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Good old days
Not good days, but days nonetheless
Jun 11, 2020 2:03 PM
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Not good days, but days nonetheless
WeCanDoBetter9
...go slow, don’t let the tape twist, and DON’T crease it!
ZaroIsALemon
Kids still understand this, you aren't special
SirSage
"Like 3 people haha XD"
daddyslittleiceskateingprincess
ButtonMasherZ
But... its eyes!
Gardosurro
I didn't realize there were only 3 people over 26 on the planet, holy shit I'm lucky not to be dead yet!
spookyactionatadistance
I used to roll and flaten bills if I didn't have a pen. To be honest the bills were already rolled.
stoffelbruh
WIFE BAD, PHONE BAD, KID STUPID
TheLookAndFeelMUSIC
...and then the teenager asked me "where do I plug the book in?" LOL!!!1!!!!!1!!!
wizzlewuzzle
We call that the Dennis Miller ratio.
FilthyRaider
Which you poke in his eye...
hangar
They're gonna stab him in the eye
TumeniHits
I get it
Scezumin
wow, how long do you think people live, for 3 people to get this?
QuietAsADemonsWhisper
Use Your Illusion 1 & 2....Man those tapes took a beating and a lot of pencil surgeries.
adya2019
I laugh every time I see this. Such good memories from childhood! Thanx a bunch
Klusp
"nobody will get this" "will die in usersub" "will get downvoted to hell" = instant downvote
isaypoopythingabecausemostofyouannoyme
“Who downvotes this?!?” - right to jail.
MeanMisterClean
''This comment is underrated''
AndyBlacksmith
It's even worse when the comment was posted 10 seconds before that. Like, let the seed grow before you... idk count the flower petals?
gotkrypto
*Bic pen
Sabretooth47
I found that the clear Bic pens were far superior rewind instruments.
BklynPunisher
Sometimes you had to cut the bad part out & splice the ends back together.
youreathing
Literally everyone gets this. I dunno why young people in their 30's think they're like 9000 years old.
retailguy
Now we need a meme about 8 track tapes getting eaten and thrown out of cars in anger...'Fucking piece of shit!' and out it went.
Vegonbrei
I'm 27, still drive a car with a tape deck and have a collection of almost 200 cassettes...
carn37lake
https://youtu.be/dshmyllg2HE go to the 2:22 mark
youknowthatiknow
I bought a sweet 12 inch tv/vcr combo for my camper and buy the tapes 2 for $1.00 at the thrift store
SamArt53
Good for you! I also have a cassette player in my 46 yo car and listen to it often. I removed the original 8-track player around 1980.
StitchesAreMyJam
I’ve got a 68 silver shadow with an 8 track.
5omeCommenter
Gonna need to see that car
SamArt53
I don’t know how to upload my photos onto Imgur. It’s a 1973 VW bug I purchased in December 1973. I only drive it 5-6K miles per year now.
SamArt53
JUST reread my post after someone comment. LOL, it’s a 1974 VW bug. I’m olde af. Losing it.
customcartoons
I’ve never used a loom before, but I still now how one works!
eLUKEtrobuzz
More than 3 people are over the age of 25...
InboxMeYourBeards
Bitch I still have cassettes and I'm not even 30. Bought them at Hastings with my allowance.
somnif
But you never used a pencil, they were too skinny. You used a bic pen! The hexagonal shape fit the sprocket holes perfectly
CptNesquick
As a 23 years old dude, I must admit I don't know what's a pencil
UkranianShovelFighter
I get it. *Heavy sigh*
MyCatLovesToHateMe
Most people do. Which I guess means we have a imgur population of max 5 people.
WigglyCherry
I disagree with "three people will get this" there are 100% millions of people who know what this means. I do and I wasn't even an adult 1/2
Lurker4815162342
Yeah - the doctor needs a pencil to write the death certificate of yet another Covid-19 victim. We get it! It was literally last week!!
Idontknowjeffery
I'm 21 and absolutely remember having to do this, you'd have to be ~16 and younger to not understand this
Callmehank
Shh, people like to think that just by staying alive long enough they achieve special secret knowledge.
MyCatLovesToHateMe
Exactly, everyone except maybe generation Z will most likely get this. It was only what, 15-20 years ago?
Kuremisago
Same with literally every post that uses the 'Am I the the only one...' meme. You're never the only one.
OhMyYoureSexxy
Am I the only one who is me?
Kuremisago
Lurker4815162342
Doppelgangerly question.
WigglyCherry
At that time. 2/2
Shogoloth
I'm still in college and I get it
Absolarix
We've still got a plastic briefcase-looking thing full of these things. No bloody clue what to do with 'em lol
AndyBlacksmith
This is what old people who don't realize people in their 20s had tapes when they were kids say.
OlderWiser
Yeah I had 8 tracks till I was up in my 20s.
pleasesendcows
I'm 18 and grew up with cassettes. I still use them regularly too
parkerh17
In their defense, i'm 22 and we had cds, vhs tapes, but still cds. A "portable radio, not an iphone", but still cds. No tapes.
GrouchyMarx
I'm a millenial, still have tapes. I still buy tapes. I collect music. Some new albums in certain genres are ONLY released in tape format.
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
29. I had them. My brother is 24. He briefly had them, too. Old media formats don't vanish when the latest version comes around.
CynthiasCat
I just turned 20 and i had these...
funkymonk017
A 16 year old I worked with at my last job knew what vhs tapes were but called them "those boxy dvd things".
lubbadubs
4DEmperor
My older sister is 29 and her first car had a cassette player and I'd use an old boom box to make mixtapes for her. The tech isnt that old.
dashers
Audio tapes didn't die out until well into the post-ipod world for portable audio. They were more convenient than CDs on the move.
dashers
I'm guessing 2005 as probably the time they became a rare legacy.
Theoldredeyes
20 now I don't think they remember 30 yes. My brother is in his 20 he barely remembers VHS.
youremindmeofthebabewhatbabe
26 definitely had tapes definitely recorded my own tapes off the radio
BahamutBBob
I was part of a golden era. CD burners and Napster were the cool thing when I was in high school.
futureiscold258
I had these until i was 10 im in my mid 20s now....
Youhavinagiraffe
I owned one music cassette tape and that was Will Smith's "Wild Wild West"... I was not one of the cool kids
AndyBlacksmith
That was a dope tape though
DubiousFacts
Exactly, same with the 90's kids bullshit, like they think silly putty and tmnt ceased to exist on january 1st 2000.
StillNotYouTube
OK but if you used audio tapes after 2000, you're a little weird.
funkymonk017
Some bands still release cassettes to be retro. 8 tracks on the other hand...
Giantengineer
Yeah, 24 now but I had tapes til I was 15 or so. Granted we had CDs in the house from like age 5 up but tapes had all the classics.
AndyBlacksmith
Yeah and also many parents would complain that CDs get damaged easier.
bekkayya
Please let me have the self awareness to realize when I start saying that kids dont understand how hard we had it with keyboards orsomething
mt77932
My 2006 Elantra came with a tape deck.
Thisisallyourfault
Yup. Used to get into my parent's collection and play them on an old stereo.
customcartoons
Saw a hipster taking polaroids at the Grand Canyon with a camera I was sure was older than he was!
BladeRan
I never owned a tape but I have had to rewind a tape more than once on a car journey. People forget the car adaptors existed for iPods
glacialbae
I've never seen a cassette adapter that actually had tape in it though.
BladeRan
They work by manipulating the heads directly so no tape required. The point was more about how tape didn’t disappear as soon as CDs came out
AndyBlacksmith
But that point doesn't make sense in this case because the joke is that you rewind it with a pencil.. You wouldn't know you ever had to do
AndyBlacksmith
that if youd only used those adapters.
Cadpig
People don't seem to realize that digital media is still fairly new. I still had tapes until I was probably 13, and I'm 29 now
Somniphagore
I'm 20 and have never personally used a tape, but every person I know my age still gets this reference.
EverythingThatFallsToTheGroundIsMine
They’re shockingly durable and surprisingly satisfying to insert and eject. For clarity, I’m still talking about cassette tapes.
xSocksMan
Had em when I was a kid, 23
MyCatLovesToHateMe
Yea, everyone except generation Z will most likely get this.
xSocksMan
Mostly correct, but some will
8hourgamer
A car I had up until 2018 came with a tape deck. I had the footloose soundtrack in it for when I got tired of local radio.
Wisperer
Bruh I had like 10 mix tapes I made and played them all the time. 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. Loved that Car. Totaled it sadly :(
Anakindergarden
I know, right? People act like the walkman came out 80 years ago. There are just so much now, that it seems longer between every new thing.
Cadpig
I grew up in the 90s. There was insane progress speed ups so that really feels like the case
Anakindergarden
Yeah me 2. The 90s felt like 30 years in technology terms to me.
DucksDontBackDown
That’s what I think when I see this. I’m 31 but if I had them I know people younger did too at some point
ChaneDawg
Hey! I'm 31 too!
AndyBlacksmith
I'm 28, definitely had them and friends did too.
Enoan
21, faintly remember floppies, most of the kids music I grew up with was on tape
whattoreadnext0
I'm 19 and I still have VHS tapes. They were my favourite as a kid
MrSyth
I'm 22 and I had tapes, VHS, a walkman, the whole shebang.
Dragoro2022
I'm 21 and only missed out on a few cool things, but I still understand most of it
hannaFitPrince
23 and same
AjaxMaior
So like...how old were you when you jammed to it? I was like 5 when CDs came about...I'm 31 too
peasizedbladder
Tapes stayed around for a looong time after CDs appeared. I'm 20 and own lots of old tapes that I listen to in my car and home stereo.
AjaxMaior
I know, I just surmised that most people transitioned the CDs....kinda like CDs now
ChaneDawg
I'm 31 too! 88 baby
keshro
'88 gang represent
iamthisguy247
Yeah I guess I find it a bit surprising. I feel like most people made the switch to CDs mid 90s. Downloading MP3s around 2000. So I >
AndyBlacksmith
Well CDs were around, but many of the portable CD players skilled if you so much as walked around with them so tapes were way better.
AndyBlacksmith
Skipped*
iamthisguy247
True. I just found once I started buying CDs I stopped by cassettes. Only had cassettes if made a copy of someone’s CD. Until I had a burner
iamthisguy247
Rahava
The poor move onto newer technology at a slower rate. I'm 25 and I had cassettes from my father and used VHS till I was about ten I think
iamthisguy247
Yeah that’s the part I wasn’t considering (people listening to parents or siblings cassettes). Probably similar to how I listened to old >
iamthisguy247
< vinyl records from my parents. Or my own kids sometimes watch old VHS tapes from my wife and me.