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Originally Posted by hmmhmmcamo
Hey CP, somehow the wife and I started talking about major historical events that you remember exactly where you were/who you were with when it happened. So far (for our generation) we’ve come up with (in no particular order)
(1) OJ trial verdict
(2) Princess Diana death
(3) 9/11
(4) Canada hockey gold in Vancouver
(5) Gretzky trade
(6) Flames eliminating the Canucks in OT, game 7, 2004 
(7) Challenger explosion
(8) 1st Iraq Gulf war
We know there are many others...
-JFK assassination
-man on the moon
-Berlin wall |
(1) don't remember, but I am sure I made a racist remark
(2) on a date; I remember the tearful waitress informing me of what happened - I shrugged and said "better her than me". Tearful waitress shocked by cold heart
(3) driving to work with my 1st wife, then watching CNN all day at work
(4) watching at home with mild interest, mostly in hope of seeing Luongo choke
(5) Toronto
(6) Barcelona
(7) Don't remember
(8) at U of C playing bridge in the... (fata, forgot the name of that loung in the social sciences building). My friend turned to me and said "war is good for digestion"