Let's See How Old You Really Are........

kapeluza
kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
edited October 3 in Chit-Chat
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  • I_give_it_2_u_str8
    I_give_it_2_u_str8 Posts: 680 Member
    U just gave me an idea! To hell with rewinding tapes with my finger. I'm through with that. Although I hear there are these things called CD's now...
  • EdensMummy
    EdensMummy Posts: 106 Member
    This really does make me feel old...

    The answer is that when the cassette tapes used to unwind themselves in the player, you'd use the top of a biro to wind them back up again...

    !!
  • med79
    med79 Posts: 288
    I would use the pen to "cue" the tape so it would start where I wanted it to :)
    Gotta love the 80's :happy:
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    yep I'm old
  • melissabranscom
    melissabranscom Posts: 24
    LOL!!! I've rolled those tapes plenty of times with an ink pen!!
  • Jelleebean
    Jelleebean Posts: 212
    wow
    haven't thought about that in years.... damn... :cry:
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Awww I was clueless! lol xD
  • chauncyrenayCHANGED
    chauncyrenayCHANGED Posts: 788 Member
    Love this!
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    A pencil or 1/4 drive drill works...but be careful with the drill...LOL
  • philOHIO
    philOHIO Posts: 520 Member
    I still use cassette tapes, btw! I bought dozens of them when they were on clearance around 2000.
  • acasey0123
    acasey0123 Posts: 640 Member
    ohhh this makes me feel old and im only in my early 20s
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
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    You can use the pen to wind the tape back up again.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,996 Member
    Nah, let's try this

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  • emmaNEEDSskinny
    emmaNEEDSskinny Posts: 317
    i had no idea
  • Pocket_Pixi
    Pocket_Pixi Posts: 1,167 Member
    Never realized how old I really was until I looked at this picture lol
  • Soccer_chick916
    Soccer_chick916 Posts: 159 Member
    I was born in 89. My parents still had a record player and a cassette player was in our house and car well into the late 90s. Although some time in the late 90s we did get a CD player. Even though I am young I still remember it.
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    Hold the pencil and spin for FF or REV
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    OMG...anyone remember trying to write all the song track titles onto those little labels??? :bigsmile:

    Makes you wonder what will be out in another 25 years!
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    Yep, I got it. :laugh: I also remember record albums/45s and 8 tracks. I'll tell you though CDs, DVDs and Ipods are the way to go.:happy:
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
    haha wow! >_<
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,996 Member
    And

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    Holds 7 LP's!!!
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    oh...and you'd try to record songs off the radio, so there was always the DJ talking over the beginning or end...hahaha....good times!
  • Shanna_Inc86
    Shanna_Inc86 Posts: 781 Member
    Yep...didn't know about the pen rewinding trick :laugh:
    I just figured the connection was you write on the label with the pen....
  • wutamunkee
    wutamunkee Posts: 440 Member
    ohhh this makes me feel old and im only in my early 20s
  • kb455
    kb455 Posts: 679 Member
    OMG...anyone remember trying to write all the song track titles onto those little labels??? :bigsmile:

    Haha, Yes!! And I remember putting tape over the "holes" at the top of the cassette so you could record over what was already on it. :D
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    OMG...anyone remember trying to write all the song track titles onto those little labels??? :bigsmile:

    Haha, Yes!! And I remember putting tape over the "holes" at the top of the cassette so you could record over what was already on it. :D

    Oh yeah, I forgot about that...once the little tabs broke off, you couldn't record over...hahaha. Amazing how far technology has come now!
  • wannabesexymama
    wannabesexymama Posts: 367 Member
    Man I never thought I would feel so old,, Worst part is I still have a crap load of my tapes, boxed up right now cuz i cant find a new player,,, :(
  • audram420
    audram420 Posts: 838 Member
    oh...and you'd try to record songs off the radio, so there was always the DJ talking over the beginning or end...hahaha....good times!

    OMG yes...I'd get so mad and try to hit the record button right when they stopped talking...haha!! Also remember getting a cassette player put in my car and thinking i was the cooooolest kid!!
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    I didn't even have to think about it; I knew instantly, lol....but I'm only 24...that's not old; right!? =\
  • kc0kiu
    kc0kiu Posts: 28 Member
    Yes, I remember them all!! Making "special" tapes for your friends/BFs. MY brother, sister and I had to share one stereo between us on a cart with an 8 track player.
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