JakeBrake
Full time employment: Posting here.
Remember these?
I was fascinated by the table top juke remotes, but I was too cheap (LBYM ?) to put any money in them.
Remember these?
I recently paid a premium price on Ebay for an ashtray for my '95 GMC pick up. The '95 GMC was ahead of its time in that it had 3 12V outlets in the ashtray and when the original ashtray broke, it was a real inconvenience.Automobile ash trays.
Transistor Radios
Sony Walkman
Atari games
Betamax VCR
AMC Pacer
With all the GPS jamming devices available today, this one is poised for a comeback.Gumby said:Celestial Navigation
Fondue.
Or in some forumsThe ability to tell non-politically correct jokes in public
Automobile ash trays.
I would beg to differ about the station wagon.... look at the Honda Venza and a few other whatever they are called now.... that is a station wagon if I ever saw one.... just raising it up a bit does not change what it is...
Could that happen to Microsoft and the Window OS?
Microsoft Could Be Obsolete By 2017: Gartner Report | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance
"A report released by Gartner, the technology research and advisory firm, forecasts that by 2017 shipments of devices using Google’s Android operating system will dwarf shipments of Windows PCs and phones. Shipments of Apple iPhones and iPads will be almost at parity with devices powered by Microsoft.
“Microsoft could be completely irrelevant in three or four years if they can’t make headway in the smartphone or tablet market, where they’ve been struggling,” says The Daily Ticker's Henry Blodget."
I was thinking I no longer had need for an old "church-key" beer can opener, but then I had an urge for condensed milk for my coffee. Luckily I found one buried in the kitchen junk draw (next to the Ronson lighter).
Sadly, it is now all too common for louts to wear those stupid baseball caps indoors: especially while eating in restaurants.I remember when men had manners enough to remove their hats indoors.
Sadly, it is now all too common for louts to wear those stupid baseball caps indoors: especially while eating in restaurants.
I used to think that this was exclusively an American habit, but unfortunately the disease has crossed the border and is slowly spreading northward.
.... implement a dress code for speech day. Sweats and a stained shirt just don't lend credibility to your speech...
Except for ER, of course
Speaking of which, I hope that you are able to cure your students of the habit of 'upspeak' (a.k.a. high rising terminal, rising inflection).Sweats and a stained shirt just don't lend credibility to your speech.
We have become a society which is in the relentless pursuit of the lowest possible price, and in that respect we're getting what we've shown willing to pay for -- not much.Customer Service - not at all obsolete, but has definitely died in our modern culture!
Sadly, it is now all too common for louts to wear those stupid baseball caps indoors: especially while eating in restaurants.
I used to think that this was exclusively an American habit, but unfortunately the disease has crossed the border and is slowly spreading northward.
At least you're wearing your spats, right? No, don't tell me!Wow - I never thought of myself as a lout until now. I'm wearing a stupid baseball cap now while I'm watching tv from my couch.
How about film-based cameras? Though I would say that many of them still take better pictures than digital ones.