“Sorry, I got to return this video”

“Mike? I love that guy, I got him on speed dial”

“Do you have any quarters for a phone?”

“Bill Cosby really is America’s dad”

“Can I borrow that VHS?”

“Sorry, I can’t come. My favourite show is on”

“Do you know where a phone is?”

  • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 day ago

    Being a little literal, but I can guarantee someone has said 1, 3, 5, and 7 in the past twenty years. Heck, probably the last year.

    Payphones are still a thing in some places and get used - I started doing a thing involving them a yearish ago (it’s in my post history if anyone really cares). Literally had someone ask “Hey, are you done with that phone?” as I was jotting down its number, which was shocking. Can confirm where I am they still take coins (it’s 50 cents now, unless you’re calling a toll-free number).

    VHS is making a … come back isn’t really the right word, but there’s a small number of folks interested in what’s on old tapes they find and some hobbyists swap stuff. And there are still a few video rental places around (though really, really rare - or near places like campsites, catering to folks with cars that still have DVD players or households with spotty internet).

    It’s all still disappearing, no doubt, but not 100% dead yet.

  • ad_on_is@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    Can you turn the antenna to ___ insert satellite name ___ ?

    For context

    where I grew up, almost every immigrant houshold had a satellite antenna, to watch channels across the world. Since my parents were immigrants, we had to turn the antenna each time we wanted to watch either local news or news from our country of origin.

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 day ago

      “Antenna”? Don’t you mean “dish”?

      Yes I know that dish antennas are antennas, but I’ve never heard of anyone calling them just “antennas”.

      • ad_on_is@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        18 hours ago

        yeah… dish … thank you …

        English isn’t my first language, and I never used that word in a sentence to remember it.

  • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    “Dammit, my tape is stuck inside the VCR again!”

    “99 cents for a song? Hell yeah. I’m never buying CDs again.” (A reference to the iTunes Music Store launch)

    “I ran out of free AOL time. Better get another demo disc”

    Speaking of AOL, “yo, what’s your AIM screenname?” (Replace “AIM” with your favorite messaging service at the time if you used that)

    “Mom, can I have a PlayStation 2? -No. -But it plays DVDs.”

    “Oh, I can’t wait to see the wonderful New York Twin Towers, I’m so excited for what’s coming!” (I was too young to even remember the concept of different countries existing so I had no idea what “America” even was, let alone being confused about 9/11)

    “I got slimed. It was so. Much. Fun.”

    “I’m so glad the United Kingdom won Eurovision, I can’t wait to see how the next year’s contest will turn out. Katrina was so amazing” (1997 was the last time the UK won)

    “What a wonderful Saturday morning. Time to watch some cartoons.”

    “My phone has a NiCd battery, and it’s almost out of juice so I can’t just plug it in because I will ruin the battery. I have to wait until it literally turns off.”

    “Belgrade is the capital of Yugoslavia”

    “Finally got my fresh new copy of Mac OS X. Time to see what’s it’s like.” proceeds to stay on OS 9 for a few more years

    That’s all I can think of.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    23·
    2 days ago

    “Hark, Alfred, the smith’s apprentice, was taken by the plague - find your goodfellows and see if any of their sons of the working age would wish gainful employment to a kind master.”