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[Azeem]

50 minutes ago, nudge said:

1 point. Paper checks just weren't really a thing ever in my neck of woods. 

You've used a typewriter ?

[Bluewolf]

1 hour ago, Beelzebub said:

9 points

Never had a MySpace account or an AOL email address... so 2 points

[nudge]

1 minute ago, Beelzebub said:

You've used a typewriter ?

Yeah, dad had one years ago. Not the fully mechanical old-school one, but a more modern electric one. 

[Carnivore Chris]

21 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

You've used a typewriter ?

1..sent a fax. I don't think I have anyway.

But the rest I have. 

[Tommy]

1 hour ago, Beelzebub said:

9 points

1 Point, I think. I don't think I've ever paid anything with a paper check. I cashed one in though.

 

[Azeem]

You are all so ancient

[CaaC (John)+]

1 hour ago, Beelzebub said:

9 points

1 point

Never had a My Space Account or what the fuck is that? , and I wondered what a Boom Box was until I checked it up on Google, had one of them when I was younger.

[Bluewolf]

16 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

You are all so ancient

Experienced mate, experienced 

[nudge]

4 minutes ago, Bluewolf said:

Experienced mate, experienced 

Should find a NSFW version of that list, we'll see who has the last laugh then...  

[Tommy]

11 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said:

1 point

Never had a My Space Account or what the fuck is that? , and I wondered what a Boom Box was until I checked it up on Google, had one of them when I was younger.

MySpace was amazing. I befriended some celebrities and made them my top friends on my list, so my friends think I'm hot shit. Also spend hours trying to find the right profile song, that reflects perfectly how fucking deep and mysterious I am. 

[Tommy]

1 minute ago, nudge said:

Should find a NSFW version of that list, we'll see who has the last laugh then...  

Said "hi" to a girl once. 

Beelzebub 1 point. 

[nudge]

1 minute ago, Tommy said:

MySpace was amazing. I befriended some celebrities and made them my top friends on my list, so my friends think I'm hot shit. Also spend hours trying to find the right profile song, that reflects perfectly how fucking deep and mysterious I am. 

MySpace was so fucking edgy  

[Tommy]

1 minute ago, nudge said:

MySpace was so fucking edgy  

Never forget. 

[Bluewolf]

2 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Also spend hours trying to find the right profile song

Must have been difficult back then as "I'm a Barbie Girl" didn't come out until 97' Could have had "Like a Virgin" though that was 84' 

[Tommy]

Just now, Bluewolf said:

Must have been difficult back then as "I'm a Barbie Girl" didn't come out until 97' Could have had "Like a Virgin" though that was 84' 

[CaaC (John)+]

23 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

You are all so ancient

Some of our ancient stuff was ten times better than what they have today.

[Tommy]

Just now, CaaC (John) said:

Some of our ancient stuff was ten times better than what they have today.

Like what? Newspapers? 

[CaaC (John)+]

1 minute ago, Tommy said:

Like what? Newspapers? 

Mind you, using army toilet paper was like rubbing your arse with sandpaper. 

[nudge]

8 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Like what? Newspapers? 

I'll give a serious answer for once - I actually talked about something slightly related to this today with someone, and for me personally, the "un-connectedness" is something that I miss the most. Leaving the house alone or with a bunch of friends, exploring places or going on a road trip and just being fully disconnected from everyone and everything else is something that is very hard to do these days.

Edited February 19, 2023 by nudge

[Tommy]

11 minutes ago, nudge said:

I'll give a serious answer for once - I actually talked about something slightly related to this today with someone, and for me personally, the "un-connectedness" is something that I miss the most. Leaving the house with alone or with a bunch of friends, exploring places or going on a road trip and just being fully disconnected from everyone and everything else is something that is very hard to do these days.

Yea, I get that. But you can always turn your phone off if you actively want to do something like that for some time. 

Also, when you were in the middle of nowhere, and you needed help, you were pretty much fucked. Now, help is just one phone call from the thing in your pocket away. Then again, phone booths were fun for us as kids. Always did prank calls from there. 

[Stan]

3 points. 

Never used a rotary phone.

Never listened to music on a boombox.

Never paid for something with a paper check.

Have been given cheque-books when opening accounts (not anymore), but never used them.

[CaaC (John)+]

3 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Then again, phone boots were fun for us as kids. Always did prank calls from there. 

You weren't the one who would stick chewing gum in the earpieces, were you? 

[Tommy]

1 minute ago, CaaC (John) said:

You weren't the one who would stick chewing gum in the earpieces, were you? 

Na, that always disgusted me, even as a kid. 

[Bluewolf]

6 minutes ago, Tommy said:

phone boots

Can't say they were ever the fashion round our way.... Were they like Moon Boots or something??? 

[Rucksackfranzose]

1 hour ago, Bluewolf said:

Never had a MySpace account or an AOL email address... so 2 points

Just like me. Great minds, and so on.