Comments on: #1: Don’t Say Awesome, Dude, or Yo, You Copped Fire, Son https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/ Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: ella https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-182355 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:13:47 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-182355 I’ve been saying awesome since I was a teenager in the 80s. Everything old is new again.

]]> By: Pamela Redmond Satran https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-178944 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:23:20 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-178944 David, thank you for making my Sunday about something more than taxes. Yeah, that’s what it’s like here in Oldville.

]]> By: David https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-178943 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:22:17 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-178943 awesome is teenage slang? Wierd? Never would have thought…. but if hntao.com tells me this, it’s gotta be, like, true 🙂

]]> By: Idontgiveaf* https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-4769 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:36:10 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-4769 No awesome? I’m 45 and was a teen when that was coined. I’ve been saying it, and will continue to do so.

]]> By: How Not To Act Old » Blog Archive » #143: Don’t Fear the Awesome https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:39:05 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-744 […] HNTAO fan Karen Guerra, a professor in Houston, recently wrote to suggest I include something here about the overuse by the young of the word “awesome.” Uh, yeah, Karen, I had noticed that, but foolishly thought I had it covered way back with HNTAO #1: Don’t Say Awesome, Dude, or Yo, You Copped Fire, Son. […]

]]> By: Margi https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:05:53 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-29 Yo, dude. You copped some fire. Your website is awesome! However, girlfriend, since I am like way cool, I don’t need advise but will always miss those lazy days at the lake with you.

]]> By: thinktrain » How Not To Act Old is the new Stuff White People Like https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:32:40 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-28 […] Permalink […]

]]> By: sheilab https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:58:44 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-27 Pam — this blog is awesome fun. you’re the cat’s pajamas.

]]> By: David https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:39:40 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-24 How about “hassle”? For my money, it’s one of the enduring linguistic legacies of the 60s. I think it’s still used pretty widely and isn’t cringe inducing, but I’m interested in other opinions.

]]> By: Eileen L https://hownottoactold.com/2008/06/10/1-dont-say-awesome-dude-or-yo-you-copped-fire-son/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:57:11 +0000 http://dontbeold.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-26 Liam Neeson!!LOL I saw him in Crucible too, and wasn’t close enough for the spittle, but I def saw it!

How about “Don’t dance.” I’m sure I give away my age when I break into Seinfeld’s “Elaine.”

Thank you, very funny 🙂

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