Generation Gap

One of the nice things obviously about coming home for the holidays is seeing family. Not just because of the terrific food, although that could be a main reason all by itself, but because of the hilarious things that comes up when my family and I talk about random things.
A couple of days ago was one such occasion. My sister was telling me about a trip she took with my parents to DC and Pittsburgh, and she mentioned not being able to take a picture of Fonzie's jacket. I, of course, was clueless. Who the heck is Fonzie? I asked my sister just that, and said I thought it was a muppet. (I was, by the way, thinking of the muppet Fozzie, who naturally my mom didn't recognize). My mom was highly shocked, and told me he was Henry Winkler. "Who's that? Is he an actor?" I asked. My mom replied with an indignant "Of course!" She then, tech savvy mom that she is, immediately pulled up a picture on her iPad. My sister and I don't recognize him though.

Another generation gap episode occurred yesterday while my sister and I were trying to do Sunday's King crossword puzzle. One of the clues was " _____ loves Chachi." I figured it out based on the movie Dodgeball, because at some point Ben Stiller mocks one of the other people (sorry, can't remember who- I think it was the Russian lady and the really shy guy) saying "Joanie loves Chachi!" Mom had no idea what Dodgeball was, but she did remember some spinoff of Happy Days, one of those old TV sitcoms that my sister and I have never watched. Definitely a bit of a generation gap between my mom and me and my sister, but it makes for interesting crossword puzzles and conversation starters. :)