Seasons1992 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 15 hours ago, Just Jack said: The first video rental "place" (it was Rite Aid pharmacy) only carried VHS, and only one copy of each movie. YES!!! The very first time I ever did this with my parents was at the Southgate Plaza Rite Aid. You had to ask the employee if they had a certain movie, and they were behind the counter in clear white-opaque cases. 8 hours ago, /dev/null said: Or that special catalog they kept under the counter you had to be over 18 to browse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Happy Gilmore said: The bigger the better, and cooler you were back then A guy down the hall from me still has his. He's definitely the coolest guy in the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DQW87 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, DQW87 said: Holy crap. I had completely forgotten about Red Barn. Dunno if I ever actually got any food from one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 6 hours ago, DQW87 said: The one in Snyder (Kensington near Harlem) is now a Federal meat market. Wasn't there one on Main close to UB city campus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 5:56 PM, Royale with Cheese said: For the 90's kids....scrambled porn. It was always a bit of a disappointment when the picture finally came round and it was just a bloke with a beard enjoying eating a banana. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Edited April 18, 2020 by Golden Goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 9:20 PM, JR in Pittsburgh said: I remember when this was huge for a quick minute. Funny, saw this in the Mixed-ish show the other night! On 4/15/2020 at 11:25 PM, JR in Pittsburgh said: guy I used to work with went all in on Beta. He got the state of the art Betamax player for like $1000 when it came out! speaking of, anyone remember going to the video store and you could get the VHS on the shelf or the Beta right behind it? Well, I went all in on a circuit city product called DIVX...it was a DVD player, but while you "bought" the DVD for like $3.99 vs $20 for a regular one, you paid like $1.99 each time you watched the movie. I was convinced it was gunna be huge. But this was the really the first product killed by a viral protest on the new fangled internet thingy! Movie snobs hated it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: Funny, saw this in the Mixed-ish show the other night! Well, I went all in on a circuit city product called DIVX...it was a DVD player, but while you "bought" the DVD for like $3.99 vs $20 for a regular one, you paid like $1.99 each time you watched the movie. I was convinced it was gunna be huge. But this was the really the first product killed by a viral protest on the new fangled internet thingy! Movie snobs hated it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX just reading up on this now, I only faintly remembered DIVX and had no idea regarding the backlash. The technology seems overly complicated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boater Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 1:30 PM, PastaJoe said: My parents were ancient in the 60's when they called it "Sears and Roebuck" I clearly remember the store at Main & Delevan, which is now Canisius College. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PastaJoe Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 They still make a safe version of Creepy Crawlers with a Thingmaker, but back in the 60’s it was basically a hot plate with bottles of chemical mix. My friend had a Superman mold so we could lay wire in it and make bendable superheroes. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: They still make a safe version of Creepy Crawlers with a Thingmaker, but back in the 60’s it was basically a hot plate with bottles of chemical mix. My friend had a Superman mold so we could lay wire in it and make bendable superheroes. A later development of this was 'Incredible Edibles'. The finished product was able to be eaten. I think 'Santa' (Dad) brought it, but mother intercepted it to 'put it away' for use 'some other time'. Like the Kenner 'Mold Master' from a previous Christmas, the children of the house never saw it again. * I know, another piece of the puzzle falls into place...? *? Edited April 19, 2020 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Anyone shop at one of these? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Chef Jim said: Followed soon after by a trip here: 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NoHuddleKelly12 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/12/2020 at 6:18 PM, Royale with Cheese said: I was always sad about this one—I liked this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 This was the first ever internet browser I remember using my senior year of high school/frosh year of college. Then Microsoft explorer sent it the way of the dodo bird eventually... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Followed shortly after by this: Ah the simpler days... How we opine for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Azalin Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 13 hours ago, PastaJoe said: They still make a safe version of Creepy Crawlers with a Thingmaker, but back in the 60’s it was basically a hot plate with bottles of chemical mix. My friend had a Superman mold so we could lay wire in it and make bendable superheroes. I used to love Creepy Crawlers. I tell some of my younger friends about them and they listen in amazement at the hot plate (remember the molds got so hot that they had to be placed in the "cooling tray" - basically just a water bath), and the critters pried out using something like a cross between a sewing needle and an ice pick called the "prying tool". We also had Creeple People and the Fright Factory. The new "safe" version is just pathetic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 NYC old-timers will remember this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Azalin said: I used to love Creepy Crawlers. I tell some of my younger friends about them and they listen in amazement at the hot plate (remember the molds got so hot that they had to be placed in the "cooling tray" - basically just a water bath), and the critters pried out using something like a cross between a sewing needle and an ice pick called the "prying tool". We also had Creeple People and the Fright Factory. The new "safe" version is just pathetic. Ah... The good old days of industrialization. When nobody was afraid to get a little "corona" on their hands and if they did, washed it off with benzene. Leukemia Schmemia! ? ? Glad they still make Marlboro Men like us! Remember him: "Wet" transformers and leaking PCB transformer oil, remember them... I laugh at them too: Sorry... I went a bit over the top. Nothing is wrong with the grass. It needed to die anyway. Who likes to weedeat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 4:26 PM, WhoTom said: My first car was a '76 Cutlass Supreme with a 4-barrel carb. My second....it was this exact model and color. I loved that car! https://www.cars-on-line.com/gen3-cars/col1/posting/94523 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Nails. On. Chalkboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 10 hours ago, /dev/null said: Don't you Windows people get these to this day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Golden Goat said: Nails. On. Chalkboard. Learning the Personal Computer: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 5:47 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: The one in Snyder (Kensington near Harlem) is now a Federal meat market. Wasn't there one on Main close to UB city campus? There was one on Sheridan Drive, Get me a Barnbuster!! On 4/17/2020 at 6:34 AM, BritBill said: It was always a bit of a disappointment when the picture finally came round and it was just a bloke with a beard enjoying eating a banana. (That wasn't a banana) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 43 minutes ago, Guffalo said: There was one on Sheridan Drive, Get me a Barnbuster!! Yes, right next to Ted's Sheridan Drive location. Last time I looked it was a sporting goods store that was originally in the plaza across Sheridan - Sorrentino's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Wacka said: Don't you Windows people get these to this day? Microsoft changed the BSoD screen for Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KD in CA Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 6 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Learning the Personal Computer: I noticed this one in the menu.....we played this all the time. Great game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 4/19/2020 at 4:35 PM, KD in CA said: Anyone shop at one of these? Yep. Find the item you want on the shelf, write down the SKU, go to the register to pay, then wait by the pickup area for it to be sent down the conveyor from the warehouse/stockroom. On 4/19/2020 at 6:32 PM, Chef Jim said: I would use those with some gun powder and the 35mm canisters to make homemade explosives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 On 4/20/2020 at 7:48 AM, Wacka said: Don't you Windows people get these to this day? Nope, not scene blue screen of death in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: Nope, not scene blue screen of death in years. I see them all the time. Of course I still work on old people's computers with older OS. But Windows 10 also has a BSOD, just looks different. Apple has it's own version--but it isn't blue. I'm guessing Linux has a comparable screen when the OS can't load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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