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[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good old pagers. I absolutely don't miss mine, but they were a welcome relief to get the odd message when you were working in dangerous or "clean" environments where phones (or any other electronic or transmitting device) were prohibited.

I think my last one fell out of my belt and into a toilet mid-piss, so that was that.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I associate it with on-call rotation. We definitely didn't have money for them when I was in high school. I think one rich kid had one.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yea little confused with this no kids had them, they where not cheap.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not at first but they got cheaper, especially after cellphones started to become somewhat affordable.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

True but then kids just jumped over to cell phones

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I had one briefly when I was in high school. Between school, extra curriculars, and two jobs I was never home to get calls so I kept it so that if my friends had something planned after I got off I could get into some trouble. This was before cell phones were small enough to be practical.

Unfortunately some folks that didn't like me got ahold of the number and would blow it the fuck up while I worked so I got rid of it and my friends started leaving notes under my windshield wipers when they'd go out.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the 90s, a few 17-18 year olds I knew, had them

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

About the age when you got a job, but even then, that shit was not cheap.

[–] kyle@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Showing my age here but...is this real?

[–] haulyard@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My wife and I still text 143 for short.

[–] RichieRich@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

🥹 Do it as often as you can. ❤️

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Mr Rogers weighed himself every day to make sure he stayed 143 lbs.

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

lol "i hate you murder death" out of nowhere

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

They likely already stole this image. I remember seeing this early 2000s probably.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Was 80085 ever used as a code?

[–] doc_dish@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I went to a site recently where the padlock code was 58008.

[–] SeekPie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[–] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Today@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait until you learn about time and temperature.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I use 555-1212 as a phone number when I have to sign up for an account and that's a required field.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

You’re gonna have to tell us.

[–] hypnotoad__@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone remember those jungle paging shacks all over the place? Decked out in white/black zebra stripes

The local one had a jungle paging hummer H1 in full zebra stripes they would park out front... wonder if it's sitting somewhere with that same goofy paint job

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What In the world is a jungle paging shack?

[–] hypnotoad__@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

These little tiny stores that sold pagers. They were small almost popup style buildings usually.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I remember this from highschool. I always thought it was stupid; a pager (2 when on call) was something my dad used for work & emergencies. It was hardly what I'd have ever called cool.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

On a muthafuckin cop?

Murder death kill.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Now it makes sense. Back in the day there was a republican proposition in California that was to get rid of migrants. Prop 187!