The 20 Stages of Your Life With Cell Phones
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Blink your eyes these days, and it seems like a new smartphone has come out. And while that's great and all, sometimes we miss the simpler times. Like when you'd play Snake in class, trying not to get caught. Get ready to relive some of that cell phone nostalgia because, well, why not? In three, two, one . . . Source: Getty/Jun Sato
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It All Started With a Pager When You Were Around 12 Years Old
Because, obviously, beepers were the equivalent of cell phones back then.
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You Would Send Your Friends Pages Like "143"
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But Then You Finally Convinced Mom and Dad to Upgrade to a Cell
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You Snuck Your Phone Out in Class to Play Snake
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. . . And Record Videos
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And Dad Declared Dinnertime a Cell-Phones-Free Zone
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You Were Constantly Losing Your Cell and Asking People to Send You Their Numbers Again
Source: Tumblr user AbandonedByYou
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Your Parents Asked You For Your Friends' Numbers For Safety Reasons
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One Day, Smartphones Came Out Like, Bam!
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Then Touchscreen Phones Debuted and Typing on Them Made You Feel Like an Infant
Source: YouTube user Kameliadamen
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But It Was OK Because You Could Still Play Games and Text and Web Browse Like Crazy
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