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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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 Posted - 02/12/2004 : 14:56:38
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| even 2004 models. i mean, isn't that kind of, stupid? can you even buy cassettes anymore? |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 15:03:57
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I'm currently making a Pixies compilation tape to get me in the mood for June... you can put so much more love into tape.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 15:25:42
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We have a tape deck in our '02 model's Monsoon system. I love having the option - I was really worried getting a new car would obliterate our ability to listen to all those old tapes I don't feel like forking over tons of dough to update just yet, not to mention you can buy and listen immediately to those great odd finds at the truckstops, like the James Brown Best Of, or *Spike Jones* -who the hell woulda guessed you could find that in the little music tower at the T&A?
"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen."/"Our house has seven doors, all are green...except one, which is yellow." |
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ProverbialCereal
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USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 15:34:11
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I love when gas stations sell cassettes. You only have about 50 tapes to chose from, but it's good for a laugh.
My 1988 Toyota Camry still has a tape deck, and I'm gonna update that to a CD player because having a discman with a converter and adapter is quite annoying.
Hauling around 128 CDs is easier than having even 20 cassette tapes in your car. I don't know why they'd still put cassette tapes in 2004 rentals. Maybe it's for business people so they can listen to motivational tapes while they drive to the important meeting.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 15:41:57
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| haha, Zig Ziggler, he's the man! |
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 16:10:21
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monsoon?toyota camry?never heard of those two...in europe most new cars have a cd player or don't have anything at all.when i bought my car(2002)cassette players were not an option unless you wanted a third party stereo.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 16:12:27
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The Monsoon is a sound system that you can get with Volkswagens, Audis, maybe others?
"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen."/"Our house has seven doors, all are green...except one, which is yellow." |
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cvanepps
= Cult of Ray =
USA
442 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 16:30:01
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Is your gripe with rental cars, or cars period? I'll tell you this, Floop-Dog, I have no use for a CD player in my car and will not purchase a new one unless I have the ability to connect my portable MP3 player. A CD player only (sans cassette) makes this impossible. So there you go. Question asked and answered, your honor.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 16:53:30
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my gripe is with rental cars. i see your point about mp3 players, but i'm sure the time will come soon enough when you can hook those up to an input on your, sensible, functional car CD player, as opposed to the otherwise useless cassette player. for you, an mp3 hook-up kind of guy, i can see how it's useful. but for the general non-cassette-owning / non-cassette-compatible-mp3-player-owning populace, cassette decks are fucking pointless.
a long road trip in a rental car with only a cassette deck is a guaranteed receipe for irritation, and i'd even say, a genuine threat to otherwise stable marriages and/or long term relationships. |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 16:57:47
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Odd.
Recently rented a car from Enterprise.
It had a CD player ...and a DVD player!
*Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 17:06:08
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holy shit. i didn't even notice your signature before Derek!
oh my god, that cracks me up EVERY TIME! my stomach hurts right now |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 17:29:34
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| I need an bloody MD player installed in my (dad's) car |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 17:38:32
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Originally posted by floop
a long road trip in a rental car with only a cassette deck is a guaranteed receipe for irritation, and i'd even say, a genuine threat to otherwise stable marriages and/or long term relationships.
I can see where it would be a thorn in your side if the rental only had a tape deck. Then again, my husband and I managed to get by using the radio freq. tape deck set-up for portable cd-players. It was a bitch on long road trips, having to adjust the settings every time we went 20 miles, but if you're jonesing for music that you can't get on the 3 preset stations on your broken radio, it's worth it. That poor car was a mess - you didn't dare forget and switch off the volume, cause you had to go through a maddening routine of switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off switch-on switch-off with just the right pressure and twist of the wrist, for it to maybe ever decide to come on again. That car radio, my friend, would drive dear Mother Teresa to the juice.
Somehow, we've managed to have a long and happy relationship, maybe partially because most of our long road trips have been spent talking and acting like idiots. I guess it helps when you get along (aka are both nuts) anyway.
"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen."/"Our house has seven doors, all are green...except one, which is yellow." |
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 18:27:21
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My wife and I got lucky on our trip to Alabama (don't ask). It was right after I got SMYT's and the c.d. player definatly came in handy. Actually, I can't imagine that trip without getting to listen to Mr.Frank Black. In fact, one night after going out to a bar, I went & just sat in the car for awhile "clensing" my ears. Wouldn't have been able to have that either.
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 19:05:22
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hehe. rental cars. Dunno why. they make me smile. i always think of like US movies where there on a road trip..and on the run or something. I wanna go on a damn road trip acroos the USA. damn it.
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 19:13:26
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The best thing about cassette players is the ability to hook up an external audio device to it through a cassette adapter. Those piece of shit FM transmitters sound like ASS. Have you tried one?
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ProverbialCereal
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USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 19:22:49
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Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
monsoon?toyota camry?never heard of those two...
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If you move to the US then you will know what a Toyota Camry is. It's a Japanese car and it's pretty popular. Over the years it has been the number one most stolen car. I don't think that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. But who would steal a 1988 camry with a cassette player? Plus I copy all my CDs and leave the CDr's in the car. The 128 case is probably worth more than the CDr's
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ProverbialCereal
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USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 19:36:05
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here a few pics of camrys:
older one (maybe 1990 or so)
perhaps a 1996
(EDIT: don't feel like fixing this)
umm... we have camry!
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Edited by - ProverbialCereal on 02/12/2004 19:39:08 |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 20:13:14
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Originally posted by martha_promise
My wife and I got lucky on our trip to Alabama (don't ask). It was right after I got SMYT's and the c.d. player definatly came in handy. Actually, I can't imagine that trip without getting to listen to Mr.Frank Black. In fact, one night after going out to a bar, I went & just sat in the car for awhile "clensing" my ears. Wouldn't have been able to have that either.
~~Polly-ann drove steel like a man~~
see, another marriage protected because of a cd player.
yeah, i've gotten rental cars with cd player before. and i'll always request it. but sometimes you can't request it.. i just don't understand why they even exist anymore. |
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ProverbialCereal
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USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 20:36:23
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Yeah, for real. It's not like there are any purists who think that tapes sounds better that CDs
CDs sound better, they are easier to carry around, you don't have to rewind them, and when you press play you don't have to wait 5 seconds before the music starts.
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 21:00:04
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Originally posted by ProverbialCereal
I love when gas stations sell cassettes. You only have about 50 tapes to chose from, but it's good for a laugh.
Join the Cult of Jim / And receive a set of Teletubby reunion tix
I've on occasion found pretty decent tapes at gas stations. Bought Faith No More's the Real Thing at a gas station.
Take me, break me, tell me a good one and maybe I'll cry
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 21:12:00
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On a fairly related note, if anybody's up for some funny short story-telling, I ran across this tale of a cross-country road trip while trying to remember a funny town name in KY via the google "hail mary". It talks extensively about the rental car and playing audio tapes - mostly weird music or books on tape... And for the FB-concious, it has references to Aldous Huxley, John Denver, UFOs and peyote, and also truckstops, adult bookstores, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and chocolate chip cookies. Pretty funny stuff: http://www.zug.com/scrawl/textrip/
I love weird google coincidences.
On an extra road-trip related note, I slipped a fortune cookie into my husband's lunch cooler yesterday. The fortune read thusly: "You will soon take a very pleasant and successful trip. Lucky Numbers 3,7, 17, 27, 37, 41"
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
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Posted - 02/13/2004 : 21:14:42
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apl4eris u r the coolest person i've ever met on line...Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...you 've read this book...
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 21:15:41
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Wow haha thanks, mun chien, um, yeah. Have you read any of his other stuff?
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 21:47:44
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nop...just this one...but it's terribly cool the same.dead kennedys,electro, and now this.wanna marry me?
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 22:10:28
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Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
nop...just this one...but it's terribly cool the same.dead kennedys,electro, and now this.wanna marry me?
join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
I agree, it's a terrific book, and heheh I'm already happily married, thank you, but don't you know these are not rare characteristics, mun chien? Where do you live - in a wine vault? 
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IceCream
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USA
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Posted - 02/13/2004 : 22:41:55
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Yeah, for real. It's not like there are any purists who think that tapes sounds better that CDs. CDs sound better, they are easier to carry around, you don't have to rewind them, and when you press play you don't have to wait 5 seconds before the music starts.
This is so true. I am a huge fan of vinyl, and I know many people who think I'm being weird and unpractical by collecting it. However, I've met with several music enthusiasts who can find advantages in the sound, appearance, and essence of vinyl; therefore, sometimes there are reasons for vintage and (somewhat) obsolete items to be recognized.
BUT SOMETIMES, THERE AREN'T. I've never found any advantage in a cassette, and I've never known any one who appreciated them at all. This is an excellent question, Tony; I agree wholeheartedly.
To recap, even I, who can (unlike some of my peers) find purpose and excellence in many outdated items, can find NO purpose in cassettes tapes. Tapes have virtually no significance to the modern world AT ALL, and I think floop addressed an excellent point of consideration in this topic that he created. |
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