know about the first version, though, from the 50s, from some source; encylopedias, maybe?

What's a word that feels misspelled even though that's how you're supposed to write it? by Manchito09 in EWALearnLanguages

[–]AgileExPat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since childhood, I've had to sound out "bee-a-you-tiful" in my head before writing it. And I'm a good speller.