# What Old Technologies (Or Things) Will You NEVER Give Up **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103 "2009-08-02T23:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103/81 "2009-08-06T15:37:14Z")
Books Cigarettes (ok, maybe I will give these up, not right now though, pleeasse) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103/82 "2009-08-06T15:50:14Z")
Yet another vote for books. And I have a Smith & Wesson Model 15, .38 caliber revolver. I’m not enamored with semi-automatics that hold 10 or 12 or 15 shots in the clip; if I can’t down my target with six shots, shame on me. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103/83 "2009-08-06T16:16:33Z")
My hot-air popcorn popper. It will be a sad day when my living quarters are so small that I’m reduced to microwave popcorn. I’m more likely to switch back to a pot and hot oil on the stove with much vigorous shaking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103.md?page=4)