He will have to change his username to: Letter Never Sent..Again
Old Everyday Things that Don't Exist Anymore.......
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He will have to change his username to: Letter Never Sent..Again
stickstones
Vapor concierge
some classic pics here!
My Dad used to tell me how he remembered waking up at 4am just to watch the test pattern on their new color tv. He also remembered when they got their first telephone that it was a shared phone between four homes with a four digit number. So when it rang, it rang in all four homes and everyone could answer it to see who it was for.
My Dad used to tell me how he remembered waking up at 4am just to watch the test pattern on their new color tv. He also remembered when they got their first telephone that it was a shared phone between four homes with a four digit number. So when it rang, it rang in all four homes and everyone could answer it to see who it was for.
@dorkus_molorkus and I, have some fond memories of our cheap parents, buying us this piece of shit:
We also agree, that Dungeons & Dragons was the best game it offered:
The sound effects still get me all excited.
We also agree, that Dungeons & Dragons was the best game it offered:
The sound effects still get me all excited.
satyrday
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What did I fall for as a kid... hmmm...
shriek alarm - check
spy pen radio - check
remote controlled ghost - check
btw, the last one is a white balloon, white garbage bag, and string (make your own!)
Not sure if this company is still advertising in comic books and squeezing nickels out of kids, but I can say none of the shit I ordered existed anymore after about 1 hour of use max. The spy pen radio did actually work barely for a few minutes, I remember clipping the antenna on to a water pipe in the basement, and the shriek alarm was an aerosol blast horn like they still sell today. I remember my babysitter exhausting that in about 5 minute as she chased me around the house with it (she tortured me in many novel ways).
letter never sent
reckoner
I used a typewriter at work as recently as three years ago. This was a summer office job I had at my old high school while I was still in college. They forced us to type purchase orders and mail them to vendors instead of simply ordering online
lwien
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Yup. They were called "party lines".
2 Paces
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I'm staring at a typewriter across the office right now. It's surprising how often it gets used.
We use it some for triplicate forms and for certain recurring documents. But mostly it's because NOBODY can read the receptionist's handwriting so she is on standing orders to use it for anything that other eyes see
We use it some for triplicate forms and for certain recurring documents. But mostly it's because NOBODY can read the receptionist's handwriting so she is on standing orders to use it for anything that other eyes see
satyrday
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You should of at least ordered the 8ft tall balloon or the love/lie detector.
Too expensive! The ghost seemed like a hell of a deal.
I always thought it would be cool to have the puppets...cause yeah, that would of made me the coolest kid on the block.
momofthegoons
vapor accessory addict
I am amazed none of you guys have fessed up to buying the xray glasses.... 
satyrday
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This bitch used to be fun!
Those were bad ass! I remember when those went on clearance - wish I would have gotten one (it would be long gone by now anyway). Vector graphics asteroids-like games - the way it was meant to be.
hmmmm...
nah
I did buy one of these used and still have it buried somewhere around here I believe:
Frickin' headache to stay in that position for long though.
satyrday
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Even back then I knew it was too good to be true...I am amazed none of you guys have fessed up to buying the xray glasses....
lwien
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Even back then I knew it was too good to be true...
Me too so I went for the decoder ring instead.
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2 Paces
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If we're going to mention games, did anyone else have one of these?
My older brother had one with every cartridge when we were growing up. About 10 years ago I went on eBay and found him a complete working set. He called it the best birthday present ever
He actually has his entire garage decorated with old toys & stuff from the 70s & 80s. It's like walking down memory lane. I try to ignore the fact that some of those toys were ones that he forcibly took from me as a kid
My older brother had one with every cartridge when we were growing up. About 10 years ago I went on eBay and found him a complete working set. He called it the best birthday present ever
He actually has his entire garage decorated with old toys & stuff from the 70s & 80s. It's like walking down memory lane. I try to ignore the fact that some of those toys were ones that he forcibly took from me as a kid
lwien
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If we're going to mention games, did anyone else have one of these?
Nope, but I had one of these:
