Things Everyone Had 25 Years Ago (1999) But No One Has Today

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Written By Jamie Fenderson

Remember phone books being delivered to your front door and paying long distance for calls outside of your area code? In this episode of “The 80s and 90s Uncensored” the guys look back 25 years to 1999 and compile a list of items everyone had then, but don’t have now.

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Jamie Fenderson

Independent web publisher, blogger, podcaster… creator of digital worlds. Analyst, designer, storyteller… proud polymath and doer of things. Founder and producer of “the80sand90s.com” and gag-man co-host of the “The 80s and 90s Uncensored” podcast.

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