15 Things 1980s College Students Did That Would Baffle Kids Today
By
Muk Khatri in
Amazing
On 6th July 2015
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#1 Owning a 30-pound desktop that’s larger than your desk.
#2 Fixing typos on your thesis paper using correction tape or whiteout.
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#3 Taking a selfie, then dropping it off at the film lab.
#4 Talking on a corded phone within earshot of all your roommates.
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#5 Looking up numbers and addresses in the phone book…
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#6 …or, worse, dialing 4-1-1 at a grody pay phone.
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#7 Pulling pranks under some of the most unfortunate fashion trends.
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#8 Renting movies from the off-campus video store…
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#9 …and rewinding the tape when the last airhead didn’t even bother.
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#10 Waiting for the library to open so you could start your research paper…
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#11 …and waiting even longer when someone else was using the encyclopedia volume you needed.
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#12 Spending quarters at the arcade in between classes…
#13 …but saving just enough coins to grab a 62¢ hamburger from the dining hall.
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#14 Adjusting the gigantic rabbit-ear antenna on your TV set.
#15 And, finally, sniffing the exams that came fresh out of the mimeograph machine.
