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when we finally got cable, all that meant was the local stations came in clearly and we could get the “local” stations from other cities like LA or NYC.
oh! and HBO. but HBO wasn’t 24 hours either, mostly it was just their schedule. white text on a blue background.
internet still didn’t exist

Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

no internet…
no cable tv…
just a few stations that came in clearly. maybe a couple that only kinda sorta came in. none of them broadcasted for a full 24 hours. “This ends our broadcast day” followed by the national anthem happened somewhere between midnight and 3am. the rest of the DIAL was static.

Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · Jul 13

What’s a real thing from your childhood that kids these days would find completely foreign?

Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.

Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’ve always been a slow and thorough reader, so before I got to any of the “say this weird thing out loud” directions, other kids were already doing it. so I knew something was up and I skimmed to the end. then I erased everything I’d done, signed the top and handed it in 😁

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

if you actually followed that first direction and read all the way through, the last line told you to just sign the top and hand it in.
I think it was supposed to teach you to follow directions or always read the whole test before beginning. honestly not sure 🤷🏻

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

the first couple of questions/directions seemed pretty normal. the first one being “read all the way through before doing anything else” or something like that.
then it got weird.

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

when we finally got cable, all that meant was the local stations came in clearly and we could get the “local” stations from other cities like LA or NYC.
oh! and HBO. but HBO wasn’t 24 hours either, mostly it was just their schedule. white text on a blue background.
internet still didn’t exist

Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

no internet…
no cable tv…
just a few stations that came in clearly. maybe a couple that only kinda sorta came in. none of them broadcasted for a full 24 hours. “This ends our broadcast day” followed by the national anthem happened somewhere between midnight and 3am. the rest of the DIAL was static.

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

yup! had one in eighth grade. had all sorts of weird directions, like, “draw four squares” or to say some weird phrase out loud.

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

it was a radioactive circus strongman

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’m definitely moving in that direction… my only hope for accountability lies solely in the lackeys and henchmen getting some jail time. it’s not much hope, but it’s what I’ve got for now

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 13

they couldn’t get rid of the whole thing all at once… so they’ll just try and erase it us one group at a time

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 13

it really felt like the video cut out *just* before a collision 😳

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Changeling for hire @shockin.bsky.social · Jul 13

safe travels!!
have ALL the fun 🩵🤍🩷