Audio Cassette: Music recorded onto magnetic ribbon enclosed in a plastic case.
Tape deck: Used to play audio cassettes.
Boombox: What people used to carry on their shoulders in public, thinking they were cool.
Streetcar: Electric trolleys (now called light rail trains).
Five and Dime: A convenience store where everything cost either 5¢ or 10¢. (Adjusted for inflation, 5¢ in the 1910's is about $1.00 today)
Pencil lead: The precursor to graphite.
Milkman: The man that would exchange your empty glass milk bottles on your porch for full ones.
Blue laws: When all businesses in Connecticut could not open on Sundays. (Although largely repealed, the sale of alcohol on Sundays in CT is still prohibited.)
Tracking Adjustment: When your VHS tapes became all screwy, you needed this to fix it.
Tin Lizzy: Slang for a Model T Ford.
Motoring: When driving used to be pleasurable. Often associated with pre-Eisenhower Interstate highways, such as Route 66.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexa Stott
Betamax never really even took off, but my dad's friend still swears that Betamax is/was better than VHS. Needless to say, he was extremely disappointed that his Betamax player was stolen.
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If you mention Betamax, we can't forget
U-matic tapes.