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"Do you forget how to..."

...say the alphabet when you get old?

Because my mum now calls my MP3 player an MPV player and DVDs are now know as discs.

Anyone else have such problems?

Goatboy wrote:
> Betamax sucked ass.
> Only the poor kids had Betamax, and you used to hit them.
> The casettes were tiny but the machines were enormous. I remember
> when we got our first video and the amazement at taping something
> from any of the 3 channels....I feel ancient.
> I also remember when tv used to go off air at 11:30ish and Channel 4
> being launched.
>
> Bah

My parents first video was a Betamax recorded. Smaller that the current VHS I've currently got, smaller tapes and better picture quality. Class machine. I also had a massive amount of videos (copied, not that I'd do that now) for it. All cult classics. Ahhhh, the days.

If you want a bulky Video player, try the ancient Phillips player. Double sided tapes, top loader, and the unit is nearly as big as an Xbox ;)

I remember our first telly - it was black and white.
I remember our first video - it had a wireless remote control!
I remember my first computer had 32Kb of RAM.
I remember playing Doom on my 486 DX66.

Now *I* feel old.

JC941 wrote:
> I caught mother

Are you Norman Bates?

I caught mother trying to open our dvd tray with a knife the other day. There was nothing wrong with it. When I pressed the open button and there it popped out, she said "It didnt work for me". oh dear.

Betamax sucked ass.
Only the poor kids had Betamax, and you used to hit them.
The casettes were tiny but the machines were enormous. I remember when we got our first video and the amazement at taping something from any of the 3 channels....I feel ancient.
I also remember when tv used to go off air at 11:30ish and Channel 4 being launched.

Bah

my nan calls dvd's VD's...VD is a STD tho innit?

Heheheh, how did you get that mixed up?!!

: ^ |

Timmargh wrote:
> ... but then she is 142 years old.

Sorry - did I say 142? I meant 63.

LOL. 142.. not bad!