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Post by sagebrush on Nov 16, 2019 6:16:59 GMT -8
Products/businesses that have come and gone in our lifetimes. I'll start with a couple.
Business--Parking lot Photomats. Drop them off today, pick 'em up tomorrow. Some were even better. Get them in by noon, pick 'em up after 5.
Product--8-track tapes. Wow!!!! Talk about hi-tech. Never had one, I got the new and really improved cassette players. Did like the song you hit, simply hit a button and it would FF thru it and start automatically at the next one. Holy crap, amazing, how did they do that!!!!!!! 😁 Still have a ton of cassettes.
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Post by mbabeav on Nov 16, 2019 21:03:53 GMT -8
The one and only Video movie rental store.
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Post by spudbeaver on Nov 16, 2019 21:39:48 GMT -8
Ben Gay. A victim of the modern lexicon!
Not that there’s anything wrong with that!!
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Post by gnawitall on Nov 17, 2019 5:04:19 GMT -8
The one and only Video movie rental store. I had so much fun taking my kids to pick out a movie and some candy. |
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Post by TheGlove on Nov 17, 2019 20:00:13 GMT -8
Waiting in line to get the best seat in the movie theater. I absolutely love the reserved seats.
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Post by kersting13 on Nov 17, 2019 20:59:34 GMT -8
The one and only Video movie rental store. I had so much fun taking my kids to pick out a movie and some candy. During summer breaks in college, I remember hanging out with my HS buddies who were also back at their parents for the summer. We'd rent a porno and watch it in my parents' basement. That's basically the same thing, right? |
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 17, 2019 21:39:24 GMT -8
I had so much fun taking my kids to pick out a movie and some candy. During summer breaks in college, I remember hanging out with my HS buddies who were also back at their parents for the summer. We'd rent a porno and watch it in my parents' basement. That's basically the same thing, right? Hmmmm... renting porn to watch WITH your HS "buddies"!? Yeah... that's the same... as almost no one's experience! |
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Post by kersting13 on Nov 17, 2019 22:13:18 GMT -8
During summer breaks in college, I remember hanging out with my HS buddies who were also back at their parents for the summer. We'd rent a porno and watch it in my parents' basement. That's basically the same thing, right? Hmmmm... renting porn to watch WITH your HS "buddies"!? Yeah... that's the same... as almost no one's experience! I'm sure it's not your experience, as I find it hard to believe you've ever had A friend, let alone multiple friends. You reap what you sow. |
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 17, 2019 22:46:31 GMT -8
Hmmmm... renting porn to watch WITH your HS "buddies"!? Yeah... that's the same... as almost no one's experience! I'm sure it's not your experience, as I find it hard to believe you've ever had A friend, let alone multiple friends. You reap what you sow. Lol... yep, none like your college mates who watched porn together! |
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Post by sagebrush on Nov 18, 2019 10:35:50 GMT -8
Can we get this thing back on track and knock off the idiotic personal comments.
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Nov 18, 2019 11:18:08 GMT -8
Stopping and asking for directions.
Folding and unfolding paper maps.
Remembering people's phone numbers.
Paying attention to people, not devices.
Concerts where everyone was involved with what was happening on stage, not trying to record/livestream it.
Talking about the same network television broadcast shows, not one-off esoteric stuff a co-worker was binge-watching.
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Nov 18, 2019 11:20:39 GMT -8
Oh, and since I travel a lot:
Striking up a conversation with someone you might never meet again vs. seeing what brand of noise-canceling headphones they are wearing versus your brand (Bose QCs)
Being able to tell what book they were reading from the cover vs. admiring their kindle/tablet cover versus your kindle/tablet cover.
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Post by ornggnawer on Nov 18, 2019 11:22:56 GMT -8
Remote controls that we called "clickers" because that's the sound the buttons made when you pushed them. The Zenith Space Command had all of four buttons because that's all you needed. Oh the simple days.  |
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Post by beavs6 on Nov 18, 2019 13:23:58 GMT -8
Was in Corvallis visiting my daughter and roommates. Asked if they had TV for the flatscreen on the wall....nope, we just use it for Netflix.
Do you get free TV?(Looking for Sunday NFL football) Nope, we don't want to pay for it. What about FREE TV, you know, with an antenna? The reply...What's that?
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Post by beaverdude on Nov 18, 2019 15:59:30 GMT -8
I can think of three things in this video...
1. Rotary dial phones
2. Operators
3. Lily Tomlin
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