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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:00 PM Original message |
Companion thread to Bertha's: What things do you still OWN that an under-25 person |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Zippo lighter |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Forgot that one; I have several. What a distinctive sound they made; it's instantly |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Hey now...I know that sound and, |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Hey, I specified under 25, in honor of Berth's post. But I'll let you in, anyway. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. My husband only used Zippos. We were 37. When we were first |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. Zippos are still big |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
84. I always carry an engraved Zippo. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
100. I inherited my dad's Zippo |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. A Marantz tuner that has tubes |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We only took the dual-casette deck out of the living room last week! |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I have tube integrated amp from the 50's. I hope to never pass an mp3 through it. |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Our repair person has us insure it as commercial equipment |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've still got my slide rule, |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Still got my old Air Force E6B |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I've got one of those, too. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I used it a lot when I was still flying. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
73. Still have mine somewhere too! |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. My guitar from Valencia Spain is older than that |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. I have an unused box of flashcubes. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. It used film in a 110 cartridge too, I'll bet! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. If I said, my post would get deleted. |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. A pica pole and a proportion wheel. |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Oh you're a dirty dog! |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I might have an extra. |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
91. Believe it or not, I'd love a waxer! |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
82. I have a pica pole too |
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querelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. Vinyl Records |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Try looking up the company that made the original one |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'm under 25 and I've seen and/or used all of those |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Well, that's an eye-opener. I hadn't counted on the fact that even though under-25s were |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Someone under 20 is much less likely |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. I still have 2 working Beta VCRs |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. My "Don't Blame Me, I voted for Bill 'N Opus" t-shirt |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. Jarts! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. You have Jarts? Aren't they contraband nowadays? |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I do believe they are |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. If you were allowed to sell them on eBay, I bet you'd get big bux! |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. A former boss of mine offered me $50 for them |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
74. Forgot about the name "Jarts" |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. The typewriter |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Gramercy Typewriter Co. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. The fat on my ass. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. ... |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
76. I'm not even going into everything I have that isn't the same color it used to be! |
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Left Brain (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. a Hootenanny |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
33. Slide Rule |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. A '65 El Camino |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. :-) |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. We have one of those! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:06 AM Response to Reply #53 |
67. Yup, that's a '65 |
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DaDooRonRon (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. Original Rolling Stone magazines from the late 60's |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. Oh my! I know of all those things on your list. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I don't think a VCR counts. Even today's 10-year-olds remember them, I'd guess. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
42. A slide rule |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
43. Probating my FiL's will as I type |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
44. I have a large stereo cabinet (like 5 feet long) that plays |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. A cabinet stereo AND a slide projector? Cool. Maybe you know where I might find an |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
47. Vinyl records and a sextant. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
49. Books. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
96. Hehehe. Yeah, I've got a few of those old dinosaurs lying around. nt |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
50. A Betsy McCall doll |
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LucyParsons (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. I am 28 and I have: |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Can I buy that TV in the rosewood cabinet? Please please? |
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LucyParsons (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. No way! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. "Big House" in the South equals "Old Home Place" in Vermont. And let me tell you, I'd |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
54. Vinyl records. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
56. An "original" Lava Lamp |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. Pickett Slide Rule |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
60. A Van Halen concert T shirt |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #60 |
77. I still have a Tull "Stormwatch" t-shirt somewhere (circa 79) |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. I've got a Tull "Broadsword and the Beast" t-shirt |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #86 |
99. Once you get hooked... |
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nadine_mn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
61. TV in a console and one w/ a knob |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
62. A 1946 Philco wooden console with working turntable, and a 1938 GE AM radio. |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
63. Atari 2600 |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
64. My Argus C3 and C4 cameras |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
65. A 1946-vintage portable typewriter. |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
66. I'm 22, and I've used all but the SyQuest cartridges repeatedly. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
68. My Herrmann Beyer double bass... |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
69. Sinclair ZX81. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
70. Oddly enough, nothing. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
71. My husband is such a pack rat that |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
72. Books... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
75. Vinyl records. Some old concert tee shirts. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
78. A vacuum tube-tester in the hardware store. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
79. black and white television, and 78rpm records |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
80. A college diploma dated 1987. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
81. I still have a zip disk, but no drive. :\ |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
88. I've got a Zip drive tucked away in the computer/music mess |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. Yeah, my parents have a drive and I meant to use it to get some files off my disk |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
83. I've got the great turntable I bought in 1981 and all my old vinyl records. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
85. A Sunbeam portable bonnet hair dryer... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
87. A toaster with sides that open for the bread. A "WIN" button. :) |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
89. Yamaha DX-7 keyboard |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
90. Fountain pens? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #90 |
95. I actually used fountain pens in school through 5th grade, even sitting at desks that |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Swiss kids still learn to write like that, Redstone. |
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Jimbo S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
92. I think out Atari 400 is somewhere at the folks house |
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Jimbo S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Kodak slide projector |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #93 |
104. I have one of those at work. Occasionally a guest speaker still requests it. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
97. Records and a turntable. I also have a non-electronic dog.... |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
101. There's what I still got, and what I went out and got |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
102. I also have a single-sided record from the very late 1800s, IIRC. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
103. I have an old bag phone in the basement. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
105. I've got an original Mac (slightly modded) signed by Woz |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Cool. That's older than my May, 1985 Mac. |
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