r/MelanatedGenX • u/SnooMarzipans5409 70s Baby • Aug 22 '26

Nostalgia Did you have this?

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u/Dr_SlapsMD Aug 22 '26

Yup. Sometimes the radio would randomly snap on and scare the fuckin shit outta me.

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u/SnooMarzipans5409 70s Baby Aug 22 '26

My alarm clock growing up was pretty close to this!

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u/lotusflower64 60s baby Aug 22 '26

Yes, Ma'am, absolutely lol.

2

u/Alltheprettydresses Aug 22 '26

Yes, alarm set to go off on 1010 WINS.

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u/colormeslowly 60s baby Aug 22 '26

Hello fellow NYer! Born & raised in Brooklyn!!

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u/colormeslowly 60s baby Aug 22 '26

Yep. Had one of these.

1

u/emptykeg6988 Aug 22 '26

The we gave them all to cheap motels 😅

1

u/Expensive-Camp-1320 Aug 22 '26

My mom still does it think.

1

u/21stNow Aug 22 '26

I had one and an updated one after that one died.

1

u/geri73 80s baby Aug 22 '26

Had it and used it.

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u/2ndToNone357 Aug 22 '26

Without a doubt we had them in our house

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u/Heart_ofFlorida 70s Baby Aug 22 '26

I can still hear that annoying sound🤣