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Day 30: Y for Youth

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The good news first! In my blogathon, which started a few days before A to Z, I complete one month today, i.e. 30 days of writing every single day. I feel stupidly proud of this. I will write more on this after the blogathon actually finishes. Till then, here's the Day 25 post of A to Z challenge:

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Here's a list of dialogues I know for a fact, kids today will not understand:
"Hang up the phone, I am trying to dial-up the internet."
"The site's loading. Should be done in 30 minutes, I bet."
"Damn, I clicked the party photos, but forgot the camera roll."
"Only 23 pics per camera roll, please exercise control."

 "Shhh. Waiting for my favourite song on radio, so I can record it."
"The cassette tape has come out again, shit."
"Now press Record and Play together to record the song."
"When you are recording, resist the urge to sing along."

 "Argh. My favourite song is the 3rd track on Side B."
"Fast-forward. Pause. Play. Fast-forward. Pause. Play. Are we on track 3?"
"Both the channels have such boring shows today."
"Its finally Sunday. We can watch cartoons on TV for 2 whole hours, hurray!"
"Silence. The daily news is about to begin."
"Missed the headlines! Will have to wait for the morning newspaper to get in."
"I need to go to the Library, to consult an Encyclopaedia for my homework."
"It's my turn to play the game. Give me the coins, jerk."

 "Look up in the dictionary, if you don't know the meaning of the word."
"Don't mind the black powder. I used carbon paper to copy the picture of the bird."
"Try scanning again. I think we can catch other channels and have them stored."
"I have too much time. I am bored."

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  1. Gail M Baugniet - AuthorTuesday, April 30, 2019

    You have a good memory of our "stone-age" days of computers and cassette players and "regular" television. I sure do remember those endless periods of dial-up and waiting for an upload only to find hours later that it didn't work and had to start all over again.

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    1. PreetiThursday, May 02, 2019

      Thanks Gail! Congratulations on completing the blogathon!

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  2. Narayana Rao K.V.S.S.Tuesday, April 30, 2019

    "Look up in the dictionary, if you don't know the meaning of the word." I am doing today also. Still it is useful. Congratulations for the finish. A to Z participant Narayana Rao Zero-Based Productivity Management

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  3. Anupam KrishnamurthyWednesday, May 01, 2019

    In my opinion, you have saved the most poignant line for the end - "I have too much time. I am bored."

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  4. PaatiammaTuesday, August 13, 2019

    Ah..I disagree with the dictionary part. It is still being used- at least in primary school. Though we have to explain the origin of the word "reel" to children.

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