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Things your kids will never know - old school tech!
Edvard:
Yeah, remember when a phone RANG? Like with a real BELL and everything?
The next time I hear someone's phone go "Doop Dippity Doop Doop" or blast the latest pop hit as the startled owner frantically fumbles in their purse or pocket to quiet the vile wireless beastie will be WAAAY too soon...
Deozaan:
Those doohickies sure look cool, but what are they for? ;)
-Deozaan (October 21, 2008, 03:21 AM)
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They give you extra grip on the car's gear shift.
-4wd (October 21, 2008, 06:31 AM)
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What's a gear shift? :P
zridling:
CWuestefeld, good points. I'd forgotten about pre-remote days. How about:
* The days when they played music on the radio?
* Leaded gasoline!
* The BBS days?
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CWuestefeld:
Funny how our perception of "normal" changes, so for many things (as with your "leaded gasoline"), the thing that was the default now needs a special label (it used to be just "gasoline", and what we're using today had the special label "unleaded").
What else is like this?
* "Dial" telephone
* "B&W" TV
* "Organic" food
Darwin:
Pretty soon it's going to be letter-box format, analogue TV's (or at least their mention) that draw blank stares...
Here're a few:
Imperial weights and measures (Canada - I encounter this one already)
Audio cassettes (I had to show a 15 year old what a "Walkman" was! LP's are making a comeback, though)
Going to the movie theatre to watch a movie (as in, life before VCR's/DVD players)
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