Awesome Shit That Has Disappeared

girl_dee · 02-28-2018, 04:35 AM

did you all ever had what we called a “slang book” ? This was in the middle school years.

It was a spiral notebook, and each page had a question at the top... and you answered the question (Do you like Joan Jett, who do you have a crush on?) for example. They had sections and most were yes or no questions.

You signed your name in the front and were assigned a number, then did you answer and your number underneath.

Like this

YES
16

They were fun and how we got to know each other. The slang book was passed around from person to person. We got fun pens and things to decorate our slang books.

It was easy to get away with playing in them while in class!

These books were MUCH the threads here, only they did create drama sometimes (SO Unlike the threads here, Haha)

The things we did before the internet.

kittygrrl · 02-28-2018, 09:11 AM

I miss Hollywood & Big Time w/peanuts candy bars..i would buy one (for a nickel) walking home from school

Kelt · 02-28-2018, 07:12 PM

I miss "Customer Service".

cathexis · 03-01-2018, 01:30 AM

Miss 411 Information. Getting an operator who would move heaven and Earth to find a phone number for you, and on the off chance they didn't have it, transferred you to a supervisor who would FOUND it.

Anyone remember Cootie Catchers? and cootie shots??

02-28-2018, 09:11 AM	#2
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02-28-2018, 04:35 AM	#1
girl_dee Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: dee Relationship Status: Hitched up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livin’ the Dream Posts: 24,079 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,560 Thanked 54,829 Times in 13,908 Posts Rep Power: 21474873	did you all ever had what we called a “slang book” ? This was in the middle school years. It was a spiral notebook, and each page had a question at the top... and you answered the question (Do you like Joan Jett, who do you have a crush on?) for example. They had sections and most were yes or no questions. You signed your name in the front and were assigned a number, then did you answer and your number underneath. Like this YES 16 They were fun and how we got to know each other. The slang book was passed around from person to person. We got fun pens and things to decorate our slang books. It was easy to get away with playing in them while in class! These books were MUCH the threads here, only they did create drama sometimes (SO Unlike the threads here, Haha) The things we did before the internet.

02-28-2018, 07:12 PM	#3
Kelt Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Beach Butch Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,765 Thanked 15,279 Times in 2,538 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I miss "Customer Service".

03-01-2018, 01:30 AM	#4
cathexis Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trotskyist, Anarcho-syndicalist Preferred Pronoun?: They, Them, Their, Sir Bitch Relationship Status: open Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Great White North! Posts: 4,332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,812 Thanked 4,706 Times in 1,604 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Miss 411 Information. Getting an operator who would move heaven and Earth to find a phone number for you, and on the off chance they didn't have it, transferred you to a supervisor who would FOUND it. Anyone remember Cootie Catchers? and cootie shots??