Time definitely doesn't stand still, and what was considered a novelty or an absolute must-have just a couple of years or even decades ago is quite possibly a true museum exhibit today, gradually covered with the dust of oblivion on the outskirts of human history. Time flies quickly, and it is absolutely merciless.
But still, no matter how merciless time is, as in the wonderful cartoon 'Coco,' as long as there are people whose brains or hands remember certain things from the past, as long as we recall these habits and outdated skills with nostalgia and sweet irony - they remain with us, remain alive. For example, in this selection of stories, made for you by Bored Panda.
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#21
I used to operate a keypunch card machine ... back in caveman days of the early 1970s.
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28points
#24
I know how to program a VCR.
A VCR is the machine we put tapes into to watch movies or record TV. It's what we used to use to watch movies & TV shows we recorded on before dvd's. Dvd's are what we used to watched movies on before Blu-ray. Blu-ray is what we used to watch movies on before streaming.
Laserdics were in there somewhere too. F**k, I'm old.
A VCR is the machine we put tapes into to watch movies or record TV. It's what we used to use to watch movies & TV shows we recorded on before dvd's. Dvd's are what we used to watched movies on before Blu-ray. Blu-ray is what we used to watch movies on before streaming.
Laserdics were in there somewhere too. F**k, I'm old.
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27points
#25
I can honestly say things like:
“I managed a video store,”
“I learned basic coding from making my MySpace page cool,”
And the ever popular
“I learned how to play the trumpet, French horn, and trombone in order to play in a ska band.”.
“I managed a video store,”
“I learned basic coding from making my MySpace page cool,”
And the ever popular
“I learned how to play the trumpet, French horn, and trombone in order to play in a ska band.”.
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25points
#26
I can text like crazy fast on a t9 keypad lol.
21points
#27
I used to dial my friend's phone number by tapping the hang up buttons which simulated a rotary dial phone.
21points
#34
Using a paperclip to fix bent pins on a CPU or IDE drive.
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9points
#36
I can beat Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Like, a quarter of the time.
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4points
