tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post473652566748405777..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Positively PrehistoricSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-30585994506666379042009-04-28T10:40:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:40:00.000-04:00There are still two rotary phones at my mother's h...There are still two rotary phones at my mother's house. Operating, functional, dial tone and all.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-83005481932610056812009-04-28T10:37:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:37:00.000-04:00When we bought our house 9 years ago, a big sellin...When we bought our house 9 years ago, a big selling point was the fact that it has a working rotary phone hanging in the hallway. It's still the phone I use most often, and I just love when my son's friends need to call their parents. :)jenfromRIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157224479180515626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-74002461194478718042009-04-27T07:16:00.000-04:002009-04-27T07:16:00.000-04:00Oh my! I hadn't thought about us having to explai...Oh my! I hadn't thought about us having to explain the origins of 'dialing'!!Anonymoushttp://therealali.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-61268693053995686182009-04-25T18:57:00.000-04:002009-04-25T18:57:00.000-04:00I HATED when there was a 0 in the phone number and...I HATED when there was a 0 in the phone number and I let my finger out too soon and had to start over from the beginning. ;-)Reehttp://hotfessional.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77862361655857881972009-04-24T21:37:00.000-04:002009-04-24T21:37:00.000-04:00Too funny! And true. . . it makes me think of my p...Too funny! And true. . . it makes me think of my parents telling me that they had "words" in their phone numbers somehow. . . Dad's girlfriend's number was like 74-Sun or something like that. Glad to know that we're now as prehistoric as our parents were.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369662617248103139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71718559010162849212009-04-24T21:24:00.000-04:002009-04-24T21:24:00.000-04:00Just yesterday, my four year old was asking me whe...Just yesterday, my four year old was asking me where we were going in the car. I said that I wasn't sure, but I had directions. He said, "Oh, from the GPS." And I said, "No, Daddy has that in his car, we're just following directions on paper." <br /><br />So he said, "Mommy, THAT won't work, we're going to need to follow Daddy." <br /><br />Oh my...<br /><br />They really are going to think I'm ancient when I explain the rotary phone. (:Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32258628745303498372009-04-24T15:48:00.000-04:002009-04-24T15:48:00.000-04:00Between the post and all the comments I'm now in a...Between the post and all the comments I'm now in a full-on depression. I feel like someone's grandmother.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361775888847203043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36960378789190667192009-04-24T13:40:00.000-04:002009-04-24T13:40:00.000-04:00Isn't it funny how he never knew that? A friend of...Isn't it funny how he never knew that? A friend of mine was driving with her nephew and her husband pulled up next to her in his car and motioned his fist in a circle in front of the window, so she rolled down her window.. he said what he wanted to say and they left. Her nephew goes... "Auntie, how did you know he wanted you to roll down the window when he did that?" The kid has never been in a car where you didn't press a button to have the windo roll down automatically! What is the future generation going to do for that signal? I can see them now, one finger out pointing down imitating holding down the little button! So funny!Katrina Hazel, Recruitment Herohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804003144253500833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77097049256813420502009-04-24T12:30:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:30:00.000-04:00For grins, you should tell him all about party lin...For grins, you should tell him all about party lines. And then? Explain how the cord chained you in one place while you spoke on the phone. <br />I still have a phone like that, it's the only one that works when the power goes out here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-79989883533931892292009-04-24T12:28:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:28:00.000-04:00LOL, I've had that conversation! My 9yo walks arou...LOL, I've had that conversation! My 9yo walks around the house when he is on the phone. Sometimes I wish I could tether him with a corded phone! When I told them about record albums, they wanted to see one, and then they asked to hear one... because it looked so weird, surely it must sound different...<br /><br />And it drives me crazy that there is only a CD player in my van. No more tape deck option. What will I ever do with all of those cassette tapes?Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16705613736966783261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-10946971367143062862009-04-24T10:18:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:18:00.000-04:00A while back my son wanted to decorate his room wi...A while back my son wanted to decorate his room with our albums. He asked if he could borrow those 'big black frisbees'.Mrs. Ohtobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089074143426605410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-56912396286224529062009-04-24T02:28:00.000-04:002009-04-24T02:28:00.000-04:00I love it, but I'm not sure whether to laugh or cr...I love it, but I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry! I ALSO REMEMBER THE DIALEY PHONES! <br /><br />And, I also remember having a party-line when we lived on the farm (we had to share a phone line with 3 other families because there were not enough, so you had to wait until someone was off the phone to use it)<br /><br />Try explaining THAT one to your kids. <br /><br />I'm going to go search for some botox.Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648306344915919991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-22511019697545558352009-04-24T01:45:00.000-04:002009-04-24T01:45:00.000-04:00I actually had this conversation with my 9 year ol...I actually had this conversation with my 9 year old about a month ago. He was fascinated about the dialing thing. Couldn't get over it---actually laughed about it----kids....Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305357810894657905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-85377278622404321832009-04-24T01:10:00.000-04:002009-04-24T01:10:00.000-04:00My dad had a rotary phone for the longest time. It...My dad had a rotary phone for the longest time. It would also annoy me when I would ask for a relatives phone number and he would say Diamond XXXX. Why not just say the 7 numbers?MamaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292770635882617674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-85620987532840655702009-04-24T01:06:00.000-04:002009-04-24T01:06:00.000-04:00Sometime last year, my daughter called to me - in ...Sometime last year, my daughter called to me - in a panicky voice - "Mama! The TV is broken!!!"<br /><br />I go into the living room.<br /><br />"Look, there aren't any colors!"<br /><br />And that's how old movies taught my kids about the olden days. <br /><br />I have GOT to tell them about the phones.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-18348913869017524242009-04-24T00:08:00.000-04:002009-04-24T00:08:00.000-04:00Speaking of the Flintstones...My students love to ...Speaking of the Flintstones...My students love to illustrate the ethical issues of persuasive advertising with a clip of an old Winston commercial: Fred and Barney standing around while Wilma and Betty do yard maintenance, remarking that they just can't bear to watch their wives working so hard. So they sneak off behind a big rock where they can't see the girls, and puff away on their Winstons. Shocking, say my students, how they used to market cigarettes to kids!<br /><br />I have to defuse the riot by telling them "The Flintstones" was originally the 1950's equivalent of "Family Guy." It was aimed at an adult audience. <br /><br />What never fails to shock ME is that my students assume *I* was part of that adult audience.Kalynne Pudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804224012895512550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-57464360211120880702009-04-24T00:02:00.000-04:002009-04-24T00:02:00.000-04:00That's so funny. All that dialing does seem like a...That's so funny. All that dialing does seem like a long time ago.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-40763998001561419282009-04-23T23:14:00.000-04:002009-04-23T23:14:00.000-04:00We went to our inlaws cabin a couple of years ago....We went to our inlaws cabin a couple of years ago. My then 10 year old son wanted to know could he make a call. We said sure, the phone is right there on the wall(rotary dial of course). It blew his mind. He kept looking for the buttons to push!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103449769917847211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-61369072011232240072009-04-23T22:48:00.000-04:002009-04-23T22:48:00.000-04:00Yep - those twisted up cords and I remember using ...Yep - those twisted up cords and I remember using a pencil to dial so I wouldn't break a nail.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36471606550238643932009-04-23T20:05:00.000-04:002009-04-23T20:05:00.000-04:00Remember how annoying it was when someone had "0" ...Remember how annoying it was when someone had "0" in their number?!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-17574933355444381182009-04-23T19:37:00.000-04:002009-04-23T19:37:00.000-04:00Remember when you actually had to stand near the p...Remember when you actually had to stand near the phone because it had a cord? So you'd have to stretch your way into a closet in order to gossip without eavesdroppers.Hildiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825826597565796467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-89072865561800939292009-04-23T18:34:00.000-04:002009-04-23T18:34:00.000-04:00my kiddo seemed similarly confused by a walkman.
...my kiddo seemed similarly confused by a walkman.<br /><br />i laughed really hard a few months later in toysrus at the hannah montana boom box... labeled as a boombox. im thinking they were selling that one at the parents, not the kids.<br />http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3268862Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-18794829022830235042009-04-23T18:15:00.000-04:002009-04-23T18:15:00.000-04:00We had it so hard compared to these kids nowadays!...We had it so hard compared to these kids nowadays! <br /><br />It amazes me that my kids will never know a time when you can't pause TV.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065962367181064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-81467249760121382622009-04-23T17:21:00.000-04:002009-04-23T17:21:00.000-04:00Try explaining how we had to get up and turn a kno...Try explaining how we had to get up and turn a knob to change the tv channel. We actually shared a phone line with other families. Remember party lines? And when I was young, Michael Jackson was still black, sang great songs and nobody made fun of him.Funny in My Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281231657407206988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-50055697287831971482009-04-23T17:17:00.000-04:002009-04-23T17:17:00.000-04:00The best part of course is that we still use the t...The best part of course is that we still use the term "dial" for entering the phone number into the device! I love showing my kids old movies where the people picked up the phone and asked the operator to connect them to a specific family...we're not SO old!<br />PaxElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.com