Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
13.10.2025 17:58 β π 21736 π 4492 π¬ 1417 π 1741
@govpritzker.illinois.gov Why are the state police being violent with protesters? Are you going to actually do something for the people you serve or just try to look like the Cool Gov to everyone else?
11.10.2025 23:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Me too.
11.10.2025 23:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There have been a couple days I have chosen to work remotely because even if Iβm not Latine, Iβve been asked if I am, and Iβm nervous. I canβt imagine how my friends who ARE Latine are coping.
11.10.2025 21:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβd heard about thisβ¦ I did not realize it happened a mile from where I lived for 17 years.
11.10.2025 18:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Ooooouch. Leaving three men on base, after a double steal!β¦ painful. π #ChicagoCubs #NLDS
10.10.2025 03:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβve been so confused about what makes the big orange man think that thereβs any possibility of a peace prize and now I get it, he thinks pretending he was involved in a possible treaty is his ticket. I mean I donβt think the committee will look at that and ignore the stuff heβs doing stateside
09.10.2025 17:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says βRIP worked really hardβ on it
happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you
05.10.2025 14:25 β π 3570 π 962 π¬ 51 π 56
Well hopefully we can come back next game. Yikes, dudes. #NLDS #Cubs
04.10.2025 19:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
White House Floats Compact for Preferential Treatment
Advocates condemned the proposal, which asked nine universities to overhaul admissions, hiring and speech policies and to suppress criticism of conservatives in exchange for more federal money.
I feel ow naive becsuse I keep being surprised by this sort of thing. This is literally the definition of censorship! How does one live with this sort of cognitive dissonance (first amendment rights and all) and not just implode due to it?
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
03.10.2025 15:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Big Brother is literally the only show where someone could watch every episode and still be called a βcasual viewerβ. So freaking weird.
29.09.2025 14:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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I hope this makes you smile.
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22.09.2025 18:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy birthday to me, a toddler with croup! Hope itβs over soon because I hate to see the babe in such discomfort. π’
19.09.2025 03:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yeah I should have gotten it accessing two sho. Hopefully Iβll remember in a week.
14.09.2025 20:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I havenβt seen any spoilers here. I generally only look at a couple accounts so donβt use it often. And I understand folks often get a good or bad edit, I just didnβt do much watching when I subbed to the feedsβbut I donβt expect folks to not spoil online, so I avoid it.
11.09.2025 17:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
So pissed that my friend spoiled the white locust thing 2 days before it aired because SHE watches some YT channel where they discuss the live feeds. *After* I told her weeks ago I didnβt want spoilers and didnβt read her texts for a few days afterward in case sheβd included one. π€¬ #bb27
11.09.2025 03:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Everything you thought was out of reach will soon prove to be far more easily accessed than you expected
08.09.2025 15:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yeah thatβs why Iβm likeβ¦ this canβt possibly be true, can it? Either the dude raped his sister and somehow didnβt get arrested, orβ¦ what? Adopted? Idk. The whole thing is weird if true and I feel like an ass even hinting at blaming this woman but the lack of curiosity is astonishing
08.09.2025 14:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I wanted to see what the OP responded so I went to the postβ¦ on the fence about its credibility. Apparently husband is listed as father on bc. Thatβ¦ what registrar would be like βyep itβs perfectly normal for a 14yo and 33yo to be married and have a childβ
08.09.2025 13:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
This manβs house is a pigsty.
07.09.2025 22:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
So embarrassing π
05.09.2025 14:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I wonder where the mom is. I saw this last night and his kids share the bed with him, and he wanted to be introduced to her kids (and introduced her to his) within a few weeks of dating. Itβs incredibly bizarre and creepy.
03.09.2025 02:25 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
I saw this one last night. She said heβs βvery protectiveβ of his kids and they share his bed. And wanted them all to share a bed at her house. (And that he wants them to share a bed when sheβs at his houseβ¦ itβs weird af.) He wouldnβt have hired a sitter.
03.09.2025 02:23 β π 39 π 1 π¬ 4 π 0
I like baseball but not enough to know what that meansβmostly watch the Cubbies when I get a chance. Just heard of banana ball a few weeks ago so missed out on that, but I am really looking forward to following this league and hopefully theyβll have a presence here in Chicago!
01.09.2025 03:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Amazing!! Thank you for sharing the handle, I will definitely check them out. My two year old daughter starts βbaby baseballβ next week and it would be great for us to see this. β€οΈβ€οΈ
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