tombs, i bet there was no broadband when you was a wee boy

my kids don't believe me that there was no broadband 10 years ago

Posted By: strap_on sally on January 11th 2010 at 14:21:15

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tombs, i bet there was no broadband when you was a wee boy (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 11, 14:21:15
- remeber zx spectrums and having the tape recorder at the right vol for loading a crap game (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 11, 14:28:10
  - nowadays kids have gameboys and everything (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:38:52
    - are they like rent boys only for kids? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:39:46
      - ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Jan 11, 14:41:08
      - no they are a games console with graphics (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:40:35
        
        sounds a bit dull (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:41:02
  - My kids had a second hand one for a while, till they got bored (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:32:30
  - BBC Model B here - same tape recorder! (n/m) (NCFC) - Klubsajook, Jan 11, 14:28:54
    - how middle class (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 11, 14:30:18
      - Terribly, darling. Used to sip at my Earl Grey and nibble on my crumpets while using it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Klubsajook, Jan 11, 14:30:58
        
        only posh kids and schools had bbc micro b's! (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 11, 14:40:55
- there wasn't even narrowband (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:24:53
  - as far as i can workout most blokes went to pub (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 11, 14:33:23
    - We had the Co-op - divvietastic (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:34:20
      - You can't say "divvie" these days (n/m) (NCFC) - Klubsajook, Jan 11, 14:35:03
        
        or spastic or Pa.. (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 11, 14:36:20
        
        a - brom knew (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 11, 14:37:14
        
        You can, I just did (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:35:53
  - keeping warm and looking for food (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:26:07
  - Gave their mrs and kids a good hiding (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 11, 14:25:24
    - only in yorkshire (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 11, 14:34:52
      - I suppose it was too early to develop fingers then (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 11, 14:35:41
        
        nope the ladies hit back round here (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 11, 14:41:33
        
        Nah, it was cos they didn't know whether they were a child or a wife (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:36:51
        
        lollage (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 11, 14:37:11
    - yeah, do that nowadays and social services would be all over you like a rash. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:26:26
    - that's it pants - let it all out - you will feel so much better! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 11, 14:26:09
- I don't believe you either (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 11, 14:23:31
  - Pwah, I used that in 1955, aged 4. Eat that mother (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:24:22
    - what's a T-1 line ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:25:43
      - XXL had a few pairs of them (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 11, 14:30:49
      - Well... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 11, 14:27:48
        
        that's what I thought (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:29:10
        
        Which one was Arnie again? (n/m) (NCFC) - Klubsajook, Jan 11, 14:28:38
        
        T850 Model 101 obviously (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 11, 14:32:36
        
        Bloody hell. Must be a lot of megabits in one of them. (n/m) (NCFC) - Klubsajook, Jan 11, 14:33:03
      - I've got a T line. It's like a T-1 line only it's one more. (n/m) (NCFC) - Klubsajook, Jan 11, 14:26:56
      - Haven't got a scoobie but I'm sure we used them. I remember my dad saying (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:26:53
        
        i remember record players (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 11, 14:29:56
        
        We couldn't afford a Walkman. I had one of these instead: (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 11, 14:42:16
        
        or Rhodesia and Bombay (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 11, 14:31:01
        
        Or margarine (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 11, 14:33:33

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