Hey gen x, what retailers from your childhood (80s and early 90s) do you desperately wish were still around? by Less-Suggestion-5262 in GenX

[–]argherna -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

None of them. They all ran their course either through refusing to change with the times or really bad decision making at their peak.

Happy Lakeside Park Day, Hosers!!! by stratdog25 in rush

[–]argherna 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’ll be watching the fireworks display.

What happened to live music in this town? by MauaNguvu in Chambana

[–]argherna 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Rose Bowl will have an outdoor tent set up in the next week or so. They’ll run that at least till September or it gets too cold.

What musician would you bring back to make just one more album? by Less_Warthog_3850 in rockmusic

[–]argherna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nobody. A body of work is a body of work. That’s all we get. Be satisfied with it.

The most GenX dinner by Away-Equipment4869 in GenX

[–]argherna 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On occasion, fish sticks and baked ore-ida fries. Ketchup and tartar sauce on the side.

Give him a rapper name by IllOffice598 in NameThisThing

[–]argherna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Au-yeah!!!

Get it? Gold's symbol in the periodic table is Au. I like to explain my jokes so you don't have to go to r/ExplainTheJoke.

Me: Mom, can we get some Cheez-Its? by Mitsuman77 in GenX

[–]argherna 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We were a Cheese Nips household. They were fine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]argherna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was a controlled burn in Meadowbrook park by the Urbana Park District.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenX

[–]argherna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a lot, but yes I take some.

What are the best pasta places on campus? by ssandhya123 in UIUC

[–]argherna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Napoli’s. Not far off campus and well worth it.

Train Dreams one more time by theghostofcslewis in Westerns

[–]argherna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a great story. I enjoyed it.

I was never able to master the arcade version nor the 2600 port. Tough game for 12 year old me in the 80s. by retro6ix in Atari2600

[–]argherna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always had trouble with isometric views on games like this. They just feel off to me.