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And nobody would get your references (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] SonicDeathTaco@lemm.ee 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My family was pretty poor growing up, but we had cable. Back in the day there would occasionally be free weekends of Disney Channel, HBO and the like. Whenever there was one of those free weekends, my parents would buy a super long blank VHS tape and record hours of random movies. So for years every movie that I watched had an 800 number that would pop up every few minutes asking you to call and subscribe.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago

The more things change, the more they stay the same i guess. Sounds like just anout every streaming service out there today.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My dad would rent movies from blockbuster then set up the camcorder on a tripod to film the movie off the TV. It was always a big to-do since we all had to be quiet so we didn't ruin the recording...

[–] LookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm going to assume you're joking so I don't go outside and scream into the middle distance.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

The motivation combined with the complete lack of understanding of the tech is certainly interesting.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Jus make sure to close the blinds on the way out. Otherwise, there will be a glare on the screen.