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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI remember when phones were dumb as fuck.
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I remember when phones were dumb as fuck. (Original Post)
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2012
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Yeah. That's the one. A dog chewed the string a little, but it's in good shape - WOOD even.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
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Consider the orgasm. Are you thinking about ANYTHING at that point? That's where the term cums from.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
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I don't know about anyone else, but I'm thinking about Ignatius Reilly's dearly departed dog Rex.
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2012
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HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)1. Our phones didn't have eyes.
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)3. Sure they did.
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Though most of them were Cyclopean.
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HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)5. No, no, no, and no. The only one I had with eyes was this one...
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-FISHER-PRICE-Telephone-1961-Chatter-Phone-Rotary-Dial-Pull-Toy-/00/s/NjY1WDcyMA==/$(KGrHqJ,!lwF!emOQJBEBQRWvfJgRw~~60_12.JPG
I loved it (and still have it) - the eyes move and EVERYTHING!
You have to click on the link to see it. I can't figure out how to get it to embed.
I loved it (and still have it) - the eyes move and EVERYTHING!
You have to click on the link to see it. I can't figure out how to get it to embed.
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)7. Here ya go:
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HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)8. Yeah. That's the one. A dog chewed the string a little, but it's in good shape - WOOD even.
Toys suck now (except Lego). We had good shit back then. Okay, okay, I'm an old fart.
Arkansas Granny
(31,544 posts)2. You'll have to remind me,
Just how dumb is fuck?
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)4. It hasn't been THAT long.
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HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)6. Consider the orgasm. Are you thinking about ANYTHING at that point? That's where the term cums from.
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)9. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm thinking about Ignatius Reilly's dearly departed dog Rex.
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Anyone else notice similarities in Ignatius and Sheldon of "The Big Bang Theory"?
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argiel1234
(390 posts)10. shit, my first cell phone was a motorola flip phone back in the late 90's
it wasnt obviously the first of its kind, but i felt like james bond every time i made a call