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Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
NostalgiaRick
()
Date: October 30, 2010 04:05PM
Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to today. Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog TV sets. The internet meant needing an extension cord for your phone. We graduated high school. We heard Monica Lewinsky jokes. A cell phone was something only the rich could afford. Gas was .98 cents a gallon. Reality TV was in diapers. "Social Networking" was going to a party.
Its hard to believe those seem like "the good 'ol days". But compared to now, I'll take anything.
Its hard to believe those seem like "the good 'ol days". But compared to now, I'll take anything.
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
math teacher
()
Date: October 30, 2010 04:49PM
NostalgiaRick Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to
> today. Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog
> TV sets. The internet meant needing an extension
> cord for your phone. We graduated high school. We
> heard Monica Lewinsky jokes. A cell phone was
> something only the rich could afford. Gas was .98
> cents a gallon. Reality TV was in diapers. "Social
> Networking" was going to a party.
>
> Its hard to believe those seem like "the good 'ol
> days". But compared to now, I'll take anything.
You graduated high school when you were around 12? Wait...are that Quinonez guy from "What would you Do"?
-------------------------------------------------------
> Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to
> today. Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog
> TV sets. The internet meant needing an extension
> cord for your phone. We graduated high school. We
> heard Monica Lewinsky jokes. A cell phone was
> something only the rich could afford. Gas was .98
> cents a gallon. Reality TV was in diapers. "Social
> Networking" was going to a party.
>
> Its hard to believe those seem like "the good 'ol
> days". But compared to now, I'll take anything.
You graduated high school when you were around 12? Wait...are that Quinonez guy from "What would you Do"?
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
ThePackLeader
()
Date: October 30, 2010 05:41PM
All I know is life pre-9/11 vs. life post-9/11. That's pretty much how I divide it all up.
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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).
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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
Nostaliga Rick
()
Date: October 30, 2010 05:51PM
math teacher Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> NostalgiaRick Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared
> to
> > today. Dharma and Greg were playing our on
> analog
> > TV sets. The internet meant needing an
> extension
> > cord for your phone. We graduated high school.
> We
> > heard Monica Lewinsky jokes. A cell phone was
> > something only the rich could afford. Gas was
> .98
> > cents a gallon. Reality TV was in diapers.
> "Social
> > Networking" was going to a party.
> >
> > Its hard to believe those seem like "the good
> 'ol
> > days". But compared to now, I'll take anything.
>
>
> You graduated high school when you were around 12?
> Wait...are that Quinonez guy from "What would you
> Do"?
I turned 18 in 1997.
-------------------------------------------------------
> NostalgiaRick Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared
> to
> > today. Dharma and Greg were playing our on
> analog
> > TV sets. The internet meant needing an
> extension
> > cord for your phone. We graduated high school.
> We
> > heard Monica Lewinsky jokes. A cell phone was
> > something only the rich could afford. Gas was
> .98
> > cents a gallon. Reality TV was in diapers.
> "Social
> > Networking" was going to a party.
> >
> > Its hard to believe those seem like "the good
> 'ol
> > days". But compared to now, I'll take anything.
>
>
> You graduated high school when you were around 12?
> Wait...are that Quinonez guy from "What would you
> Do"?
I turned 18 in 1997.
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
themuse
()
Date: October 30, 2010 05:56PM
dear babydome and greenturbo,
you could have killed me in the 90's but you didn't. thanks.
lub,
themuse
yeefuckinghaw
you could have killed me in the 90's but you didn't. thanks.
lub,
themuse
yeefuckinghaw
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
Warhawk
()
Date: October 30, 2010 05:57PM
Nostaliga Rick Wrote:
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> I turned 18 in 1997.
Great. Now I'm depressed.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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> I turned 18 in 1997.
Great. Now I'm depressed.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
()
Date: October 30, 2010 06:26PM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2010 08:55PM by chuckhoffmann.
"Only good things can come of more communication." - Cary Wiedemann, March 3, 2005
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2010 08:55PM by chuckhoffmann.
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
Snapple
()
Date: October 30, 2010 08:34PM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/ JANUARY 17, 2001
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'
WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over."
President-elect Bush vows that "together, we can put the triumphs of the recent past behind us."
"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."
Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.
During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.
"You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?"
On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.
Wall Street responded strongly to the Bush speech, with the Dow Jones industrial fluctuating wildly before closing at an 18-month low. The NASDAQ composite index, rattled by a gloomy outlook for tech stocks in 2001, also fell sharply, losing 4.4 percent of its total value between 3 p.m. and the closing bell.
Asked for comment about the cooling technology sector, Bush said: "That's hardly my area of expertise."
Turning to the subject of the environment, Bush said he will do whatever it takes to undo the tremendous damage not done by the Clinton Administration to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He assured citizens that he will follow through on his campaign promise to open the 1.5 million acre refuge's coastal plain to oil drilling. As a sign of his commitment to bringing about a change in the environment, he pointed to his choice of Gale Norton for Secretary of the Interior. Norton, Bush noted, has "extensive experience" fighting environmental causes, working as a lobbyist for lead-paint manufacturers and as an attorney for loggers and miners, in addition to suing the EPA to overturn clean-air standards.
Bush had equally high praise for Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft, whom he praised as "a tireless champion in the battle to protect a woman's right to give birth."
"Soon, with John Ashcroft's help, we will move out of the Dark Ages and into a more enlightened time when a woman will be free to think long and hard before trying to fight her way past throngs of protesters blocking her entrance to an abortion clinic," Bush said. "We as a nation can look forward to lots and lots of babies."
Soldiers at Ft. Bragg march lockstep in preparation for America's return to aggression.
Continued Bush: "John Ashcroft will be invaluable in healing the terrible wedge President Clinton drove between church and state."
The speech was met with overwhelming approval from Republican leaders.
"Finally, the horrific misrule of the Democrats has been brought to a close," House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert (R-IL) told reporters. "Under Bush, we can all look forward to military aggression, deregulation of dangerous, greedy industries, and the defunding of vital domestic social-service programs upon which millions depend. Mercifully, we can now say goodbye to the awful nightmare that was Clinton's America."
"For years, I tirelessly preached the message that Clinton must be stopped," conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh said. "And yet, in 1996, the American public failed to heed my urgent warnings, re-electing Clinton despite the fact that the nation was prosperous and at peace under his regime. But now, thank God, that's all done with. Once again, we will enjoy mounting debt, jingoism, nuclear paranoia, mass deficit, and a massive military build-up."
An overwhelming 49.9 percent of Americans responded enthusiastically to the Bush speech.
"After eight years of relatively sane fiscal policy under the Democrats, we have reached a point where, just a few weeks ago, President Clinton said that the national debt could be paid off by as early as 2012," Rahway, NJ, machinist and father of three Bud Crandall said. "That's not the kind of world I want my children to grow up in."
"You have no idea what it's like to be black and enfranchised," said Marlon Hastings, one of thousands of Miami-Dade County residents whose votes were not counted in the 2000 presidential election. "George W. Bush understands the pain of enfranchisement, and ever since Election Day, he has fought tirelessly to make sure it never happens to my people again."
Bush concluded his speech on a note of healing and redemption.
"We as a people must stand united, banding together to tear this nation in two," Bush said. "Much work lies ahead of us: The gap between the rich and the poor may be wide, be there's much more widening left to do. We must squander our nation's hard-won budget surplus on tax breaks for the wealthiest 15 percent. And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it."
"The insanity is over," Bush said. "After a long, dark night of peace and stability, the sun is finally rising again over America. We look forward to a bright new dawn not seen since the glory days of my dad."
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'
WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over."
President-elect Bush vows that "together, we can put the triumphs of the recent past behind us."
"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."
Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.
During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.
"You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?"
On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.
Wall Street responded strongly to the Bush speech, with the Dow Jones industrial fluctuating wildly before closing at an 18-month low. The NASDAQ composite index, rattled by a gloomy outlook for tech stocks in 2001, also fell sharply, losing 4.4 percent of its total value between 3 p.m. and the closing bell.
Asked for comment about the cooling technology sector, Bush said: "That's hardly my area of expertise."
Turning to the subject of the environment, Bush said he will do whatever it takes to undo the tremendous damage not done by the Clinton Administration to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He assured citizens that he will follow through on his campaign promise to open the 1.5 million acre refuge's coastal plain to oil drilling. As a sign of his commitment to bringing about a change in the environment, he pointed to his choice of Gale Norton for Secretary of the Interior. Norton, Bush noted, has "extensive experience" fighting environmental causes, working as a lobbyist for lead-paint manufacturers and as an attorney for loggers and miners, in addition to suing the EPA to overturn clean-air standards.
Bush had equally high praise for Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft, whom he praised as "a tireless champion in the battle to protect a woman's right to give birth."
"Soon, with John Ashcroft's help, we will move out of the Dark Ages and into a more enlightened time when a woman will be free to think long and hard before trying to fight her way past throngs of protesters blocking her entrance to an abortion clinic," Bush said. "We as a nation can look forward to lots and lots of babies."
Soldiers at Ft. Bragg march lockstep in preparation for America's return to aggression.
Continued Bush: "John Ashcroft will be invaluable in healing the terrible wedge President Clinton drove between church and state."
The speech was met with overwhelming approval from Republican leaders.
"Finally, the horrific misrule of the Democrats has been brought to a close," House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert (R-IL) told reporters. "Under Bush, we can all look forward to military aggression, deregulation of dangerous, greedy industries, and the defunding of vital domestic social-service programs upon which millions depend. Mercifully, we can now say goodbye to the awful nightmare that was Clinton's America."
"For years, I tirelessly preached the message that Clinton must be stopped," conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh said. "And yet, in 1996, the American public failed to heed my urgent warnings, re-electing Clinton despite the fact that the nation was prosperous and at peace under his regime. But now, thank God, that's all done with. Once again, we will enjoy mounting debt, jingoism, nuclear paranoia, mass deficit, and a massive military build-up."
An overwhelming 49.9 percent of Americans responded enthusiastically to the Bush speech.
"After eight years of relatively sane fiscal policy under the Democrats, we have reached a point where, just a few weeks ago, President Clinton said that the national debt could be paid off by as early as 2012," Rahway, NJ, machinist and father of three Bud Crandall said. "That's not the kind of world I want my children to grow up in."
"You have no idea what it's like to be black and enfranchised," said Marlon Hastings, one of thousands of Miami-Dade County residents whose votes were not counted in the 2000 presidential election. "George W. Bush understands the pain of enfranchisement, and ever since Election Day, he has fought tirelessly to make sure it never happens to my people again."
Bush concluded his speech on a note of healing and redemption.
"We as a people must stand united, banding together to tear this nation in two," Bush said. "Much work lies ahead of us: The gap between the rich and the poor may be wide, be there's much more widening left to do. We must squander our nation's hard-won budget surplus on tax breaks for the wealthiest 15 percent. And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it."
"The insanity is over," Bush said. "After a long, dark night of peace and stability, the sun is finally rising again over America. We look forward to a bright new dawn not seen since the glory days of my dad."
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: November 01, 2010 05:58PM
NostalgiaRick Wrote:
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> Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to today.
no.
> Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog TV sets.
good riddens to both.
> The internet meant needing an extension cord for your phone.
that sucked. downloading shit took forever.
> A cell phone was something only the rich could afford.
that was lame.
> Gas was .98 cents a gallon.
oh memories... *sigh*
> Reality TV was in diapers.
who watches TV?
> "Social Networking" was going to a party.
there's something i can agree with.
> Its hard to believe those seem like "the good 'ol days".
i wouldnt call them good at all. technology was expensive and slow, watching a tv show meant you had to watch 20 minutes of annoying commercials, video games were were still primitive, windows crashed every 20 minutes, linux was impossible to use, downloads took FOREVER, getting in contact with people was a pain, spam was uncontrollable, search engines sucked (google wasnt around). i'm glad it's gone. i'm not saying today is perfect but technology is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better now.
now i have a 2TB drive which would be an insane amount in the late 90s. i can download tv shows that i missed and watch them in a much higher resolution than existed in the 90s on my large flatscreen monitor that doesnt make your head hurt after 20 minutes. i only get one spam message every week or so which i could eliminate but i find them to be amusing. websites are much better organized and i can buy stuff online with ease. people who use the blink or marquee tag are shunned and blinking (or otherwise) ads are gone.
overall, the late 1990s was annoying.
> But compared to now, I'll take anything.
feel free to go off to africa. things still suck there.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to today.
no.
> Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog TV sets.
good riddens to both.
> The internet meant needing an extension cord for your phone.
that sucked. downloading shit took forever.
> A cell phone was something only the rich could afford.
that was lame.
> Gas was .98 cents a gallon.
oh memories... *sigh*
> Reality TV was in diapers.
who watches TV?
> "Social Networking" was going to a party.
there's something i can agree with.
> Its hard to believe those seem like "the good 'ol days".
i wouldnt call them good at all. technology was expensive and slow, watching a tv show meant you had to watch 20 minutes of annoying commercials, video games were were still primitive, windows crashed every 20 minutes, linux was impossible to use, downloads took FOREVER, getting in contact with people was a pain, spam was uncontrollable, search engines sucked (google wasnt around). i'm glad it's gone. i'm not saying today is perfect but technology is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better now.
now i have a 2TB drive which would be an insane amount in the late 90s. i can download tv shows that i missed and watch them in a much higher resolution than existed in the 90s on my large flatscreen monitor that doesnt make your head hurt after 20 minutes. i only get one spam message every week or so which i could eliminate but i find them to be amusing. websites are much better organized and i can buy stuff online with ease. people who use the blink or marquee tag are shunned and blinking (or otherwise) ads are gone.
overall, the late 1990s was annoying.
> But compared to now, I'll take anything.
feel free to go off to africa. things still suck there.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
Got Worms ?
()
Date: November 01, 2010 08:05PM
If I tuck my pants into my socks, the fleas can't bite my legs.
Re: Remember life in the late 1990s?
Posted by:
NostalgiaRick
()
Date: November 02, 2010 01:01PM
Gravis Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> NostalgiaRick Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to
> today.
>
> no.
>
>
> > Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog TV
> sets.
>
> good riddens to both.
>
>
> > The internet meant needing an extension cord for
> your phone.
>
> that sucked. downloading shit took forever.
>
>
> > A cell phone was something only the rich could
> afford.
>
> that was lame.
>
>
> > Gas was .98 cents a gallon.
>
> oh memories... *sigh*
>
>
> > Reality TV was in diapers.
>
> who watches TV?
>
>
> > "Social Networking" was going to a party.
>
> there's something i can agree with.
>
>
> > Its hard to believe those seem like "the good
> 'ol days".
>
> i wouldnt call them good at all. technology was
> expensive and slow, watching a tv show meant you
> had to watch 20 minutes of annoying commercials,
> video games were were still primitive, windows
> crashed every 20 minutes, linux was impossible to
> use, downloads took FOREVER, getting in contact
> with people was a pain, spam was uncontrollable,
> search engines sucked (google wasnt around). i'm
> glad it's gone. i'm not saying today is perfect
> but technology is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better now.
>
> now i have a 2TB drive which would be an insane
> amount in the late 90s. i can download tv shows
> that i missed and watch them in a much higher
> resolution than existed in the 90s on my large
> flatscreen monitor that doesnt make your head hurt
> after 20 minutes. i only get one spam message
> every week or so which i could eliminate but i
> find them to be amusing. websites are much better
> organized and i can buy stuff online with ease.
> people who use the blink or marquee tag are
> shunned and blinking (or otherwise) ads are gone.
>
> overall, the late 1990s was annoying.
>
>
> > But compared to now, I'll take anything.
>
> feel free to go off to africa. things still suck
> there.
Im not just talking about technology. Im talking about how awful society is now. We are more greedy than ever. Even back then, people had more manners. And now that everything is overloaded with social networking, people dont take the time to talk to people in person. Our who lives are on the internet!
You say who watches TV? TV used to have actually quality programming and shows that were actually funny . Now we have reality tv, and badly written sit coms with little to no creativity. Our new technologies are nice, but they have actually subdued our art.
-------------------------------------------------------
> NostalgiaRick Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Life in the late 1990s was so simple compared to
> today.
>
> no.
>
>
> > Dharma and Greg were playing our on analog TV
> sets.
>
> good riddens to both.
>
>
> > The internet meant needing an extension cord for
> your phone.
>
> that sucked. downloading shit took forever.
>
>
> > A cell phone was something only the rich could
> afford.
>
> that was lame.
>
>
> > Gas was .98 cents a gallon.
>
> oh memories... *sigh*
>
>
> > Reality TV was in diapers.
>
> who watches TV?
>
>
> > "Social Networking" was going to a party.
>
> there's something i can agree with.
>
>
> > Its hard to believe those seem like "the good
> 'ol days".
>
> i wouldnt call them good at all. technology was
> expensive and slow, watching a tv show meant you
> had to watch 20 minutes of annoying commercials,
> video games were were still primitive, windows
> crashed every 20 minutes, linux was impossible to
> use, downloads took FOREVER, getting in contact
> with people was a pain, spam was uncontrollable,
> search engines sucked (google wasnt around). i'm
> glad it's gone. i'm not saying today is perfect
> but technology is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better now.
>
> now i have a 2TB drive which would be an insane
> amount in the late 90s. i can download tv shows
> that i missed and watch them in a much higher
> resolution than existed in the 90s on my large
> flatscreen monitor that doesnt make your head hurt
> after 20 minutes. i only get one spam message
> every week or so which i could eliminate but i
> find them to be amusing. websites are much better
> organized and i can buy stuff online with ease.
> people who use the blink or marquee tag are
> shunned and blinking (or otherwise) ads are gone.
>
> overall, the late 1990s was annoying.
>
>
> > But compared to now, I'll take anything.
>
> feel free to go off to africa. things still suck
> there.
Im not just talking about technology. Im talking about how awful society is now. We are more greedy than ever. Even back then, people had more manners. And now that everything is overloaded with social networking, people dont take the time to talk to people in person. Our who lives are on the internet!
You say who watches TV? TV used to have actually quality programming and shows that were actually funny . Now we have reality tv, and badly written sit coms with little to no creativity. Our new technologies are nice, but they have actually subdued our art.