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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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RMC unboxes a 50-year-old Magnavox Odyssey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2asqEiVaFY

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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I had a co-worker who had one of these. I offered him my copy of Pulp Fiction to see what would happen. He declined.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiXg6H_FycI

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Cojawfee posted:

I watched that earlier today and that just seems insane. What movie is there that has profanity you wouldn't want your children to hear but doesn't also have questionable visuals or themes as well?

There was a company that would rent edited DVDs with all the naughty bits removed. They got sued out of existence.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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LifeSunDeath posted:

so he was literally scared of curse words?

He was super religious and didn't allow ANY profanity in his house.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Kwyndig posted:

Of course they did, I'm assuming they were some Christian rights group who thought they could do anything as long as God willed it.


Yep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CleanFlicks

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:

But obscenity was fine, right?

He would rarely rent/buy an R-rated movie if it had a lot of sex scenes.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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LifeSunDeath posted:

oof

We got along reasonably well and he never got pushy when it came to religion.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Trabant posted:

Just came across this one: after getting nerd sniped by TC, the mad lad goes through the effort of extracting naughty_words.txt from the device:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6EWIh2D1NQ

That was hilarious.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Horace posted:

Does anyone else remember the urban legend/email circular about the TV anti-profanity device which renamed Dick Van Dyke "Jerk Van Gay"? Snopes had an article debunking it. Presumably the TVGuardian was the inspiration.

Family Guy did it.
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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Dick Trauma posted:

https://twitter.com/philknall/status/1638003191366426624?s=20

Watch this before you buy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uZ13I2zvfM

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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coldpudding posted:

I have one of those NC scribers I found on the roadside sorry for the crummy old photo

Mine needs new belts and has a dead lcd but when I first picked it up I could put a pen in the holder and make it write what I typed on that wacky alphabetical keyboard, all up it weighs about 13 pounds due to there being a great big honkin power transformer inside the briefcase style base station.

That looks like something you'd see on the Mission Impossible TV show.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Arsenic Lupin posted:

Do you have the rare pre-Lucas-retroedit Star Wars disc?

I do!

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Randalor posted:

Plus modern albums feel durable enough that I don't feel like I might break them just taking them out of the sleeve, old albums were cheap AF in that regard.

I have albums that are 40+ years old that are pretty sturdy. It's not like they are those shellac 78s that break if you look at them hard enough.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
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Guy Axlerod posted:

(Electronics that turn off are the obsolete technology)

As predicted (sort of) by Max Headroom. In that future, it was illegal to turn off your TV. Some people are shown throwing a blanket over their set when they wanted some privacy.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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ishikabibble posted:

I wanna say that's probably (ironically) because it was such a failed format.

Laserdiscs were always premium and we're bought by middle class people who probably just trashed it or sold it in a yard sale when they got tired of it. But CEDs bombed so hard that they got all bought up by like, Columbia Clearing House/etc, to sell in bundles to budget conscious consumers. Who are also the type to hang onto things long after they're obsolete simply because they paid good money for them at some point in the past.

So then those boomers up and died and their hoarding explodes into every goodwill or thrift store in a twenty mile radius.

I bought an LD player in 1992 and was in the Columbia House LD Club for about a year. I still have the player. but the last time I tried to use it, it would kick the disc back out or display a no disc error. Possibly a belt issue?

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Techmoan sings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0s4dkpOTI

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Never heard of this one (and it's not Techmoan!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYpD6g6nLd0

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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wash bucket posted:

Just be grateful the company stuck around longer than the flavor in their gum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVg59KB9VEA

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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The real Dr. Bombay:
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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Back when flash photography was all explodey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEm-2giH_zw

I had an Instamatic X15F. I found one on ebay a few years ago. I bought it just as a doo-dad to put on a shelf, but came across a roll of 126 film (about 45 years old). I'm going to shoot it and send it off. I'm pretty sure nothing will come of it.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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A look at :filez: 70s style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJrYTySIV2o

$50 then is about $225 now.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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namlosh posted:

Obligatory reference to Bloom County’s “Billy and the Boingers: Bootleg” cartoon book which I have in a box somewhere

This?
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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Polaroid tries to make instant movies (and other horrible products). It does not go well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRfilvlLQRQ

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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Dick Trauma posted:

:hellyeah:

https://twitter.com/jonjones/status/1779901515270099222



Destroilet is an awesome name.

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Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

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The future of television!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U966TEFwsvQ

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Mister Kingdom
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Neon Noodle posted:

Holy poo poo it’s James Burke!!! :allears::kiddo:

I loved his Connections series back when TLC actually showed educational shows.

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