The Funny Pic Thread, Pt. 8

[MCgrease08]

 

[MCgrease08]

 

[MCgrease08]

 

[JettaKnight]

"Prono"?

 

[JettaKnight]

The irony is that the meme is squarely targeting DVD's, yet those have been usurped by streaming services.

 

[Jerchap2]

I was then able to launch into my speech about how those kids don't know the satisfaction of slamming a phone down when you're mad.

Of course, there are apps that simulate slamming the phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.callysto.devin.slamthephone&hl=en

 

[actaeon277]

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

TVs used to be a major investment.
Households often had ONE.

My first job in High School was at Hooks Drugs (Southway Plaza in Muncie). One thing I did was to operate the "Tube Tester". People would bring in vacuum tubes from their TVs, sometimes a whole bag full, and I would plug them into the board on top of the machine and test them. If the tube was bad, they'd pay between $3.00 and $15.00 for a new one.

Or, if you were made of money, you just called the repairman who would come to your house and fix your TV for you.

 

[sharkey]

 

[Jerchap2]

 

[Jerchap2]

 

[Jerchap2]

 

[jamil]

 

[Nazgul]

TVs used to be a major investment.
Households often had ONE.

Now I hear people say how poor they are.
And I see them with 5 TVs in their house. Cable. DVRs. DVDs. Cell phones. etc.

The Lions Club with local churches deliver food baskets at Christmas. They are full meals for 6-8 people, not cheap. When delivering them I often see the "poor" people on a new iPhone watching football on a 60" tv with a beer .

Don

 

[dudley0]

The Lions Club with local churches deliver food baskets at Christmas. They are full meals for 6-8 people, not cheap. When delivering them I often see the "poor" people on a new iPhone watching football on a 60" tv with a beer .

Don

Had a house where the tenant was like that. She had a big screen TV when that wasn't a thing. Got gov handouts galore. Her baby daddy parked his Escalade in the side drive. That thing was worth more than the house twice over.

Ended up selling the place just to get away from it.

 

[eldirector]

Had a house where the tenant was like that. She had a big screen TV when that wasn't a thing. Got gov handouts galore. Her baby daddy parked his Escalade in the side drive. That thing was worth more than the house twice over.

Ended up selling the place just to get away from it.

Wonder if that was our old neighbor? Various Rent-a-Center places were routinely delivering, and then repossessing TVs, stereos, and furniture. They had different leased fancy cars every couple of months. Constantly pooling SNAP cards to get food, but never seemed to run out of cash for alcohol and tobacco (and drugs). Utilities got cut off and reconnected (in a new name) every few months. I know they went w/o heat and hot water for 3 months once, until they got someone's brother's girlfriend to put the gas in her name. I think the city finally took possession of the house and evicted everyone, when the owner's (the tenant's sister) property taxes finally caught up with her. She owned a bunch of dilapidated rentals, and used the rent to fund a McMansion in Carmel, but didn't pay property taxes (or the mortgages) on much of anything until forced. Finally ran out of money to shuffle around.

 

[historian]

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

TVs used to be a major investment.
Households often had ONE.

Now I hear people say how poor they are.
And I see them with 5 TVs in their house. Cable. DVRs. DVDs. Cell phones. etc.

First five years we were married, the wife and I did not own a TV. When our daughter was two years old, my Mom gave us one because she thought we were depriving our child. Many years later and we still only have one small TV. Just not a priority for us. We would rather sit around and talk to each other.

 

[Roadie]

Personal experience points more toward Taurus, SCCY, and SD9ve's

Based on gun shop research . . . 100% accurate:

 

[JettaKnight]

Based on gun shop research . . . 100% accurate:

I was totally ready to get upset... till I realized how accurate it is.

In my defense, I had some training...