Ugh yesss. I forgot that was even a possibility.

That’s likely more from personal preference and not having looked for it at the grocery store. I was more remembering the old monkey(?) commercials and everyone talking about it because it was from “NASA.”

That’s wild. We did have an old antique rotary phone though! My sister and I would play with it like a toy unplugged but it was also perfectly functional. You just had to be fast because it seemed like in later years the ‘timeout’ between dialing numbers had gotten shorter. You’d have to dial two 9’s in a row and before you could finish the second 9, you’d get some kind of “I’m sorry, the number you have reached is not available” message.

Popeye was one of my favorite shows I remember watching over and over and over again. Singing and acting it out. I also had recordings of the Pink Panther and I think one of, if not the first animated Superman movies or cartoons.

That’s also an old memory you unlocked of a home video of myself maybe 3-4 ish “playing Popeye” singing “Popeye the sailor man, toot toot!” and I would take a drink from my Dad’s cup pretending it was spinach and acting like my biceps popped out and then promptly sneezing in my Dad’s face.

Good times.

Actually I don’t even think ours had a date, only time, like a microwave or oven, so you have to set the timer for a time within 24 hours. I think I might have missed sorting once between I messed up the AM/PM.

That’s fair. I was younger when the change happened and fully unaware of it’s scope.

First ones that came to mind was 300(say what you will). Another that comes to mind though probably not as stunning as I remember is Sin City. And there’s a third on the tip of my tongue that if I remember, I’ll edit it in later.

I remember being an avid browser of the TV Guide to plan out things I’d want to watch for the week.

• Receiving junk mail Internet CDs
• Waiting patiently to record a song you liked
• Setting the clock and a timer to record something on your VCR
• The planet Pluto
• Wax lips and candy cigarettes
• Tang
• Translucent electronics
• Cheat Code books
• 1(800) COLLECT & “00 it’s magic!”

Or if you didn’t blow on the cartridge just right.

Oh man, I remember changing the channel from something like G15 to F2 and that change (G to F) of category (?) took longer because you had to wait for the satellite to align.

Or just the sounds your computer would make. Loud spinning hard disks and dot matrix printers was the office orchestra.

And you only had to dial 7 numbers (at least in the US)

There was a Warren Theater within reasonable driving distance that used to have a wait stuff and serve full meals, like good restaurant quality plus cocktails. They stopped during the pandemic and last I knew they never started again.

After that, meh. We have a theater closer to home that we’ll go to sometimes if there’s a discount night or something we just can’t wait for. Otherwise we wait.

And I honestly can’t tell if it’s because I’m getting older and less interested or just more cynical towards wasting money like that when I know 100% I’ll be able to watch it later for no additional cost. But I’m being it’s a little of both.

I do the same with video games anymore. I still love to play a lot when I can but I absolutely cannot justify buying a game new for full price despite seeing all my friends playing it without me. (With the exceedingly rare exception)

Gotcha, but even in that case, what’s convincing most of those average users from picking a different browser? The logo? “Ooh pretty lion?”

I was a bit confused too. So all that’s changed is a specific splash screen during new phone setup prompting the user to pick a default browser?

Not in Texas but Oklahoma, and I grew up “Christian” and there was definitely one asshole in high school that just wanted to be that atheist asshole. Like obnoxiously mocking. anyone that mentioned anything about religion.

I’m pretty non religious now and heard that he has since ‘found religion’ but also believed the COVID vaccine was a government conspiracy. So tables have turned a bit there, or maybe he’s just dumb.

I get that, but pretty sure the scene isn’t on a plane if that’s what you’re implying.

Please recommend a good anti-fatigue mat.

“Oh look, a shooting star! Make a wi- OH FUCK!”