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    They don't make 'em like they used to

    Yesterday was the end of an era. After 26 years, we finally had to say goodbye to our GE microwave, but not because it no longer worked. It worked fine, even if it did take a few extra minutes to heat things. My brother brought home his microwave from his apartment(he's moving home because he's not very good at living by himself) and it is just a normal $100 microwave with the rotating plate and all, but it does cook things much faster, so we put the other microwave in the trash.

    Still, I'm going to miss our old microwave. The thing was older than me, and it still worked! I was always amazed by the endurance of that microwave. It survived being dropped twice and about ten "metal" scare with sparks shooting all around inside of it. Man, they just don't make stuff like they used to. I would be surprised if this new microwave lasts five years.
    Lil' Bean is here!

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    Nothing lasts longer than 5 years these days.
    "Mindless killing doesn't do a lot for me anymore." - Sampson

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      #3
      Re: They don't make 'em like they used to

      Including relationships, I've noticed.
      Lil' Bean is here!

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        #4
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        I know the feeling, my aunt had an old radiation oven for years and she finally got rid of it.
        The Cyclops having only one eye, needed to seek shelter from the harsh sun. The shadow cast by the spheres gave him temporary respite.

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          #5
          Re: They don't make 'em like they used to

          I'm pretty sure my Grandma still has the same microwave she did when I was tiny. So it's probably around 25 years old or more. I think it still works fine.
          Eat Smello.

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            #6
            Re: They don't make 'em like they used to

            Originally posted by Funk
            Including relationships, I've noticed.

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              #7
              Re: They don't make 'em like they used to

              There's a reason nothing lasts long anymore: It's called greedy bastard companies wanting to make more money.

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                #8
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                I hate microwaves. They make food taste like crap.
                The unnecessary felling of a tree, perhaps the growth of centuries, seems to me a crime little short of murder." ~ Thomas Jefferson

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                  #9
                  Re: They don't make 'em like they used to

                  WELL SOME PEOPLE LIKE CRAP.

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                    #10
                    Re: They don't make 'em like they used to

                    And sometimes I'd like hot water in, y'know, less than two minutes.

                    Pretty convenient I'd say. Especially for killing Gremlins.

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