http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:04:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63737 chris Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:13:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63737 I had a teenage mutant ninja turtle that had something like this you put the red strips into a hole in the side of the turtle's shell and the 'shell' was the speaker, one of the saying was Cowabunga. i also made these strips work with the fingernail approach I had a teenage mutant ninja turtle that had something like this you put the red strips into a hole in the side of the turtle’s shell and the ’shell’ was the speaker, one of the saying was Cowabunga. i also made these strips work with the fingernail approach

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63538 TonyH Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:46:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63538 I dimly recall a few years back, a set of these with "famous quotes" recorded on them being given away in packs of breakfast cereal. "One small step for man", that sort of stuff. I dimly recall a few years back, a set of these with “famous quotes” recorded on them being given away in packs of breakfast cereal. “One small step for man”, that sort of stuff.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63407 MrPumpernickel Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:34:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63407 Yeah, these were really common a few decades ago but has become an item of obscurity lately. Would be pretty neat to see them making a comeback though, especially in this day and age of electronic devices inside everything. Lowtech 4 life! Yeah, these were really common a few decades ago but has become an item of obscurity lately. Would be pretty neat to see them making a comeback though, especially in this day and age of electronic devices inside everything. Lowtech 4 life!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63366 Billy Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:34:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63366 About 30 years ago, a friend of mine got a birthday card that had a strip in it that said "Happy Birthday" when you ran your thumbnail along it. About 30 years ago, a friend of mine got a birthday card that had a strip in it that said “Happy Birthday” when you ran your thumbnail along it.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63336 Stack Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:25:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/07/talking-tape/#comment-63336 At Oglebay Resort in West Virginia, they sell these in a gift shop. They are attached to a paper cup. When you run your fingers down them, it says "Merry Christmas!". At Oglebay Resort in West Virginia, they sell these in a gift shop. They are attached to a paper cup. When you run your fingers down them, it says “Merry Christmas!”.

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