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Old 09-August-2005, 11:51 AM
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Gar, you know, I hate being 19 sometimes.
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Yesterdays teens loved Buzz Aldrin.

Today the hero is Captain Planet.

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Yesterdays teens loved Buzz Aldrin.

Today the hero is Captain Planet.

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Captain Planet is so ten years ago.
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...but I still must admit I have his theme song on my laptop. ops:
I was always an Ellie Arroway fan myself... 8)
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Captain Planet is so ten years ago.
I thought these days you could make anything hip again by putting "Extreme" in its name.

Hence, the resurgence of skateboarding (popular in the 1970s, not so popular in the 1980s, but popular again now), due to its being classified as an Extreme Sport.

And the appearance of Kraft Easy Mac instant macaroni and cheese in the new "Extreme Cheese" flavor.

All you have to do to make Captain Planet come back is to rename him Extreme Captain Planet.
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While it's indeed possible to urge teens to be future thinkers, there's a fundamental flaw which limits their capability to do so, as stated by the Refortutus Axiom: "The ability, in minutes, of any teen to be able to think into the future is equal to their current age in years minus nine." And the Xaphodus corrolary, postulated approximately 328 years later, states: "The limits of the Refortutus Axiom begin to disappear as early as the final one-third stage of puberty, but definately not until the teen has been entirely responsible for himself for a period of not less than 1.73 years, regardless of age."
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