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Patient buying cigarettes while laid up in a hospital bed, USA?, 1951 (media.piefed.social)

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I did not think they had mobile payment devices back then!

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Are you pretending cash isn't a thing as a joke or is there actually a mobile payment device in the photo? 😅

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

The menu he's handling looks like a tablet if you miss the back page XD

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I did have to do a triple-take on that as well, especially since he's holding it like we would hold a touchscreen these days. 🙃

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