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Only people of a ''certain age'' will understand this picture...... (Original Post) DeSwiss Jul 2013 OP
Yup. I guess I'm old enough, lol! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #1
Ah, then you'll remember this! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #2
I sure do, thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #3
What about using your fingernail intaglio Jul 2013 #4
Hexagonal Bic pens worked perfectly... krispos42 Jul 2013 #5
I guess I'm older than that starroute Jul 2013 #6
What?!?! I still use them! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #7
If you play them backwards? LiberalFighter Aug 2013 #12
You wake up naked, face down at the beach. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #18
OK - I used to have dozens of them ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #14
Heh - that's used in one of the tees that I sell n/t qnr Aug 2013 #15
I qualify Generic Brad Jul 2013 #8
Yeah, those track changes...... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #10
i am unionthug777 Aug 2013 #9
Don't worry...... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #11
Memories ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #13
Should I laugh because I get it? tazkcmo Sep 2013 #16
When given the choice...... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #17

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
5. Hexagonal Bic pens worked perfectly...
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:29 AM
Jul 2013

The cases cracked really easily with a particular crunching sound, as I recall.

starroute

(12,977 posts)
6. I guess I'm older than that
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:25 AM
Jul 2013

I still think of cassettes as flashy new technology.

Identify this and you really date yourself:



Though even that is 1960s tech. This is more what I remember from my childhood:



 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
7. What?!?! I still use them!
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 12:53 PM
Jul 2013
- And I have an eclectic taste in music. From Beethoven to Be-Bop and all things in-between!

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ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)
14. OK - I used to have dozens of them
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 08:37 AM
Aug 2013

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Even had a couple of record players that didn't need the insert for the 45's.

Yep, I be gettin "up there".

CC

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
11. Don't worry......
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 08:05 PM
Aug 2013

...it's all an elaborate illusion.

- Here's a favorite riding song.....



....and a photo (someone else's) of my ride back in the day.

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