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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
I mostly agree, but I would say that putting my reader in a plastic bag* worked better when most readers had buttons. Touchscreens don't work very well through plastic.
 *I was talking to a 25-year-old co-worker the other day about "baggies". She didn't know that there was actually a brand-name version of a lunch- or quart-sized plastic called "Baggies". Mentioning the "alligator skin" texture didn't ring any bells for her. Yet another word/phrase from my lifetime that young people have no idea where it came from.
ETA: Who knew? I haven't seen these in stores for years (and years), but when I hit Google to see if I can find a picture, I came across an option to purchase Baggies from soap.com! I'm tempted to order them for old-times' sake, but I don't know if I want to pay shipping for nostalgia.  |
I thought Baggie was one of those brand names like Kleenex that everybody uses instead of the generic term for the product. I guess I don't know that many young people......