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15 Things That Will Make Baby Boomers Nostalgic For The Good Ol’ Days

by Ana Luisa Suarez • Published May 10, 2018

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9. Using a typewriter

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Hipster millennials might claim to use typewriters, but they don’t know the frustration of messing up a word on the last line of a piece of paper.

10. Looking up numbers in the phonebook

Old Phone Book

Nowadays, you can Google just about anything and get the answer in seconds. Back in the day, you had to know exactly what you were looking for before searching the phone book.

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11. Using knobs on the TV to change channels

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Thank goodness you didn’t have to do this for 800 channels.

12. The five-and-dime store

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Back when you could get things for a nickel or a dime! Now you have to go to the dollar store for cheap items.

13. The very first season of Saturday Night Live

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Do you remember when Chevy Chase started the Weekend Update segment?

14. Wood-paneled station wagons

Autoweek

Your dad came home with this bad boy and wanted to show it off to all of your neighbors.

15. Talking to an operator

Ballistic Advantage

If you still try to dial 0, then you know.

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About Ana Luisa Suarez

Ana Luisa Suarez was an Associate Editor at DoYouRemember? from 2018 to 2019.

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