Return of the Mighty Observations Thread

[Sparky]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Never used a pencil to rewind a cassette but used my finger to move the little gears. Why would you need to rewind it anyway if you didn’t have a tape player in which case you’d just rewind with that?

Rewinding it by hand when you have a loop of tape that's out of the cassette that needs to be back on the hubs, usually after the tape deck "ate" the tape.

[Marky Dread]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Hello,

Okay, I've pretty much done all of these but with qualifications. Here goes:

#1 - I still have a rotary phone (it's a really ancient cool one from 1946) although not functioning. I used to be able to wire rotary or touchtone phones into outlets that weren't mine. If I still had a landline, I'd wire up that ancient phone - it's so heavy, it's fun.
#3 - I rarely used a real or electric typewriter because I suck at typing (keyboarding).
#6 - yeah, all the time. I bought really cheap cassette players.
#8 - I had several walkman (walkmen?) but never "rocked like a rebel" - if you "rock a walkman like a rebel", you are definitely not a rebel.
#9 - I had a boombox but never put it on my shoulder - I was more of a hip man. If you never had a boombox blasting Radio Clash while walking through a shady neighborhood, you've missed something cool.
#10 - I watched a lot of VHS tapes but never prayed they wouldn't jam.
#13 - If you rented stuff from Blockbuster on a Friday night, your social life sucked.
#20 - I never knew anyone who had a complete set of encyclopedia volumes.

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

[matedog]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Hello,

Okay, I've pretty much done all of these but with qualifications. Here goes:

#1 - I still have a rotary phone (it's a really ancient cool one from 1946) although not functioning. I used to be able to wire rotary or touchtone phones into outlets that weren't mine. If I still had a landline, I'd wire up that ancient phone - it's so heavy, it's fun.
#3 - I rarely used a real or electric typewriter because I suck at typing (keyboarding).
#6 - yeah, all the time. I bought really cheap cassette players.
#8 - I had several walkman (walkmen?) but never "rocked like a rebel" - if you "rock a walkman like a rebel", you are definitely not a rebel.
#9 - I had a boombox but never put it on my shoulder - I was more of a hip man. If you never had a boombox blasting Radio Clash while walking through a shady neighborhood, you've missed something cool.
#10 - I watched a lot of VHS tapes but never prayed they wouldn't jam.
#13 - If you rented stuff from Blockbuster on a Friday night, your social life sucked.
#20 - I never knew anyone who had a complete set of encyclopedia volumes.

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

Who on this board HASN’T played against Pele?

[matedog]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Never used a pencil to rewind a cassette but used my finger to move the little gears. Why would you need to rewind it anyway if you didn’t have a tape player in which case you’d just rewind with that?

Rewinding it by hand when you have a loop of tape that's out of the cassette that needs to be back on the hubs, usually after the tape deck "ate" the tape.

Oh got it. Maybe tape players in the early 90s were better. Don’t think I’ve ever done that. Same with a VCR eating a VHS or whatever.

[Sparky]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Hello,

Okay, I've pretty much done all of these but with qualifications. Here goes:

#1 - I still have a rotary phone (it's a really ancient cool one from 1946) although not functioning. I used to be able to wire rotary or touchtone phones into outlets that weren't mine. If I still had a landline, I'd wire up that ancient phone - it's so heavy, it's fun.
#3 - I rarely used a real or electric typewriter because I suck at typing (keyboarding).
#6 - yeah, all the time. I bought really cheap cassette players.
#8 - I had several walkman (walkmen?) but never "rocked like a rebel" - if you "rock a walkman like a rebel", you are definitely not a rebel.
#9 - I had a boombox but never put it on my shoulder - I was more of a hip man. If you never had a boombox blasting Radio Clash while walking through a shady neighborhood, you've missed something cool.
#10 - I watched a lot of VHS tapes but never prayed they wouldn't jam.
#13 - If you rented stuff from Blockbuster on a Friday night, your social life sucked.
#20 - I never knew anyone who had a complete set of encyclopedia volumes.

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

But do you still wear it or is it framed and on the wall?

[Kimmelweck]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Never used a pencil to rewind a cassette but used my finger to move the little gears. Why would you need to rewind it anyway if you didn’t have a tape player in which case you’d just rewind with that?

When I was in Mexico many years ago, everyone rewound cassettes with a pencil to save wear on/extend the life of their batteries.

[Kimmelweck]

Despite being a millennial, I'm a 20/20 on that little exercise, btw. I still use paper maps on road trips. Can't trust the internet, imho.

The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer is still a great series of maps. They make them for every state. Like 100 pages each, showing waterways, campgrounds, state land, back roads, etc. Great detail and fantastic for exploring. I own them for NY, Ohio, PA, and WV, and have practically worn them out over the last 25 years. I recommend that anyone should get one for their home state at least. Colorado must have some awesome places to explore, and I can't imagine doing it without a Gazetteer.

[Dr. Medulla]

Despite being a millennial, I'm a 20/20 on that little exercise, btw. I still use paper maps on road trips. Can't trust the internet, imho.

The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer is still a great series of maps. They make them for every state. Like 100 pages each, showing waterways, campgrounds, state land, back roads, etc. Great detail and fantastic for exploring. I own them for NY, Ohio, PA, and WV, and have practically worn them out over the last 25 years. I recommend that anyone should get one for their home state at least. Colorado must have some awesome places to explore, and I can't imagine doing it without a Gazetteer.

[Marky Dread]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Hello,

Okay, I've pretty much done all of these but with qualifications. Here goes:

#1 - I still have a rotary phone (it's a really ancient cool one from 1946) although not functioning. I used to be able to wire rotary or touchtone phones into outlets that weren't mine. If I still had a landline, I'd wire up that ancient phone - it's so heavy, it's fun.
#3 - I rarely used a real or electric typewriter because I suck at typing (keyboarding).
#6 - yeah, all the time. I bought really cheap cassette players.
#8 - I had several walkman (walkmen?) but never "rocked like a rebel" - if you "rock a walkman like a rebel", you are definitely not a rebel.
#9 - I had a boombox but never put it on my shoulder - I was more of a hip man. If you never had a boombox blasting Radio Clash while walking through a shady neighborhood, you've missed something cool.
#10 - I watched a lot of VHS tapes but never prayed they wouldn't jam.
#13 - If you rented stuff from Blockbuster on a Friday night, your social life sucked.
#20 - I never knew anyone who had a complete set of encyclopedia volumes.

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

But do you still wear it or is it framed and on the wall?

Well if I was gk then they would be framed for sure.

[Kimmelweck]

Despite being a millennial, I'm a 20/20 on that little exercise, btw. I still use paper maps on road trips. Can't trust the internet, imho.

The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer is still a great series of maps. They make them for every state. Like 100 pages each, showing waterways, campgrounds, state land, back roads, etc. Great detail and fantastic for exploring. I own them for NY, Ohio, PA, and WV, and have practically worn them out over the last 25 years. I recommend that anyone should get one for their home state at least. Colorado must have some awesome places to explore, and I can't imagine doing it without a Gazetteer.

Doc, have you been riding the one-eyed walrus again?

[Sparky]

19 out of 20, so I guess I'm considered ancient now. Never owned an encyclopedia set.

**Edited** I misread the instructions, it was 1 point for each think you've never done, so I'm actually 1/20.

Hello,

Okay, I've pretty much done all of these but with qualifications. Here goes:

#1 - I still have a rotary phone (it's a really ancient cool one from 1946) although not functioning. I used to be able to wire rotary or touchtone phones into outlets that weren't mine. If I still had a landline, I'd wire up that ancient phone - it's so heavy, it's fun.
#3 - I rarely used a real or electric typewriter because I suck at typing (keyboarding).
#6 - yeah, all the time. I bought really cheap cassette players.
#8 - I had several walkman (walkmen?) but never "rocked like a rebel" - if you "rock a walkman like a rebel", you are definitely not a rebel.
#9 - I had a boombox but never put it on my shoulder - I was more of a hip man. If you never had a boombox blasting Radio Clash while walking through a shady neighborhood, you've missed something cool.
#10 - I watched a lot of VHS tapes but never prayed they wouldn't jam.
#13 - If you rented stuff from Blockbuster on a Friday night, your social life sucked.
#20 - I never knew anyone who had a complete set of encyclopedia volumes.

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

But do you still wear it or is it framed and on the wall?

Well if I was gk then they would be framed for sure.

Or at least have them bronzed like old baby shoes.

[Dr. Medulla]

Despite being a millennial, I'm a 20/20 on that little exercise, btw. I still use paper maps on road trips. Can't trust the internet, imho.

The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer is still a great series of maps. They make them for every state. Like 100 pages each, showing waterways, campgrounds, state land, back roads, etc. Great detail and fantastic for exploring. I own them for NY, Ohio, PA, and WV, and have practically worn them out over the last 25 years. I recommend that anyone should get one for their home state at least. Colorado must have some awesome places to explore, and I can't imagine doing it without a Gazetteer.

Doc, have you been riding the one-eyed walrus again?

Not since I enrolled at seminary.

[gkbill]

Hello,

Okay, I've pretty much done all of these but with qualifications. Here goes:

#1 - I still have a rotary phone (it's a really ancient cool one from 1946) although not functioning. I used to be able to wire rotary or touchtone phones into outlets that weren't mine. If I still had a landline, I'd wire up that ancient phone - it's so heavy, it's fun.
#3 - I rarely used a real or electric typewriter because I suck at typing (keyboarding).
#6 - yeah, all the time. I bought really cheap cassette players.
#8 - I had several walkman (walkmen?) but never "rocked like a rebel" - if you "rock a walkman like a rebel", you are definitely not a rebel.
#9 - I had a boombox but never put it on my shoulder - I was more of a hip man. If you never had a boombox blasting Radio Clash while walking through a shady neighborhood, you've missed something cool.
#10 - I watched a lot of VHS tapes but never prayed they wouldn't jam.
#13 - If you rented stuff from Blockbuster on a Friday night, your social life sucked.
#20 - I never knew anyone who had a complete set of encyclopedia volumes.

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

But do you still wear it or is it framed and on the wall?

Well if I was gk then they would be framed for sure.

Or at least have them bronzed like old baby shoes.

Hello,

The guys from Umbro said we could have anything in the locker room with out a tag - so we immediately tore the tags off everything. For Christmas that year, my entire family got Scotland National team track suits.

[Sparky]

#21 - I still have the same underwear from the day I played against Pele.

But do you still wear it or is it framed and on the wall?

Well if I was gk then they would be framed for sure.

Or at least have them bronzed like old baby shoes.

Hello,

The guys from Umbro said we could have anything in the locker room with out a tag - so we immediately tore the tags off everything. For Christmas that year, my entire family got Scotland National team track suits.

There ya go!

[Flex]

Despite being a millennial, I'm a 20/20 on that little exercise, btw. I still use paper maps on road trips. Can't trust the internet, imho.

The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer is still a great series of maps. They make them for every state. Like 100 pages each, showing waterways, campgrounds, state land, back roads, etc. Great detail and fantastic for exploring. I own them for NY, Ohio, PA, and WV, and have practically worn them out over the last 25 years. I recommend that anyone should get one for their home state at least. Colorado must have some awesome places to explore, and I can't imagine doing it without a Gazetteer.

Oh nice, I should check those out. I have an atlas and collection of road maps from national geographic that fulfill a similar purpose, but I'd imagine what you're describing is even more detailed. I've become a firm believer in roadside exploring during vacations and road trips rather than just going from point a to point b and skipping all the local flavor. And of course, always looking for good parks, trailheads, etc.