35 Extremely Specific Things That Were Once So Normal, But That We'll All Forget About In 10 Years
I think we've all forgotten the days when we used to have to put on channel 3 in order to watch a VHS movie.
1. Looking up movie times in a newspaper:

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2. Having the movie theater as the only place you could watch new trailers:

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3. Only being able to see the lyrics to a song by reading them from the album's liner notes:

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4. Actually being surprised by unlisted hidden tracks at the end of an album:

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5. Only being able to listen to special remixes or exclusive songs if you bought pricey import CD singles:

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6. Printing out directions instead of just giving them a quick search on your phone:

7. Or having to look up a direction in an atlas (that was always in the car):

8. Having to rewind a movie after you watched or before — 'cause someone didn't rewind it the last time they watched it:

9. Needing two tapes to watch one movie:

10. "Go to channel 3":

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11. Having to watch a movie as a family 'cause for the most part everyone had to share the VCR and TV (and it was the ONLY way you could watch a movie):

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12. Replacing the mini-cassette tapes in the answering machine 'cause it was starting to warp:

13. Smashing *69 right after being prank-called and turning the tables:

14. Using a payphone:

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15. Making sure you didn't miss an episode or season premiere of a TV show you liked because you saw an ad for it in the newspaper or TV Guide:

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16. The trials and tribulations of T9:

17. The horrors of dial-up internet:

18. Only being able to access the internet while sitting in front of a computer:

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19. Little mouse balls:

20. Going through a disgusting amount of burned CDs in a binder in the backseat of a car:

21. And burning CDs for very specific occasions:

22. The strength needed just to get the window down:

23. Ordering clothes or other things from a catalog:

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24. Accidentally taping over your mom's favorite show:

25. Balancing a bank account with a checkbook:

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26. Having to watch whatever movie was playing on your flight ('cause there were no on-demand movies or TV channels):

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27. Having to manually shut down to avoid tragedy:

28. Choosing a cellphone plan based on "free weekends":

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29. And having limited monthly texting:

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30. The horror upon seeing this screen:

31. Taking a photo and having NO idea how it would come out until you developed it:

32. Looking up a word in a physical dictionary:

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33. Having your pockets full of expensive machinery:

34. Netflix as only a DVD rental subscription service:

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35. And what this relic once said:
