I miss back when....

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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I miss back when grammar meant something. With this generation looking like a complete idiot is fine. There, their, they're are 3 different words. Then and than are 2 different words with 2 different meanings.

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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Can grumpy old men use hashtags?

    I miss when lol, btw, omg and the like hadn't invaded our lexicon. It's okay in a text or on a message board, but not in speech!

    smh
    #wtf
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Empty Glass said:

    Someone mentioned earlier "playing in the road". I was reminded of something on the way to work, people in our neighborhood refuse to stop at stop signs.

    I miss back when people stopped at stop signs and weren't in so much of a hurry to get everywhere. I read a local editorial a year or so ago where someone bitched about kids in the road and blah blah blah. In a neighborhood, kids of a certain age should be able to play in the road. I want to put up a basketball hoop but it'd have to be where the kids shoot from the road, I'm afraid to because assholes treat the neighborhood roads like a speedway.

    Long story short, F you neighborhood speeders and those that can't stop at stop signs.

    usually those speeders are ballers that think they own the road-my boss warned me to watch for other people in the neighborhood, "watch out for other people, they speed through here because they're rich and think they own the road, I've seen a lot of really bad accidents here."
    ...and today I almost got taken out by some guy in a beemer, blew through the roundabout at like 40.
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  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Yeah I remember collecting baseball and hockey cards. I still have them.

    PJSiren said:

    Recording songs from the radio...lol
    Calling in to the radio to request songs or just to hear yourself...back when they still took song requests on the radio...

    I did that once and got RVM played on the radio. This was in the late 90's. Don't they do this anymore?
    You can request songs during certain radio shows...but it's rare...most of the time the DJ's play what they want and they only time they'll play something for you is if you have like a real-deal sentimental/emotional request/dedication going out to someone...it's really sad, my kid doesn't know what it's like to call in to a radio station...
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  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    Empty Glass said:

    Someone mentioned earlier "playing in the road". I was reminded of something on the way to work, people in our neighborhood refuse to stop at stop signs.

    I miss back when people stopped at stop signs and weren't in so much of a hurry to get everywhere. I read a local editorial a year or so ago where someone bitched about kids in the road and blah blah blah. In a neighborhood, kids of a certain age should be able to play in the road. I want to put up a basketball hoop but it'd have to be where the kids shoot from the road, I'm afraid to because assholes treat the neighborhood roads like a speedway.

    Long story short, F you neighborhood speeders and those that can't stop at stop signs.

    There are several basketball hoops in our neighborhood and boys that play out in them, and there are cars that go speeding through the neighborhood too, I always worry about those boys...

    I used to almost get plowed over on a regular basis at the fucking crosswalk walking to the train station every morning...and I went when it was my turn to go and the fucking cars didn't pay any attention, I kicked the shit out of one once, I even had my steel-toed shit kickers on when I did it and left a dent in their fender I was pleased with myself.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJSiren said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Yeah I remember collecting baseball and hockey cards. I still have them.

    PJSiren said:

    Recording songs from the radio...lol
    Calling in to the radio to request songs or just to hear yourself...back when they still took song requests on the radio...

    I did that once and got RVM played on the radio. This was in the late 90's. Don't they do this anymore?
    You can request songs during certain radio shows...but it's rare...most of the time the DJ's play what they want and they only time they'll play something for you is if you have like a real-deal sentimental/emotional request/dedication going out to someone...it's really sad, my kid doesn't know what it's like to call in to a radio station...
    One of the radio stations here does the alphabet request hour, last letter of the song title has to be the first letter of the next song so the DJ starts out with 'Stairway to Heaven' then someone calls in to request 'Nevermind', then the next request would be 'Daughter' etc, etc.

    The afternoon show still has people call in to tell stories...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    Yeah the morning show that used to be on my country station of choice would have ppl call in, then the two DJs got let go for some mysterious reason...and then I know Nikki Six's show has people call in sometimes...and I used to listed to him, and there was a show I listened to late at night in college who had ppl call in...
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I know I already said I miss local shops, but I'm specifically missing the local comic book stores.
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  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    I miss a lot of our local shops that were in downtown hillsboro, so many of them have closed down over the past few years...it's stuff like antiques, thrift shops, off the wall random stuff...so fun to go down there for the afternoon and spend...
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Awwww I miss my thrift store
    :bawling:
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    Their used to be a "mark all viewed" link on these they're forums right here. Remember that? Those were the days. Like when we used to F5. Sigh.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Their used to be a "mark all viewed" link on these they're forums right here. Remember that? Those were the days. Like when we used to F5. Sigh.

    =)

    (Last-12, I'm giving a "friendly" scowl at you!)
  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Halifax2TheMax said:

    Their used to be a "mark all viewed" link on these they're forums right here. Remember that? Those were the days. Like when we used to F5. Sigh.

    :rofl:
    I've met Rob

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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    The forum was friendly and easy to use...back when more people were here...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    edited March 2015
    I really miss pirate radio. Nowadays everything is digital and pirate radio no longer exists as you can just set up online. Here in Ireland we had Radio Caroline out on a boat in the Irish Sea and then we had Phantom FM, to whom I owe a great debt for introducing me to so much of what I now listen to. The element of secrecy just made it even better (though I'm sure they don't feel quite as nostalgic of being constantly under threat of raids!). Back then you could ring up radio stations on a normal phone number and chat to the DJ too, rather than texting a number that costs you more than twice as much as a regular text. There was hardly any advertising on pirate stations either, just good music and genuine craic. God I really really miss it...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,396
    IMBW there was no twitter.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    imalive said:

    IMBW there was no twitter.

    You can follow me at @DrZaius_ApeLaw
    I've met Rob

    DEGENERATE FUK

    This place is dead

    "THERE ARE NO CLIQUES, ONLY THOSE WHO DON'T JOIN THE FUN" - Empty circa 2015

    "Kfsbho&$thncds" - F Me In the Brain - circa 2015
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    My cat didn't take up half my bed.
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    edited March 2015
    Even though it wasn't far back at all...college. I miss it badly.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,396
    Empty Glass said:

    imalive said:

    IMBW there was no twitter.

    You can follow me at @DrZaius_ApeLaw
    so I can find out what you had for lunch or when you had your last bowel movement? :nuh_uh:

    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24

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