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[–] andrej@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

One. Because in Germany, we did not have Blockbuster....

[–] SilverShark@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just replaced it with my local video rental shop and counted that I did it. I felt that the question was more into the spirit of asking if you have rented a movie from a shop on physical media rather then being focus on the actual Blockbuster store.

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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

i wrote a check yesterday and faxed something last month, because 1. fuck paying "convenience fees" to pay my rent online 2. fuck signing up for yet another medical portal just so i can order some fucking contact lenses

do not miss film cameras though. always felt too inhibited to take photos because i'd be "wasting" the film

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[–] halfeatenpotato@lonestarlemmy.mooo.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Feelfold@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Probably a typical response for anyone not in gen Z.
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[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago

Two points. I've never paid for anything by cheque (we have had bank transfers in Finland for ages) and Blockbuster didn't operate here (we had our local video rental chains, and the convenience store chain that I used to go to is still in business, just, you know, not having movies for rent any more)

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Vintage Enthusiasts getting absolutely fucking roasted by this.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

1 point. Never cared for what was playing on the radio.

[–] toddestan@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does Encarta count as owning an encyclopedia?

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[–] seggturkasz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Which floppy disc? The one whith the sliding metal thingy or the bendy one? Just kidding... I used both :D

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[–] TheWilliamist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never sent a postcard. Born in 1970.

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[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] eaterofclowns@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

If you just got a point for never having written a postcard, go write a postcard! And mail it to someone that you appreciate in your life. It doesn't need to be from anywhere exotic or say anything profound, it just takes a few sentences. If you really want to get fancy about it, a lot of little art galleries sell postcard sized prints and you can give someone a tiny little piece of art that speaks to you. Or go to a museum and buy like 10 at the gift shop and keep a stockpile to send when you want to reach out. People love it, and you probably will too.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah. 0 points. I either aced it, or I colossally failed it depending on perspective.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

1.... Only one I missed was Blockbuster. We didn't have one where I lived but I have rented videos.

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[–] Manalith@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

Late 20s - 2 points

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

There were no blockbuster where I come from so I have 1 pont. Suck it up loosers!

[–] graycube@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[–] damdy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

I got 5, so which Kardashian am I? Not sure the point.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  1. Never owned a whole encyclopedia.

But probably -1 for not only rotary phone but "party line"; sometimes you couldn't use the phone because someone else, in another house, was using that line.

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[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

3 point

Last three on the list.

Never actually owned dictionary or encyclopedia. somebody just left them at my place, because nobody wanted them, so I used them as a door stop. If they are considered my property, because they were abandoned at my property then just 1 point.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Dictionaries are like cats. They just find their own home.

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[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
  1. ::shakes fist:: Get off my lawn!
[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I got 8 Points and I was born this century.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
  1. Paper cheques was a close one, but I actually paid a house once with a cheque. And the local video rental wasn't called Blockbusters, obviously.
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I rented videos, but not at blockbuster... Otherwise 0 points

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[–] mkhopper@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've never actually owned a set of encyclopedias.

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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

1 point. I've never personally owned a physical encyclopedia. I've def. used them though.

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This is just the age calculator. Anything over 5 points and you are less than 25 years old. I’d even go as far to say less than 30.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm giving myself half a point because I've used a typewriter but it was just playing around at my grandma's house.

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[–] macmarkus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
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[–] jojowakaki@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

1 point. Never rented a video from Blockbuster. But did rent VHS/CD/DVD movies from local chain.

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[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
  1. Used the old broken 19" TV as a stand for the new, smaller, sleeker 19" TV.
  2. Your first video game console had a rotating paddle for a controller
[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Walkman, Blockbuster, Encyclopaedia, Paper cheque.

I have a Walkman, but it is broken. Blockbuster never existed in my country AFAIK. Lexicon vs Encyclopaedia. Cheques are not really a thing here except for media display ("Local company donated to local sports association", Photo).

[–] Heikki@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

2 points

Never sent a FAX. Scanners were common place and only sent pic/pdfs by email when needed.

Never owned an encyclopedia.

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