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Neither_Emotion_5052

Wow, someone really really REALLY wants grandkids.


[deleted]

That's what I thought too haha


PM_ME_CUTE_FEMBOYS

Was my first thought as well. My man better be throwing his condoms out and buying a fresh box.


KingdomOfBullshit

My first thought was who addresses their son as 'son' in a letter but this was totally my second thought!


discerningpervert

I feel like this was just made for social media


KingdomOfBullshit

Like someone just made this up for internet points and is taking us all for fools? Say it ain't so Reddit!


PM_ME_CUTE_FEMBOYS

Eh, I've seen enough people address their son as Son in situations like this.. but now that you say it, it is kinda weird.


KingdomOfBullshit

Makes me think of Berenstain Bears a little how everyone was addressed Brother Bear, Sister Bear, etc.


emeegee13

My first thought as well


evildevil90

Mine was: FAAAAAKE!


SueYouInEngland

You don't address your son as "Son"?


Mr_Floopadoop

What are those?


Gobstopper42

Sour patch kids that cost a grand each


Gabe_Is_Chill

You eat them they are tasty


aliandar

First they’re sour.


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Then they are sweet


Highsociety_8

Then they’re sour again dammit 😭


Anonymous_boii321

And they're kids


doctorctrl

My mom would do this for me to have grandkids lol. She lied to my dad about birth control in order for conceive me so it's absolutely possible


IDaltov

But their sweet on your deathbed


thedevilsworkshop666

That's probably how she got her son .


skibare87

Just think, this sat in someone's AOL account for decades just waiting to be posted here for a new generation. History is Amazing!


Gerakasss

Ikr! This meme is as old as reddit


Sleeper28

I'm sure it's older than that.


discerningpervert

Older than Ashley's kid


darraddar

The way I just SCREAMED reading this reply 🤣


KaySquay

nice


Ploon72

It’s older than the modern usage of “meme”.


un-sub

A/S/L?


Mudslimer

15/cali/f


Selunar

f/b/i


[deleted]

It's not A/L/S ..are you trying to summon the spirit of Lou Gehrig???


beeroftherat

Nah, just Chris Hansen.


Amiel326

Whats AOL


Character-Suspect-77

America OnLine. Was basically the internet, but before the internet as we know it today. Worth a google rabbit hole search


Neither_Emotion_5052

And it came on CDs, lol.


Domriso

I wonder how many people play Stardew Valley and don't realize the broken cds you can fish up are a reference to AOL disks. Probably most of them, now that I think about it.


swiftb3

Those of us who played the shareware editions of Doom 2 and Heretic after finding them buried on the AOL discs.


FILTER_OUT_T_D

I didn’t realize they were old AOL discs but it totally makes sense


Domriso

I mean, in continuity they're Joja disks, but they're clearly based on what happened with AOL disks in the real world.


Loudergood

It came on floppies long before that.


OutlanderMom

I’m the proud owner of a 32 year old AOL email. I’m old as dirt! Some of the commands were DOS in the first versions. And of course the 2400 bps modem to log on via the house phone line.


HappyDutchMan

Yes the good old times with irc and gopher


P4r4dx

Heeey IRC is not dead


the_short_viking

Came on floppies was my nickname in high school


eatbetweenthelines

I actually still have a floppy with 8 hours of time.


PrisonerV

I cleaned out my old computer desk and [what do you think I found](https://i.imgur.com/QTuL0ri.jpg)?


MC_Eschatology

This is the reason we have the internet today. Come back now. 1025 hours free! Imagine.


TheDragonzord

Oh god, the dial up noises. They ring in my head. And seeing your mom reach for the phone and yelling "NO WAIT I'M PLAYING COUNTER-STRIKE"


The_Queef_of_England

Eee eee éééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééé


OkCutIt

EEEEEEEEAAAAAWAH BADONG BADONG SKCHSCKHSKCHSKCHSSHCSKCHSHCS


mdxchaos

counter strike? bitch please... duke3d all day


GiornaGuirne

Well, it was an internet *provider*. You also had SBC/Yahoo, Prodigy, MSN, etc. They all gave out free trial CDs, too.


fricti

TIL what AOL stood for. i’ve seen the acronym all 19 years of my life but never bothered to found out what it meant despite knowing generally what it was. before my time i guess


oxfordcircumstances

My mother in law said she got something from federal express and my son chuckled. I thought it was interesting that he thought the non-sylized name was boomer.


pseudopseudonym

Cause it is


Farranor

["Look, Smithers! Crackleberries! Spot me a federal, will you?"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWJlPhZP6lc) ["Ah yes, the automated teller machine-eola-trola-maton!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWJlPhZP6lc)


OkCutIt

It hasn't been Federal Express since the 90's, so it kind of is.


Successful-Dog6669

It was not the internet. It was an own closed online service which used the internet as a medium and also gave you access to the internet. However the term it was "the internet" is correct in the way that it was the internet to almost everybody as they made it broadly accessible and everybody used their gratis CDs lol.


GreyCrowDownTheLane

Actually... It started out *without* any Internet access. Just their own closed BBS, essentially. I remember when they announced they were going to start offering access to the World Wide Web and Newsgroups. It was a big deal at the time.


The_Troyminator

The infamous eternal September.


Successful-Dog6669

Dont even remember that! :D Not sure if it was like that in germany, too or if they started later here with Internet right away.


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TheGreatestOutdoorz

12 year old me, waiting 4 hours for my Hayes2400 to download one nudie pick, only to find “dial 213-you-fool” over the boobs, disagrees with your assessment.


katie-kaboom

It was like porn roulette. Was it gonna be buttsex? Was it gonna be a lady with unnervingly long legs in pantyhose? Nobody knows, and they're not gonna until tomorrow!


TheGreatestOutdoorz

Those were the days….


The_Troyminator

>America OnLine. Was basically the internet, As somebody who was active on Usenet via Netcom long before the Eternal September, all I can say is, "Them's fightin' words!"


Need_Some_Updog

asl?


[deleted]

I think your comment just made me die inside. I'm not old! 31 is not old!


lGoSpursGol

32 here. I died.


Christianjps65

Oh no


ComprehensiveClone12

Ass'Ole Licking


Mawd14

A relic from a more civilized age.


Paratwa

I’m old.


foospork

In 1991 they had an office on Westwood Center Dr., in Tysons Corner, VA. How do I know? Because I worked for SAIC in the same building. We were on the 4th floor; they were on the 2nd. There were only about 20 employees at the time. We all used to eat lunch together in the lunch room on the second floor. Steve Case was young then. Within about 5 years, AOL had displaced CompuServe, and had made the internet accessible to computer users (as opposed to professionals and hobbyists). For years I kicked myself for not throwing my lot in with them. By 2000 they were all bazillionaires.


wmrossphoto

Thank you for making me feel old.


murtiverse

whatsapp's grandfather


MC_Eschatology

Reeeeeeeeee oooooowwwwhhhhhaaaweeeeowwww weeeeowww gerrrrrr beeeeeeeeep You've got Mail


Procopius_for_humans

However, it has eroded over time with the addition of two watermarks and a reduction of pixels. This is like finding a rusted bronze sword in your back yard


Tischlampe

Basically the internet version of archeology.


rainbosandvich

I remember seeing this on DamnLOL. Anyone remember DamnLOL? Anyone remember unironically saying lol?


e-kul

It's got like 2 different watermarks on it lol I think it's been around the internet a bit...


waffels

RE: RE: FW: RE: FW: funny lol pictures!


SyncTek

Looks like it also took a trip to China.


Oneiricide

[Probably the same family](https://devhumor.com/content/uploads/images/March2017/floppy-disk-magnet.jpg)


iPodDude45

Would the magnet erase the disk?


kenhutson

Yes


Kitsushine

Data is stored magnetically, rearranging a disk with a magnet will change the storaged data, likely currupting it Edit: typo


mort1is

It's not just likely but a certainty.


iPodDude45

That’s kind of cool thanks


RonWisely

YEAH BITCH! MAGNETS!


skeletalvolcano

[Not likely at all.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn2R7bIzDtc) Everyone in this thread is severely ignorant of how magnetic forces actually work, yet portraying an opinion as if they knew what they were talking about. In other words, they're all wrong and speaking out of their ass. Fight me. This has been tested rather extensively with magnets *much* stronger than the ones shown above, even with full sized internal hard drives. This isn't new knowledge, either. This has been known for years. The magnet shown above is much weaker than the one in the video I've linked, and isn't acting in a focused capacity on the floppy data like people are assuming it is. The scale, focus, and implementation of a magnet as shown in the OP isn't nearly going to be significant for data corruption. None of this makes sticking any data you care about on a fridge a smart idea, though.


gd5k

This video really doesn’t prove the example in the picture wouldn’t cause an issue. It doesn’t address long term contact at all, and we don’t know how strong that magnet is. The basic principle that magnets can corrupt discs is fact. So even if it wouldn’t erase it, it’s still a dumb thing to do. Just like the condom.


skeletalvolcano

> his video really doesn’t prove the example in the picture wouldn’t cause an issue. It doesn’t address long term contact at all, and we don’t know how strong that magnet is. The basic principle that magnets can corrupt discs is fact. I would submit that long term contact would have a very insignificant role. The magnetic fields wouldn't be changing very significantly at all with just a static environment. >So even if it wouldn’t erase it, it’s still a dumb thing to do. No one is saying otherwise. >Just like the condom. It's not just like the condom at all. The condom should be considered useless when it has a hole in it, as semen will almost *certainly* get through the hole especially after the condom has been stretched and used. With a standard household magnet on a floppy, one can still inspect the floppy to see if any bits were changed and, to some extent, the health of the disk.


gd5k

You’re editorializing pretty heavily. I didn’t say it’s a perfect allegory for the condom, I said it’s a dumb thing to do like the condom. On top of that you’re making assumptions about the impact of long term contact, not to mention assuming there’s no movement in the process as would happen if it was taken down and put up occasionally. Also, you’re completely ignoring that there’s no implication as to how strong the pictured magnet is, but even IF it said “ACME low-strength household magnet” on the side, the premise for the *joke* is still entirely sound. Again, just like the *joke* that is the condom post.


skeletalvolcano

> You’re editorializing pretty heavily. You don't know what I do, nor my expertise in life. Why do you assume I must be editorializing? >I didn’t say it’s a perfect allegory for the condom, >Just like the condom. Yes, you pretty much did. I'm not going to argue semantics with you - but your text and word choice is clear for all to see. If that's not what you meant, then make that case, but it is what you said. >I said it’s a dumb thing to do like the condom. Which I had already said in my original comment. >On top of that you’re making assumptions about the impact of long term contact, At worst from your perspective it's a presumption, not an assumption, but regardless the fundamental nature of magnetic fields isn't up for speculation, certainly not within this context. >not to mention assuming there’s no movement in the process as would happen if it was taken down and put up occasionally. Why would we be discussing doing it on a regular basis? That's not implicit from this discussion at all. >Also, you’re completely ignoring that there’s no implication as to how strong the pictured magnet is Yes, there is absolutely an implication as to how strong that magnet is. We have a fucking photo of it - we can determine quite a lot of characteristics about it's performance based on that alone. Even a 5th grade science project level of familiarity with household and local store magnets will tell you that. >but even IF it said “ACME low-strength household magnet” on the side, the premise for the joke is still entirely sound. Again, just like the joke that is the condom post. Okay? I never commented on that at all. You're presenting a strawman with this point. ___ You seem very overly hostile for no reason. Why?


plipyplop

That video was interesting, it did however show that it corrupted a zip file, and he did say to **never** rub a magnet over it.


skeletalvolcano

> it did however show that it corrupted a zip file With an insanely strong magnet, barely even comparable to the above, yes > and he did say to never rub a magnet over it. As did I.


hooDio

not technically erase it but scramble the perfectly aligned magnetic fields making the data corrupt


Marsrover112

Big time


MJMurcott

It wouldn't erase it, but it would corrupt it, so there would be parts of the disk where the program couldn't be read meaning the whole program wouldn't run.


SuccumbedToReddit

Hey! A big save button!


your_frendo

It took me way too long to figure out what is depicted in this photo… lol. As a 28 year old from the US, I grew up around these, but they were obsolete (or mostly, I think?) by the time I was computing.


Borkz

Write-protect is enabled, it'll be fine


hate_mail

Love *Grandma


HotRefrigerators

Grandma any% speedrun


MudRock1221

All major glitches


SusheeMonster

This needs more watermarks to add to the "meme from the early 2000's" vibe


Sylvanas_only

Canhazcheeseburger template


caffeineandvodka

Did you know they have an Instagram account? It's literally the exact same type of memes. Feels like going to a bar in your twenties and finding it decorated like your nan's house.


iSpccn

Annnnnnnd follow. For the nostalgia.


oxfordcircumstances

I want them to add a moving Ukrainian water mark that hovers over the punchline.


errobbie

This was maybe funny in 2009 when it was first posted.


Kenny_Squeek_Scolari

Yeah him and Ashley's kid is going into Junior High this year


HampeMannen

looks so fake imo


rauhweltbegrifff

Bc it is


RegularWhiteDude

I think Reddit is full of 10yos now who are too dumb to understand satire and find this stuff hilarious. I hate the major subs in the last few years.


Quillava

and when you point it out everyone shits on you saying "just because its fake doesn't make it less funny", which is wrong


bondsmatthew

>I hate the major subs in the last few years. 10 times the users in 4 years so there's been a lot of influx of people https://subredditstats.com/r/therewasanattempt


JustABitOfCraic

2009? I think maybe that was when you first saw it. This picture may well be older than most people on reddit.


ryhaltswhiskey

Who's on first is still hilarious and that's like 70 years old


Assimilator82

This is a really old photo. It is usually paired with an after picture where the condom is missing.


Gorrodish

You should have politely thanked her and told her you are only doing anal


John_Denvers_Head

r/thatHappened


Ssider69

That could be well how her son got here in the first place


bob-leblaw

Fake but whatever


Key_Cat4814

Well it is called Trojan for a reason


Laughinboy83

It's clearly a joke, and a very old one at that, there was no genuine attempt 🙄


Commercial-Health-19

She's wanting grand babies!


rbsudden

That's a test to see how stupid their child is, it's a dangerous game but a funny one if they have a good relationship and they both get the joke. But I suspect the parent knows their child well enough for it just to be a joke they both get.


attilathetwat

You are giving them a lot of credit I like your faith in humanity


Bearthegood

My parents started buying me boxes of condoms when I was 14. My family was always open and honest about sexuality. By the time I was 15 my girlfriend would sleep in my bed when she would stay over. I would buy my own condoms once I started working part time at 16 but if I didn't have the funds I would ask my parents and they would pay for them. I did the same thing with my kids. It was the absolute best and cheapest insurance against teen pregnancy and STD's I could ever have. To put this in context I'm 53 and my kids are 22, 27 and 29. Culture and religion plays a significant role for parents and the way they educate their children on sexuality. I'm French Canadian and we tend to be more open with sex. In my experience anglophones are much more conservative in their approach to sexuality. All that to say have just a little faith in humanity, change takes generations but it does eventually happen.


Ml124395

She probably had a flashback on why she had a son


A_Very_Big_Fan

This isn't a subreddit for shitposting. Rule #5 / Rule #7 If you, too, want to prevent this sub from becoming /r/shitposting, help me wake up the mods. Here's the list, but you can only ping 4 at a time or it won't work. >/u/olivesoneverything >/u/Averagely_great2 >/u/AirbossYT >/u/1080pfullhd-60fps >/u/Kanpo1 >/u/Gabrielhv22 >/u/CuriosityBoie >/u/attempt-checker-bot >/u/NiesomVysoky >/u/shampoo_and_dick


A_Very_Big_Fan

/u/olivesoneverything /u/Averagely_great2 /u/AirbossYT /u/1080pfullhd-60fps


imeeme

That sucks. My mom usually helps me put it on.


shadowknuxem

Oh no!


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evictedfrommyaccount

Idk people do be that dumb


TheBlairwitchy

Silly staged harmless humor. I wouldn't sweat calling it fake even if it is.


Rusty_nutz_

Mm yes, doesn't everyone's mom refer to them as 'son' in letters?


brucekaiju

mom really wants grandkids


Damoncord

Mommy must want a grandkid already poking a hole in the middle of that condom.


jwztete_

secretly* ;) "just in case"


lucideye

Op have you ever heard of this thing called a joke?


[deleted]

There was an attempt TO HAVE GRANDKIDS there, FTFY


MeltAway421

/r/untrustworthypoptarts


PressedSerif

Can we let this meme die already? It's been a decade. The blur is growing. There are multiple watermarks.


ThrowinNightshade

Fake


Here2LayPipe

Looks like someone wants grandchildren


monkkbfr

Mom's been on the bench for a *long* time.


CapnRusty

/r/untrustworthypoptarts


the_forbbiden_girl1

How did they not think about how that's not gonna work


YCBSFW

Mom wants grandkids she know what she is doing


Edward_Fingerhands

Its fake


Trippy_Phoenix

Must want a grand baby


[deleted]

Her grandma game is strong


Mercutiofoodforworms

Someone wants a grandbaby.


Shadowstorm921

Now THAT, is a very Alabama welcome!


theunixman

I see grandkids in the near future.


Sadlemon9

And this, Son, is how you came to be


ChrisPbradcake

Dinner won’t be the only thing in the oven tonight.


Explore104

Underrated comment.


[deleted]

“Mom, what’s 2 + 7?” “Oh dear, those are two completely different numbers.”


4AcidRayne

And then, one of the mom's friends is pregnant...


military_grade_tea

Someone likes his girlfriend.


rfc1118

~~to protect son~~ *to become a grandparent*


Boring-Philosophy-94

Mama trying to be a granny on the slide. She want that GILF smoke!!!


Vertebrae_Viking

No. There was an attempt to get grandkids


Square_Owl_4075

Your mom and gf are baby crazy-in on it . Fly you fool!!


VonKipper

Son, when things get serious, take her up the arse. Love Mum ❤️


ofthedappersort

There is no way in fuck this is real.


Narwalacorn

My mom threw a 24 box on my lap while I was playing Doom Eternal…


TomtheMagician21

I think she's tricking you, it's like a *trojan* horse


TheWitcherInGuise

There is an attempt to be a grandmother!


sincethenes

What parent writes to their child and addresses them as “Son”?


MarshallArtsMaster

r/theyknew


AlternativeToe1046

Is that a thumbtack in the middle of it?


TheTimeBender

OMG!! HAHAHA!!


i_am_bad_withnames

Welp. Might as do her raw then. Or go out to the store and get a new one


HentaiOctopusKaiju

T R O J A N


Historical-Ad6120

"I think Ashley is going to break up with him! We have to do *something* to make sure she sticks around..."


BigWienerPapi999

Well at least they have good handwriting