Karin Downs
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Bibliophile, atheist, proud mom, "older" woman, liberal, and the most curious cat in the clowder. BS in psych and English. Live in Phoenix (8 months of Heaven, 4 years of Hell).
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Ask Jeeves
sev45day said: Ask Jeeves. Sht_Hawk replied: I remember me and a friend using Ask Jeeves at school and thinking we had to type things in as questions. Sad_Ambassador4096 replied: 2nd grade our teacher polled the class what to ask Jeeves because we thought we only got one question. We went with: "Jeeves, why is it called a pair of pants but not a pair of shirt?"
Bringing Your Computer To A Friend's House To Play Multiplayer
Having to physically carry your computer around to a friend's house if you wanted to play multiplayer
MapQuest Struggles
ItsBulkingSeasonLads said: If going on a long car journey, having to print off directions from MapQuest. keb1965 replied: And the first three pages were how to get out of your driveway.
Not Being Able To Play Flash Games Any More
joothinkso said: Not being able to play flash games until the flash player had been updated. the_hell_you_say replied: Having to update flash player every time you turned the computer on. drunk98 replied: [That thing] updated hourly & never got any better, it's like me if I was an app.
Unclaimed Usernames
R33Gtst said: Signing up for a new email address and the username not already being taken. Glorious times. notyounaani replied: I took like every free email with my first name and my first name and surname combination which was a mastermind move when I was 12. Sucks to be whoever has the same name as me though.
AOL's Promotional Media
Keithninety said: Floppy disks and CD’s that came in the mail containing 500 free hours from AOL. HatchlingChibi replied: One of my sisters friends decorated their dorm with those. They stuck them on the ceiling and had enough to cover the whole thing. It was interesting decor.Show All 9 Upvotes
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Marlene Dietrich Is Detained At A Train Station In Paris In 1933 For Violating The Ban On Women Wearing Trousers
I Find Comfort Knowing That More Than 140 Years Ago People Were Taking Silly Pictures Of Their Pets, 1875
17 Year-Old Juliane Koepcke Was Sucked Out Of An Airplane In 1971 After It Was Struck By A Bolt Of Lightning. She Fell 2 Miles To The Ground, Strapped To Her Seat And Survived After She Endured 10 Days In The Amazon Jungle
She Was 11 When WWI Started, 36 When WWII Started, 74 When Star Wars Released And 116 When Covid-19 Started. And Her Name Is Kane Tanaka As The World’s Oldest Living Person At Age 118 Years
In 1922, Scientists Entered A Ward Of Dying Children, All In Comatose Diabetic Ketoacidosis, And Injected A New Drug (Insulin) Into Them As Families Were Already Beginning To Grieve
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Unclaimed Usernames
R33Gtst said: Signing up for a new email address and the username not already being taken. Glorious times. notyounaani replied: I took like every free email with my first name and my first name and surname combination which was a mastermind move when I was 12. Sucks to be whoever has the same name as me though.AOL's Promotional Media
Keithninety said: Floppy disks and CD’s that came in the mail containing 500 free hours from AOL. HatchlingChibi replied: One of my sisters friends decorated their dorm with those. They stuck them on the ceiling and had enough to cover the whole thing. It was interesting decor.Ask Jeeves
sev45day said: Ask Jeeves. Sht_Hawk replied: I remember me and a friend using Ask Jeeves at school and thinking we had to type things in as questions. Sad_Ambassador4096 replied: 2nd grade our teacher polled the class what to ask Jeeves because we thought we only got one question. We went with: "Jeeves, why is it called a pair of pants but not a pair of shirt?"Bringing Your Computer To A Friend's House To Play Multiplayer
Having to physically carry your computer around to a friend's house if you wanted to play multiplayerNot Being Able To Play Flash Games Any More
joothinkso said: Not being able to play flash games until the flash player had been updated. the_hell_you_say replied: Having to update flash player every time you turned the computer on. drunk98 replied: [That thing] updated hourly & never got any better, it's like me if I was an app. Karin Downs • upvoted 10 items 2 months ago
Marlene Dietrich Is Detained At A Train Station In Paris In 1933 For Violating The Ban On Women Wearing Trousers
17 Year-Old Juliane Koepcke Was Sucked Out Of An Airplane In 1971 After It Was Struck By A Bolt Of Lightning. She Fell 2 Miles To The Ground, Strapped To Her Seat And Survived After She Endured 10 Days In The Amazon Jungle
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