was at a flea market, there was a machete, i jockingly called it a pocket knife, because it fits in a pocket,

put it in my pocket, it fit.

felt bad for my daughter's who will likely never get proper pockets.

who do I need to hack with my pocket knife for them to get normal pockets?

Maybe it's that a boombox playing music is more social and open, whereas what someone does with their phone is typically meant to be private, but some people play their music or w/e noise out loud from it as if only they can hear their phone and you're just supposed to pretend they aren't overstepping boundaries.

I hate when people have boomboxes too

An sycophant assistant who makes shit up just to keep you happy.

Who says that man doesn't carry out that function?

The Walkman and other tape players were so much superior to CD players for portability and convenience. Batteries lasted a lot longer for portable tape players than for CD players. Tapes could be remixed easily so you could bring a specific playlist (or 2 or 3) with you. Tapes were much more resilient than CDs. The superior audio quality of CDs didn't matter as much when you were using 1980's era headphones. Or, even if you were using a boombox, the spinning of a disc was still susceptible to bumps or movement causing skips, and the higher speed motor and more complex audio processing drained batteries much faster. And back then, rechargeable batteries weren't really a thing, so people were just burning through regular single use alkaline batteries.

It wasn't until the 90's that decent skip protection, a few generations of miniaturization and improved battery life, and improved headphones made portable CDs competitive with portable tapes.

At the same time, cars started to get CD players, but a typical person doesn't buy a new car every year, so it took a few years for the overall number of cars to start having a decent number of CD players.

Why can't this he from 1983 then? Hell, even 1992 isn't crazy.

I've always had a dude in my pants

Yeah he provides good vibes.

IEM's my rizza. Also Koss Porta Pros.

Hello, I’m the human in your pocket.

You can make video phone calls with people.

Cool things to ask for for Christmas:

• Socks: I wear tall boots & long pants for work, so no one knows about my Deadpool/Pokemon/flying taco socks, but it puts a smile on my face. My sister got me a pair of socks with a sad sock sitting on the stairs that say "worst gift ever." I cried laughing.

• Hobby accessories: You have your guitar, straps, strings, and picks are all perishable items that it's good to have a backup for.

• Shared experiences: ask for a group trip, a local excursion, or a board game to play together.

• My favorite - the themed surprise: instead of asking for a specific thing ask for "Something to make me laugh" or "Something nostalgic" or "Something I'll use daily" or "Your favorite recipe and the ingredients to make it". This makes shopping for / creating the gift as much fun as receiving it, since everyone will interpret the instructions a little differently and the possibilities are endless. This one's fun for a themed gift exchange for a secret Santa as well.

Nowdays you can ask for a subscription, you are not allowed to own good things sadly

VHS tapes got so small they turned into little bits

And a boom box. Sure, phones can play music, but not at the same volume or quality as a dedicated stereo system (quality meaning the frequency response, phones just physically can't get the low end without a separate speaker)

You've had a man in your pocket for 20 years?