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The Madcap

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26. I remember that from university.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:04 AM

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My programs in college were really simple Fortran.

I remember seeing an unfortunate student drop his shoebox full of cards on a really windy day. Most of them blew away.

Poor guy.

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I got in a really interesting phone conversation with a young woman last night. [View all] LuckyCharms Feb 6 OP

Things have changed so much. markodochartaigh Feb 6 #1

Check this out! You used to be able to buy cigarettes... LuckyCharms Feb 6 #3

Sure, markodochartaigh Feb 6 #9

I'm a few years older and I did all that stuff too FakeNoose Feb 6 #2

I remember dropping mine in the snow! LuckyCharms Feb 6 #5

You didn't have a sort machine? unblock Feb 6 #4

I don't think so... LuckyCharms Feb 6 #6

Wow, what a memory! FakeNoose Feb 6 #13

That you are able to share that story; priceless. cachukis Feb 6 #7

OMG, I remember typing out those punch cards Ocelot II Feb 6 #8

LOL LuckyCharms Feb 6 #12

Hahahahaha!! unblock Feb 6 #15

so luckycharms is code for insert real name here? msongs Feb 6 #10

Yes LuckyCharms Feb 6 #11

SHE WAS A HUMAN RIGHT??? and she WILL remember all you said, ok, May-be half of what you told her... a kennedy Feb 6 #14

I'll bet that young lady put LuckyCharms in the front of her Rolodex FakeNoose Feb 6 #16

Yes! Definitely human! We had a long conversation... LuckyCharms Feb 6 #18

"I got in a really interesting phone conversation with a young woman last night" True Dough Feb 6 #17

What is a 1-900 number? LuckyCharms Feb 6 #19

I've seen True Dough Feb 6 #20

Do you have these numbers... LuckyCharms Feb 6 #21

I could check, True Dough Feb 6 #22

Things have changed so much and so fast Wicked Blue Feb 6 #23

The safest jobs in America are the plumbers and electricians, they will never be laid off FakeNoose Saturday #24

I told my daughters many times to learn plumbing Wicked Blue Saturday #32

At TAM my husband could not use the mainframe until night when it was available. efhmc Saturday #25

That sounds familiar! LuckyCharms Saturday #31

I remember that from university. The Madcap Saturday #26

Did you ever ask her how she got your phone# and knew your DU Name? Fla Dem Saturday #27

I didn't ask, but I'm a regular contributor to the university LuckyCharms Saturday #28

OK, thanks. Just found it ominous that she was able to connect your DU name with your phone #. Fla Dem Saturday #29

I'm sorry, I don't think I worded my OP well... LuckyCharms Saturday #30

Attending ticker tape parades in NYC though several decades there was the time that.... electric_blue68 Saturday #33

Former "batch station operator " here WestMichRad Saturday #34