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JimmyJohn_5150@reddit

God I miss cigarettes. Remember people smoking in hospitals when my dad would take me to see my grandmother.

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Smoking *everywhere*. Not needing to leave a bar for a cigarette. Smoking while looking out of the window on a long train ride. Smoking in shitty dorm rooms while reading for hours. God it was fun. Just a shame about the, you know, cancer.

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Overall-Author-2213@reddit

If smoking didn't stink and didn't kill you but kept all of it's other properties, everyone would be a smoker. I loved smoking.

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WasteOfBerries@reddit

I enjoy baking **real** bread. The kind that's actually, y'know, **food**. I'm talking ancient grains, natural yeast from homegrown starter, water, salt... that's it. Fuckin delicious.

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Jonestown_Juice@reddit

I don't hate to admit I enjoy anything. I'm too old to care what anyone thinks about me. Lately, I've really been into watching old sitcoms from the 70s and 80s on Pluto TV. Three's Company, Alice, The Facts of Life, Mama's Family, etc. I also love old anthology horror and suspense shows like Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery, Tales from The Crypt, The Hitchhiker, Friday the 13th The Series, etc.

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PercentageRoutine310@reddit

Yeah, Pluto TV became a TV tuner for my phones. But very clear and no analog antenna to pull out from the top. I Love Lucy, Three's Company, and Married..with Children are three of my favorite sitcoms OAT, while I can catch Gilligan's Island and Saved by the Bell on Tubi. I'm trying to remember what I was doing before this phone addiction and doomscrolling took over my life? Circa 1990-1997? The same things really but from a TV. Channel surfing is no different than swiping for the next Tiktok video. Playing video games. Reading a newspaper or magazine I bought from the supermarket. Recording scenes from Skinamax. So my life was as wasteful then than it is right now? Internet and smartphone just made things easier that you don't need to grab a TV remote to change channels from a cable box, throw away an old newspaper, or hook up a console to the back of a TV.

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larryb78@reddit

Not ashamed to admit that the honeymooners still cracks me up the same way it did when I first discovered it in the early 90’s. Same with all in the family

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Ray5678901@reddit

Jackie Gleason was better in Smokey and the Bandit... Lol

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Exciting-Argument-67@reddit

It's actually a pretty funny show! Of course the gender roles are super dated, but ... the comedy holds up, if you can get past that.

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Persis-@reddit

I watched Murder, She Wrote recently. It was such a cozy show.

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_hi_plains_drifter_@reddit

I discovered that my Samsung TV has an entire Murder She Wrote channel!!! I have it on all the time. I love seeing so many popular actors on there when they were younger.

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MotherofaPickle@reddit

My husband and I make a Date Night out of a giant bottle of wine and Murder, She Wrote.

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theladyroy@reddit

My sister’s kids (9 and 11) recently started to watch Murder She Wrote, and they love it. I find it so charming.

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Exciting-Argument-67@reddit

Have you gotten into One Step Beyond yet? They're kind of a cross between Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock, and not as good as either, but still pretty good if you're looking for something low-stakes to watch right before bed.

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Natprk@reddit (OP)

Good stuff!

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Objective-Ad5620@reddit

…why would you hate to admit you enjoy something?

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SlimPickens77Box@reddit

My record player. Watching birds. Going to sleep at 8 pm

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Szzzzl@reddit

I've started crocheting and I love every second of it. I have sooo many blankets now. I've also become obsessed with the state of my lawn and my various pot plants.

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DrenAss@reddit

Is crocheting easier than knitting? My mom started teaching me how to knit once and my shit was so jacked up. 😂 I would like to have a hobby that results in blankets though.

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Szzzzl@reddit

It was a bit difficult to learn at first and takes practice, but once you've got the basics its super easy. There's a bunch of yt tutorials, you just have to dig around until you find one that you can follow easily. I tried knitting as well, and let's just say it did not go well 🤣

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crazycatlady331@reddit

Houseplants. My collection is larger than most old people. I'm a certified plant mom (with a "plant parenthood" sticker on my laptop).

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TrixieBastard@reddit

I'm so jealous, I end up killing every plant I try to raise 😞

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Tchukachinchina@reddit

There was a radio show called A Prairie Home Companion that used to be on NPR every weekend. Going on road trips with my mom to visit grandparents or whatever we’d always end up listening to it. These days I go back and stream old episodes every now and then for a good bit of nostalgia. And speaking of old radio shows, I also stream old episodes (like pre 9/11) of Coast To Coast with Art Bell. Back when conspiracy theories and paranormal type stuff was still fun.

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TrixieBastard@reddit

My grandparents absolutely loved PHC and never missed an episode, so I associate it with Sundays around the kitchen table playing solitaire. It's a cozy memory 😊

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DrenAss@reddit

Ooh man, Coast to Coast!! I haven't thought about that in forever. I never heard it on the radio, but they had a great website for weirdos in the early website days.

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Tchukachinchina@reddit

It’s available in podcast form these days and it’s great! I always scan back to the late 90’s episodes and pick random ones. Never disappointed.

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pbellyup@reddit

Some years ago, my husband and I use to drive every weekend night from Northern CA to Los Angeles on the I-5. On that dark boring freeway, our highlight was when Coast to Coast came up.

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Exciting-Argument-67@reddit

Did you hear Car Talk is coming back? The remaining brother is reviving the show on NPR, but on a limited basis. I was pretty psyched when I heard that banjo music.

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Neither-Mycologist77@reddit

We listened to Prairie Home Companion faithfully every week (there wasn't much else to do out in the woods where we lived). It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegone...

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Tchukachinchina@reddit

…brought to you buy Powdermilk Biscuits.

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Ray5678901@reddit

You'll hear Glenn Miller in my playlist... I still occasionally buy stamps at the post office for my old collection, coins too.. I miss those days with them... I have many of their things. Cars, trucks. Equipment...

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Ex-PFC_WintergreenV4@reddit

Jazz music

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Alatariel99@reddit

Big fan of 50s music here!

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DontHugMe73@reddit

I still listen to the Indigo Girls like a religion.

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Extra-Blueberry-4320@reddit

Playing cards. I learned gin rummy from my grandpa and he also taught me euchre. I still like a good game of cards and I’m teaching my nephew to play cribbage. Good times.

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catsoncrack420@reddit

I believe if you don't like old music you just don't love music. You like songs.

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Ineedavodka2019@reddit

Cards. I love spades and euchre. I don’t play them much anymore.

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Allureme@reddit

I hated the oldies when I was a kid. Was tired of my aunts always listening to that music. Now, with my own house, summertime parties outside by the pool aren’t the same without the oldies especially since I have little kids and My music isn’t really for their ears but it’s not something I hate to admit

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zffjk@reddit

I do blacksmithing and woodworking, with only hand tools at the moment. I am up to 1700s tech level.

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MotherofaPickle@reddit

Not sure I would classify anything as “old-timey” anymore, especially with the recent trend of making truly disgusting jello molds. A lot of the formerly, old-timey stuff was taken up by hipstery-types and made popular again. Then COVID happened. I’ve always enjoyed reading, sewing, baking, and listening to NPR, but so do most of the people I know.

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Exciting-Argument-67@reddit

I don't understand the question. Why would anyone "hate to admit" they enjoy music from the 50s and 60s (especially alongside more modern music)? Sounds like a well-rounded music listener with diverse tastes, to me. Why would anyone hate to admit you enjoy gardening and public gardens? Those are timeless activities, and even basic survival skills. What kind of social circles are you in if you feel hesitant to admit to such things?

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Natprk@reddit (OP)

The “hate to admit it” was more of form of expression. Didn’t realize people would focus so much on on that. But thanks for the the response on the base question.

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Famous-Somewhere-@reddit

The only old stuff you got from your grandparents that a person should be ashamed about is racism. Oldies music is great!

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Exciting-Argument-67@reddit

There ya go. (Or the other "isms").

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Crazy-Ad-7869@reddit

I don't consider listening to music or gardening "old time" pleasures--they're just pleasures. We share them with our parents and grandparents because those are the people who taught us how to get enjoyment out of life. Humans since *forever* have enjoyed music and gardening. I feel like what you're actually asking is, "Do any of you enjoy doing things away from screens?". To which I hope the answer is, for all of us, a resounding yes.

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GuyWhoSaysYouManiac@reddit

I think OP meant things like "music made a long time ago", not listening to music per se. Obviously music itself is still very popular.

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Exciting-Argument-67@reddit

Crazy-Ad's point still applies. It makes no sense to be ashamed of liking "music made a long time ago." In most cases it was better music, frankly. I would be more ashamed to admit I listened to no music made before the '90s.

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terminalaku@reddit

You aren't allowed to like things unless they're trendy? lol. That's definitely one way to ruin your life without leaving any evidence.

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ezrapoundcakes@reddit

I enjoy pretending like anything taught in my middle school civics class has any relevance today….

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larryb78@reddit

As a math teacher I love looking back at when we were all told we won’t always have a calculator in our pocket. In reality most times we have several available and can google many more if needed. It’s crazy how much this has impacted the way I teach over the course of my career

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Prestigious_Rip_289@reddit

As an engineer, I look back at all the people who are saying "we never used what we learned in math class because we have a calculator in our pocket now!" and thinking, speak for yourself, buddy. I literally used a unit circle my calculus professor gave me freshman year to teach a concept to my daughter last week, and I have the kind of engineering career where I do math for a living. Math rocks and always has! I do love today's emphasis on learning the theory of how numbers work more than memorizing math facts. It's so much more interesting and hopefully helps more kids to love math.

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larryb78@reddit

100% - my favorite thing when I do fluency drills with the kids is focusing on pattern recognition, once they start recognizing the patterns they don’t even need rote memorization it all just clicks and makes sense

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peloquindmidian@reddit

"Show your work" is like cursive, now. Still taught, but everyone thinks it's archaic.

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JackBlackBowserSlaps@reddit

With the amount of calculators and llms, showing your work is the only thing that can prove you actually know the material.

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larryb78@reddit

Not true, it’s still a requirement and in fact on exams it’s more valuable than it used to be. Back when I started the state exam guidelines were such that if you showed a correct solution but no work you got partial credit. Now you get nothing, but if you show a valid process with a calculation error that’s partial credit. The philosophy is that anyone can punch in an answer, you need to be able to demonstrate problem solving skills. These days they’re not explicitly asked to multiply etc, they have to read and be able to figure out what operations are being asked of them. Whole different ballgame and to be honest it makes for better problem solvers when they’re actually willing to read and put in the work.

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peloquindmidian@reddit

Yes, and then you become an adult and use your phone. Never did I say it wasn't useful or good.

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larryb78@reddit

Oh absolutely but as I tell my students what good is the calculator if you don’t know what to tell it to do

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Ill_Tour_7294@reddit

I’m not a teacher but I think showing your work is necessary because it will help them understand the process better. I have a second grader who has a bit of a hard time with math and I think it helps.

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peloquindmidian@reddit

Oh, of course it's necessary, but even young kids know that they're just going to use their phone as soon as they have a choice.

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man_teats@reddit

It's true that they don't teach cursive anymore tho

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Prestigious_Rip_289@reddit

This past Friday, my best friend and I smoked a joint and then watched Antiques Road Show. This is straight out of my dad's playbook.

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Inevitable_Phase_276@reddit

Is that still on or did you stream it somewhere? We saw a reference to it the other day and my kid had no idea what it was.

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Prestigious_Rip_289@reddit

We streamed it on YouTube.

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DazzlingBullfrog9@reddit

There's a whole episode of Frasier about doing this. It's a really good one.

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Prestigious_Rip_289@reddit

I guess we're gonna watch that next time! lol

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QuickStreet4161@reddit

Veneer!

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DazzlingBullfrog9@reddit

That's just about what I figured.

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Mattimvs@reddit

Old radio shows from the 30-50's

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JackBlackBowserSlaps@reddit

Why do you hate to admit you enjoy those things?

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ReggaeForPresident@reddit

Cribbage

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PatchworkGirl82@reddit

I think I've always appreciated having grown up around older people (I was born in 82, and knew many people who lived through both world wars). I spent a lot of time around my grandparents and my great grandparents, on my dad's side, and they were awesome. I think living through the Great Depression taught them to appreciate the small things in life, which is something I picked up. And I learned to love old radio programs and movies. I watched a lot of Turner Classic Movies at my grandparent's house, listened to a lot of Benny Goodman and old timey gospel singers.

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rememblem@reddit

Had a great grandparent who was born in 1900. Their attitude was so laid back, had seen it all - but had a lot of humor and grace. Never got a driver's license and somehow got around everywhere. Hardly ever complained enduring a ton and almost made it to 100. It's hard to describe what the attitude was exactly - but I think they would look at circumstances today and not bat an eye and even have some wisdom to impart.

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Polkawillneverdie17@reddit

I don't have guilty pleasures. I just do things that I like. You shouldn't have to feel bad about harmless things you enjoy.

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jaded-ragdoll@reddit

Last year I went down a rabbit hole of watching 80s primetime soaps. Knots Landing and Falcon Crest. It was incredibly nostalgic. I then watched a few Donna Mills movies. It all brought back some good memories of my childhood and a simpler time. And some of the fashion is coming back so…

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Tiny-Reading5982@reddit

Puzzle books like crosswords and word searches. Crochet and latch hook.

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peloquindmidian@reddit

I enjoy things I can't do anymore Smoking, skateboarding, stage diving, drinking all night and going to work drunk... I don't do these things anymore, but I'm very tolerant when I see them, now.

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hidinginplainsite13@reddit

Reading a good old fashioned book by the fire on a cold winter day

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cigarandcreamsoda@reddit

My parents were pretty strict growing up so I wasn’t allowed to watch a lot of modern (for the time movies and TV shows). As a result I really developed a love for WC Fields, The Marx Bros, Charlie Chaplain, Dick Van Dyke, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock, Looney Toons, etc. As I got older and they relaxed a bit and I got into more modern stuff I had this rich well to draw from and was able to see where writers and actors were drawing their inspirations from at times.

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

If a joke was funny 30 years ago, it is still funny today. The sad thing is that some people think the joke is serious. Others, like myself, laugh because it speaks about a part of humanity we wish was not there, and that's why I did, and still laugh.

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