Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.
Joined May 2023
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I remember the days before stretch fabric.
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TV had rabbit ears.
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A rock, a level cement surface and these were entertaining
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#ImNotSayingImOldBut I got my feet x-rayed at the shoe store to “ensure a good fit.”
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#ImNotSayingImOldBut we used to make my mom’s computer terminal print out a Snoopy using Xs and Os and it connected to her work by putting the phone receiver into a box with cushioned holes (the modem) #hashtaggames #GenXPlaysToo
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I remember when "oldies" radio stopped at the 70s.
I remember that radio is a thing. (Big chunk of my day job is related.)
I remember when we made fun of four-color CGA, especially because why *those* four?
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I know there was no such thing as shoe laces. It was all buttons.
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Home made audio recordings were done on wire.
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I know that Morse Code used by railroads wasn't dits and dahs but spaced clicks because the receiver was a solenoid. Only clicks were possible.
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A certain size of model train had a wind-up engine that could blow actual smoke.
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I know that Jumping Jack was a toy on strings, not a type of exercise. That kind of exercise is properly called The Freddy.
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I know how to patch a tire with a vulcanator. No, Spock isn't helping with that one.
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I know how to use a carbide lamp.
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I remember when hydrogen was called "water gas", later called "illumination gas"
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I remember when "plumbago" wasn't found in flower beds but it was found in axle grease and pencils.
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I know what a darb is.
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I've seen enough history to always get into arguments with historians.
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#ImNotSayingImOldBut if you see Jesus, tell him he still owes me for five loaves of bread and two fishes.
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#ImNotSayingImOldBut I called a phone number to tell me what times movies were playing
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.
Joined May 2023
