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"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?"

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[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

"Put that Furby away! We have to go play Neopets."

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 2 points 1 week ago

I was surprised to hear neopets is still a thing. A friend went and checked it on a whim.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

"I'll ask Jeeves."

"Phil Hartman guest stars in..."

"What format is that floppy?"

"I bought a Beanie Baby price book."

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[-] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Eat fresh, beware of the flesh.

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

"Sorry, I got to return this video"

There is a video rental place in town here.

[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Is it like a nostalgic novelty place?

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

It is also a cigarette shop now. I have not been in there since it was the original owners back in the 90s.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Why did you remove me from your top 8 friends?

[-] arsCynic@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"I wish no one would assassinate billionaires."

[-] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

"Contrary to popular belief..."

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[-] drascus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Just blow in the cartridge

[-] technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

"The check is in the mail"

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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

"Damn, Cindy Crawford is hot!"

Go ahead, look up photos of her now, age isn't doing her former beauty very well..

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[-] ad_on_is@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

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