What We Said:

"And that's the way it is . . .": The famous words of CBS Evening News anchor man Walter Cronkite as he closed each nightly newscast.

Brodie: A tight turn in a car, known later as a "donut." Youths in hot cars pulled brodies to make their tires smoke and squeal; girls were very impressed.

Charlie: One of many terms used by soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War to refer to the enemy. The term "Charlie" comes from the second word in the abbreviation of Viet Cong, V. C. In Morse code, the C stands for Charlie. Other terms for the enemy were far harsher.

Counterculture: A catch-all term used to describe anyone who diverged from the values of the majority.

Dropping out: Though one could drop out of anything, and "drop out" is often used to refer to someone who leaves...