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04-09-2008, 06:43 PM
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| And the closest thing to a cell phone (not that we could even imagine what that was) was the "shoe phone" in Get Smart. | 
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04-09-2008, 06:45 PM
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| A Potty.
Yep my grandparents had an outside toilet so we had china potties under the bed.
My kids think that is gross. Actually I did too even back in the age of dinosaurs when i was a child. | |
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04-09-2008, 06:51 PM
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| I think back in the day, cell phone meant the phone you used when you were in jail... | |
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04-09-2008, 06:54 PM
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| Mentioning Get Smart -- when I brought up to a colleague the other day that they were making a movie out of it, all I got was a blank stare. She had NEVER heard of it -- and she's in her 30's. Wow, did that make me feel old! | |
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04-09-2008, 06:58 PM
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| Swimcatsmom, high-five! My grandpa had one of those outhouses, too. I recently saw a bunch of such potties on a shelf at a local tourist trap gift store. No, they were not being sold for the originally intended purpose! "Great for popcorn", pronounced the sign on the shelf! I do not think the kids around me understood why I suddenly folded in half laughing hysterically! | |
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04-09-2008, 07:01 PM
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| OMG bunsenburner - I'd have laughed too. Especially if i saw someone eating out of an old potty. Ewww. Just picturing my kids faces following the explanation if they had been there makes me laugh. | |
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04-09-2008, 07:06 PM
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| The potties were brand new, with cute little flowers painted on them, but the shape was unmistakingly familiar - LOL! The kids all went "Ewww!!!" when I caught my breath and explained my sudden burst of laughter. It must have been an unsold inventory from the old days, resurrected and marketed for a new purpose  | |
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04-09-2008, 07:07 PM
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| Oh gawd!! this thread is priceless!!!!!!!!!!! shows how old I am, cause every post made me laugh! | |
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04-09-2008, 07:22 PM
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| Yes, it is a great thread! I shall say I still have a stack of old punch cards around - it was one of my college programming mistakes that I turned into my recipe collection.
Has anyone seen a USB turntable? You can turn your old scratchy vinyls into mp3s! | |
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04-09-2008, 07:32 PM
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| I got one for H this past Christmas, based on a suggestion thread here on CC.
He was stunned and delighted, but due to a variety of pressing issues, it remains boxed. | |
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04-09-2008, 07:35 PM
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| My aunt still has a black, dial phone on her kitchen wall. She gets frustrated by all those answering things that say "Press one for..." She says she always has to listen to the whole list twice before it sends her on to an operator--or voice mail.
How about slide rules? I still have one of those in a drawer. I don't think I remember how to use it any more. | |
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04-09-2008, 07:39 PM
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| I was going to mention slide rules, too, Susantm! I had a wonderful one in college (physics major). I wish I still had it. | |
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04-09-2008, 07:43 PM
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| I Remember The "e" Ticket!!!! | |
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04-09-2008, 07:45 PM
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| why did they un-capitalize my letters? | |
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04-09-2008, 07:47 PM
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| Testing All Caps | |
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