ATOT old folks. how did you settle arguments with friends before the internets?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

say you're arguing with a friend over something very trivial... like the year a certain celebrity was born, or how many awards so-and-so athlete has won.

how did you guys do it?

 

[Gibson486]

We don't. We just shrug it off

 

[dfuze]

10 paces...

 

[SlitheryDee]

I invoked godwin's and declared myself winner.

 

[Dirigible]

We kept arguing and drinking beers for hours at a time. Then next time we saw the same people we'd argue some more an drink more beer, could take weeks or months of discussion before we got anywhere. If someone did eventually find the answer (and many questions were unresolved) it would be the killer blow after a long struggle and the source of much celebration by the winner. That only happened like three times a year so it was easy to keep score against a nemesis. It was great.

Pulling out the phone and googling the answer takes the fun out of it. Stupid modern technology. Get off my lawn!

 

[HumblePie]

We kept arguing and drinking beers for hours at a time. Then next time we saw the same people we'd argue some more an drink more beer, could take weeks or months of discussion before we got anywhere. If someone did eventually find the answer (and many questions were unresolved) it would be the killer blow after a long struggle and the source of much celebration by the winner. That only happened like three times a year so it was easy to keep score against a nemesis. It was great.

Pulling out the phone and googling the answer takes the fun out of it. Stupid modern technology. Get off my lawn!

^^^ This, so long as everyone remained civil about it and didn't get butt hurt over losing or choosing a side. Which sometimes happened. The worse is when you place bets. Ones that would take awhile to resolve and mounted every time you met again.

But it is a damn sight easier to just whip out the phone and google the answer now. Unfortunately, this had the side affect removing the bar trivia games some places had to give out free tabs.

 

[overst33r]

a duel

 

[endlessmike]

Pulling out the phone and googling the answer takes the fun out of it. Stupid modern technology. Get off my lawn!

This has also been the downfall of bar music triva nights, which we will now refer to as Google Lyrics on Your iPhone Night.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

We kept arguing and drinking beers for hours at a time. Then next time we saw the same people we'd argue some more an drink more beer, could take weeks or months of discussion before we got anywhere. If someone did eventually find the answer (and many questions were unresolved) it would be the killer blow after a long struggle and the source of much celebration by the winner. That only happened like three times a year so it was easy to keep score against a nemesis. It was great.

Pulling out the phone and googling the answer takes the fun out of it. Stupid modern technology. Get off my lawn!

inconceivable....

 

[Train]

The only problem is the internet has spawned more myths than it has dispelled.

 

[Orignal Earl]

Indian leg wrestling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_holds#Indian_deathlock

 

[dainthomas]

But it is a damn sight easier to just whip out the phone and google the answer now. Unfortunately, this had the side affect removing the bar trivia games some places had to give out free tabs.

Yep, we used to go to a place in college that had a trivia night on Fridays. They had like a $5 all you can eat taco bar and $1 or $2 taps. It was always packed since everyone would go there before hockey games.

I'd blame the internet and smart phones for getting rid of it, but the Red River destroyed the place like 13 years ago.

 

[zinfamous]

We don't. We just shrug it off

this. Also, my pals and I were the type to drink and not argue.

Plus, I never really argue with my friends. Only the fools on the internet.

 

[AreaCode707]

Zenmervolt and I are currently involved in a long, drawn-out, embittered argument about whether impact and affect are synonyms or not, internet (and dictionaries) be damned.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

OP, you make it sound like the internet is place to go settle arguements.

edit: misread the OP. well this doesn't really apply to old folks. still happens today. stardard bar dialogue.

 

[Kadarin]

say you're arguing with a friend over something very trivial... like the year a certain celebrity was born, or how many awards so-and-so athlete has won.

how did you guys do it?

When it came to crap like that we had these handy reference things called almanacs.

 

[HumblePie]

When it came to crap like that we had these handy reference things called almanacs.

And britanica.

 

[highland145]

Actually left Tiger Town Tavern to go to the library to get a xerox of "1st, 2nd, 3rd degree burns" to win a pitcher of brew. That was 1985 or so. Like I needed another pitcher.:\

 

[MJinZ]

say you're arguing with a friend over something very trivial... like the year a certain celebrity was born, or how many awards so-and-so athlete has won.

how did you guys do it?

Stab in the back of the neck. obviously.

 

[MJinZ]

When it came to crap like that we had these handy reference things called almanacs.

And britanica.

I seem to remember them gathering dust at a remote corner of my middle school library.

 

[PingSpike]

This has also been the downfall of bar music triva nights, which we will now refer to as Google Lyrics on Your iPhone Night.

Yeah, I went to one of those awhile back. Didn't seem much fun when it became apparent half the people were just cheating.

 

[skace]

Whoever insulted the most or had the most convincing argument won regardless of whether it was true or not...

 

[DrPizza]

I can't recall ever being out at a bar - past or present - and having an argument over some stupid statistic.

 

[BoomerD]

Silly kids. Unbeknownst to youse, back in the dark ages, we had these magical deviced called "BOOKS" that were often used as a source of information.

Of course, laying your hands on such a thing meant leaving the comforts of home...and only old, out of date books were generally found in your mom's basement.

Why there were even brick & mortar places where you could go to buy books...called bookstores, and even places where you could "borrow" said books...called libraries.

 

[highland145]

I can't recall ever being out at a bar - past or present - and having an argument over some stupid statistic.

You should get out more.