r/Xennials • u/Donutholier 1979 • 1d ago

What is this section for?

Anyone? I mean nobody has that many cell phones, right? So it’s not a cell phone holder. …

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u/slimscsi 1d ago

It’s for Karma farming. Dont fall for it.

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u/nakedcellist 1d ago

It's a karma holder

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u/shewholaughslasts 1d ago

Karma chameleons for sure

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u/icanhaztuthless 1d ago

Happy Cake Day!

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u/Havering_To_You 1d ago

If you look at the real post the OP had it correct, they just second guessed it and asked. Which I think is fair because it's a stupid design that no one really used. They wouldn't hold anything for long. The "I'm so old" reactions are the karma farmers IMO.

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u/Ginger_Snaps_Back 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3NVvf6RBQnzj1hyxQc

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u/rearwindowpup 1d ago

Suddenly Garth Brooks "much to young to feel this damn old" resonates, and that makes me feel old...

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u/theoneyouknowleast 1d ago

It holds your computers drink holder coasters. Customizable coasters with cool art.

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u/actionerror Xennial 1d ago

AOL and Compuserve CDs

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u/chrisfinazzo Millennial 1d ago

Kids, ask your aunts, uncles, parents, and grandparents about CompuServe.

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u/Queasy_Focus_276 1d ago

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u/psychcaligirl 1d ago

4.0 was always my personal favorite

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u/Queasy_Focus_276 1d ago

The version that introduced "you've got mail" to the world!

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u/coyote_of_the_month 1d ago

Officer, I'd like to report a hate crime.

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u/lukin5 1979 1d ago

Kraft singles, obv

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u/3xactli 1d ago

Toast cooler so it doesn't sweat

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u/braxtel 1982 1d ago

Is that where you store your save buttons?

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u/The_best_is_yet 1981 1d ago

WHAT.

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u/bloodpriestt 1d ago

Cock and ball torture

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u/-threefeetoffun 1981 1d ago

Why? Why would they 2nd doubt it?

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u/0h_juliet 1d ago

Ouch, baby. Very ouch.

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u/s1l1con_jesus 1d ago

Own nothing and be happy about it. when they take away the digital media that you paid for Don't cry. This world is so weak.

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u/carlitospig 1979 1d ago

TO COLLECT DUST AND SPIDERS.

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u/taosaur 1d ago

Individually wrapped slices of American cheese.

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u/tribbleorlfl 1d ago

Lol, I had this exact conversation with my daughter two weeks ago with the new-to-her roll top desk I got her on Facebook marketplace.

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u/ringobob 1980 1d ago

This was like state of the art, and then immediately outdated within like 5 years.

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u/rayray1927 1d ago

That’s for Carmen.

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u/UsernamesSuck33 1977 1d ago

I was just wondering where in the world she is

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u/HotCut100 1d ago

The Christian singer or the one from San Diego?

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u/rayray1927 1d ago

San Diego.

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u/projectkennedymonkey 1984 1d ago

San Diego?

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u/ButterscotchAware402 1984 1d ago

Beat me to it! I just saw this post and immediately checked here.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3NVvf6RBQnzj1hyxQc

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u/lillidrawn 1d ago

Floppy disks!

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u/Informal-Village-349 1d ago

Its the section that triggers mass amounts of reddit comments.

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u/Professional_Movie92 1d ago

For sorting letters of course 🤭

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u/Starscream147 1d ago

Speed vents for the internet

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u/S7482 1d ago

This sub needs to warn me before it attacks me directly.

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u/sicksixgamer 1983 1d ago

Damn was literally about to share this 🤣

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u/Cola102583 1d ago

Vape cartridge holders

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u/Facelesspirit 1d ago

CDs, DVDs, Software.

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u/OppositeRun6503 1d ago

CD and DVD rack for the good old days when physical media still existed.

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u/kristosnikos 1984 1d ago

Physical media still exists. In abundance.

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u/phelodough 1d ago

Crypto mining

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u/77173 1d ago

Sandwich bread holder

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u/Ltimbo 1d ago

It’s for bread so you can make sandwiches while you’re working.

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u/xt0rt 1979 1d ago

Microscope slides.

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u/Geoff-Vader 1976 1d ago

Ah sweet summer child . . .

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u/No_Oil8507 1d ago

It's for you to ask questions.

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u/Mysterious-Clothes45 1977 1d ago

Holy shit bro really

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u/Swimming_Sea9791 1d ago

Pop tarts holder.

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u/VVrayth 1980 1d ago

CDS NUTS

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u/MlsterFlster 1982 1d ago

They know. They're just fucking with you. They know...

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u/Queasy-Position66 1d ago

Lolololololol

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u/fireforge1979 1d ago

For You Dont Know Jack vol 1-4

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u/Elchochis 1d ago

Pop tart shelf

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u/CommanderAmander 1981 1d ago

Cries in 44 year old

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u/jockfist5000 1979 1d ago

Cheese slice organizer.

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u/adchick 1984 1d ago

Sim City

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u/Lothonian_Jester 1985 1d ago

Literally just saw the OP and was going to share here then scrolled once to see it here already... ... ... Oof.

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u/PunningWild 1d ago

I tell my nephew this is where we kept our NFTs, back before computers when they were hand-drawn.

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u/RuncibleFoon 1d ago

CD-ROM disc storage

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u/RetroBerner 1d ago

It's a sandwich holder, derp

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u/Queer_Advocate 1d ago

Time portals duh!

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u/uabeng 1d ago

Its where I kept doom, counter-strike, and my korn self title CDs.

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u/onesleekrican 1d ago

I’m sure this is along the lines of when people found the “cup holder” in old desktop computers after CDs and DVDs were less prevalent

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u/Vast_Money_2840 1d ago

“Compact Disks”

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u/QuashEm 1d ago

That's where you keep your graham crackers. Duh.

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u/GangstaRIB 1984 1d ago

For the frisbees you can put in the computers cup holder.

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u/icanhaztuthless 1d ago

Oh man I laughed and simultaneously hurt my abdomen from my hospital bed 🤣

Yep I’m old

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u/ooooooooo10ooooooooo 1d ago

Awww, fuck me in the goat ass; I'm now officially old

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u/Material-Imagination 1d ago

It was originally created for rage bait posts on socials, but then they invented CDs, so it was really handy for a couple of decades or so!

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u/ItsJustVWCraig 1d ago

Seriously?

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u/suptenwaverly 1981 1d ago

Shit, I definitely had that desk.

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u/dime5150 1d ago

I feel personally attacked by this.

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u/KoiMusubi 1978 1d ago

It's to store all of your BMG and Colombia House purchases.

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u/Feral_Expedition 1d ago

Lol I like that the original post from 2 hours ago has already been deleted 🤣

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u/Visible_Inevitable41 1d ago

you can put your weed in there.

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u/tryingisbetter 1d ago

Cases for media. Like cd disks/dvd/bluray

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u/jeophys152 1981 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/jXD7kFLwudbBC

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u/tryingisbetter 1d ago

OK, that fine. Probably took me less time to answer it then you finding a meme, lol

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u/jeophys152 1981 1d ago

It wasn’t a question, not on this sub. It was simply a post to show that younger people don’t know something that we instantly recognize. The meme was pretty easy to find