Reality Check by Dave Whamond for November 16, 2016
November 15, 2016
November 17, 2016
Transcript:
In my day, when we sent a text, we had to hit the number 3 times for each letter! And we liked it! We liked it fine! OMG! It took us 35 minutes just to type OMG!
Hey Whamond, not all of us ‘old people" are bespectacled, plaid wearing, balding, toothless scruffs. Sometimes I leave my phone at home so I can go back to life in the 90’s. Ha!
x_Tech about 8 years ago
Hey punk, in my day we had to use Morse Code.
- -. – …. .. … … ..- .. . …Olddog1 about 8 years ago
IN my day, text was a book we carried to class.
morningglory73 Premium Member about 8 years ago
I still have to push buttons 3 times for “C” “F” “I” “L” “O” etc….
brain Les about 8 years ago
In my day the phone was attached to the wall and we had a dial the number….
Carl R about 8 years ago
T9 was far better than hitting three buttons.
Wilde Bill about 8 years ago
Of course you could just use your phone to actually TALK to the person.
DenO Premium Member about 8 years ago
Hey Whamond, not all of us ‘old people" are bespectacled, plaid wearing, balding, toothless scruffs. Sometimes I leave my phone at home so I can go back to life in the 90’s. Ha!
leester39 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Who needed a phone when you had CompuServe chat rooms?
sneakysdad almost 8 years ago
i don’t do texting i told my people to either call and talk or leave me alone. It worked they don’t bother me!!
formathe almost 8 years ago
phones?? phones?? we used semaphore.
Mike H almost 8 years ago
I think there was something called TTY text but it was only for deaf people.