The Yellow Pages

[Softball Bat]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages?

A DVD player?
A FAX machine?
A real alarm clock?
A flip phone? - I still have one
Pay for a monthly land line? - I bet Wolfie does :)
Used a card catalog?
Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - RIP, Wagon!
Used a phone booth?
Used a highway map?
Played a vinyl album? - Wolfie, Smackie?
Who wears a wrist watch?



Bill Maher said (in the late '90s, and paraphrasing) the Internet is a flash-in-the-pan. It will die out. All it is really good for is jerking off.

Big whiff on that one.

[Wolfman]

You lose on one thing--ditched the land line some time ago, even getting MrsO used to her own cell phone. Don't have any vinyl, gave it all to my son in law in Buffalo who is a retro collector. I wear a wrist watch when I go any place for any length of time. It's a cheap Timex analog watch, good for a quick look see of the time. A lot easier that going to the hassle of getting my cell phone out of my pocket to see what time it is. I subscribe to the local fish wrap on dead trees, The Fort Myers News-Press, mainly for the puzzles, local sports, and a couple cartoons. Got a DVD player mostly for Mrs.O's work out DVDs. Been on line even before the www.com stuff. Used Alta-Vista before Google. Anyone remember "jughead" and "veronica" ? And I don't mean the cartoons.

[Mikey]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages?

A DVD player?
I recently moved a TV from the living room to the bedroom to make room for new one. Tested the DVD player when making the connections, but haven't actually used it in recent memory

A FAX machine?
No FAX machine but used email FAX services a few times in the past year or so.

A real alarm clock?
Does a clock radio count?

A flip phone? - I still have one
Still have a few in a drawer but not used for many years.

Pay for a monthly land line? - I bet Wolfie does :)
I have VOIP on Spectrum. Does that count? The wife isn't ready to give it up though 99.9% of the calls are screened and never answered.


Used a card catalog?
Haven't been to a library in years. I have an old rolodex stashed away but haven't looked at it in memory.

Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - RIP, Wagon!
We still get the LA Times delivered. Also the weekly local "village news."

Used a phone booth?
Haven't even seen one in years.

Used a highway map?
We usually get a set of AAA maps for any road trip. They're quite useful when planning out a route (we're gonna take real soon). Helps to get an overall perspective that's not always centered on your immediate location.

Played a vinyl album? - Wolfie, Smackie?
Still have most of my old vinyl. Prolly a few months since I broke any out. I've also picked up a few limited edition pressings on Record Store days.

Who wears a wrist watch?
In. I use it a lot for timer functions, etc. A lot more convenient than using a cell phone.


Bill Maher said (in the late '90s, and paraphrasing) the Internet is a flash-in-the-pan. It will die out. All it is really good for is jerking off.

Big whiff on that one.

[The Whistle Is Screaming]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages?

A DVD player?
Funny, I just dug one out for the daughter as she got the Harry Potter DVD set for hannukah. Probably hasn't seen used in a decade, but it worked.

A FAX machine?
EFax at work, but rarely used.

A real alarm clock?
I use a clock radio.


A flip phone?
Uh, no, but some old ones in a drawer somewhere.


Pay for a monthly land line?
Magic Jack - VoIP for $39 a year, works just as well as Spectrum.


Used a card catalog?
Not since college days.


Have a KC Star newspaper subscription?
Local rag isn't worth it.


Used a phone booth?
I have an old payphone in my basement, I don't remember how it was acquired.


Used a highway map?
I keep an atlas in all the cars, I like a good paper map sometimes.


Played a vinyl album?
Not in decades :-(


Who wears a wrist watch?
Have a new Galaxy watch coming any day, have several "regular" watches at home, but haven't had a daily wear for a while (hence the Galaxy).



Bill Maher said (in the late '90s, and paraphrasing) the Internet is a flash-in-the-pan. It will die out. All it is really good for is jerking off.

Big whiff on that one.

[Softball Bat]

A FAX machine?
EFax at work

No FAX machine but used email FAX services a few times in the past year or so.

Ditto.

I wear a wrist watch when I go any place for any length of time. It's a cheap Timex analog watch, good for a quick look see of the time. A lot easier that going to the hassle of getting my cell phone out of my pocket to see what time it is.

Good point.

If your phone is in your pocket most of the time you stand in contrast to what seems like 90% of the population that can't keep their eyes off their phone for 2 minutes.

Their phone is their god.

[Screw_Michigan]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages?

A DVD player?--Long time ago
A FAX machine?--Long time ago
A real alarm clock?--Is a clock radio a "real" alarm clock?
A flip phone?--Maybe in a box somewhere
Pay for a monthly land line? - I bet Wolfie does :)--NO
Used a card catalog?--NO, probably Rockabilia back in the day
Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - RIP, Wagon!--YES, I subscribe to the Post
Used a phone booth?--2008
Used a highway map?--2008
Played a vinyl album? - Wolfie, Smackie?--FOREVER
Who wears a wrist watch?--YES, A REAL WATCH

Bill Maher said (in the late '90s, and paraphrasing) the Internet is a flash-in-the-pan. It will die out. All it is really good for is jerking off.

Big whiff on that one.

Too bad Bill wasn't right about that. The interwebs is bad, the US was better before it.

[Bill in Houston]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages?

A DVD player?
Nah, not in many years.

A FAX machine?
Only via fax through email.

A real alarm clock?
You mean like with an analog bell? How freakin old are you?

A flip phone? - I still have one

Got about ten in a drawer that haven’t been touched in years. What to do with them?

Pay for a monthly land line? - I bet Wolfie does :)
Huh? Why the hell would you bother?

Used a card catalog?
No. I have three library catalogs and their respective networks on my phone/computer

Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - RIP, Wagon!

I have three daily papers delivered hard copy, and pay for several other online subscriptions.


Used a phone booth?
To make a phone call?
Maybe Twenty five years ago?

Used a highway map?
I use topographic maps for outdoor stuff , but highways? Not in a decade or more.

Played a vinyl album? - Wolfie, Smackie?

Play vinyl almost daily.
I also buy vinyl about once a week.
Oh yeah, the equipment I use is still old vacuum tubes, no transistors!


Who wears a wrist watch?
Every day. I have several.



Bill Maher said (in the late '90s, and paraphrasing) the Internet is a flash-in-the-pan. It will die out. All it is really good for is jerking off.

Big whiff on that one.

[Softball Bat]

Too bad Bill wasn't right about that. The interwebs is bad, the US was better before it.

Spoken like a man who has now worn some tread off the tires.
That means you have too much gray hair now, and you can't piss as hard as you once could. :)


During what decade of your life do you think America was at its best?

For me it was probably the 80s.

Since 9/11 there has been a steady decline -- and one could argue that the nation has never recovered from it.

[2021]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages? (decades)

A DVD player? (about two years ago)

A FAX machine? (couple of times a year, have a couple of old timer customers that refuse to join the interwebs)

A real alarm clock? (early 90's?)

A flip phone? - I still have one (still have a couple in the office drawer, probably early 2000's since they were turned on)

Pay for a monthly land line? - I bet Wolfie does :) (see fax machine)

Used a card catalog? (high school?)

Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - RIP, Wagon! (No)

Used a phone booth? (when we carried beepers)

Used a highway map? (before smart phones)

Played a vinyl album? - Wolfie, Smackie? (80's)

Who wears a wrist watch? (Always wear one when fishing and golfing)

[Mikey]

For me it was probably the 80s.

Better music in the 70s. The weed is a lot more potent now, though.

[Kierland]

For me it was probably the 80s.

Better music in the 70s. The weed is a lot more potent now, though.

On average maybe but the best weed ever was old-school actual Thai stick.

[Mikey]

For me it was probably the 80s.

Better music in the 70s. The weed is a lot more potent now, though.

On average maybe but the best weed ever was old-school actual Thai stick.

That was truly a classic product. Then we started getting "Fallbrook red hair" years before I ever knew where Fallbrook was. That good old CA homus grownus sinsemilla was a thing of beauty.

[Mikey]

Thai stick.

Wasn't that laced with Something else like some opium derivative? Anyway, this one time . . . A long time ago . . .

We were driving back from someplace in Colorado, and had some thai sticks. Everything was fine until somebody decided to roll a joint out of the shake in the bag. In about 20 minutes we had to stop in Cortez, and try to regain control. Way too much something, way to high it was not fun. Guy who rolled joint kept yelling his heart was pounding. I was trying to breath. About an hour later we moved on. Probably "best" ever.

Good times.

Your one mistake probably was not carrying a sufficient supply of Doritos Nacho Cheese tortilla chips.

[Smackie Chan]

old-school actual Thai stick.

Not sure how it would compare THC-wise, but it sure was damn tasty. Closest I've found anytime recently that compares to the flavor is a strain called Alien Orange Cookies. Really sweet & pretty stony.

[The Whistle Is Screaming]

I could use some of that thai stick or orange cookie right now....

Current situation (well from this morning)



That's my minivan under there btw.

41 fucking inches, not even a typical Dinsdale skank wants 41" at one time.

[Softball Bat]

Brutal, TWIS.

Good luck!

[Dinsdale]

41 fucking inches, not even a typical Dinsdale skank wants 41" at one time.

Don't be silly.

That takes 5 thrusts.

[Wolfman]

Be careful TWIS. Moving all that frozen water around can be a killer. An old friend back in CNY passed away yesterday after dealing with 3 feet of it.

[BSmack]

A DVD player? We traded up to a BluRay about 5 years ago. Good for kids movies mostly. Going to get a portable hdmi Blu Ray drive for my laptop so I can convert the DVD collection.
A FAX machine? 11 years ago. To upload some FSA docs. Now they get scanned and uploaded as pdf documents.
A real alarm clock? Use the Amazon Echo alarm function
A flip phone? - 12 years ago
Pay for a monthly land line? - 2006 was the last time I had a land line
Used a card catalog? - Not since college
Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - I subscribe to the NY Times and the local fishwrap. Both Digitaly
Used a phone booth? Sometime in the 90s.
Used a highway map? I forget when. Maybe 2006.
Played a vinyl album? - Not since the late 90s
Who wears a wrist watch? Never wear one. The bands drive me nuts.

[kcdave]

Have a KC Star newspaper subscription?

Guilty.
Hits the driveway on Sundays .... and digital 24/7.

[smackaholic]

When was the last time you used the yellow pages?

A DVD player?-within the last month
A FAX machine?-5 years maybe, as a Navy reservist. The military seemed to like to hold onto the fax machine for some reason.
A real alarm clock?- wife still uses it.
A flip phone? - I still have one-Almost 7 years.
Pay for a monthly land line? - I bet Wolfie does :) -still have one
Used a card catalog?- at library? 7 or 8 years, maybe?
Have a KC Star newspaper subscription? - RIP, Wagon! Haven't had a paper subscription in decades. The Hartford Courant, oldest continually published paper in the country is shutting their offices tomorrow. It will still publish with their employees working from home.
Used a phone booth? 10-15 years maybe?
Used a highway map?-a few months. Still like maps.
Played a vinyl album? - Wolfie, Smackie? Never had LPs. Played 45s as a little kid. By the time I got to Album buying age, they were cassettes.
Who wears a wrist watch?- 2.5 years ago on overnight backpacking trip with Boy Scouts to Mt Washington. Still have one, might wear at some time.



Bill Maher said (in the late '90s, and paraphrasing) the Internet is a flash-in-the-pan. It will die out. All it is really good for is jerking off.

Big whiff on that one.

Maher is a douche.

[Softball Bat]

Bill Maher0n?


:)

[Softball Bat]

Btw, check out this short video of D. Letterman (with B. Gates) making fun of the internet in 1995.

[Mikey]

[Slap]

The yellow pages is the newspaper I've trained my dog to piss on.

[Innocent Bystander]

Remember when the Yellow Pages had escorts and 900 numbers listed? Pepperidge Farms does ...

You should install a door for your pup, Slap. What breed is he?

[Slap]

You should install a door for your pup, Slap. What breed is he?

Dachshund.

[Innocent Bystander]

Post a pic of the pup, Slap. It's the holidays. Be of good cheer.

[Softball Bat]

A flip phone?

Hold the phone...

[Innocent Bystander]

A flip phone?

Hold the phone...

NFL blocked the video :(. Is there another version?

[Softball Bat]

[Dinsdale]

It was probably Tom Brady on the phone, asking how the weather was.

[Innocent Bystander]

This video contains content from NFL, which has blocked etc etc...


(oh well. Thank you for trying, Pops.)

Dinsdale, why was Brady traded, and why is Cam in Foxborough?

[Softball Bat]

This video contains content from NFL, which has blocked etc etc...


(oh well. Thank you for trying, Pops.)

Click the link and you can watch it on youtube.

[Screw_Michigan]

I hope the Bills wiped their cranks on the Pats' curtains before they left Monday night.

[Dinsdale]

Dinsdale, why was Brady traded, and why is Cam in Foxborough?

Brady has never been traded in his career. They have this thing called "free agency," and... nevermind.

Cam is likely in NE because the Pats needed a QB (badly), and Scam wanted a job.

Seems pretty simple.

[Innocent Bystander]

That's not simple at all. If Brady is all that, why not do everything in your power to keep him? Why let him go in the first place?

[Softball Bat]

His age.
And if you look at his numbers, it could have been imagined that he was in a decline from which he would not regain previous form.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... adTo00.htm


40+ year old QBs have not won Super Bowls.