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What's a sentence nobody has said in 20 years? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by SpaceFox@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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"Sorry, I got to return this video"

"Mike? I love that guy, I got him on speed dial"

"Do you have any quarters for a phone?"

"Bill Cosby really is America's dad"

"Can I borrow that VHS?"

"Sorry, I can't come. My favourite show is on"

"Do you know where a phone is?"

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I borrow movies sometimes from the library, I've used that first one. (Sometimes you want a DVD of a kid's show instead of streaming it)

Also: looking for a phone, any phone in our house has happened.

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why would you want a DVD over streaming it?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you don't want to sail the high seas, and you don't want to pay, the library is a great, free option.

[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

DVD's are dog shit though. They break really easily, those ungodly annoying ads at the beginning and the amount of space they take. Streaming just beats DVD's 10-to-1.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

And Blu-ray beats them both.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

You don't need quality to watch paw patrol in the car or on a plane. A cheap portable DVD player does wonders for sanity while traveling without needing to dedicate and pre load a tablet with kids stuff.

[–] ReversalHatchery 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

privacy, and preservation

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Young kids, you want the least amount of confusion and you don't want to buy them a tablet that you have to maintain/load up with videos to watch.

Eventually there are better options, but there was a window of age that DVDs made all the sense.