Every generation will have their own ‘boy, those were the good old days’ moment whenever thinking about what happened 20, 30, 40 or more years ago, depending on how old you are.
For Millennials, the '90s and early aughts is that time period—a time when consumer electronics were not just booming, but innovating like crazy; fashion and style was best described as ‘it’s in that angsty teenager phase’; and pop music was something that you’d now consider a guilty pleasure, for the most part.
People of Reddit were recently reminiscing about the 2000s by sharing things that were used heavily during that time, but are almost never used today. Mostly, it’s electronics, but things like fashion and fads, stores, activities, and memes made the list.
Bored Panda has collected the best answers from the now viral AskReddit question, which gained nearly 60,000 upvotes, and created the curated list below. Go ahead and scroll through it, vote, and let us know what you’d add to the list in the comment section below!
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#22
TheKillersHand said:
The phase "W'zzzzzuppppp".
The phase "W'zzzzzuppppp".
MattHack7 replied:
WAAAZZZZZUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?!?!?
WAAAZZZZZUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?!?!?
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96points
#23
AdamoclesYT said:
Colored spikey hair gel.
Colored spikey hair gel.
ShowMeYourTorts replied:
Bro, I am still waiting for the day frosted tips make a comeback.
Bro, I am still waiting for the day frosted tips make a comeback.
thricetheory replied:
Honestly man the kids these days look straight outta the 90's, though most of them seem to think it's original. Wouldn't surprise me if frosted tips are next.
Honestly man the kids these days look straight outta the 90's, though most of them seem to think it's original. Wouldn't surprise me if frosted tips are next.
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93points
#24
thelaughingman2 said:
Landlines.
Landlines.
portablebiscuit replied:
Also 1-800-COLLECT and 1-800-CALLATT.
Dial down the middle!
Also 1-800-COLLECT and 1-800-CALLATT.
Dial down the middle!
Triumph3 replied:
Bob Wehadababyitsaboy
Bob Wehadababyitsaboy
nobody2000 replied:
I needed to use payphones before this commercial and this was something we'd all do.
I needed to use payphones before this commercial and this was something we'd all do.
"Please state your name after the tone" MOMPICKMEUPATSCHOOL
"You have a collect call from MOMPICKMEUPATSCHOOL"
The best part was when she'd say "no" to the charges, and I secretly wondered if anyone was going to actually pick me up, or if they thought that the bus would take me (Jazz band practice ended after the late bus departed).
90points
#25
I’m having to scroll really far without seeing this… but TIVO.
If you had one of those it was like cable television, satellite tv, and your VCR recorder had an AI baby. There was so much power in consumers hands for the first time in the television business.
Did your company pay for a catchy jingle, professional actors, camera equipment, writers and pay extra to roll it on a prime time slot?…. Doesn’t matter anymore suckers I had a TIVO. And all it took was that little familiar “bah-DOOK” from my remote to %100 skip commercials.
More than that, competitions for national tv ratings were skewed. I could watch House while Bones recorded on another Chanel at the same time.
With a TiVo I could keep a massive library of cable reruns OF MY CHOICE. That thing was short lived as actual streaming shook up the industry more and phased TiVo out, but TiVo had a solid 10 years of being the shiz.
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82points
#26
spiraldinosaur said:
Askjeeves/Lycos/Yahoo.
Askjeeves/Lycos/Yahoo.
TrinixDMorrison replied:
I remember my grandma was convinced that you had to word your searches in the form of a question for AskJeeves to work properly.
I remember my grandma was convinced that you had to word your searches in the form of a question for AskJeeves to work properly.
ElixirofVitriol replied:
TBF this is the way I was taught to use AskJeeves in elementary school.
TBF this is the way I was taught to use AskJeeves in elementary school.
92894952620273749383 replied:
Proper phrasing gives the algorithim the proper context. Google said [screw] it lets do page rank.
Proper phrasing gives the algorithim the proper context. Google said [screw] it lets do page rank.
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81points
#27
NewsProducing said:
PlayStation 2
It was the hottest thing in 2000.
PlayStation 2
It was the hottest thing in 2000.
FishSauceFogMachine replied:
Ah yes, the year my parents told everyone I was into "games" because I'd asked for a PS2, and I got three copies of Monopoly for Christmas.
Ah yes, the year my parents told everyone I was into "games" because I'd asked for a PS2, and I got three copies of Monopoly for Christmas.
Worst Christmas ever.
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81points
#28
Academic-Motor said:
Winamp.
Winamp.
Transmatrix replied:
It really whips the llama’s ass.
It really whips the llama’s ass.
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75points
#29
papaweir said:
Geocities, NeoPets, LiveJournal, and Kazaa.
Geocities, NeoPets, LiveJournal, and Kazaa.
goblinsexologist replied:
Neopets don’t die though, I logged in after a long time and my neopet was starving, so I fed it a piece of the omelette and he said “yuck I don’t like omelettes” so I logged off and let the sassy little bat starve for another 10 years.
Neopets don’t die though, I logged in after a long time and my neopet was starving, so I fed it a piece of the omelette and he said “yuck I don’t like omelettes” so I logged off and let the sassy little bat starve for another 10 years.
j-u-n-i replied:
Geocities was so powerful for the time. I used to build my website there, steal the html and use it for my own domain. This was pre-social media. If you wanted to share your weird goth poetry and fuzzy webcam selfies, you had to have your own website. Using the steeling html method for years eventually taught me how to write it.
Geocities was so powerful for the time. I used to build my website there, steal the html and use it for my own domain. This was pre-social media. If you wanted to share your weird goth poetry and fuzzy webcam selfies, you had to have your own website. Using the steeling html method for years eventually taught me how to write it.
71points
#30
PacMan8122 said:
AOL.
AOL.
BicyclingBabe replied:
Not to my parents! They both still use [it] for their internet email and browser.
Not to my parents! They both still use [it] for their internet email and browser.
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71points
