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If not for the three grey hairs peeking out, I’d feel as fresh as new. It seems like only yesterday we’d drink Capri Sun, burn CDs and listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. Speaking of the latter, kids these days call it “dad rock,” and how can you blame them?

The oldest of Gen Z, aka the newest generation that was born between 1997 and 2012, is now 24. No, it’s not you who are 24, it’s the kids who have no clue what “pick up the phone'' means.

So today, we’re diving deep into the world of no illusion, ready to face one fact we all dread (hence the booming skincare industry among millennials!)—we are old. Thanks to the corner of Reddit ‘Heck I’m Old,’ we have a collection of posts to make you feel not just old, but rather ancient. “When you look at kids nowadays and see their music you can't help but think of how everything is old,” says the group’s description and from what you see below, they ain’t lying.

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If you ever feel like time is passing at the pace of a hadron collider, you can be sure you’re not the only one. Most of us feel that the passage of time is inevitable, and that it only makes us older (but also wiser, more confident and happy overall!).

Having said that, it's no secret that our modern society is obsessed with freezing and even turning back time. This ageing paranoia that’s sweeping across our society has been heavily fueled by social media, where young folks constantly put pressure on achievements, looks, and everything, really. Its competitive nature shows that someone is doing better and has accomplished more by your age than you have.

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Just Pause Duh

Just Pause Duh

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yes, spilling the juice while running back to the tv and constantly bumping your knees or toes when jumping over the furniture... but thanks to the adrenaline: no pain felt!

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Being scared of ageing is not only nothing new, it seems like it creeps into the minds of younger generations obsessed with anti-ageing life choices earlier than ever in history. In 2018, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found that millennials felt the most negatively towards ageing, viewing it as a steep decline and assuming dementia and loneliness as inevitable.

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I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool

I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the 16 colour version. It was a bitch to write with because it was so fat.

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I Feel This Deep In My Soul

I Feel This Deep In My Soul

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That cashier was just jealous that you got to experience Blockbuster and they didn't lol

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I Consider This A Small Victory

I Consider This A Small Victory

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In some extreme cases where fear of getting older interferes with your life, doctors diagnose people with gerascophobia. “Gerascophobia sufferers have very frequent thoughts about changes in their appearance due to ageing and increasingly losing control over their life as they get older. These thoughts trigger panic attacks, shortness of breath, sweating and shaking," Dr. Rose Aghdami, a consulting and coaching psychologist, told Refinery29.

"Their behavior is affected too, as they often avoid certain activities which remind them of ageing, withdraw from social contact, and become more isolated."

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You Might Be Old...

You Might Be Old...

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Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021

Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021

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The RSPH has also urged people to stop using the term 'anti-ageing' popularized by the beauty industry, since it could be putting pressure on women to see ageing as something inherently detrimental. Another 2017 study found that 30% of women under 35 were regularly using anti-wrinkle products, a fact that’s so obvious when browsing through social media that you don’t need a survey for it

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"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack

"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And still have no idea how to play minesweeper 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Beware This Man

Beware This Man

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks, Macaulay. I wish you would look up to Bart Simpson, he doesn't age like that.

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Who Else Had These Exact Same Speakers?

Who Else Had These Exact Same Speakers?

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you had them probably you still have them cause these things never die

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Jayne Kyra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The sound they made when you turned them off is a core memory.

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Judo Flipped By Nobody
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We still have two of them, only one of them work tho, after my little brother stuffed a toy inside

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Stefan Scheiben
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never had such modern audio equipment at my first computers... Beeping computer speaker soundtracks it was...

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

First PC was a Commodore 64. I can still hear the sequence of the floppy disc drive reading my games...

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

I mean, I haven't used the big computer in years. I'm pretty sure it has a disc drive, but I'd have to check.

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

Lmao my granny works at my school and she still has these in her office!

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

You could say EXACT OR SAME. WHY do so many people say BOTH?????????????????????????

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

I had some like those but I had to clamp them to my head in order to hear them. Now they're called Green Energy speakers because they don't use much power. Mine stopped using power altogether after about 3 months. They were particularly good at reproducing high-definition humming noises.

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

I had those untill they started picking up a weird pulse when the computer was off. It sounded like an S.O.S. but i don't know where it was coming from or how it was happening. Freaked me out in the middle of the night a few times.

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

I don't believe it! This past weekend my hubby hooked those up to laptop cause he couldn't find the volume on a video. True story

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Huzzir Zakaria
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still hv it... Just thinking about throwing out the other set the other day...

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Kylie Sanderson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had to get new ones when they broke down and started squealing bad enough that I finally admitted there was a problem 🤣

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Anjali Cooper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg my mom has some very similar speakers just without that doughnut! They connect to her monitor. Super awesome sound quality!!!

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Dani Pret
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And you HAVE to put your finger in the hole. It simply must be done

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Abby Harrison
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my middle school had those, even tho it was 2009. my school district was really cheap.

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mamafrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hubs used them on his computer, think I still have them...somewhere...

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have mine. Just in case, these still work in a pinch.

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Baali Venomax
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had a pair similar til they conked out on me last year. Got new ones now. But yeah those small speakers have a very good lifespan.

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Myxomatosis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Father (Rip) saved so for so long to get the FIRST Pentium Chip on the market. With these speakers. Low and behold a year later, we find out it is the chip with the 0/1 error. SERIOUSLY? it worked though. He must of been lucky, or too drunk to notice.

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Aine Meehan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh gosh, they had them at work. I was using them 5 years ago lol!! feedback was mad on them, but they are good

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Rebecca Surette
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lost mine in a house fire a few years back. Other than my family photos, I miss them the most.

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Apollo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember having these!!!! My brother and I used to throw them at each other

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Carole Strawn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm looking at mine right now. New CPU and monitor but still using the same speakers.

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Brady Raphael
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was lucky enough to have a set of Boston Accoustic desktop speakers with the subwoofer that for some unknown reason my sister eventually got. I think the weak ass reasoning was that the computer my mom got me came with speakers even though they were shitty, like, wtf I didn't get to keep s**t from the old computer other than a crappy hard drive image that I didn't need or want.

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Seoulsummer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my family used these for like a year when we were staying in the us

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Jose Castro
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still have them!! Hanging in my garage hooked up to Alexa, Great sound!!

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ELIZABETH A HIGBIE
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HAD?? Wait WHAT? WHEN was I "supposed"to EVER stop using them?? I live by the law of" If it AIN'T broke, Why fix/replace it? "???

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had a different standard model around here and mine literally broke a month ago. And I tell you, if possible, keep your old ones. I tested around a bit and none of the new ones sound as good (I know they were never high end but decent) when loud or even get that loud. The ones I kept get reasonably loud but don't even think about playing something with bass.

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Shari Wynne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holy s**t, exact. They made a little pfft sound when you turned them on and the green light came on.

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olx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my gran had these exact ones on the guest computer right up until she moved in about 2017 I think lol

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best turtle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the ones my dad had finally kicked the bucket just last week

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Ale Díaz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had this along my father's computer, we had to cover all of them with plastic that was specifically made for those items.

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Linda HS
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have them! They are better than some other stuff on the market

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Caroline
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was so tempted to stick my finger in the hole all the time, but I was so scared to die if I did.

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John Carr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I nabbed a couple of sets of old Harmon Kardon speakers that were being dumped. They are still working perfectly after about 20 years!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine were long and narrow and connected to the sides of the monitor

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This Feeling All Of The Time

This Feeling All Of The Time

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What Else?

What Else?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

UK specific but when I was a kid in the 80's we had a grand total of 4 TV channels to choose from.

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In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This

In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, they played a nifty tune first, and then some nice white noise to fall asleep to...

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70's Kids Checking In

70's Kids Checking In

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Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess

Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess

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Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad

Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahaha, I actually thought to myself: wow, she actually kept in touch with him even tho it wasn't her baby?

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Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?

Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a Nokia c2 when I was 10 or 11. Used to feel quite smug typing fast without looking at the keyboard.

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We All Knew This Day Would Come

We All Knew This Day Would Come

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a great imagination right there!! I remember the young person that saw a real floppy disc and asked his dad why he has 3d printed the save icon!!

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Anyone Else??

Anyone Else??

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you go to the actual store and those young whippersnappers rearranged it again.

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An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time

An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time

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Pretty Much!

Pretty Much!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh crap, i totally have such location in my home town, the realization hit me like ton of brick

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Old School Uncool

Old School Uncool

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Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....

Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....

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I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....

I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....

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Good Morning

Good Morning

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me, 35, in march 2021 : for vaccination too young, for gynecologist 'geriatric' :D

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Afv Anyone?

Afv Anyone?

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After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts

After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts

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Pink Floyd::pride

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This Cut Me Deep

This Cut Me Deep

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yesterday i was watching the next top model of my country! And i kid you not but the models(18-19 years old) didn't know Sharon stone, Michelle Pfeiffer and CHER!!!!! How can you not know Cher????

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Never Failed

Never Failed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use to have a fake 8 track player to fool my car into playing cassettes. In 1992.

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That's Relatable

That's Relatable

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly: I did see this picture in a different BP post and: yes, I was absolutely thrilled and thought I need to get this for my little recreation cabin in the mountains!

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Internet Is For The 1 Percenters

Internet Is For The 1 Percenters

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