relativity and Culture

[AArdvark]

Quick story, or anecdote as the case may be. Actually I've always pronounced it 'Ants-i-dote', but that is neither here nor there.

So we're eating dinner the other night and the phone rings. Now, there are several responses to a situation like that.
The one I chose is to bring my voice down into a low monotone and start saying: "Tell-o-phone. yep yep yep
yep Brrrrrrrringggg! yep yep yep." Like that. It's just how I roll, ya know.

Well, it drew a blank look from my kid's girlfriend, who is 20. I mean she was mildly amused but had no idea what I was doing. Apparently in her world there are no funny people.
I said something like: 'You have no idea what that is, do you."

Obviously not. My kid got it right off because he's been brought up properly and everything.

So it set me to wondering about pop culture in general. Who goes through life in the first twelve years without soaking, yes, SOAKING in Sesame Street? I never really cared for it but watched it anyway and things have been flash imprinted in my brain. Only the good parts, let's say.
I was there when they killed off Mr. Hooper. I was there when Snuf-a-luff-a-gus came out. He wasn't gay, just that nobody but Big bird could see him. which is pretty gay actually. So the discussion point is; when does it become pop culture?

"You're gonna need a bigger boat"

"he slimed me."

"I fart in your general direction."

Is it because most of us have experienced/seen the same things? I know it's only television and movies but.....

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AARDVARK