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09-22-2016, 03:52 PM
11 outdated tech**logy moments from 'Friends' on its 22nd anniversary
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Friends premiered on Sept. 22, 1994 – that's 22 years, four U.S. presidents and 12 iPhone generations ago.
Binging the sitcom today on Netflix is sometimes even funnier than it was back then, because the tech**logy is so laughably outdated.
SEE ALSO: Ultimate 'Friends' fans got engaged in Monica's apartment at FriendsFest (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/friends-engagement-uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Here are 11 of our favorite antiquated tech moments from the 22-year-old show. (Yes, the first four are voicemail-related.)
1. Answering machine blunders
(http://giphy.com/gifs/l3vRnv5U2kUjontcY)
Monica thought she was leaving Richard a slightly embarrassing voicemail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZMDO9wZTo), but it turned out she was accidentally changing his outgoing message. 1990s phone wizardry. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/friends-22nd-anniversary-outdated-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Friends premiered on Sept. 22, 1994 – that's 22 years, four U.S. presidents and 12 iPhone generations ago.
Binging the sitcom today on Netflix is sometimes even funnier than it was back then, because the tech**logy is so laughably outdated.
SEE ALSO: Ultimate 'Friends' fans got engaged in Monica's apartment at FriendsFest (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/friends-engagement-uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Here are 11 of our favorite antiquated tech moments from the 22-year-old show. (Yes, the first four are voicemail-related.)
1. Answering machine blunders
(http://giphy.com/gifs/l3vRnv5U2kUjontcY)
Monica thought she was leaving Richard a slightly embarrassing voicemail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZMDO9wZTo), but it turned out she was accidentally changing his outgoing message. 1990s phone wizardry. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/friends-22nd-anniversary-outdated-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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