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[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 105 points 1 year ago

Yellow was for business. The giant white book was for people.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago

I mostly remember them being combined into one big yellow book, but separated by page color (yellow for business, white for personal).

[-] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago

Wasn’t part of it pink too? I can remember what that bit was for.

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

That was what we used before Grindr.

[-] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The paper cuts were the best part.

[-] LeftHandedWave@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I don't remember pink, but we had blue pages for government listings.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

We had the backpages. That was for health & wellness services mostly.

[-] flerp@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Bring me the blue pages! But don't bring the red pages! Don't trust Sirrus!

[-] theohgee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I can hear this comment so clearly lol

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