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AOL: "Weโ€™re finally pulling the plug on dial-up ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’”. Good luck finding that 90s nostalgia, fam!" ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ #RIPDialUp
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AOL: "Weโ€™re finally pulling the plug on dial-up ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’”. Good luck finding that 90s nostalgia, fam!" ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ #RIPDialUp

August 13, 2025
3 days ago
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŽ‰ BREAKING NEWS ALERT ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿšจ: AOL, the OG of dial-up internet (yep, remember that sweet, sweet noise? ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ“ž), is finally kicking the dial-up bucket! Starting September, y'all will have to say "Bye Felicia!" to those blazing-fast speeds of 56 kbps. ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ’จ Now, letโ€™s break this down with some serious meme energy: Thatโ€™s like having a flip phone in a TikTok worldโ€”straight-up cringe, fr fr! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿคก If youโ€™re still plugging in that phone line like itโ€™s the 90s, you might just be living in a galaxy far, far away... ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ซ ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ’ฐ 175,000 households still using dial-up? Bruh... let's be real! That's less than my grandma's Instagram followers! She's still posting fire pics, though. ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ "Our users are nostalgic for the internet like their dad is nostalgic for the good ol' days!" said some unnamed dev from AOL, whoโ€™s probably also still using MySpace. ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ‘€ So, to all our dial-up fam: this is fine. Just kidding, itโ€™s NOT fine! ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ฑ What are you gonna do without your hourly AOL chat rooms about your love for Beanie Babies? Unhinged prediction: This will spark a whole new TikTok challenge where people try to set up dial-up connections in 2023! #DialUpChallenge ๐Ÿ’€ So get ready, y'all, the internet might just become retro chic! Stonks up! ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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