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Showerthoughts

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Hanging out with my nieces/nephews I now understand most the discipline I received as a child was most likely because I was being annoying and nothing to do with right or wrong. (lemmy.world)
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[–] snapoff@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Apparently there’s a whole glitch in the matrix deal around this, because other people remember seeing them too (I saw a post on reddit) and I wasn’t born much before the 90s. I definitely remember Virginia slim commercials like back to back with RC cola ads during the daytime. I wonder if it was maybe from recorded vhs tapes or something because I can legit picture seeing these ads on tv in my childhood home.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I share your recollection, and I'm thinking VHS recordings may be the explanation.

[–] snapoff@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It’s the only reasonable explanation I can come up with. The weird part is (it must just be tied to when I saw them?) they were decidedly in like a late 80s early 90s style. I’m mystified.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I made the original comment.

I picked 'cigarette commercials' because that seemed like the most obnoxious thing a kid could sing.

Wasn't expecting to get people focused on that.

Who knew?

[–] snapoff@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Apologies haha. Let’s get back to blaming the children!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Speaking as a former child myself, I can say that they are in fact terrible people with absolutely no boundaries.