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Your back’s been hurting more and more recently. You’ve found yourself sneakily making the font on your work computer screen bigger. And you’ve realized that the music and films that those darn kids enjoy these days are beyond bizarre. No, the world’s not coming to an end—you’re simply getting older. 

The ‘[Heck], I’m Old’ online community is a place on the internet where everyone can post about aging. We’ve collected some of their most nostalgic pics and funniest memes to share with you, dear Pandas. So put on your reading glasses, scroll down, and upvote your fave pics. Meanwhile, you’ll have to excuse us, we’ve gotta sit down for a moment—we’ve got a few things to come to terms with…

Bored Panda got in touch with Glenn Geher, Ph.D., to get his opinion on what to focus on so that we can live a high-quality life as we age. Geher is a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz, a published author, and an avid marathon runner. Read on for the insights he shared with us.

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Who Remembers The Original Search Engine?

Who Remembers The Original Search Engine?

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David Paterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Library catalogues were really wonderful. And they worked flawlessly.

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Seamus Crumley
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a librarian - the original search engine ! "We don't need books - We have the internet" I say, P**s off. We had Encyclopedias, and we knew how to read and write without red lines telling us we made a spelling mistake

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Mason Kronol
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most people don't know what a thesaurus is, let alone know how to spell it. Autocorrect wants to spell dinosaur not thesaurus 🤦🏻‍♀️

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Card catalog is one of my favorite lost smells. Mimeographs was another.

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Mitch Glenn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hahaha...that makes at least two of us weirdos who can remember those scents from way back when! I read your post and immediately could smell card catalog. And mimeographs!! I remember lowering my nose to the desk to snifffff. Other one is laminator. Don't get me started on Loves Baby Soft and Jean Natee.... Aaahhhh, the power of scent can really take me back

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonder if they still teach alphabetical order anymore...just like those kids that ask me the time and stare blankly at my analog watch.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one time in my life I skipped school. 8th grade and we just walked right off the campus. My partner in crime went to hang out with her pot head boyfriend. Where did my parents find me at? The library! I was shocked when my mom found me. She said the library was the first place she looked. I was such a dweeb.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i read dictionaries and encyclopedias for fun. and i never cut school. i'm a dweeb too!

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Kira Okah
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used one of these last in 2019 at a library's historical archive. Older archives still use card catalogue systems.

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Christina Keenan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked in libraries from college, then over the next few years. I was in technical services and I got to put the new cards in the drawers. I loved it.

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Cathy Dougherty
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a retired school librarian, one of my jobs was to keep it up to date with all the new books or delete the cards for the lost ones. I actually liked doing that.

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Mommitude Attitude
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you from someone who spent lunch breaks and as much time as possible in my school library!

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol So about 20 years ago (!) my local public library made their catalog digital, and I wanted to research some books, but I couldn't find the card catalog. I asked the librarian who was so thrilled to tell me the entire library catalog was now in digital format and I could research my topic through their computers (which, btw, was useless because of the specificity of the search engine often gave me useless publications). And I was "oh, well, how interesting. So, if your server gets hacked or otherwise shuts down, how will you know what books you have and how to find them? Wil you just make a guess?" technology is lovely, but there's nothing wrong with the old fashioned "hard drive" of a card catalog

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Last time I was in a library, this is what was used. I guess they're not anymore?

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Bernd Herbert
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny how a picture can bring back memories of how that cards felt, smelled and sounded while „browsing“

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Vanessa Panerosa
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember taking a field trip in 2nd grade to the library and learning how to use the Card Catalogue! 👵🏼📜

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Amy Manning
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved those little drawers, and flipping through the cards like I was a junior detective looking through files for clues to a great mystery.

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Will J Dochartaigh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m amazed at how much research I accomplished way back in the analog days. I couldn’t afford the necessary books ($65 - $125), so it was time for the library - hours & hours, searching through the little drawers, I called them the Dewey Drawers.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A card catalog is like a directory; it directs you to the location of information. The cards themselves don't contain encyclopedic passages.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, yes. The days of asking how to spell something (so you could use the card catalog) and being told to look it up. I miss those days

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Melissa Hamed
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first time I walked into a library that didn't have these I was totally freaked out and didn't know what to do. Of course it was on a computer but it was still about his basic as those cards but harder to navigate.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow... Spent HOURS going through those little cards, looking for information, links, whatever ... and you didn't need a computer to access information! There was always the possibility of serendipitous facts coming to the surface, as you scanned other cards while thumbing through. Something that NEVER happens with computers!

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Barbara Cochrane
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Loved looking through those cards in those little drawers. Never lost the signal or kicked you out!

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Carlondra Haywood
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will be 46 in June and I think after my generation things went downhill for students lol

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Paul Gerrard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a help button too. You asked the librarian. But somtimes this sytsem failed. You look and find the book gone

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Jude Laskowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss the card catalogues. It was so easy to find what you wanted.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to university the first year they got rid of these in the 90s. Trying to convince the computer to show me the books I was looking for....sigh

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Riley Quinn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just looking at these old search engines made me nostalgic. I loved our town library.

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Rasha K
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom was a librarian and would rope me into typing those cards. We also used discarded ones as scratch paper at home for years.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gawd, and they used to give us actual graded tests in school on the proper card catalogue format too. So glad that's still imprinted on my psyche, lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an old, sold wood, dovetail joined one and it's my prize possession antique. I want more. Much older than the ones in this pic

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some day I will have one, a real one. Those drawers fit nothing but the cards but I will have a REAL card catalog not some cheesy knock off.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

US elementary school, high school, and public libraries tend to use two separate systems for shelving books. Firstly, Fiction (stories, novels, etc) is shelved alphabetically by author. Secondly, the Non-fiction (facts, theories, how-to, etc) is categorized by Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), sometimes called the Dewey Decimal System. In US university libraries, and most community college libraries, the fiction and non-fiction are combined into the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), which has a large section for literature and poetry. Some other countries use the DDC or LCC systems which were developed in the US, some adapt them, and some have created unique systems of their own.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cataloged books this way when I worked at the college library in the 80s.

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C.O. Shea
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cried when the computers were put in at my university. Electronic card catalogues... WTH?!?

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Cynthia Carter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was amazed at the endless rows of them at the Library of congress in 1963 when I was 11.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This takes me back to my childhood. I can smell this room. On the rare occasions I got to go to a public library, I would always take a deep whiff when I walked through the door. Still love the smell of books❤️📚

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's too bad so many of these catalogs were simply trashed... there was a lot of information on the cards that was NOT transferred to the digital version. Ask any librarian who's been around for 30 years.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when the New York public library turned the catalog into a batch of soft cover books.

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MellonCollie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such fond memories of the public library in my town!! Their catalogue was a most awesome feature to discover for teenage me!

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marnidarr
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All things in life should be as organized as a library catalog. It would be bliss!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish these were still here. We all can use our brains a little more. 👍🏼

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked part-time in library in high school and had to learn the Dewey Decimal System. As long as everything was filed in the correct order it worked very well.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to the main branch and asked where the card files are. She told me they are all on computers now. I felt about this big.

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Meami
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first job at university was doing inventory in the library. One of us had the card catalog drawer for the relevant shelf and the other would go down the shelf to see if the book was there and in the right order.

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Mickie Shea
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So proud when I learned the system at it was plus on a resume.

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Brenda S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do. First time in a library and all those index cards where so intimidating, at first. But even when the power went out I could search for a book.

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Linda Riebel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even worse: doing dissertation research and having to go to the actual library to hunt for scholarly journal indexes printed on flimsy paper.

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Katherine Forrestall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh yeah, retired librarian here. Been there, done that.despite dire prophesies, libraries are flourish and books are as eagerly devoured as ever. Lets hope illiteracy will not pull everyone under.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. The hush of a library. Being surrounded by books you can take down and read a few pages. The insanely huge tables to spread out on. The smell of lovely lovely books. Sorry, a phone can't compete.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had a library club, volunteers helped out at the desk carding, putting books back on the shelves according to the numbers on the spine. I loved it. Each book told a story either fiction or nonfiction. This was your google!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not everything was better in the old days. I never want back this instead of online search :)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before retirement, I worked in an office where no-one seemed to care about organizing files that were listed in alphanumerical order. So I placed a sign up that said "Anything to the left of here is organized alphabetically. Anything to the right is organized numerically." That had them stuffed. Eh heh.

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Kathy Walsh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WAS A ROYAL PAIN IN THE PATOOIE! IF YOU FORGOT, YOU HAD TO GO BACK.& cP CHECK AGAIN...AND AGAIN...

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Zelda Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, I was one of the people who used to write those cards out, and file them.

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Robyn Holden
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked in a library for 8 years. When I started, their filing was 10 years behind. It was such a labour intensive job. Cataloguing books, typing up multiple cards just for 1 book, and then filing all the cards. I was proud of myself when I left, that it was all up to date. Just in time for computers to come in and for it all to be put into the computer system by somebody else.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No wonder all the librarians were so grouchy all the time, and constantly stalking you while you searched the card catalog for something. Good times.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always felt like a cool intellectual standing at the catalog. Like I knew what I was doing.

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Penny Burt
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. I still haven’t figured out the internet, Facebook, youtube et al.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First job was in a college library when I was in high school. 25 cents an hour. Does that tell you how long ago it was?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my school we actually had to take a class on the dewey decimal system

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Jeff Diamond
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That must be at a university. My city library's was only two of the bureaus.

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Sylvia Peak
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG. How can you compare a simple computer search to those massive card files??? I'm over 66 btw

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James Methvin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Were not cross indexed to any other books or searchable. Also could not tell you if the book was available.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Worked in a university library, converted the whole catalogue from these.

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David
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can still use one. Though I don't know if the library in the main town nearby even has one any more. Library in closer small town does not. It's all on computer now. Not saying that is bad though. It is quite convenient.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We already had a computer to search where the books where. That was in the 90's

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Old catalogues also make great wine bottle holders.

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Professor Geher explained to Bored Panda that the human body "is a wear item" and that there's an increase in health issues associated with aging. "From a societal perspective, making sure to provide easy access to high-quality health care—especially among older folks—is essential. And as we all know, some nations seem to do this better than do others," he said.

"This said, lack of social connections is a known detrimental factor when it comes to health. And unfortunately, many elders tend to find themselves living alone for various reasons (e.g., death of a partner). And loneliness tends to be relatively prevalent in urbanized areas—which are, of course very common in the modern world."

As such, public policy and government experts ought to prioritize issues like ensuring that elders have access to high-quality medical care and have safety nets "to help cultivate social connections." From a large-scale health perspective, these are both critical issues.

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I Know That Feeling…

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Geher, who is currently 53 years old, shared with Bored Panda that he's training for his 12th marathon right now. "I am fully expecting my time to be much slower than my time when I ran my first marathon at 29," he revealed that, as a result, he himself has been thinking about the issue of embracing the aging process.

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"Yes, aging is a beast. It comes with such adverse outcomes as physical decline, cognitive decline, and, often, stress and trauma associated with the increasing loss of loved ones," the professor said.

"To buffer oneself against these adverse outcomes, from the perspective of positive evolutionary psychology, folks who are getting up there in years would be wise to eat natural foods and exercise regularly, maintain an active lifestyle that includes necessary cognitive expenditure, and take steps to make sure to be socially connected to at least a small group of close others."

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Too Old Af To Care But: Gen Z vs. Millennials vs. Gen X vs. Boomers

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This Is So True For Me! How About For Anyone Else?

This Is So True For Me! How About For Anyone Else?

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My childhood summers - I'd go out with my neighborhood friends and my grandma would have no idea where I was or what I was doing until it was dark outside. That's what freedom felt like :)

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Geher pointed out that the adage of aging being better than the alternative is generally true. "Taking the steps mentioned here can go a long way toward helping make the aging process a relatively positive experience."

Professor Geher also has a Substack page and also writes a blog on Psychology Today. You can find the newest topics he covers there.

The online community has been going strong for nearly a full decade now—it will be celebrating its 10th birthday this September. At the time of writing, the group had just over 114k members. 

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It’s easy to see why the sub is as popular as it is. It’s taking a very relatable subject (aging, getting grumpy, wanting simplicity, realizing that the younger generations might lack taste) and putting a fun spin on it. It’s a corner of the internet where you can find the humor in getting woken up by your bladder at 3 am and having an ID card that shows you were born before the turn of the millennium.

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I Felt This One Right In The Wallet

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It might sound cliche, but your age really is just a number. What matters far more is your lifestyle, how active a social life you have, and how you feel on a daily basis. If you’re healthy, active, surrounded by loved ones, and find gratitude in the smallest things, then it really doesn’t matter if you’re 70 or 17—you’re living life well.

However, a happy and healthy life isn’t something that happens automatically. It requires a lot of personal effort, a dash of discipline, and the willingness to set strong boundaries.

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There is no definitive way to be happy because everyone's an individual with unique goals, but it’s vital that you get the basics right first. These include taking care of your physical health, staying mentally sharp, maintaining your social connections, and living in the present.

As far as your physical health is concerned, the habits that you want to develop as soon as possible are common sense ones. Like getting enough sleep every night. Drinking plenty of water. Spending time in nature. Moving lots. Reducing screentime. Eating slightly less than you normally would. Avoiding drinking alcohol and smoking. Wearing sunscreen. And choosing to eat veggies, healthy fats, and protein instead of processed foods and refined sugars.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can get me to bed but it still sounded like screaming robots. Actually, more like screeching, squealing robots.

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Photo... Album?

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're gonna regret this if a solar flare sends us back to the stone age, just saying.

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Health and fitness coach Anna Armagno Toussaint previously explained to Bored Panda that we should all strive to focus only on the things that we can control in life instead of worrying about the things that we can’t.

"You can control what you put into your body. You can control your water intake and the foods you choose. You can choose to exercise or be sedentary. In most cases, there are good or bad decisions you can make. And the biggest one is that you can choose your mindset about things," she said.

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I Can Remember The Point In Which These Were Removed From Playgrounds

I Can Remember The Point In Which These Were Removed From Playgrounds

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pfft most parents had no clue it was happening. Leave clean and combed after breakfast, return at sundown with grass, leaves and mud from head to toe, hair hopelessly tangled and mum yelling "wash your hands before dinner".

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Most Of These Apply To Me

Most Of These Apply To Me

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bought bicycles for my children once. They came in boxes. I had to construct them myself. Instant 'how the hell do I do that?' On the instructions, one action I had to do was to make a space between the break pad and rim of the tyres. The space had to be the width of a dime. I'm Irish ! What the F**k size is a dime?

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The fitness coach explained that there will always be hereditary factors that you’ll have to work around. Some might be minor. Others might be as serious as autoimmune diseases. You can’t choose these things, so you have to work around them. Embracing a positive outlook can help you get through those tough times, as you come to terms with reality.

Meanwhile, fitness coach Anna told Bored Panda that what really doesn’t help is feeling jealous that someone else might have physical advantages that you don’t. Whether it’s seemingly limitless energy or the ability to recover quickly after exercise. You can’t let those feelings of resentment dominate you.

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Brendan Fraser And Ke Huy Quan, What An Amazing Accomplishment. From Encino Man To Oscar Winners 30+ Years Later

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The Rock My Generation Grew Up With Is Now Classic Rock

The Rock My Generation Grew Up With Is Now Classic Rock

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Describing Blink 182 as a "rock" band disturbs me way more than the word "classic."

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Mmmm … Hose

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it worked. When we were at school, a drink of fresh cold water immediately restored our strength and stamina. I wish it could have the same effect nowadays...

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If you find yourself struggling with your physical or mental health or having trouble with the very idea of getting older, it’s perfectly fine to ask for help. Reach out to your friends for advice. Talk to an expert about your goals. Seek out a therapist. Getting another person’s perspective on your struggles is invaluable!

Age UK, the country’s leading charity, previously told Bored Panda that staying active is paramount as we age. It helps to have a host of different hobbies and to try out new activities. Not only will they keep you moving, they’ll also stimulate your mind, and help you forge new friendships. The activities could be anything: from doing arts and crafts or taking photography or computer classes to doing gardening or joining a book club. Social isolation is horrible for our health, so it's essential that you regularly find ways to connect to other people.

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It Really Was A Game Of Winners And Losers

It Really Was A Game Of Winners And Losers

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me: School was literally never cancelled, even if there was 3ft of snow.

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The Struggle Was Real

The Struggle Was Real

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20th Century Babies

20th Century Babies

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True. But this works best especially in situations where you're trying to get into a bar or club. Even if you're born in 1999 that make you 24 years old this year.

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We keep our minds sharp when we learn new skills and socialize with others. You can also do more mentally stimulating activities like putting together puzzles or playing games in your free time.

"If we want our brain to stay in peak condition, we should use it. In fact, one of the theories about reducing or delaying cognitive aging is referred to as the 'use it or lose it' theory. Research shows that things like learning languages helps keep us brighter as we age. It is just as important to look after your brain by exercising your thinking skills, as you would do physical exercise to look after your body,” Age UK told Bored Panda.

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Mtv Launched 41 Years Ago. Thanks For 15 Years Of Music

Mtv Launched 41 Years Ago. Thanks For 15 Years Of Music

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Did Every 90s Grandparent Have That Same Dining Room Table + Chairs?

Did Every 90s Grandparent Have That Same Dining Room Table + Chairs?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Big floral prints on EVERTHING. The couch, the curtains, the dust covers, the tablecloth, the wallpaper, my romper, the scrunchie made out of the left-over fabric from my romper, etc.

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Meanwhile, whether or not we’re nostalgic about the past will depend a lot on how (un)happy our childhoods were. Child and adolescent therapist Kemi Omijeh, a member of the BACP, previously explained to us that our childhoods are the foundation of who we are as adults. If we had a happy childhood, we’re likely to yearn for the ‘good old days.’ However if we faced a lot of tough times when we were kids, we might not want to reminisce much about the past, instead focusing on the present and future.

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This Tweet Woke Up Today And Chose Violence

This Tweet Woke Up Today And Chose Violence

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we have a reboot then? I'm going with "Cantankerous old Friends".

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I Think I've Done This A Few Times

I Think I've Done This A Few Times

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is when you start looking at the supplement catalogues and think "Mmm I like that shoe horn and combined plastic bag holder with built in LED"

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"Nostalgia can also be a good coping strategy for times of low mood and challenges," the therapist told Bored Panda earlier. "If we end up comparing it to our experiences today and feeling like nothing is as good as it was, then this will inevitably affect our mood and our ability to do what we need to do. We can become stuck in our nostalgia; in which case it might be best to seek help from a counseling professional to help you process your past in order to enjoy your present..”

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Life Was Tough Back In The Day

Life Was Tough Back In The Day

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh please, clearly landed gentry, ours was in the front hall on a stand and you had to turn a wheel for each number, then button touch dial came in, so revolutionary and all the rich families had to have it.

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Solitaire

Solitaire

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one of the hand holding the cards had an ace up the sleeve that would appear every now and then :P

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I Learned How To Use Html From Myspace

I Learned How To Use Html From Myspace

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Which of these memes about getting older did you vibe with the most, dear Pandas? Were there any particular pics that were a huge blast from the past? Would you love to relive the ‘good old days’ or do you genuinely enjoy life better now? Share your thoughts in the comments. Meanwhile, if you want some more awesome nostalgia and aging memes, check out Bored Panda’s earlier article about the ‘[Heck], I’m Old’ subreddit right over here.

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Elders??

Elders??

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my friends recently shocked me when he told me using his headphones' full range of capabilities required signing in to some online service. For a second, I felt like I had woken up in some evil dystopia.

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That Stings

That Stings

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Does Anyone Remember This Movie? I Don't Know Anyone Who Remembers It!

Does Anyone Remember This Movie? I Don't Know Anyone Who Remembers It!

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Have You Turned Into That Grumpy Old Bastard You Swore You Wouldn't Become? @ilovenostalgia

Have You Turned Into That Grumpy Old Bastard You Swore You Wouldn't Become? @ilovenostalgia

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The older I get, the more I sympathize with the elder Steptoe on 'Steptoe and Son' and with Alf Garnett on 'Til death us do part'.

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When They Gave You The Worst Seat But You Thought It Was The Best Seat

When They Gave You The Worst Seat But You Thought It Was The Best Seat

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The Young Ones Will Never Know This Pain

The Young Ones Will Never Know This Pain

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, you bought the album because you liked one song on it but the rest of the album sucked.

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My Teacher Wife Just Shared This Gem With Me

My Teacher Wife Just Shared This Gem With Me

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Museum

Museum

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I'm so old that we didn't even have computers in grade school. So there.

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#45

Who Remembers These Pieces Of Art?

Who Remembers These Pieces Of Art?

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I'm Barely 50... Why Is This So Accurate?!?!?!?

I'm Barely 50... Why Is This So Accurate?!?!?!?

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Hope This Fits Here

Hope This Fits Here

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All Released Within 44 Days Of Each Other In 1991

All Released Within 44 Days Of Each Other In 1991

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a great time for music, though. I went through three Sony discmans...

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“Who’s That Old Guy With The T-1000?… Oh”

“Who’s That Old Guy With The T-1000?… Oh”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, Robert...the years haven't been kind but your awesome performance still is the liquid metal fuel of my nightmares of the near future.

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