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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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Zoom Meetings!

Zoom Meetings!

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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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Fat Harry
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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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This Feeling All Of The Time

This Feeling All Of The Time

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What Else?

What Else?

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Bill Evs
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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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Michelle M
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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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was 7pm to 7am for me and it was only free for the first 20 mins. So we would chat for 19mins, hang up and call back.

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

I forgot all about this handy little trick. Yes, we may be getting older but I wouldn't trade when we grew up for anything.

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

I the UK in the 90s there was a thing where ocassinally the phone network ran by orange would sometimes glitch and all calls were free it was like a gift from God back then

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

Remember when they made it so you could talk to people with your same carrier for free in the daytime. UPGRADE!!!

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not your average weirdo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first phone looked just like the one in the picture. Good times. (it didn't really work though)

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

I remember having with my friends free texts every Friday!! Oh it was so fun

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

I HAD to go smart phone because they were making my flip phone extinct!!!!!! I still hate but also a little bit........ love my smart phone I guess it is a process I am 74 who needs all this AGGRAVATION????

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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've heard about this when I was a little girl. You had to call long distance at night or something, so it wouldn't cost so much.

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

I had a prepaid cell phone where all you had to do is call the operator, ask for a number, and they would connect the call and it would never charge a penny. They caught on to this after about 3 years.

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

I had a plane once where incoming calls were free. I would call someone let ring twice then hang up. They would call me back and I would tell them that I accidentally hit the wrong button.

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

Sprint had that when my youngest daughter was born in 2008 that's when I did all the calling to friends and family lol

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

Hell, I remember making long-distance calls on my landline after 7 so they would be cheaper.

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

Who remembers calling Sunday after 5PM because that was AT&T’s cheapest hours?

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

Nope. I've had Cricket since 2001. I've paid $25/mo for unlimited minutes (now text & data) since then.

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

But we did the same thing on land lines. Evening and weekend rates for long distance. Local calls were always free.

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

Asking the person your interested in, what cell phone company they have... So you know if you have free "in network" minutes. Also, paying per text message. -Every text was as long as the phone let you make it.

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

I remember when I learned that if you started a call at 8:59 it didn't become free at 9:00, you had to hang up and stay a new call or it would keep charging you daytime minutes. An expensive lesson. But I also learned that if I started a call before 8am, I could just leave my phone connected all day and it would be free minutes. I may have single handedly ended this policy by abusing the loophole with my girlfriend. I could keep my Nokia 8260 connected for 13 uninterrupted hours and still be at 80% battery... I need to go find out if the 8260 would work on my current network.

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

And when Verizon advertised that you only pay for outgoing calls.

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

I still do that Especially when people that I do not like call me....

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

I remember my dad telling me about how his dad, my grandad, used to make my dad pay him back everytime he texted somebody.

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

And don't forget text packages starting at 50 texts per month...or pay by text....and overages ☺️

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

Why would it matter when they call you? If they want to waste their credit calling you during the day, that's their business.

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

But you still had to worry about long-distance charges for a time.

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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 remember the day/time/rate chart pinned on the kitchen wall. Anyone who ignored it felt my mother's wrath when the bill came in the following month.

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

My first phone we had to buy minutes and if not used in 6 months, you lost them! 😂😂

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

Who remembers a $300 text bill because their stepdaughters didn't understand the word "NO".

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

I remember waiting until 6 pm so we could phone the UK from Australia to wish our aunt Happy birthday.

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

Oh my.. On the landline plans with NYNEX, which was bought by AT&T, back when you could have monopolies. After 7pm on Sat, Sun, and Mon, I could call my mom who lived 90 minutes away. My awesome Father won FULL custody of me (as he should have), so my mom had the "Pine Tree Network Plan", for free toll calls after 7pm. dayum - I am old!

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

I’m so old I don’t even know what the hell you’re talking about!!

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

If this is the Samsung U410 I think it was, I had it. I was so fast texting on it!!

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

Not me because mine started at 7 and there was some loophole T-Mobile was running at the time like "If you call another T-Mobile customer it's free" so I never had to worry about it. Plus I had a Vonage landline either way to suppliment.

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

The best part, is that until last year, there was still a code for that cell phone plan at AT&T. It was just never taken off the list. Now that they switched portals its gone, but it was great explaining to new employees what those options were.

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

I do NOT miss that time. God, the call prices wer just SO expensive!

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

A lot of my family lived on the other side of the country. You had to call the operator to get connected long distance. No direct dial. On Xmas the operators were so busy you had to keep checking for when one was available. Then, because it was so "expensive " the amount of time on the call was limited so you had to fit everyone onto the call really fast.

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

late night. calling anybody leaving the club. "hej, I'ma bou to run out of minuts, call me ba..." no more minutes and no call back. there you where misserable and horny waiting for the buss or what ever...now I have a plan a bill and an internetet connection. yet still horny, misserable and to poor for an uber

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Pink Floyd::pride

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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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