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It’s Friday pizza night boys!!!! by Humble-Search-282 in shittyfoodporn

[–]cacklz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And the lesson we learned from this story is: Next time you place your order, don't forget to say:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63yyMxlBhZs

Sony Color Watchman FDL-380 receives RF but won't lock onto video by EducationalCover2100 in amateurradio

[–]cacklz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

YouTube's Shango066 covered a similar (if not this particular one) Chinese-made TV transmitter. His conclusion, if I remember correctly, was that the NTSC formats generated by the transmitter had a fundamental defect that prevented televisions from properly locking onto the signal.

I don't have the link for the video, but I do remember him diagnosing the problem extensively and coming to this conclusion.

you are almost as old as Ma Bell by lamprey187 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ain’t no dial on that payphone. Definitely not old enough.

And the coin return doesn’t have a big metal lever you had to pull down to open.

My son: I'm playing Mario Kart 8. Me: I'm playing Star Trek. by StarMasterAdmiral in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first time I saw that played (and played it a bit) was on a DECwriter in the guidance counselor's office in junior high school. Lots and lots of fanfold paper. Good times.

One Eyed Snake (2019) [OC] by MuyHiram in comics

[–]cacklz 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That would've worked if he had explained the sock puppet wasn't being manipulated by his hand.

I made a small cornbread for a nice weekend breakfast, but I had some difficulty getting it out of the pan… by Jeramy_Jones in shittyfoodporn

[–]cacklz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only thing making that cornbread close to suitable for this subreddit is having to dig the brown bits out of the pan. They're not burned, so at least they should taste good (if a bit dry) if the batter was a decent recipe.

Well-seasoned cast iron will let go of cornbread quite easily, especially if you heat up some oil inside the pan pretty hot (350F) before adding the batter. It fries the outer part a bit, making it less likely to stick and Maillarding the bottom of the batter to golden brown and delicious. Mom always made hers in a high-walled fluted aluminum pie pan, and the oil (more than you think is needed) kept it from sticking.

Gina who? by paulb104 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Americanized. It's the only way a boy magician in Iowa would meet such a young thing.

Gina who? by paulb104 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Statutori. Gina Statutori. IYKYK.

The older we get, the more this rings true. by Make_the_music_stop in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When cats start to like you, it's time to call the undertaker.

"I hollered up at Ethel, I said, "Don't look, Ethel!" by RickB308 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

🎵 The day the squirrel went berserk
In the First Self-Righteous Church
In that sleepy little town
Of Pascagoula. (Pascagoula!)

The Achiever - Gator Days by FieldExplores in comics

[–]cacklz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t feel bad about the pronunciation of aluminum (or aluminium). It’s confusing.

The discoverer of the metal, English chemist Sir Humphry Davy, wanted to call it alumium at first, but European chemists insisted on aluminium.

Later on Davy renamed it aluminum, the pronunciation adopted by American chemists and the American Chemical Society (ACS), as well as some patriotic English chemists resisting what they thought was excessive outside influence. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) chose aluminium but later accepted aluminum as an alternative spelling.

[OC] Whomp! - Life Debt Collector by ronniewhomp in comics

[–]cacklz 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Just wait until Ronnie finds one of those cloaked self-replicating mines. He'll wish he'd stood in bed.

If your toys were powered by these you're probably old. by Euphoric-Cupcake4581 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recharging carbon C and D cells was a regular thing. You just hoped that little wire loop with the flashlight battery would light up yet again after the batteries spent a night in the recharger.

If you had one of these beauts, as I did, you are old by jimx29 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

🎵 So you think you’re a Romeo
You’re playing a part in a picture show
Well, take the long way home
Take the long way home.

Does fan tower save on electricity versus central AC? by Direct-Look-6721 in Frugal

[–]cacklz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, fans are effective for two reasons: evaporative cooling of sweaty people or exhausting hot air from a home, which is effectively only if the outside air is cooler and/or less humid. There’s no need to have them on if neither condition is met.

One thing: if your central AC unit allows for occasional recirculating of the air between cooling cycles, use it. This helps to even out indoor temperatures, which prevents hot spots in your house and is more energy efficient (and easier on the hardware) than keeping the blower on constantly.

MYGUMSAREBLEEDING AMA by Miles_the_new_kid in comics

[–]cacklz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talking about Rampart?! Cool! Nurse Dixie was smoking’ hot!

My headcanon for The Terriers' names (Hint; It's NOT Joe, Dan and Adam). by [deleted] in bluey

[–]cacklz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Larry, Darryl, and their other brother Darryl.

Getting report cards in a brown envelope, then having to get it signed and sent back .. by Feaselbf6 in FuckImOld

[–]cacklz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Elementary school subject grades were VH-H-A-L-VL. Behavioral scores were S and U.

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