Things Rarely Seen Anymore

[Wirey]

 

[Aupmanyav]

Flying kites in March

Though March is a good time to fly kites but the children have their exams at that time here. April/May/June are too hot to fly kites. We fly kites in August (Indian Independence Day, the month of Shravana in the rainy season). Pakistan had its tradition of flying kites in March (Basant, Spring), but clerics feel it is a residual practice from Hinduism and oppose it. And clerics rule Pakistan.

 

[Quagmire]

Courtesy.

 

[Stevicus]

Haven't seen car phones in a very long time. Skate boards I only see on videos these days, used to be kids on those all the time, it's all kick scooters now?

I still see people on skateboards quite often, actually.

 

[Stevicus]

honest politicians

When did we ever see those?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

What other things are seldom seen these days?

Come to Australia, you'll see payphones. Possibly not bigfoot, though...

The reason Australia still has 24,573 payphones

 

[Stevicus]

purple mimeographs

Ah yes. Kids today can't even understand the humor of this scene:

 

[Stevicus]

Has anyone mentioned 8-track tapes yet? I also recall an adapter which could be used to play cassette tapes in an 8-track tape player.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Courtesy.

Whilst correct, it's worth remembering there are two sides to the coin...

 

[Thief]

When did we ever see those?

Roosevelt?

maybe Lincoln.....
yeh Lincoln

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Thief]

Polaroid cameras

I still have mine

but they don't make the film packs anymore

 

[Quagmire]

Whilst correct, it's worth remembering there are two sides to the coin...

Gee thanks man, cuz ya know, I fell asleep in 1961 and just woke up a cpl hours ago.

Btw, how' did all that "We're sending a man to the moon" nonsense resolve itself?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Gee thanks man, cuz ya know, I fell asleep in 1961 and just woke up a cpl hours ago.

Btw, how' did all that "We're sending a man to the moon" nonsense resolve itself?

Seemed to go okay, most people fell for it.

 

[Thief]

hand held calculators with only the four basic arithmetic functions

and they were sooooooo expensive...!!!!!!!

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Polaroid cameras

I still have mine

but they don't make the film packs anymore

Sure they do! Polaroids are quite the thing with kids...

Fuji Instax Mini 9 Camera Ice Blue | Officeworks

 

[Stevicus]

Black and white TV sets.

 

[Thief]

Sure they do! Polaroids are quite the thing with kids...

Fuji Instax Mini 9 Camera Ice Blue | Officeworks

no.....not THAT one

the one with the flip up front
and the square film pack
8? shots

 

[Jumi]

Was in the airport a few days ago and saw a couple of children in their twenties each carrying a skateboard..

Kids in their twenties, that's something you didn't use to see! But it's quite normal now...

 

[Jumi]

I still see people on skateboards quite often, actually.

Must be a local thing then.