This post was inspired by The Malcontent who suggested that the sound used to signify something stopping (the scratching of a record player's needle) will be unfamiliar to an entire generation of kids who never saw a vinyl record, and may never see a CD.
We also discussed that we'd need to come up with a new analogy for something very small as no one uses a thimble anymore, especially now that the piece has been excommunicated from the Monopoly board.
Any other examples?
You bring up some good points here. This reminds me of a story I just heard a few weeks back.
ReplyDeleteA friend was giving a coworker a ride home from a meeting. He is 28, she (the co-worker) is around 23. His car is old, there was a random tape in the car, and she was amazed...to the point where she called her friend saying "Hey..i'm in a car, and there's a TAPE in here!!!!" as if she had just unearthed some long lost tomb.
Although the thing with records is a little different...because while way older than tapes...they actually have tons of usage by DJ's in clubs etc...so seeing people spin records is still common enough that the scratching reference will be understood....although DJ's can spin & scratch/mix CD's & DVD's now with high end gear...so who knows.