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[-] millifoo@lemmings.world 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Back in the (late) 90s, for $10 or so, Elwood would record a customized "you've got mail!" message for you. I had him create one for my (now) wife, using her real first name, as well as her nickname. "Elizabeth, you've got mail!"

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

That's so awesome!

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh shit

I set "You've got mail" as my default notification sound as a joke less than a week ago. (E: not quite, more like 10 days ago)

RIP, your voice was heard by millions.

[-] atlas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

damn, a lot of people heard your ringtone in such a short amount of time

[-] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Man I've had enough bad news for one week :(

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

Be strong for Elwood.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

That’s not who I wanted to see dead at 74.

[-] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I really miss the early internet.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't miss having to insert a new CD for a few hours of free dialup. Waiting 5 minutes for a picture of tits to load. Fighting with my sister because she picked up the phone when I was in the middle of a fap session in the family computer room with the door wedged shut

[-] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I didn't miss that.

But I do miss the content, structure and vastness of the old internet.

Now it has been turned into a strip mall dominated by Facebook, Google, etc. and enshittenification.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

He looks exactly like he sounds.

[-] jdw@links.mayhem.academy 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You never really think there’s people behind these things.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

What a boss.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

So we loose this guy but not putin or 'you're fired' guy. If there hasn't been any sign indicating the absence of a god, I don't know what else you would need.

Meanwhile I'll keep searching for"did trump choke on a pretzel today?" On my favorite search engine that doesn't start with G.

this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2024
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