Litany of the Facebooks

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Those are fucking excellent. Maybe QG will consider putting them all together into an infographic we can passive-aggressively post on Facebook?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Freeky- in feel free to post anything ive put up so far.
Nigel- thats an awesome idea lol

[Nephew Twiddleton]

[trippinprincezz13]

Back in the day, children respected their elders.

BECAUSE WE TAUGHT THEM RESPECT WITH A BELT


I would have interest in such a group, Freeky.

And I second (third) Nigel's idea on the infographics

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Quick vote on format:

1) Desaturated nostalgia photos with single pair of lines (i.e. Nobody got divorced / BECAUSE WOMEN COULDN'T SUPPORT THEMSELVES)

2) Long list of pairs over low contrast abstract background

3) List of "nevers" followed by list of "BECAUSES" with elaborate victorian-era clipart

[Doktor Howl]

Back in the day, Those People knew their place.

Back in the day, Women knew their place.  And if this stressed them, we had Thalidomide to keep them happy.  Happy as any Stepford Wife could expect to be.  Shame about the flipper babies, but nothing in this world is free.

Back in the day, bullying was encouraged by teachers, to "toughen the kids up".

Back in the day, alcoholism was what you did after work.

Back in the day, we didn't talk about HIV, so it didn't exist.

Back in the day, we drove cars that killed everyone in them in a minor accidents. 

Back in the day, if you couldn't get to the phone in a medical crisis, you died.

Ah, the good old days.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Back in the day, Those People knew their place.

Back in the day, Women knew their place.  And if this stressed them, we had Thalidomide to keep them happy.  Happy as any Stepford Wife could expect to be.  Shame about the flipper babies, but nothing in this world is free.

Back in the day, bullying was encouraged by teachers, to "toughen the kids up".

Back in the day, alcoholism was what you did after work.

Back in the day, we didn't talk about HIV, so it didn't exist.

Back in the day, we drove cars that killed everyone in them in a minor accidents. 

Back in the day, if you couldn't get to the phone in a medical crisis, you died.

Ah, the good old days.

It sounds like you're bleeding pure nostalgia, Dok.

[Freeky]

Back in the day, children respected their elders.

BECAUSE WE TAUGHT THEM RESPECT WITH A BELT


I would have interest in such a group, Freeky.

And I second (third) Nigel's idea on the infographics

Send me your FB name, I don't think I know it offhand.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Toss me in the mix, Freeky.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Quick vote on format:

1) Desaturated nostalgia photos with single pair of lines (i.e. Nobody got divorced / BECAUSE WOMEN COULDN'T SUPPORT THEMSELVES)

2) Long list of pairs over low contrast abstract background

3) List of "nevers" followed by list of "BECAUSES" with elaborate victorian-era clipart

I like all of them. I like to keep memes kinda loose, so I'm in favor of all and future variations. Wide amount of interpretation while sticking to the basic form. "Back in the day X/BECAUSE OF HORRIBLE Y"

I also like the idea of the split pics to show contrast. Show a modern thing that wasn't always how it was, show a past thing as to why.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Back in the day, Those People knew their place.

Back in the day, Women knew their place.  And if this stressed them, we had Thalidomide to keep them happy.  Happy as any Stepford Wife could expect to be.  Shame about the flipper babies, but nothing in this world is free.

Back in the day, bullying was encouraged by teachers, to "toughen the kids up".

Back in the day, alcoholism was what you did after work.

Back in the day, we didn't talk about HIV, so it didn't exist.

Back in the day, we drove cars that killed everyone in them in a minor accidents. 

Back in the day, if you couldn't get to the phone in a medical crisis, you died.

Ah, the good old days.

YES.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I also like the idea of some of them being

Things weren't always this bad, they were worse. It simultaneously shows that a) we need to progress. b) we have progressed.

[Doktor Howl]

I also like the idea of some of them being

Things weren't always this bad, they were worse. It simultaneously shows that a) we need to progress. b) we have progressed.

Things ARE better.  But "better" isn't the same as "good enough".

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Boss hijacked me for more image work ( ) but I'll bang through a couple instagram-style ones before I have to run away.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

and an alternate of the last one: