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101. If you were interested in genealogy, and couldn't read cursive

Sun Oct 17, 2021, 05:33 PM

Oct 2021

why wouldn't you learn to read cursive?

Some people must not have learned to do anything new after they left school, since they seem to think it's impossible to do.

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Things from the past that kids will never do [View all] tulipsandroses Oct 2021 OP

you've seen this, yes? Skittles Oct 2021 #1

That is hilarious tulipsandroses Oct 2021 #5

That's incredible to me! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #8

I guess I would have thought they had seen it in a movie or TV show Skittles Oct 2021 #18

Good point! There's also old movies and TV shows... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #23

not sure Skittles Oct 2021 #29

Dial up bulletin boards were my first net experience eleny Oct 2021 #71

I first connected remotely to my university's... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #73

Netsscape browser and Alta Vista was hands down the best search engine eleny Oct 2021 #77

I wish that I could remember more from that period. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #87

Same here, I was connected to the "Fidonet" through local BBS'. Archae Oct 2021 #76

We go way back in the machine! eleny Oct 2021 #78

My first modem was 2400 baud. Archae Oct 2021 #82

Husband was a computer hardware guy before going into telecommunications eleny Oct 2021 #86

Our first modem was 300 baud. Connected to a local BBS. Stinky The Clown Oct 2021 #121

What's even scarier is how the pulse dial system works (or had worked)... Silent3 Oct 2021 #118

That was interesting krispos42 Oct 2021 #133

Rewind a cassette tape with pencil....n/t bluecollar2 Oct 2021 #2

use a matchbook to steady a 8-track in a car Skittles Oct 2021 #3

Using my "Cheap Thrills" album cover to separate out seeds and stems from the buds. 11 Bravo Oct 2021 #66

Lol! I still have that album nt eleny Oct 2021 #70

Same here. Janis was the best! 11 Bravo Oct 2021 #74

Can't let go of her music! And with that great R. Crumb cover, too eleny Oct 2021 #81

haha I had Cheap Thrills Skittles Oct 2021 #97

You are and old timer DBoon Oct 2021 #132

Child's play! robbob Oct 2021 #51

😄 Had to do that once or twice for most favorite stuff! electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #127

Get up and go to the tv oldtime dfl_er Oct 2021 #4

That's been a game changer, hasn't it? shanti Oct 2021 #98

. BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #6

That's pretty rare... mwooldri Oct 2021 #9

They BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #20

Walk to school IcyPeas Oct 2021 #7

That depends on where you live. sakabatou Oct 2021 #12

Ooh, that's a big one Ron Obvious Oct 2021 #93

I noticed it on Friday. I was in my car sometime just past 3:00 IcyPeas Oct 2021 #95

Walk a mile each way year round on Long Island to a music lesson. fierywoman Oct 2021 #10

I bought a dial telephone a few years ago FuzzyRabbit Oct 2021 #11

It's been a long time, but I know how to put film in a camera. sakabatou Oct 2021 #13

And take the film someplace dalton99a Oct 2021 #60

I found paper maps I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #123

Mow the lawn NJCher Oct 2021 #14

Push a non-power mower rpannier Oct 2021 #15

My son has a reel mower...It's a millennial thing LeftInTX Oct 2021 #104

Unpowered push mowers are back in style. Tommymac Oct 2021 #108

Work on their own car rpannier Oct 2021 #16

My parents were hard-ass about cars. hunter Oct 2021 #85

Pull off a pop can tab StClone Oct 2021 #17

Don't pop cans still have tabs? milestogo Oct 2021 #47

They don't have the ones you completely pull off. IL Dem Oct 2021 #62

And a big hazard to bare feet! A kid I was babysitting went sliding down a hill & sliced his foot... Hekate Oct 2021 #88

Jimmy Buffett sang about this on his vinyl 45 RPM disk 'Margaritaville' Tommymac Oct 2021 #110

Intead of throwing them away I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #124

Check this out StClone Oct 2021 #75

Change the ink cartridge on a first generation copy machine sarge43 Oct 2021 #19

Type a Gestetner master for a gestetner multi copy machine NotANeocon Oct 2021 #27

Fill up the ink on a high school mimeograph machine without spilling any. Tommymac Oct 2021 #111

Get super psyched to play GPV Oct 2021 #21

Go to the bank for rolls of quarters so you can play arcade games down at the 7/11 after school. meadowlander Oct 2021 #117

Ride a one speed bike with a banana seat GPV Oct 2021 #22

There Are Lots Of One Speed Bikes ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #63

One speed bikes with balloon tires are making comeback LeftInTX Oct 2021 #92

Party Line....📞 ashredux Oct 2021 #24

Those were before my time too. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #26

Me too, with the nosy neighbor who liked to listen in. CaptainTruth Oct 2021 #28

From my understanding, everyone's phones... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #31

And only needing to dial 4 digits... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #52

I was born in '82, calling the operator is something that I rarely did. Sapient Donkey Oct 2021 #25

I remember dialing just 5 numbers to talk to my friends. CaptainTruth Oct 2021 #30

I lived in Alice Springs, Aus in the 70's and we had a 5 digit phone number. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2021 #37

The house I grew up in had a 5 figure number until about 1975 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 #116

I've seen stories that young people (and not so young) can't tell time on analog clocks. betsuni Oct 2021 #32

I've heard that too, but it's too hard for me to believe. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #33

If you were interested in genealogy, and couldn't read cursive Mariana Oct 2021 #101

Good point! They could surely learn to read cursive... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #107

What bothers me I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #126

I've Seen It ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #64

Just spoke with hubby who was principal of a high school that opened in 2005 LeftInTX Oct 2021 #65

I had to learn how to read an analog clock in school csziggy Oct 2021 #69

Collect Green Stamps and put them in books leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #102

I can read a roman numeral analog clock. I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #125

I remember my parents booking overseas calls malaise Oct 2021 #34

my granddaughter called me from Rome the other day. I don't know why I should have been amazed CTyankee Oct 2021 #55

and it probably cost her zero dollars malaise Oct 2021 #61

When Frank Zappa was young ... DBoon Oct 2021 #131

Write something in cursive EYESORE 9001 Oct 2021 #35

We could paralyze a generation if..... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2021 #38

I've Been Pleasantly Surprised About That ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #109

They still teach cursive in elementary school, senseandsensibility Oct 2021 #134

Blow into a video game to make it work berniesandersmittens Oct 2021 #36

Set a record on a video game at an arcade and have your name listed at the top for weeks. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2021 #39

Running a memeograph machine to make copies. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #40

Getting high from the ink... Archae Oct 2021 #42

I didn't know you could do that. I didn't run the machine. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #49

Push a button on the floorboard of a car to dim the lights and another to start the car. doc03 Oct 2021 #41

Play outside for hours and hours on end luv2fly Oct 2021 #43

She can make the call herself because a lot of people figured out a lot of Igel Oct 2021 #44

Wife got son The Jungle 1 Oct 2021 #45

A friend used to fool her son when he was very young eleny Oct 2021 #72

Make a prank call forthemiddle Oct 2021 #46

Just had this happen on Next Door Sympthsical Oct 2021 #100

I love it! forthemiddle Oct 2021 #115

Walk 10 miles to school. Uphill, both ways. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2021 #50

That's right! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #79

Order a product with an order slip clipped from the Sunday newspaper ads, Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #53

+1 dalton99a Oct 2021 #56

LOL, I thought Columbia House was going to dog me to my grave.. Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #58

These days it wouldn't be a problem to use old style telephones without a dial. hunter Oct 2021 #54

Send/receive a fax dalton99a Oct 2021 #57

Someone had something to send me. He wanted to send it fax..LOL That was 2 weeks ago! LeftInTX Oct 2021 #67

Put ink in a fountain pen bluecollar2 Oct 2021 #59

Forget that. Never did it. I was born in 1956. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #68

English born here bluecollar2 Oct 2021 #83

Similar experience here dumbcat Oct 2021 #103

I had several of those damned side fill pens.... bluecollar2 Oct 2021 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author dumbcat Oct 2021 #80

Change a typewriter ribbon tulipsandroses Oct 2021 #84

I do not miss typing at all! LeftInTX Oct 2021 #90

a lot of people really need to take a typing class Skittles Oct 2021 #99

They need keyboarding, not typing... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #106

I liked having a local Operator who knew what you were talking about when you said... Hekate Oct 2021 #89

Walk two miles to school uphill both ways. In the snow. Ptah Oct 2021 #91

Fourteen year olds legally driving. hunter Oct 2021 #94

They don't use a slide rule! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #96

Yep...used one my first year of college. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #105

My brother was getting upset at me... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #113

LOL...I was a math major... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #122

Way back in the 70s ripcord Oct 2021 #112

There's indeed more paranoia about children... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #120

As an adult, I can barely remember the last time I handled paper money. meadowlander Oct 2021 #119

Wow, that seems somewhat unusual to me... electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #130

Care about privacy? NFM UnderThisLaw Oct 2021 #128

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2021 #129

I am teaching high school CRK7376 Oct 2021 #135