1. Tapping out texts on the buttons like it was Morse code

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Cycling through letters every click.

2. And the skill of being able to type in your pocket thanks to those wonderful buttons

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3. The fact that there was a game called Snake – and it was the only thing worth playing

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Beating your high score would consume you.

4. And then Snake II came along and you could go THROUGH the wall

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Big moments.

5. Your personality was completely and utterly summed up by your ringtone choice

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Downloading them seemed like a great idea.

6. And you could make up your own ringtone by just pressing different keys

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“I’m going to recreate that song by The Thrills!”

7. Flip phones were seen as the height of sophistication at one point in the not too distant past

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8. Bedazzled phone covers were a legitimate way to express yourself too

9. As was having a phone where the sides lit up

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10. Going online using the browser was absolutely gas craic*

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*painfully slow, and barely ever worked.

And the letters WAP meant something to you.

11. There was a while everyone went absolutely mad for the N-Gage

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THIS IS THE FUTURE.

It was short lived.

12. And then this monstrosity

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13. Receiving a text looked like this

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14. And this was the sophisticated form of picture messaging everyone used

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Grim.

15. And finally… it’s impossible to replicate the pure satisfaction of flipping your flip phone shut

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And opening, and closing. Again and again – because it was fun for some reason.

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