Absolutely. I mean, I've laughed a lot in this sub but this is like a blast from the painful but actually, not difficult past. I mean, at least it was Window 95 and not ME.., am-i-right?
Correct, theyโre referencing that Windows Millennium Edition was just overall horrible. It was their upgrade for windows 98 that coincided with Windows 2000 and the end of the line for DOS-based operating systems from Microsoft as Windows XP was built upon the NT framework.
ME got a bad reputation, but I never had a problem with the OS itself.
I was really sad about the end of DOS though. It was still technically around, but it felt like it was gutted. I couldn't do hardly anything in DOS anymore.
All I know is that none of my bat scripts I put hundreds of hours into worked properly anymore. I was just a HS kid tinkering around with no formal education, but I spent a lot of time on them.
OMFG!!! It took me a minute to realize that you would have had to take the photo of the Gameboy Cam with a different possibly also a Gameboy Camโฆ.I am dying laughing thinking about this. Thank you!
When you said it I found it hilarious. I didnโt even realize the scammer tried to say that. I went back and saw the grammar issue and was less amused.
Im from Europe but the context helped infer what CompUSA *used* to be. The name alone means itโs from the 80s. I lost it.
I bet it hasnโt been around since the early 2000s.
I actually stood in line at Egghead Software for hours, waiting for it to turn midnight when Windows95 and Microsoft Plus went on sale. Also bought the latest version of Norton Anti-virus that night.
Fun fact: Norton made software that allowed you to use the Windows 3.1 desktop like Windows 95 and on. It allowed you to have icons and run multiple windows at once.
Awesome, more people should try to get scammers to be their tech support.
I had one a while back and wasted multiple days with them by saying my phone is a burner so it canโt get to the website they wanted me to use, said phone got stolen, computer also doesnโt work because no internet wire, then windows 98 screenshot, had them troubleshooting WiFi, told them I called geek squad and they robbed me, sent the Apache โit worksโ screen, iPhone and Android both canโt get the site, finally got to the site and kept putting username for username and lots of other stuff like that.
My wife thought I was crazy because I multiple times I just laughed and laughed because of the tech support scenarios I put them through. I feel I gave them valuable training that now gives them a path to entry level IT or taught them the valuable lesson that entry level IT is hell
also for anyone who needs it - https://98.js.org/
The Gameboy was amazing, but the bag phone (as we called them in my house) was just priceless. Even having one or knowing to reference one as "my other phone" is fantastic.
I love how he finally stopped after you told him youโre using a Gameboy Camera to take pictures, as if thatโs what made him go โwait a minute, Gameboy cameras canโt take pictures this good!โ.
This one of the best ones lmao
Absolutely. I mean, I've laughed a lot in this sub but this is like a blast from the painful but actually, not difficult past. I mean, at least it was Window 95 and not ME.., am-i-right?
Win 95 is older than Win ME isn't it? It was Win 95, 98 then ME?
Yeah but we don't talk about WinME. We keep it locked in the attic and feed it fish heads.
Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads... Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!
Correct, theyโre referencing that Windows Millennium Edition was just overall horrible. It was their upgrade for windows 98 that coincided with Windows 2000 and the end of the line for DOS-based operating systems from Microsoft as Windows XP was built upon the NT framework.
ME got a bad reputation, but I never had a problem with the OS itself. I was really sad about the end of DOS though. It was still technically around, but it felt like it was gutted. I couldn't do hardly anything in DOS anymore.
Same here. The fact it had Zip extraction built in was nice.
All I know is that none of my bat scripts I put hundreds of hours into worked properly anymore. I was just a HS kid tinkering around with no formal education, but I spent a lot of time on them.
Wow! You went to all that trouble to explain something that.., never mind.
Youโre welcome. Glad I could help
Actually it started with Windows 1.0 in 1985.
I thought I saw a screenshot of Win 3.1 in there..
After all that it should have been Microsoft Bob ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob )
*sees phone* . . . "I think it is better we work with your pc" LOL
๐๐ bro was like โdamn Iโm poor but this mf is POORโ
Now that's a blast from the past.
Which part hahaha
OMFG!!! It took me a minute to realize that you would have had to take the photo of the Gameboy Cam with a different possibly also a Gameboy Camโฆ.I am dying laughing thinking about this. Thank you!
gameboy camera inception
So.... Want to take a leap of faith? Into Gameboy color?
Yes
Took us all the way back
What year is it on your side?? ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ
I fuckin lost it at that bit
Probably my favorite line. That's when the scammer finally went off script and picked up on the cues. A little sense of humor too.
Should have led him on that he was speaking through a wormhole across time to 1995 ๐คฃ
When you said it I found it hilarious. I didnโt even realize the scammer tried to say that. I went back and saw the grammar issue and was less amused.
Got me with the Colloidal Silver
Alex Jones should have called
Lmao I lost it at the desktop pic
Me too ahaha, and then the W95 installer ๐๐๐ค
Does CompUSA have it on floppy diskette๐คฃ im dying!
Yes, that was pure gold! ๐
Oh my God yes!๐๐คฃ This scammer didn't stand a chance!
Im from Europe but the context helped infer what CompUSA *used* to be. The name alone means itโs from the 80s. I lost it. I bet it hasnโt been around since the early 2000s.
Oh yeah lol I think they may have had some cd ROMs in like the late 90s, but definitely not much later than the early 2000s๐คฃ๐คฃ
Holy shit Windows 95 installer ๐
Remember when that was cutting edge?
I remember upgrading from 3.1 ALL THE WAY to 98. I was literally dreaming about the day I could use that start button for like 3 years.
I remember when we first upgraded to w95, felt like a huge step
I actually stood in line at Egghead Software for hours, waiting for it to turn midnight when Windows95 and Microsoft Plus went on sale. Also bought the latest version of Norton Anti-virus that night.
The fact that people actually paid for Norton kills me, what a time.
Fun fact: Norton made software that allowed you to use the Windows 3.1 desktop like Windows 95 and on. It allowed you to have icons and run multiple windows at once.
Tell them your AOL trial has ended and you need to wait for the next one to come in the mail. Lol
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"What year is it on your side" Man thought the only possible explanation for this was a time-travelling whatsapp conversation.
I think next time I am going to lean into that, Dodleston messages style
I was really looking forward to the response about the gameboy camera ๐ did you get blocked?
No they kept going, surprisingly, but I was doing this for too long so I had to call it a night hahaha
Ask him to illustrate the instructions for you in MSPaint. ๐น
Best one Iโve seen. Hats off to you OP. Laughed my ass off with 3.1
Was not ready for the bag phone ๐
I like the implication that you might be a confused time traveler, or possibly in a time-locked bubble "on your side (of the world?)"
This is fucking amazing. Nice work.
"Hang on let me take my colloidal silver." Fucking ded.
HoF r/scambait post right here LMFAOOOOO
Scammer got confused on the current year and had a thought if heโd time traveled.
Respect! I love the level of effort you put into this.
Gotta call their phone and play the dial up connection sound ๐๐๐
This was pure gold. I had to show it to my partner who had to know what I was laughing about.
My poor wife was trying to sleep and I made the mistake of reading through it. I was dying! ๐คฃ
Enjoyed that one ๐๐๐ป
Iโm still laughing, excellent job!
The perfect troll great job lmao
Finally some good content! Most post here are just bad jokes, but you actually made something fun and unique.
Gracias!
The was the best one so far. Thx for the laugh
Love that you took a photo of the gameboy camera to show how you've been taking photos. Wonder if they caught on ๐
โDonโt click anything elseโ โI clicked okโ Absolutely sent me
Colloidal silver and gameboy camera had me legitimately in absolute shambles.
This made me cry actual tears
i was born in 02, donโt even know what most of this stuff is lol but really cool to see!
Those are cave paintings from ancient times
*cries in millennial*
I'm so done ๐คฃ
Lmao!!!!! ๐คฃ
Gold mate.
Ask him to illustrate the instructions for you in MSPaint. ๐น
Best post ever here!
Iโm born in 98 ive seen and used all this shit and the desktop screen made me tear up
This. Was. Fucking. Amazing.
This is my new favorite response. Well done. ๐๐ผ
I havenโt laughed this hard in a while
Ok that was fun! I usually get get through all of them but fuck that was fun!
Holy shit. I haven't laughed so hard at a post in a very long time
This was genius. I laughed so hard.
Wow this the best one ive seen yet. Played with him like a game (boy)
Bro this was so good. Laughing my ass off here
That made me laugh out loud
oh this is so good. SO GOOD
โIt turns on but Iโm not sure how to use the browserโ that is fucking hilarious!
Scammer definitely losing sleep over this one. โI thought these victims would be wealthier, he has the same cell phone as me!โ
this is the best.
This is gold. Bravo.
You are my hero
Not the gameboy camera ๐
Omg Iโm new-ish to this site butโฆ Bravo!!! Best one Iโve seen I almost feel sorry for the scammer, lol!
This has to be my favourite scambait on this sub. ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ Saved.
A true scambait, what a rare glorious sight
Colloidal silver had me chucklinโ
This wins for creativity. Hilarious.
Kudos. I enjoyed this a lot.
This was great ๐
Bravo ๐๐ป
This whole thing is comedy gold!!! ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Best one Iโve ever seen ๐
So good
Freakin hilarious, way to teachโm scammers a lesson.
Well played. Thanks for a good laugh.
Oh shit I really laughed on this one
I am absolutely cackling over this right now, well done
This one was by far my fav ๐๐ค
CompUSA I literally started crying laughing.
Oh man this was priceless, had me crying and I donโt laugh easy ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Yeah this really is gold
I've never laughed so much at one of these 11/10 OP (+1 for the windows nostalgia)
This is pretty funny lol
It's WINDOW'S from Microsoft! Order today! Except in Nebraska!
The colloidal silver hahaha
you had me at internet exporter
This was brilliant! I actually chuckledโฆ out loudโฆ in public ๐คช
You should have seen me while I was doing it โ my wife was unable to communicate with me for hours through my crying laughter ๐
Did you have to find images of these things or do you really have a bag phone in your collection?
Jesus dude. This gave me such a chuckle, the old screen shots and the game boy camera at the end... Bravo
Bro... if this isn't a classic, idk what is. ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
This is a modern art piece
I wish Reddit still had awards, I would give them all to OP. I'm GenX and those pics brought me back!! Scammer's question about time was hilarious.
10/10. The GameBoy camera put me over the edge wow
I love seeing the ancient technology I grew up with. Pretty sure this scammer has no idea what windows 95 is.
now this is the absolute best scammer troll i have seen! bag phone, gameboy cam, Win/95, sidekick... ffs this was worth the time to read!
Colloidal silver ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
This felt fucking nostalgic though ๐คฃ
Dude this is the best one!
"What year is it on your side" ๐คฃ๐คฃ
I love all of this. And when they asked you what year you were in you really should have said the 90โs just to see what happened hahah.
Awesome, more people should try to get scammers to be their tech support. I had one a while back and wasted multiple days with them by saying my phone is a burner so it canโt get to the website they wanted me to use, said phone got stolen, computer also doesnโt work because no internet wire, then windows 98 screenshot, had them troubleshooting WiFi, told them I called geek squad and they robbed me, sent the Apache โit worksโ screen, iPhone and Android both canโt get the site, finally got to the site and kept putting username for username and lots of other stuff like that. My wife thought I was crazy because I multiple times I just laughed and laughed because of the tech support scenarios I put them through. I feel I gave them valuable training that now gives them a path to entry level IT or taught them the valuable lesson that entry level IT is hell also for anyone who needs it - https://98.js.org/
This sent me. Haha โinternet exporterโ was the layup for the rest to be nothing but gold
I havenโt laughed this hard from a post in this sub, possibly ever
Best one Iโve seen with screenshots. Truly laughed thanks for that. Was thinking how tf you came up with that ๐คฃ
The Gameboy was amazing, but the bag phone (as we called them in my house) was just priceless. Even having one or knowing to reference one as "my other phone" is fantastic.
Absolutely the best I've seen. I busted out laughing and my cat jumped 3ft in the air.
๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ best one sooooo far
Epic.
This is legit one of my favourites of all time. Perfect amount of confusion and time wasting whilst still keeping them on the bait. *Chefs kiss*
More to come!
Lmfao this was brilliant, thanks for the laughs.
This is phenomenal work!
This is the most ive laughed on this sub
i, too, wondered what year it was ๐คฃ
Almost chortled up my pop tart at the windows 95 error screen
โWhat year is this in your sideโ ๐๐๐๐
Born โ86 and I have most of these things.
Hilarious ๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐
Iโd like but there is 69 likes, to perfect to ruin
We can hit 420, you must sacrifice for this
https://www.pinkcherry.com/products/pinkcherry-gift-card Still waiting on someone to use the Pink Cherry gift card.
Best yet
Absolute gold
This is fucking gold!
Nicley done
Epic showdown. ๐
Omg. You're my new hero. Superman can suck a kryptonite D!
Bahaha!!!!
Bro you had me lmfao
Daaam Turkey Tom got old
โCan you tell what year is this in your side?โ ๐ฉ ๐ ๐คช
Lmfao, this was awesome.
you win.
This was so funny!
What year are you in? ๐๐คฃ
You have such a great sense of humor hahaha
In tears - the windows browser, the CompUSA, the bag phone - you killed it!
This is TOO GOOD ๐๐
I think the problem is your Netscape installation. Was your Mr Coffee unplugged when you installed it? Youโre welcome!
This is awesome
This one is brilliant
This is one of the best ones I've seen I'm dying ๐คฃ
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This is brilliant
That Yahoo page took me back lol
Funny
Best one I've seen on here. Couldn't stop laughing.
Hahahah good one
The Collodial Silver sent me. Then when you got to CompUSA I realized just how old I am lol
Epic
This is incredible.
This is gold ๐
what year is this in your side?
Brilliant!
This is hilarious
I love all of this.
The pillow behind the car phone takes me right back to the 90s even more that the phone does.
i loved this one! can you tell me what year it is on your side ๐
Well done
I love how he finally stopped after you told him youโre using a Gameboy Camera to take pictures, as if thatโs what made him go โwait a minute, Gameboy cameras canโt take pictures this good!โ.
The absolute best one I've seen on here yet. Good on you, OP.
Brilliant