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Re:The first fairy stories were never intended for children by gnabgib on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @08:57PM (#30003319)
50 years ago Return of the Jedi was still 11 years in the future? [0] Star wars was still 5 years away, Blade Runner 10. Colour TV on all networks was 7 years away [1] But hey, a house cost $28K, a car cost $4K, a quarter pounder of beef cost 16c [2] the convention that made Star Trek popular happened[3] (in two days). There was also terrorism, Watergate, the space shuttle programme, and the days of the week match this year (until that pesky leap day)

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi [1]: https://www.thoughtco.com/color-television-history-4070934 [2]: http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/22/the-cost-of-living-in... [3]: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_convention

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Re:The first fairy stories were never intended for children by YeGoblynQueenne on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:06AM (#30007361)
>> 50 years ago Return of the Jedi was still 11 years in the future?

Woa, I didn't say that happened 50 years ago! I mean, you'd expect my mother to tell me the tales she remembered from her childhood, no? So you can imagine that at least a couple of decades had passed between the time The Return of the Jedi first appeared on screen and the time I heard the tale of the Handsome Prince with the laser sword and the evil knight in the black mask.

But, I'm not willing to say anything more precise about my age. Sorry :)

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