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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,561
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    ken brydson wrote: »
    I told a teenager today I used to get 10 tapes for a penny in the mail, and I'm not sure if she thinks I'm lying about what a tape is, what a penny is, what the mail is...or all three.

    As a follow-up, I'll suggest giving that teenager a box of 10 penny nails and watch for wisps of smoke to start curling from their ears. :#
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  • agingboomer
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    . . . your son turns 40, and you remember when 40 seemed OLD to you.
    The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.—Martin Luther King Jr.
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  • mhardy6647
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    How about when you go to shave in the morning the reflection you see belong to your dad about 30 years ago

    I've got that affliction, too! :o
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  • Viking64
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    Back in 2002, a friend said to me: "Well, I sure feel old. Last night I saw 'This Is Spinal Tap' . . . . on American Movie Classics." :#
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  • ken brydson
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  • treitz3
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    LOL...

    I can identify all of them. I guess I am ancient now, eh?

    Geez.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Viking64
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    treitz3 wrote: »
    LOL...

    I can identify all of them. I guess I am ancient now, eh?

    Geez.

    Tom

    I said: "Kodak 126 film" when it was in fact "Kodak 110 film".

    Also, I can't make out whatever those are in the bottom right corner.

    Other than that, I am batting 1000.

    Now I need to be disqualified for using a sports metaphor. :'(
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  • billbillw
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    Soft tape measures would be recognized by millennials, but I agree the other ones will be lost to them. I'm 55 and many of them were being phased out by the time I was in middle school. My parents had that exact nut cracker set and I think I might still have the cracker in a drawer somewhere. The picks are all gone though.
    Edit: yep, in the drawer next to the stove.
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  • Viking64
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    billbillw wrote: »
    Soft tape measures would be recognized by millennials, but I agree the other ones will be lost to them. I'm 55 and many of them were being phased out by the time I was in middle school. My parents had that exact nut cracker set and I think I might still have the cracker in a drawer somewhere. The picks are all gone though.

    Where do you see a "soft tape measure"?
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  • billbillw
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »
    Soft tape measures would be recognized by millennials, but I agree the other ones will be lost to them. I'm 55 and many of them were being phased out by the time I was in middle school. My parents had that exact nut cracker set and I think I might still have the cracker in a drawer somewhere. The picks are all gone though.

    Where do you see a "soft tape measure"?

    Never mind. Now I see they are caps. Duh.
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  • billbillw
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    Viking64 wrote: »

    I said: "Kodak 126 film" when it was in fact "Kodak 110 film".

    Also, I can't make out whatever those are in the bottom right corner.

    Other than that, I am batting 1000.

    Now I need to be disqualified for using a sports metaphor. :'(

    I think, but I'm not sure, that is a chalk holder for putting parallel lines on the board for writing lessons or for music classes?
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  • bcwsrt
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    I’m stuck on the Zenith thingy.

    Brian

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  • billbillw
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    bcwsrt wrote: »
    I’m stuck on the Zenith thingy.

    What did Zenith make in large quantities in the 60s and 70s? TVs. It's an early remote control known as the Space Commander I think.
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  • Viking64
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    I found the full pic and it appears to be one of those chalk things for making lines to teach students how to write letters properly and/or musical notes.

    EDIT: I think they would load them with just 3 pieces of chalk for writing words/letters and 5 for music.

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  • treitz3
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    You know you are getting old when the responses to that post cracks you up.

    Bunch of young whippersnappers...

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • TEAforONE
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    I miss the smell of caps!
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  • motorhead43026
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    I have 4 rolls of 110 film along with 10 rolls of 35 mm film that I am getting developed. The 110 would have to be from the 70’s.
    The 35mm would be from about 30 years ago.

    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

    Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper REALLY likes you.

    And the boots you lick will stomp you too.
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  • Viking64
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    I have a Polaroid camera that my grandfather got for Christmas in 1969. I can't wait to use it and see pics of all of us grandchildren when we were little.
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  • mhardy6647
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    ... or if you want to see Polaroids instant photos of... I dunno... somebody's little Japanese grandchildren:
    https://instax.com/camera/

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  • bcwsrt
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    I have a Polaroid camera that my grandfather got for Christmas in 1969. I can't wait to use it and see pics of all of us grandchildren when we were little.

    The camera makes pics of when y'all were little?!

    Brian

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  • xschop
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    When you just drive by Taco Bell and it triggers GERD.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • CottageChz
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    ken brydson wrote: »
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    Gotta fix that meme, I think millennials can identify most of these. Need to choose a younger generation.

    Maybe a new meme: you might be old if you’re still bashing millennials like they’re the newbies in the workplace!
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  • polrbehr
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    ... you can't recall when the NY Knicks won an NBA championship.

    Oh, wait. It was yesterday.

    Carry on. B)
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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