Wow! Think back to the 70's and then look at the world today. Whod'a thunk? Here are a few things that I never would have guessed happening while I was living in the 70's. If I had been asked to predict the future, I never would have predicted...
1.) Chastity Bono would become a boy.
2.) I would be carrying a phone as powerful as NASA in the 70's.
3.) The daughter of Elvis would marry a member of the Jackson 5.
4.) 8 tracks would become hard to find antiques.
5.) There would be 100 TV channels and nothing to watch.
6.) Danny Bonaduce would be bad ass enough to beat anybody up.
7.) No one would know who the boxing heavy weight champion of the world was.
8.) Dodge ball would become a movie.
9.) It would be quicker to use a credit card at McDonalds than cash.
10.) I would be in touch with 50% of my 6th grade class through the Internet.
11.) Elvis would be more popular in 2000 than when he died in 1977.
12.) Smoking and drinking while pregnant would be bad for babies.
13.) Dials would disappear from everything.
14.) David Soul's music career would end quickly.
15.) Michael Jackson would become white.
16.) Vinny's (John Travolta) acting career would go anywhere.
17.) You would complain about having too many remote controls.
18.) Special effects would get any better than Land of the Lost.
19.) There would be a reality show of people trying NOT to get off the island.
20.) Saturday Night Live would no longer be funny but would still be on.
21.) Popcorn could be cooked without shaking something.
22.) You wouldn't be able to jump all over the back of the car while it was moving.
23.) Cartoons would be on everyday... all day... 24/7.
24.) All schools would have AC.
25.) People would pay for water... in a bottle... sold next to a water fountain.
26.) Harvest Gold & Avocado Green would ever go out of style.
27.) Shag carpet would be a reason NOT to buy a house.
28.) We would ever stop licking Green Stamps.
29.) There would be a cooler way of taking pictures than a Polaroid.
30.) Throwing an egg at a moving car would become a felony.
31.) Melting your army men could lead to counseling.
32.) Championship Wrestling was fake.
33.) Kids would rather play inside than outside.
34.) Trampolines would have nets eliminating trampoline dodge ball.
35.) Kids would stop playing Tag and Hide'n Go Seek at night.
36.) Bangs would be so important.
37.) Kids would trick-or-treat indoors!
38.) Most kids wouldn't walk to school anymore.
39.) Your mom could call you while in the creek catching tadpoles.
40.) Drinking from the garden hose would be called gross.
41.) Sliding down a hill in a box would be considered boring.
42.) You couldn't run to a shopping center and buy a mouse or hamster.
43.) Grandma's would no longer have fish tanks and bird cages in every room.
44.) Jeans with holes would be bought rather than sold.
45.) A black & white TV would be useless.
46.) Music buying could get better than the Columbia Record Club.
47.) Anything could outlast the cassette.
48.) Riding a wheelie would ever be outdone by a riskier trick.
49.) Dr. Demento songs would no longer be my favorites.
50.) A Hobbit would become a million dollar film trilogy.
51.) Cassette taping songs off the radio could be improved upon.
52.) A dollar would go from buying 100 Jolly Ranchers to just 20.
53.) There would be songs racier than Harper Valley PTA.
54.) Space Shuttles would not have Space Food Sticks or TANG.
55.) Songs better than Mandy and Beth could be written.
56.) The Night Chicago Died would be called an oldie.
57.) Orange Hot Wheel track could be replaced by video games.
58.) Black light posters would lose their "cool".
59.) 4 Square and Tether Ball would not be played at recess.
60.) Pointing Roman Candles would be considered dangerous.
61.) Grasshopper would die naked, tied up in a closet.
62.) KISS would be seen without makeup.
63.) Skateboarders would loose the wheels and slide down mountains.
64.) Anyone would ever out do Mark Spitz.
65.) Bikes would have more than 10 speeds and need them.
66.) Charlie Brown would still be my favorite Christmas show.
67.) Evel Knievel would actually die one day.
68.) It would cost money just to watch boxing.
69.) There would be a creepier artist than Alice Cooper.
70.) Seances and Ouija Boards did not connect with the dead.
71.) You would no longer see 4 or more boys riding bikes together.
72.) You would get sued if you poured water on a frozen driveway.
73.) Building forts would be a lost art.
74.) Saying, "smear the queer" would seem dirty.
75.) Malls would kill town squares.
76.) That wheel with the two handles was not an ab miracle.
77.) Drinking the Kool-Aid would be thought of as bad.
78.) Kids would stop learning to square dance in grade school.
79.) PETA would try to stop me from racing my box turtles.
80.) Playing football on a strangers grass would be considered rude.
81.) The Poseidon Adventure would be outdone by a bigger boat movie.
82.) Defrosting meat might kill you.
83.) Eating out could be done at every meal.
84.) Cloud watching would be forgotten.
85.) Sleeping over 4 nights in a row would rarely ever be allowed.
86.) Every kid on the team actually HAS to play.
87.) A website would be selling our metal lunch boxes for big bucks.
88.) A quarter would be considered a cheap tooth fairy.
89.) Pulling a tooth with a string and door would seem odd.
90.) Hair cuts would no longer be done with bowls.
91.) Kids would not know what Saturday chores were.
92.) A man would actually drive by and kill your dandelions.
93.) You could watch a movie in a car.
94.) The Midnight Special would become an infomercial.
95.) Family slide shows would be shown only online.
96.) The Bay City Rollers would not outlast The Stones.
97.) Using tin foil to get a better tan might kill you.
98.) American Pie would go from song to innuendo.
99.) It wouldn't seem special to watch a real movie on TV.
100.) I would miss the cool sneakers with the curved up toes.
