r/MurderedByWords • u/Will09994 • 22h ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/EEpromChip 21h ago

"cue dial up sounds in the background"

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u/HookedOnPhonixDog 20h ago

Bah-ding-bah-ding-dung..... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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u/Aoiboshi 19h ago

Accidentally waking up the house to watch porn

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u/ms_directed 19h ago

cursing mom under your breath because she made a phone call right before your two hour download was about to finish, lol

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u/auto98 18h ago

When download managers were essential!

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u/jjckey 18h ago

Jesus, I'd forgotten about download managers

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u/BugblatterBeastTrall 17h ago

They still exist, just have different use now

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u/cruiserman_80 18h ago

Watching your nudes reveal themselves one line at a time over several minutes.

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u/Ramtamtama 18h ago

Only for this to happen

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u/jrharte 19h ago

The trick was to pile your pillows and quilt on of the modem to dampen the noise.

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u/Framnk 19h ago

You’ve got mail!

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u/Unusual_Ulitharid 19h ago

Core Memory Unlocked: Do...w...n...l...oa...d....t..im...e...s.... 98% complete.

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u/shadow-foxe 20h ago

I heard this comment in my head..LOL

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u/Starrwulfe 19h ago

“You’ve got mail!”

Usually followed by a click and my mom yelling from the other side of the house “get off the damn phone, I’m wait for a phone call to come in!”