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		Splines on Oct 1, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Change to Bios will make for PCs that boot in seco... I wonder how many phrases/icons are there that apply to obsolete technology? One that I can think of off the top of my head: The phrase "you left your phone off the hook" to describe a phone that hasn't been turned off.

frou_dh on Oct 1, 2010 | [–]

There's that ribbed drum lookin' thing that gets used as a database icon.

jleader on Oct 1, 2010 | [–]

"dial tone"

"punch a clock"

stonemetal on Oct 2, 2010 | [–]

Clock punching still happens some places.

jfb on Oct 2, 2010 | | [–]

Every morning at 4:45am in my house.

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