My Son did not understand the Mayberry reference I made.

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May 26, 2018, 08:31 PM

P-220

My Son did not understand the Mayberry reference I made.

My (21 year old) Son is home for the Summer. His girlfriend is visiting this weekend. They were planning their weekend and I said on Monday morning, you can come to the Memorial Day parade, it's kind of Mayberry.

We live in a small community, 1.25 square miles and it is very much a small town. People do not lock their doors and you will probably find more than one car with the keys in the ignition.

My Son looked at me and said "What is Mayberry?" Really???????? I have failed as a parent.

Who does not know what Mayberry means, when you use it in a reference?

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May 26, 2018, 08:46 PM

H&K-Guy

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May 26, 2018, 08:47 PM

P-220

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Why would you expect your 21 year old son to have any clue whatsoever what Mayberry is?

I just assume everyone knows about Andy Griffin. I guess I am old.

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Steve

May 26, 2018, 08:49 PM

H&K-Guy

quote:
Originally posted by P-220:
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Why would you expect your 21 year old son to have any clue whatsoever what Mayberry is?

I just assume everyone knows about Andy Griffin. I guess I am old.

Um, that's Andy Griffith, me thinks.

Thanks, now I really feel old.

H&K-Guy

May 26, 2018, 08:49 PM

P-220

quote:
Originally posted by H&K-Guy:
quote:
Originally posted by P-220:
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Why would you expect your 21 year old son to have any clue whatsoever what Mayberry is?

I just assume everyone knows about Andy Griffin. I guess I am old.

Um, that's Andy Griffith, me thinks.

H&K-Guy

Yes it is.

Niech Zyje P-220

Steve

May 26, 2018, 08:57 PM

Balzé Halzé

I'm near 40 and certainly would get the reference, but I work with guys who are just under 30 who would have absolutely no idea who Andy Griffith is.

For chrissakes, we were joking about something the other day and I made a Big Trouble in Little China reference, and not a single guy under 30 had any clue what I was talking about. They've never seen it! It's criminal.

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May 26, 2018, 09:03 PM

.38supersig

It is just a show after all.

Some things are good for several generations. Some aren't.

We were talking about people with deep voices. A guy I work with had no idea who Barry White was.

Another was clueless what I meant by 'Doing the Schumacher' in traffic. Never heard of Michael Schumacher before. Guess it wouldn't have helped if I said Fangio. Would the current generation understand if I said Hamilton? Would they know which Hamilton I was referring to? Should I just start saying 'haul @$$'? Idunno.

May 26, 2018, 09:11 PM

JALLEN

People are clieless about all sorts of things.

The girl who cut my hair last time had no idea who Mark Twain was.

I walked into the coffee room at the office back in 1987 to hear one ~20 something blonde reading the newspaper ask another slightly older blonde, “Just who was this Ricky Nelson guy anyway.”

Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

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May 26, 2018, 09:12 PM

corsair

American culture likes to reference various pop-culture touch-points and every generation has them. The harsh reality is when you quote one and everyone looks at you side-ways and asks, what's that?

May 26, 2018, 09:16 PM

Balzé Halzé

What an amazing coincidence. I'm watching The X-Files on BBC America right now, and Mulder and Scully are doing an investigation in a small town. Mulder just now made a reference to Mayberry. Literally said it right before I'm typing this. Cool.

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May 26, 2018, 09:27 PM

Rey HRH

quote:
Originally posted by P-220:
My (21 year old) Son is home for the Summer. His girlfriend is visiting this weekend. They were planning their weekend and I said on Monday morning, you can come to the Memorial Day parade, it's kind of Mayberry.

We live in a small community, 1.25 square miles and it is very much a small town. People do not lock their doors and you will probably find more than one car with the keys in the ignition.

My Son looked at me and said "What is Mayberry?" Really???????? I have failed as a parent.

Who does not know what Mayberry means, when you use it in a reference?

You should have immediately switched and asked him to watch you whip and to watch you nene.

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May 26, 2018, 09:27 PM

BamaJeepster

Another coincidence...My son (13) and I are on horse chore duty this weekend while the wife and daughter are away at a horse show and when we were pulling in to the house after finishing up, 'Learning to Fly' came on the radio and he asked me who the group was. When I told him Pink Floyd he said 'Whenever I hear Floyd all I think about is Floyd the barber'

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May 26, 2018, 09:34 PM

maladat

I am 33 and I have heard of Mayberry and the Andy Griffith Show but have never seen an episode and would not recognize a picture of Andy Griffith.

I did watch a fair amount of I Love Lucy, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Get Smart, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie on Nick at Nite as a kid.

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
For chrissakes, we were joking about something the other day and I made a Big Trouble in Little China reference, and not a single guy under 30 had any clue what I was talking about. They've never seen it! It's criminal.

Now that's just sad. What a classic.

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May 26, 2018, 10:06 PM

kimberkid

quote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
People are clieless about all sorts of things.

The girl who cut my hair last time had no idea who Mark Twain was.

I walked into the coffee room at the office back in 1987 to hear one ~20 something blonde reading the newspaper ask another slightly older blonde, “Just who was this Ricky Nelson guy anyway.”

The last "girl" that cut my hair had no idea how to cut hair ... I had gone to Sports Cuts and I think they hired her for her tits ... but they were nice tits!

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May 26, 2018, 10:37 PM

craglawnmanor

quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
What it was was football.

Now THAT was a true work of art!!

My dad had that on an album.

All six of my kids have watched (perhaps have been forced to watch) the Andy Griffith show. They know many of the characters, including Opie, Aunt Bea, Barney, Otis Campbell, Gomer, Goober, Floyd, Rafe Hollister, and my all time favorite, Earnest T. Bass.

My 18 year old son saw that I was watching an episode a couple weeks ago, and asked whatever happened to Opie. I told him that it was the director Ron Howard, and his jaw almost hit the ground.

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May 26, 2018, 11:11 PM

TigerDore

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Why would you expect your 21 year old son to have any clue whatsoever what Mayberry is?

My children, 18 and up, know all about Mayberry and The Andy Griffith Show.

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