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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74

www.theverge.com

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AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74

www.theverge.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago
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His voice can still be heard on AOL to this day.
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  • millifoo@lemmings.world
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    Back in the (late) 90s, for $10 or so, Elwood would record a customized “you’ve got mail!” message for you. I had him create one for my (now) wife, using her real first name, as well as her nickname. “Elizabeth, you’ve got mail!”

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      That’s so awesome!

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    Oh shit

    I set “You’ve got mail” as my default notification sound as a joke less than a week ago. (E: not quite, more like 10 days ago)

    RIP, your voice was heard by millions.

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      damn, a lot of people heard your ringtone in such a short amount of time

  • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world
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    Man I’ve had enough bad news for one week :(

    • sbv@sh.itjust.works
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      Be strong for Elwood.

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    That’s not who I wanted to see dead at 74.

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    I really miss the early internet.

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      I don’t miss having to insert a new CD for a few hours of free dialup. Waiting 5 minutes for a picture of tits to load. Fighting with my sister because she picked up the phone when I was in the middle of a fap session in the family computer room with the door wedged shut

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        I didn’t miss that.

        But I do miss the content, structure and vastness of the old internet.

        Now it has been turned into a strip mall dominated by Facebook, Google, etc. and enshittenification.

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    He looks exactly like he sounds.

  • CO5MO ✨@midwest.social
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    🫡

  • jonw@links.mayhem.academy
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    You never really think there’s people behind these things.

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      deleted by creator

  • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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    Nostalgia… https://youtu.be/dudJjUU9Nhs

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    What a boss.

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    So we loose this guy but not putin or ‘you’re fired’ guy. If there hasn’t been any sign indicating the absence of a god, I don’t know what else you would need.

    Meanwhile I’ll keep searching for"did trump choke on a pretzel today?" On my favorite search engine that doesn’t start with G.

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