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People Born Before 1990 Share Skills They Have That No One Uses Anymore

"Reddit user motivetodayy asked: 'People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?'"

Ahh... life before the 90's.

The talents and skills lost.

There were ticket takers at the cinema.

When buying concert tickets, there was a human you stood in line to meet at 10AM on a Saturday morning.

You had to purchase tokens, not Metrocards in NYC to ride transit.

So much change.

Who can keep up?

Who will remember?


Redditor wanted to hear about life in the recent past, so they asked:

"People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?"

I had no skills in the '80s.

I was too young.

So tell me about history.

Professional

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"I can cover a textbook with a brown paper bag."

sourwaterbug

R We There Yet?

"I can re-fold a map correctly."

JungleZac

"I came here to say Reading a Map but yes, also how to refold it! I routinely amazed coworkers by remembering how to get to lunch spots without GPS after just one visit."

raulduke1971

"Yes. Yes. YES!! And how hard could it be?... if anyone bothered to notice or think or remember how it opened in the first place."

Far-Experience5137

I Remember

"Remembering phone numbers."

GreatMillionDog

"I remember the numbers for every house I lived in growing up, the phone numbers of the houses of my best friends from 7th grade and before, my grandma, and my first cell phone number. I've been married nearly five years and have no idea what my wife's phone number is."

AllModsEatSh*t

Tick Tock

"Being on time because you can't call and reschedule."

Sindertone

"I feel like you just always had an idea that plans could fall through, and were a little more excited when they didn't fall through."

"This is why there used to be more bars in restaurants, so you can wait for the rest of your party and have a drink or two, and I guess if they don't show your order there and enjoy a meal anyway or go to plan B. People also used to just meet at someone's and go from there, more so than they seem to now."

thatissomeBS

Classics

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"Using the Dewey decimal at the library."

FunStorm6487

"Still a relevant skill. If you search for a book, you're given a call number and you need to track it down."

heck-ward

Dewey who?

I have never fully understood any of it.

That's me though.

Developments

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"I can develop and process photographic film and enlarge prints in a dark room."

Glade_Runner

"I took a class in high school that did this. Was fun!"

sjk8990

The Master

"Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking sh*t or an ad."

Gankstajam

"I was a 'videotaping from TV' master! My anticipation of the end of commercial breaks was amazing, especially since you had to start the recording just a moment prior to having a cue that the show was coming back.

Of course, I was always screwed by those random late-night News commercials and the random extra-long pauses"

Maliluma

Hold On

"Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them."

Regular_Sample_5197

"Before cordless phones got really cheap, I walked around the house with a super long phone cord. My parents got sick of tripping over it, so they saved up and got me a cordless phone for Christmas."

"That phone lasted for so many years. They got it when I was a freshman in high school and it was still going strong when I graduated from college. I don’t know when or if it stopped working, but my parents switched to a phone with more features."

ZoraksGirlfriend

Glitches

"I outright destroyed Super Mario Brothers in almost no time flat very recently on Nintendo Switch after not having played it for probably 30 years. I did it totally from memory on just the second run-through. I even hit the multiple 1-up glitch on World 3-1. My kids thought I was a god (for just a few minutes)."

all4whatnot

"I grew up playing on the Super Nintendo. My son is old enough to play. The look on his face when I bomb through a level is priceless. Mama’s still got it, kid. He’s smart though. Kicks my a** in Mortal Kombat."

exWiFi69

SCORE!!

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"I can keep score in bowling."

sodangshedongerI

"took bowling as phy Ed in college. In the final exam we were given 10 lines of scoring and we had to score each line and add it up. 8 out of 10 was an A."

Qnofputrescence1213

Bowling is an art.

And keeping score is a gift... that I have never unwrapped.

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