May 22 2007
Remember When
Isn’t it funny how words evolve? Do you remember when….
- A mouse was something you caught in a mouse trap
- A keyboard belonged on a piano
- A disc was something you slipped in your back, not your computer
- A router was a piece of machinery
- A virus was something you went to the doctor about
- A bug was something you sprayed or squished
- A desktop what where you rested your phone and coffee mug
- A drive was something you did with your parents on Sundays
- An apple was something you ate
- A chip was something you put salt on before consuming
- Hardware was a type of shop your dad visited on Saturdays
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- My space was something someone invaded if they stood too close
- Twitter was something birds did
- Flickr was something the TV tube did just before it died
- Live was a performance by a band (and a band itself)
- Digging was something you did with a shovel
- RSVP was when you said yes or no to an invitation
- Whirlpool was a brand of washing machine
- Hi5 was a gesture when you celebrated a win, and a band for kids
- Tagged was something you “got” playing at school
- Delicious was a type of apple
- Stumbling was for drunk people
- Yahoo! was an Australian actor/writer/director/producer
- A Minti was a chewy lolly
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- A web was something a spider made
- A net was used to catch fish or butterflies
- A browser was someone who looked, but didn’t buy
- Surfing required a board
- Chatting meant actually talking out loud
- Spam was ham that came in a can
- Phishing was something you did to catch fish
- A spider made a web, not just crawled about on one
- A skyscraper was a building
- A flame could burn you
- A mirror was something you looked in
- Bouncing was something a ball did
- An icon represented something holy
- A snapshot was a photo taken by a camera
- Widgets were hypothetical products sold by Acme
- Ajax was a cleaning product
- wii was something you did in the loo
- A menu was something you ordered from in a restaurant
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- Excel was something you were urged to do at school
- Office was a place you went to work
- Windows were something you look OUT of
- Powerpoint was were you plugged an electrical appliance
- Publisher was someone who would print your books
- Photoshop was were you got your film developed
- MYOB was a way of telling someone to butt out
Notes:
- Yes, I have been working on this list for a while
- Yes, I know I should “get a life”
- Yes, you are welcome to add your own in the comments…
21 Responses to “Remember When”
Slow day by chance?
To Quiken it just meant walk faster
When i got the Wiggles i had to sit still
When a blog would have been a monster in a horror movie
When Text Link Ads were the writing of the ads in the paper
When your Outlook was just how you viewed the world
When the Firewall was between you and the engine in the car
Hi Greg
Hehe – thought I could rely on you to come up with some good ones
Oh i got more
When Firefox was a Clint Eastwood movie
When Spyware was James Bond’s Tuxedo
When a Tweak was something your Grandfather did to your ear
Your Table was where you ate dinner
Your Settings were on the table
A Game Spy was someone watching a game
Quicktime was just a way of marching
Feedburner was just someone that burnt dinner
Feed Reader was reading with dinner
A Messenger brought the mail the post man didn’t
Thunderbirds are go!
iTunes were what i got when i switched on the radio
Movie Maker was the director and the producer
Newsgator was news about someone being eaten by an alligator
Real was the opposite of fake
Steam came out of Kettles and trains
Half Life was just half the time it took for radio active stuff to stop being radio active
RAR stood for Royal Australian Regiment
Trillian was Arthur Dents love interest
Windows Defender was the wire mesh over windows
Aero was a chocolate bar
Aim was something to do before you shoot
Opera was about people singing
Flock was a group of birds
Think i done now
(sorry my firefox playing up if you got this already)
And you reckon I’m having a quiet day 😉
Nothing else for it – guess i will have to go back to work this week!
LOL, gosh how things have changed 😛
I also like:
When a Notebook was something you wrote in
When HP was a sauce
When BlueTooth meant a trip to the dentist
When Wireless was a radio
When a Mobile was something you hung above a cot
Matt
They’re great too (though surprised you remember that a radio was referred to as a wireless – you must spend time with your grandparents)
lol, perhaps 😛
I just had to keep thinking about this until I got at least one
When Palm was part of your hand
When a hub was part of a wheel
When a laptop was somewhere to rest your dinner while watching TV
When Windows were just for looking through
When Bill Gates was a nerd…no wait… a poor nerd
Hey Coach
Just when you think there couldn’t be any more….. thanks
And then there was more …
When consumer generated content was throwing out your scraps in a plastic bag so the dogs didn’t smell it in the bin
A Floppy was disappointing and/or ego crushing
When Big Blue was just a nickname for the New York Giants football team & Superman
When Robert Redford didn’t try and make every movie’s theme a metaphor for life and integrity
Hehe – what have I started….
Wow that’s an impressive effort Meg. I hesitate to ask how long did that take you.
Meg – Very clever of you and the other commenters. How we’ve all morphed the English language. Imagine how bastardized it will be 50 years from now. Here’s another one for your list. “Fag” originally meant to get tired, or to wear yourself out. Later on it became the slang word for a cigarette. “Fagot” originally described a bundle of sticks, or iron rods, tied into a bundle.
Mooiness
Actually, not all that long, but putting the links in was a bit of a pain!
Morgan
Yes, I guess there’s new ones cropping up every day.
I learn new ones from my kids too – like “phat” which is good, and “gay” to describe something which is stupid, or dumb (like an idea or concept).
Morgan, re “faggot”:
On a trip last year to the UK, I was chatting to someone in a pub, over lunch – and he mentioned casually how he loved faggots with chips and gravy.
It certainly caused me to pause for a few moments. The friend I was with (who’d been living in the UK for a few years) cracked up and said “It’s not what you think”.
Meg & Greg: Great collection here
Hi Will – I daresay that one would throw me too!
Thanks for stopping by
Hi Meg,
Even though we (Minti) are no longer a “chewy lolly”, we are still sweet and irresistible! 😉
Cheers
Clay
Hi Clay
Nice to hear from you & good to see Minti doing so well
Scott Adams on the dilbert blog did a similar themed entry this week Old Fashioned Words that i thought might take your fancy
Ah yes, some prime examples there. But goodness – 351 comments, he must have some readership!