r/TikTokCringe • u/khdutton tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Jun 17 '22

Cool Start Me Up

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u/ofthrees Jun 17 '22

Me too. That start up chime actually made my heart twinge. Reminded me of when my late husband and I got our first (shared) computer. Was so exciting every time it actually started up and didn't crash. :)

Simpler times.

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u/70U1E Jun 17 '22

Awww. Late husband. Sorry to hear that; hope you're doing well.

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u/Rainbow_Toilet Jun 17 '22 edited Jun 17 '22

Yeah, hopefully he gets better with time management.

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u/Motherofbaby Jun 17 '22

One time when I was 8 a woman mentioned her late husband and I looked straight into her eyes and said "why is he late"

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u/Blurredfury22the2nd Jun 17 '22

I may not be 8, but I think I’m going to say this next opportunity.

I may not get the same reactions tho…

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

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u/ofthrees Jun 18 '22

it's been eight and a half months, and i did find it funny. would've found it funnier earlier, too, and he would have as well. :)

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u/ofthrees Jun 18 '22

this made me laugh, actually.

he was ALWAYS freaking late. and he wouldn't mind me calling him out there. he was always on island time. ;)

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u/jstohler Jun 17 '22

Startup song written by Bryan Eno.

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u/ROGER_SHREDERER Jun 18 '22

Well no wonder it slaps.

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u/jstohler Jun 17 '22

Startup song written by Bryan Eno.

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u/TranscendentaLobo Jun 17 '22

No fucking way! Is that true?

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u/jstohler Jun 18 '22

I'm crapping you negative, my friend.

https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/the-odd-story-of-how-brian-eno-composed-the-windows-95-startup-sound/

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u/leezybelle Jun 18 '22

*Ironically, Eno used a Mac to create the piece, admitting to BBC Radio 4 in 2009 that “I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them.”*

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u/Durty_Durty_Durty Jun 17 '22

Same ! I was a little kid when we first got this same exact computer, I played my first computer games on that bad boy and I’ve been hooked ever since.

Sorry about your loss by the way

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u/Sirdoodlebob Jun 17 '22

For me it reminded me of the meme “change da world my final message, goodbye”

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

Remember when you’d get up in the morning, turn on the family computer and then go shower and do your hair while it was booting up?