"I'll show you the photos once I get them developed."
this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2024
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I'm looking forward to Matt Groenig's new show.
Disenchanted probably had that response
I remain unconvinced.
Just blow in the cartridge
Being a little literal, but I can guarantee someone has said 1, 3, 5, and 7 in the past twenty years. Heck, probably the last year.
Payphones are still a thing in some places and get used - I started doing a thing involving them a yearish ago (it's in my post history if anyone really cares). Literally had someone ask "Hey, are you done with that phone?" as I was jotting down its number, which was shocking. Can confirm where I am they still take coins (it's 50 cents now, unless you're calling a toll-free number).
VHS is making a ... come back isn't really the right word, but there's a small number of folks interested in what's on old tapes they find and some hobbyists swap stuff. And there are still a few video rental places around (though really, really rare - or near places like campsites, catering to folks with cars that still have DVD players or households with spotty internet).
It's all still disappearing, no doubt, but not 100% dead yet.
Can you turn the antenna to ___ insert satellite name ___ ?
For context
where I grew up, almost every immigrant houshold had a satellite antenna, to watch channels across the world. Since my parents were immigrants, we had to turn the antenna each time we wanted to watch either local news or news from our country of origin.
"Antenna"? Don't you mean "dish"?
Yes I know that dish antennas are antennas, but I've never heard of anyone calling them just "antennas".
yeah... dish ... thank you ..
English isn't my first language, and I never used that word in a sentence to remember it.
I need to turn my DLP projection TV to Circuit City.
"Let me check for the address and a map in this phone book."
You're on next, Mr. Dangerfield.
The invasion of Iraq was a great decision. The region will be much safer
It's 2004
Surly there were always people who say things like "wow, I can't believe this thing is happening it's like it's 2004" or something.
"it's literally the year two thousand and four"
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"No body ever got fired for choosing IBM"
I ironically said that when I was working for IBM.
They don’t actually fire, they do “performance improvement plans”.
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Nobody referred to videos as "VHS" unless they were explicitly trying to distinguish the medium from betamax. They just called them "videos" and "tapes" or "videotape."
for example: Hey can I borrow that tape?
That movie just came out on video.
Be kind, rewind your videotape.
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“Jared from Subway is such an inspiration!”
"Osama Bin who?" And in a similar vein, "Jihad? That's a Dune reference, right?"
"I'll cash in on my Beanie Baby investment when it's time to pay for my kid's college tuition."
"The internet is just a fad."
"I'm so excited for the next The Matrix sequel."
"Two bedrooms and a walk-out basement. $300 a month rent."
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Send me your ringtone
God almighty I could have any audio as my Nokia ringtone in the Bush era. Today? I wish I could have the ringtone I wanted.
I lost one of my Diablo install CDs can i borrow your set
"America will not abide Nazism."
itt: people thinking 20 years ago was 10 years ago.
I’ve enjoyed my time talking with you and getting to understand how you see the world and, although I don’t agree with you, I’m glad to have had this exchange of opinions and will now reflect upon what I’ve learned.
Have you heard of the Information superhighway?
"Will that be smoking or non smoking?" Asked as a restaurant
"I think you flooded it" in relation to a car not starting. (well unless you work on very old cars)
"I got it off Napster"
"want to listen to my mix tape?"
"I can burn you a CD of that"
"Will that be smoking or non smoking?" Asked as a restaurant
I was asked this at a café less than ten minutes ago now.
I was asked this at a café less than ten minutes ago now.
I guess this would be country/state dependent.
Do you Yahoo?
"Hark, Alfred, the smith's apprentice, was taken by the plague - find your goodfellows and see if any of their sons of the working age would wish gainful employment to a kind master."
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"I can't believe you didn't put me in your top 8 on Myspace!!"
Also, "w00t!!"
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“Sorry, I got to return this video”
2004 is when the Blockbuster video rental chain was at its peak (cite), and VHS was still in wide use at the time having only been surpassed by DVD rentals a year earlier. Speed dial was also still a thing then, payphones still exist today, and, although complaints were filed against Bill Cosby much earlier the public wasn't widely aware of them until 2014.
How about "John Kerry is the candidate who can prevent a second Bush term" ?
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"What do you think about John Kerry?"
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