Holding on to yesterday

[Catatonic]

Funny how we hold onto obsolete terms.
How often do any of you actually "sheet" packages?

Need to sharpen your pencil?

Have you listened to Coldplay's new record?

Need some giddyup in this car

Put that milk in the icebox

Turn the channel on the TV

What are some other outdated terms?

 

[Ms.PacMan]

Hit the hay.

 

[Bubblehead]

C Wash,
Under Allowed,
Bonus,
8hr request,

 

[Catatonic]

How about:

"Z" scan

Pickup page and number

Turkey Day

 

[Ms.PacMan]

Give me a lift (help onto the back of a horse).

Dial the number.

 

[Kraetos]

Fripping the skib.

FTC allowed

Butt belt bringing

Farkin off the clock

 

[BLACKBOX]

Things that will soon be forgotten:

Ham radio - People just use the internet to speak to someone "far away".

Pay telephones

Putting film in cameras

USPS Mailboxes are being removed especially in resi areas

Drive Inn Theaters (Man, I miss those! especially in the summer.)

DHL

 

[fethrs]

Adjusting the rabbit ears on the TV console
Clodhoppers

 

[rod]

cars you could actually work on

hitchhiking--I used to hitchhike everywhere

 

[backinbrown]

cheap gas

 

[Catatonic]

Crank up the car

 

[fethrs]

Leaded gas

8 Track tapes

 

[satellitedriver]

Righteous post, Dude.

 

[Buffaloaf]

Have you listened to Coldplay's new record?

Hey man, they are called Albums. Also, if you're cool, you're not talking about Coldplay and you still actively listen to records. Don't forget that Analog Audio >>>>> Digital Audio. Way more natural of a sound!

 

[bluehdmc]

8-track tapes
Cassette tapes
record players
VHS players
points (in cars)
carburators

 

[govols019]

Points were a wonderful thing to see go.

 

[MechanicForBrown]

Oohh, Oohh, Oohh, I got it!
Who still has a Dot Matrix?

Aahhh and don't forget to reset the 45 for grandma, Ok Jimmy! you know grandma is getting older and can't get up to do it her self! Oooohhhh OK ma.

 

[Babagounj]

choke the engine

 

[satellitedriver]

Oohh, Oohh, Oohh, I got it!
Who still has a Dot Matrix?

Aahhh and don't forget to reset the 45 for grandma, Ok Jimmy! you know grandma is getting older and can't get up to do it her self! Oooohhhh OK ma.

Dot Matrix, how 70's.
Most people were too "high" ,to be able to focus on those swirling dots.

 

[Big Babooba]

Hey man, they are called Albums. Also, if you're cool, you're not talking about Coldplay and you still actively listen to records. Don't forget that Analog Audio >>>>> Digital Audio. Way more natural of a sound!

I had some Elvis and Doris Day 78s