"Tablet", for example. When I was a kid, "tablet" meant:
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Now it means:
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It occurred to me that with today's technology and advances in... well everything really, certain words have taken on new meaning. "Tablet", for example. When I was a kid, "tablet" meant: ![]() Now it means: ![]() Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
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Marco Polo was an explorer, but it's a name we would shout while playing in the swimming pool.
"Magic can happen to you."
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Vaporman87 wrote :Um, that is a pad, sir! Er, three pads! This is a tablet: ![]() ![]() |
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"Thongs" as flip-flops, not underwear
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buy one get one free is not bogo and the other item is not free is just a perfect off.
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Wicked means "evil", but it also means "cool".
"Magic can happen to you."
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thecrow174 wrote :So does bad |
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Hanging on line
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shakin steak wrote :Now that's an old school tablet. echidna64 wrote :Ha! I know. It's crazy to think that we used that word in that way now. Poshy2005 wrote :Bulletin Board as well. You love this signature.
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