Fun & Games You're Older Than Dirt If You Remember....

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  1. ZippyNH

    ZippyNH Well-Known Member

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    How about using about 12 extra numbers to dial a long distance phone call to get a discount from using a third party....
     
  2. Firebro17

    Firebro17 Dazed, but not Confused
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    Hell, I remember when you could find a pay phone to use when you needed to...
     
  3. ScottinBend

    ScottinBend Space Cowboy
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    if you can remember the 3 speeds on the old turntable.
     
  4. Firebro17

    Firebro17 Dazed, but not Confused
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    I can and I've still got the records to go along with the speeds!
     
  5. whaap

    whaap New Member

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    Records? Nah, the way to go was reel to reel tape recorder!!
     
  6. Friskie

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    Tape??!! P-shaaaw Dad's cylinder Dictaphone and a wire recorder.
     
  7. Dave.0

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    Pfff When 3D and HD was called looking with your own eyes.
     
  8. Angib

    Angib New Member

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    You're Older Than Dirt If You Remember.... when old farts were always older than you.

    Like police officers, old farts seem to be very young these days.
     
  9. mrntd

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    My kids used to call them the Big CDs.
     
  10. Dave.0

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  11. whaap

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    If you asked your future father-in-law for his daughters hand in marriage.
     
  12. pmsummer

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    Check. :)
     
  13. minirab

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    Maybe I should have done that, it could have saved me a lot of trouble

    (and expense).
     
  14. TexasChiliS

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    You can't take your cell phone out of your car.
     
  15. whaap

    whaap New Member

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    If you remember High Fidelity becoming the rage.
     
  16. TexasChiliS

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    If you can remember the what TV series featured the Flying Sub
     
  17. ScottinBend

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    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea........loved that show.
     
  18. Friskie

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    Yer older'n dirt if ya fergot ther's a 'You're Older Than Dirt If You Remember...' thread.
     
  19. Firebro17

    Firebro17 Dazed, but not Confused
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    If you can remember when there was no FM radio.
     
  20. whaap

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    If you had 'bragging rights' because your car got over 10 miles per gallon. (Might be a repeat. If so - sorry. After all, I'm older than dirt.)
     

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