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I know I'm young...but how did college social stuff work before cell phones?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:00 am
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:00 am
Did you just make plans to meet somewhere via a landline and just hope everyone showed up? Were people more reliable back then?
I guess it's my generation and I think we are too attached to the damn things but they do make life way easier.
I guess it's my generation and I think we are too attached to the damn things but they do make life way easier.
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:01 am to tween the hedges
We had pagers, don't hate.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:02 am to tween the hedges
And how were arguments settled before Google?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:02 am to tween the hedges
People had to be more reliable. Couldn't text an excuse or warn someone you were running late.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:03 am to tween the hedges
You enjoyed the company you where with much more then than you do know. You made plans, stuck to them, then didn't ignore everyone your were with by keeping your head down playing on a damn phone.
Life was less stressful.
Life was less stressful.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:04 am to tween the hedges
We always grouped up at a friend's apartment ahead of time and beeped people to see where they were, then we went out in packs. We also had codes we would beep each other to say where we were. We had cellphones, but it was like $50 for 100 minutes or some shite.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:04 am to tween the hedges
carrier pigeons
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:05 am to toosleaux
Pagers were actually widespread? I know my dad had one for business but I didn't know college kids used them 
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:05 am to tween the hedges
Yes. You had to be social and talk to people. People were more reliable.
IDK how college stuff is now but the works is generally less reliable.
IDK how college stuff is now but the works is generally less reliable.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:05 am to KingRanch
quote:I had to go to Middleton Library once, and photocopy some magazine article, to win a bet w my roommate that Yvonne Goolagong was an Aborigine.
how were arguments settled before Google
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:05 am to OWLFAN86
Smoke signals worked well too.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:06 am to tween the hedges
I used pay phones a lot. Had phone #s written down on old receipts
A few times you would wait around and waste time unsure whether somebody was gonna show up or not. Been late to a few hunts and fishing because of that.
A few times you would wait around and waste time unsure whether somebody was gonna show up or not. Been late to a few hunts and fishing because of that.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:06 am to tween the hedges
In the mid 90's pagers were very popular.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:07 am to tween the hedges
I had a beeper from 7th grade to college. My parents loved it because they could find me when I was out playing. When I got to high school, I didn't come home til late because of sports and they could get ahold of me then too. Everyone had one pretty much.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:07 am to toosleaux
Back in the old days people talked to each other. You could even buy drugs and get laid. Imagine that.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:08 am to Mung
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I had to go to Middleton Library once, and photocopy some magazine article, to win a bet w my roommate that Yvonne Goolagong was an Aborigine.
That's awesome
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:10 am to KingRanch
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And how were arguments settled before Google?
Encyclopedias
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:10 am to OWLFAN86
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carrier pigeons
Remember that. Worked quite well, although it could be problematic in South Louisiana during hunting season.
I'm a bit older - we relied on regional versions of the Pony Express.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:12 am to Mung
That's pretty funny
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:12 am to tween the hedges
quote:We just planned to meet wherever the dinosaurs were grazing that night.....
I know I'm young...but how did college social stuff work before cell phones?
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