Are You an OG?

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• Rewound a cassette with a pencil Saving those AA batteries one twist at a time.
• Blew into a game cartridge to make it work Everybody did it, even though it never really helped.
• Recorded a song off the radio And yelled at the DJ for talking over the intro.
• Made someone a mixtape Side A, Side B, and a handwritten track list.
• Wore out a pair of canvas high-tops Scuffed toes and all.
• Returned a rental tape and got hit with a late fee Be kind, rewind.
• Sat in the car while someone else ran into the store With the windows cracked and the radio on.
• Played a coin-op arcade game at a pizza place or a mall Quarter lined up on the screen to claim next game.
• Owned a portable cassette player with foam headphones The orange foam was optional, the vibe was not.
• Waited until the evening for cheaper long-distance calls Then talked fast anyway.
• Memorized your friends' home phone numbers Every last one of them, area code included.
• Took a photo and had to wait days to see how it turned out Film, a drop box, and a little suspense.
• Watched Saturday morning cartoons in pajamas with cereal Cartoons were an appointment, not an app.
• Peeled stickers off a Rubik's Cube to solve it We won't tell anyone.
• Raced die-cast cars down an orange track Loop-the-loops built off the couch cushions.
• Went to a roller rink on a Friday night Couples skate, limbo contest and the snack bar.
• Copied a game cheat code from a friend or a magazine Written on the back of a notebook.
• Played a handheld console until the batteries died Squinting under a lamp in the back seat.
• Used a phone with a cord long enough to walk around the house The kitchen was the call center.
• Looked something up in a printed encyclopedia Volume by volume, A to Z.
• Saw a lowrider hop at a car show Low and slow, then sky high.
• Programmed a VCR clock or left it blinking 12:00 Most of us chose blinking.
• Owned at least one pair of high-waisted jeans Front crease optional.
• Kept a stack of quarters just for the arcade The real currency of the weekend.