Sign No. 34,683 that I’m getting old: Coming home from the CD store with a new disc — then discovering that I already own it.
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12 January | 15:43 | Alex
I've almost done that before. Which disc was it, btw?
12 January | 15:52 | josh
A classic -- De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising. I for some reason thought I didn't have it.
12 January | 18:45 | EricaLucci
Maybe it just means you have too many CDs. I've seen your collection.
13 January | 22:49 | griff
sign no. 232354 that i am older than you, i did the same thing but with eight tracks. what are these new fangled cd's you speak of?
23 January | 19:33 | Cate
I just did this for the very first time yesterday. I must be getting old too. I sure did feel silly!
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