I am normally not attracted to pillows that look like gadgets, but there is something very endearing about this smiling floppy disc with rosy cheeks. It's $18.
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3:36 pm Thu
Feb 25, 2010
Floppy disc pillow
I am normally not attracted to pillows that look like gadgets, but there is something very endearing about this smiling floppy disc with rosy cheeks. It's $18.
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NERD RAGE! As many will correct, it isn’t “floppy disc”, it’s “floppy disk”. Disc refers to items such as a CD or laserdisc.
That’s not a floppy. THIS is a floppy.
(Still cute, though!)
You call that a floppy? This is a floppy
I stand corrected. Nice.
Cute, yes. But I don’t see any cheeks, let alone rosy ones.
Y’know, people think Japan is futuristic, but last time I took a walk through the teachers room here, I spotted at least two floppy disks *IN THE WILD*. True story.
Hey that’s wonderful and marvelous! BTW: What’s a floppy disk?
Eark
Nerd rage! The write protect hole is on the wrong side!
…still want… :(
I’m not sure it beats the unopened box of Verbatim 5.25’s I’ve got in the office. With buy 10 get 1 free!
I wonder if that lifetime warranty is still valid?
(And oh yes I have an Epson 3.5/5.25 combo floppy drive with cable and a system it will work in.)
If it’s 5-1/4 inches or more, it’s a “floppy”. But the 3-1/2 inchers are “stiffies”.
Stop smirking.
You just gave the term “hard drive” a whole new meaning as well.
Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Seriously, though, I am now overcome with nostalgia, especially after looking at the links posted by scionofgrace and Rob. {:]