Collectively as a culture, we never did figure out what to call the decade that’s ending in two weeks, did we? The ’00s… the aughts? Whatever you call it, our everyday lives have changed quite a bit in the past ten years. New York Magazine rounded up a few of the things that used to be common, but have now disappeared. We’re sure you can think of some even better ones.

Their list:

1. Answering machines
2. Lickable stamps [good riddance]
3. Foldable road maps
4. Cathode ray tube TVs
5. Incandescent light bulbs [not yet]
6. Paying for pornography
7. Smoking in bars [and restaurants]
8. Fax machines
9. Hydrox cookies
10. Cassette tapes
11. The French franc [and every other former currency in the Euro zone]
12. Floppy disks
13. Phone books
14. Polaroid photos
15. Bank deposit slips
16. Subway tokens
17. The Rolodex

I’d argue that phone books aren’t nearly as extinct as I’d like them to be.

Rust in Peace [New York Magazine]

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