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Apparently If You Did Any Of These 40 Things Growing Up You Are Officially Old

If you've ever...

1.Watched TV on an ancient device like this...

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2.Had to physically remove your car's stereo to stop it from getting stolen...

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3.Ate ice cream out of a toilet paper roll...

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4.Almost caused a 15-car pileup trying to find the perfect CD...

cd case

5.Had to set the TV to channel 3 just to watch movies...

tv static

6.Drove a car that needed TWO keys just to unlock the doors and then get it running...

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7.Still have a mouth full of scars from these...

Twitter: @realhumbyy

8.Lived this nightmare...

Twitter: @xfalltree

9.Remember exactly where this exact piece of paper used to be in your house...

phone number list
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10.Burned the heck out of your arm on one of these on a hot summer day...

ashtray in a car

11.Bought a soda on an ancient machine like this...

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12.Waited days for your pictures to develop only to find out they were all of your thumb...

13.Said either this...

image of a phone reading call me back after 9 when my phone is free

14.Ever SLAMMED a phone down to end an argument...

Twitter: @tookeaustin

15.Played N64 on a greasy controller in a McDonald's...

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16.Watched YouTube back when it looked like this...

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YouTube

17.Spent way too long staring at this exact screen...

windows media player music screen

18.Ever used a search engine not named "Google"...

ask jeeves screen
Ask Jeeves

19.Spent hours waiting for a song to download...

Twitter: @UdiGod

20.Used this medieval contraption...

car window roller upper
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21.Printed out directions only to get immediately lost...

mapquest directions

22.Had to use manual labor to rewind a cassette...

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Getty

23.Used these exact computer speakers...

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24.Ate at Wendy's back when the packaging was yellow...

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25.Took batteries from every single thing in your house to just get 20 more minutes of Game Boy time...

Twitter: @tranzmute_art

26.Listened to music using this thing...

cassette to cd player

27.Or like this...

cd player hooked up to cassette

28.Experienced this disappointment...

tweet about having to rewind movies

29.Had a room specifically for a computer...

tweet about having to go to a computer room

30.Took the ball out of your mouse and tried to bounce it...

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31.Fished the newspaper out of the recycling bin to find out movie times...

32.Spent 10 minutes typing a text through T9...

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John Greim / Getty Images

33.Stalked the radio waiting for the perfect time to record like a GD caveman...

Twitter: @monkaaaay

34.Spent way too long as a kid trying to get these right...

Instagram: @will_ent

35.Spent way too long fidgeting with this thing...

floppy disc

36.Can HEAR this image...

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Sega

37.Carefully unfolded the lyric book from a cassette so you could learn the words...

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38.Took a million pictures that looked exactly like this...

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39.Watched one movie on two VHS tapes...

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40.And ever sustained minor injuries in a scenario like this...

tweet about running back to a tv when something was on

CONGRATS! You're officially old.

Don't worry, I am too.