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Re: Words we no longer use
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Originally Posted by Brandon Martus
I use 'carriage return' a lot while programming, actually. ASCII 13.  |
I loved the zzzip zzzing sound of the carriage return in my hs typing class.
transistor radio - mine was pink.
cherry phosphates - a soft drink from the soda fountain at the local drug store. You would sit in a booth, shyly flirt, and trade out your bubblegum Beatles trading cards - cherry phosphates rocked. You can occasionally find an old timey drug store that will still make you one.
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Last edited by JaneYoung : 24-05-2007 at 11:16.
Reason: cherry phosphates
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