# Yoyo Boomers Club

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Contests, Clubs, and Events\
**Created:** [July 31, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535 "2023-07-31T04:13:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 272

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**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5450 "2024-12-20T17:46:54Z")

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My head is finally warm.

 ![471190606_122248045184020515_8528685514339280772_n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/0/0/000f26d0accea4d0d06dc0b20b77e92737ea738d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5451 "2024-12-21T00:52:37Z")

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What color dial phone did you have back in the day?

_Poll ([view on site](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5451))_

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**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5452 "2024-12-21T01:11:35Z")

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Our rotary was black. It’s still actually hooked up and functioning on the wall at my parents.

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**Author:** ![Snoopy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/snoopy/32/669143_2.png) [@Snoopy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snoopy)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5453 "2024-12-21T01:17:47Z")

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I don’t think my Grandparents still have their old Baby Blue Rotary, I’m 99% my Grandpa lost it in a flood.

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5454 "2024-12-21T01:46:44Z")

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Just a few years back (before Covid) I setup our office assistant with a hot pink rotary phone we had to setup on a digital to analog box to get working

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5455 "2024-12-21T02:11:17Z")

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I know there are a ton of colours for dial phones, I’m keen to know what yours that weren’t on the list were.

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**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5456 "2024-12-21T02:25:48Z")

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Red was the coolest, but I had a beige.

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5457 "2024-12-21T02:26:28Z")

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Incredible to think that anyone still has a phone on their wall these days!

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5459 "2024-12-21T02:30:18Z")

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Growing up my mother was really into using the phone. Our landline was always connected to someone and my mother chattering. My mom got a fancy white dial pad based wall mounted phone and an extra long phone cord so she could talk on it access the kitchen.

I don’t think we had a rotary but my grandmother did have a light green rotary in the basement for a period

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**Author:** ![Splizacular](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/splizacular/32/640487_2.png) [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5460 "2024-12-21T02:32:51Z")

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ours was black

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5461 "2024-12-21T02:34:31Z")

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Classy.

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**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5462 "2024-12-21T02:48:48Z")

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> [@anon5341354](#):
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> Maybe @MarkD would make one, but if I won’t, I think Mark doubly so.

I drew a design for a fixed axle aluminum yoyo as a joke, once.

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5463 "2024-12-21T02:54:14Z")

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I’m still waiting on the mk1 only pans YoYo .

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**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5464 "2024-12-21T03:26:31Z")

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Ours was also black. Edit… well is black.

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**Author:** ![megachicken289](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/megachicken289/32/260130_2.png) [@megachicken289](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/megachicken289)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5465 "2024-12-21T03:26:50Z")

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Where is it? Asking for a friend That friend is me

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**Author:** ![Pun1sh3R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pun1sh3r/32/193125_2.png) [@Pun1sh3R](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pun1sh3R)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5466 "2024-12-21T04:06:45Z")

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Rethinking this now??? LOL

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**Author:** ![Pun1sh3R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pun1sh3r/32/193125_2.png) [@Pun1sh3R](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pun1sh3R)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5467 "2024-12-21T04:07:20Z")

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Our Rotary phone was Black.

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5468 "2024-12-21T04:15:37Z")

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I could design an AL Dead 'Orse. That would ensure people could get their hands on one.

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5469 "2024-12-21T04:17:28Z")

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This could be acceptable.

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-boomers-club/381535/5470 "2024-12-21T04:19:10Z")

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I mean a fixed axle AL Dead 'Orse.

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