The tv show The Jetsons is an example of retrofuturism from the 1950s era: flying cars, pill food, and robot servants are what people from that time thought would be commonplace in the year 2000.
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The act of mentally reflecting on the past and the cultural influences of that particular time. One can retroflect on any decade or time that was important or special to them.
The memories and mental images that we have entwined with the cultral influence of that given time.
Retroflection involves the way modern cultural trends reflect those of past times and decades.
The memories and mental images that we have entwined with the cultral influence of that given time.
Retroflection involves the way modern cultural trends reflect those of past times and decades.
While driving down the road, Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion came on the radio and I retroflected back to Prom Night.
Cartoon retroflection causes me to sing the Banana Splits' song "tra la la," while it may cause my older son to sing "Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you," and my middle son to sing, "GO GO Power Rangers," and my youngest to sing "Sponge Bob Square Pants.....Sponge Bob...Square Pants!"
Cartoon retroflection causes me to sing the Banana Splits' song "tra la la," while it may cause my older son to sing "Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you," and my middle son to sing, "GO GO Power Rangers," and my youngest to sing "Sponge Bob Square Pants.....Sponge Bob...Square Pants!"
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Jenny: I wonder why we never saw Laura Bush while idiot was president?
Joe: Because those down home Texas bastards think their women should be seen and not heard.
Jenny: Well that's pretty retrofucktastic.
Joe: Because those down home Texas bastards think their women should be seen and not heard.
Jenny: Well that's pretty retrofucktastic.
by Ninetyninebottlesofawesome February 6, 2009
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Get the RetroFresh mug.-Verb: To become fucked by a decision that created temporarily favorable elements, having later realized an unfavorable counterpart to the decision.
-Noun (i.e., to be in retrofuck): A state that results from a decision wherein temporarily favorable elements are created for its decider, and where the decider is later, however, totally fucked by the same decision.
-Noun (i.e., to be in retrofuck): A state that results from a decision wherein temporarily favorable elements are created for its decider, and where the decider is later, however, totally fucked by the same decision.
Tom is retrofucked because he borrowed his mom's car to take Kelly to the drive-in - now he's grounded, and cockblocked.
He is in retrofuck because he cheated on his history exam, but was later ratted on and, as a result, failed.
He is in retrofuck because he cheated on his history exam, but was later ratted on and, as a result, failed.
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