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Why You Can't Complain About the Price of Today's Gadgets

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catastrophegirl
07/18/09

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still got my atari 2600, right now, in my living room. it needs some repairs [no sound] but i'd say 30 years of use works out to reasonable value for the price of the day
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FrankenPC
07/15/09

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Yeah...actually they cost MORE. It's just that manufacturing is now wholly subsidized by third world countries and un-sustainable manufacturing practices.
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Bertone77
07/14/09

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Wow, you guys are going all out for this Retromodo'79! I'm impressed with the sheer amount of info you guys manage to cram into one post. Good Job. How am I supposed to complain about paying so much for my PS3/iPod/Cellphone/Car now!?

--Damnit!!
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ID Ron Burgundy
07/14/09

@Bertone Zero77: I was about to post nearly the same exact thing. Thanks for saving me the hassle of typing it out!
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VenomIreland
07/14/09

@Bertone Zero77: And for saving me the hassle to, I'm actually shocked by these comparisons.
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scaught
07/14/09

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What the heck did cellphone service cost back in the day?
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
07/14/09

@scaught: "That baby was known as the "Brick," based on its heft (2.5 pounds) and shape. 8 hours of standby time and 30 minutes of talk time (woo hoo!). Service plans were a bit pricey, at costing $50 a month for the service, plus 40 cents a minute at peak hours and 24 cents a minute at off-peak times."

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ester
07/14/09

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what exactly is she referring to in that picture?
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
07/14/09

@ester: Her tampon
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OMG! Ponies!
07/14/09

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Yeah. But things still suck royally nowadays.

My secretary still doesn't use the intercom. The coffee in the break room is still crap.

I'm not allowed to smoke cigars in my office anymore or slap the file girls' asses as they walk by. I'm not allowed to tell the hot blonde at Reception how good her tits look and I'm not allowed to call Harry in Billing a fruit to his face.

I can't have three-martini lunches and it seems like any schmo with a pulse can get on a plane. When did those freaks stop riding the Greyhound?
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lostarchitect
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: you can't do that stuff? why the hell not?
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tande04
07/14/09

@lostarchitect: Well he can he probably just likes (or at least wants to keep) his job.
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Nick
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: blame the democrats.
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Skeetz
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I am NOT a fruit. This neckerchief happens to be quite fashionable. And a hit with the ~~boys~~ ladies.
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MostlyHarmless
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I never thought I would be so rich as to be able to afford a car, nor so poor to not to be able to afford a servant.
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ID Ron Burgundy
07/14/09

@Skeetz: Nicely done. And it's a good thing they fixed the strikethrough tag, otherwise you would be a big hit with the "boys ladies" and I hear it's frowned upon to take another man's woman.
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tex210
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: If you slap Harry's ass and tell him how good it looks, he'll likely not mind when you call him a fruit to his face.
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nutbastard
07/14/09

@Skeetz:

definitely NOT a fruit - you would have referred to it as an ascot.
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OMG! Ponies!
07/14/09

Hey Angie! Where the hell is the Anderson proposal? We need to get it off to the printers by 5:00! And while you're at it, call over to Pinelawn and move the tee-time from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

And send Sylvia in here - I need her to take a letter!
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OMG! Ponies!
07/14/09

GOD DAMMIT! Why the hell did we buy Wheelwriters for the secretarial pool if they can't spell for shit!

I swear, Harvey, next time you come in here with a departmental budget larded down with that kind of equipment expenditure, I'm going to shove the old typewriters up your ass! You're officially on my shitlist. We're not fucking Rockefellers here.

Sometimes I think you idiots in Purchasing walk around with your heads up your ass!
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Nick
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: to be honest, sir, it's the best place to keep them to drown out your yelling.
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Skeetz
07/14/09

@nutbastard: oh no no i meant a straight up this:

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jp182
07/14/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Mad Men or just having a flashback?
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tande04
07/14/09

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Oh I can complain about whatever the hell I want. I complain about all kinds on nonsensical shit I can't do anything about.

I shouldn't complain about the price of today's gadgets, but I sure as hell can.
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SysRq
07/14/09

@tande04: Are you speaking on behalf of the internet?
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ID Ron Burgundy
07/14/09

@SysRq: I believe he is. Watch out, he may now go on a rampage of "MOAR PR0NNN!!!111"

Gotta love the edit button.
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tande04
07/14/09

@SysRq: Nope, just myself.

Plus I was pointing out the use of a verb that implies ability not one that expresses a condition.

I'm quite able to complain about the price of today's gadgets, whether its prudent to or if I have historical evidence to support my complaint is completely different.
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