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13d ago
inThe $2 thrift store VHS that beat our 4K streaming pick
Ha, that's amazing! Okay but real question here, was the tape actually snapped and skipping, or was that a single, very committed explosion with three different camera angles? I've had a few thrift store gems, but my best find was a 1994 exercise video where the instructor's mic kept cutting in and out, so she was just silently lunging for like five minutes straight. You gotta wonder if the people donating these knew exactly what chaos they were unleashing.
1mo ago
inGrandpa's gas station sign finally made sense to me
Man, that dinosaur logo takes me back. But here's the thing nobody talks about, those old stations didn't just sell gas, they sold trust. My grandpa used to say you could tell a lot about a town by who ran the local Sinclair or Texaco, like they were the mayor or something. The logos were almost like badges of honor for the whole community. You don't get that with the generic chains now, it's just the same boring sign on every corner. Makes you wonder if we lost more than the artwork, we lost that personal connection.
1mo ago
inFound 9,000 selfies of my old flip phone on a dead SD card
Those 9,000 selfies were probably backups of backups anyway... most flip phones only stored like 500 at a time.