Sixties Somantics:

Far-out, rip-off, bummer, bread, pigs, acid head, narcs, rap and trash were au courant

Far-out, rip-off, bummer, bread, pigs, acid head, narcs, rap and trash were au courant. War was called conflict, involvement or commitment. After the Chicago riots, TV's Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In coined the phrases "Here come de judge" as well as "Sock it to me" and "You Bet Your Sweet Bibby". Dropping out became a career choice. The Generation Gap led to dysfunctionality. Protesters professed being on a freedom high as well as feeling groovy. Hallucination once again.

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