You know you're old when...

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I find it ironic when someone comments on someone else's grammar or spelling and has an error in their own grammar or spelling while making their point.

Your (sic) an idiot!!!!!!!!!

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Maybe they mean this...

Probably so. But they must have gone digging to find that word.

We thought maybe they still did accounting on paper instead of in MS Office.

[3.0L]

You remember when 99% of the ladys wore dresses. I really miss those days.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Your (sic) an idiot!!!!!!!!!

Write on, dude!

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Probably so. But they must have gone digging to find that word.

We thought maybe they still did accounting on paper instead of in MS Office.

^^^

[3.0L]

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[Buug959]

MF

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Buug959

MF

The had no idea about the horrors they were about to unleash on the world.

[John H.]

Back in the day...

[sygazelle]

...when you can identify make and year of many of the cars in this photo.

[sygazelle]

...when you used to use Funk & Wagnalls or at least knew what it was.

[M_Six]

A German friend of mine passed away recently. I wanted to send flowers to his funeral, but I needed to clear it with the church folks. I used Google Voice to call them from my laptop. It was like talking to somebody in the same room. Clear and no delay at all. And it only cost 1 cent per minute.

I say this because I remember calling home from Korea in the 70s. I had to travel to Seoul and have an operator place the call, then I sat in a booth and yelled into the phone. The delay was awful. It made it hard to carry on a conversation. In the 80s in Germany the phone service was better, but still there was a delay and it was 5DM (about $2) for a few minutes. You had to have a fistful of 5DM coins to have any sort of decent conversation.

Internet calling is truly amazing.

[Vindicator3]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

...when you used to use Funk & Wagnalls or at least knew what it was.

When I was in Jr High I had a teacher with a strong Southern accent and who used "Funk & Wagnalls" as a generic term for "dictionary." When she was agitated and couldn't find her dictionary, she'd get a bit high-pitched and talk really fast. We all got the biggest kick out of what it sounded like she was saying when she was yelling "I can't find my Funk & Wagnalls!!"

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by M_Six

A German friend of mine passed away recently. I wanted to send flowers to his funeral, but I needed to clear it with the church folks. I used Google Voice to call them from my laptop. It was like talking to somebody in the same room. Clear and no delay at all. And it only cost 1 cent per minute.

I say this because I remember calling home from Korea in the 70s. I had to travel to Seoul and have an operator place the call, then I sat in a booth and yelled into the phone. The delay was awful. It made it hard to carry on a conversation. In the 80s in Germany the phone service was better, but still there was a delay and it was 5DM (about $2) for a few minutes. You had to have a fistful of 5DM coins to have any sort of decent conversation.

Internet calling is truly amazing.

^^Truth!

If we just think about how many things are better than the "good old days", it is actually pretty amazing. While I was reading your post, I was thinking in the back of my mind about working in Amsterdam in the '90s and having to use a dial up modem to connect to our California office. It was slow but what I remember most was that god-awful sound.

If we go back far enough, it was party lines and operators to make calls outside our area.

I can now communicate for free instantly with friends and family all over the world. It's truly incredible.

[3.0L]

Your youngest child mentioned they plan to retire in 5 years.

This happened to me yesterday.

[Buug959]

I'll just put this out there.

[3798j]

You know you're old when you realize the introduction of Miller Brewing Co.'s new beer was...50 yrs ago (1975).

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3798j

You know you're old when you realize the introduction of Miller Brewing Co.'s new beer was...50 yrs ago (1975).

The year I got married. It was a very good year.

[3798j]

The list of those Miller Lite drinkers...

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3798j

The list of those Miller Lite drinkers...

I recognized numbers 1, 6, 13 and 14. That’s it.

Oh, and number 7.














...and number 3.

[vreihen16]

Ironic that #4 (NY Yankees player/manager/umpire-shoe-dirtier Billy Martin) died in a drunk-driving crash in 1989.....

[3798j]

From "back in the day"...5 minutes of Miller Lite commercials...