WHAT ITEMS BECAME OBSOLETE THIS DECADE?

When the year changes to 2010 at midnight on December 31st, it will not only mark the end of 2009, but the end of the first decade of the 21st century. To mark the end of the decade, New York magazine put together a list of, quote, "everyday stuff rendered obsolete in the aughts." It includes:

answering machines

lickable postage stamps

foldable road maps

cathode ray tube TVs

incandescent light bulbs

paid pornography

smoking in bars

rolodexes

fax machines

cassette tapes

floppy disks

phone books

polaroid photos

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