September 17th, 2009
Remember Susan Boyle? That was a pretty brief 15 minutes huh?
Well I for one am glad she made it up to 88 so quickly…I remember feeling seriously disappointed when a friend sent me her now famous Britain’s Got Talent performance.
Thing is, when someone links me an American Idol-type video I’m expecting to see some carnage: I mean I only clicked on it out of morbid curiosity. I want to watch them crash and burn, I want to feel better about myself watching some poor freak like Willie Hung. I definitely DO NOT want to see some uplifting tale of an ugly duckling / diamond in the rough / blah blah blah.
Well I think Susan Boyle’s newfound lack of fame teaches us one thing: pretty people will always win, no matter how much we may pretend otherwise.
Well here you go Susan, your last moments of fame:
Susan Boyle on American Idol (AKA Britain’s Got Talent)
Tags: 2000's, American Idol, B-list, Celebrities, performers, singers
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September 15th, 2009
How could you forget “phat”, it seems like everyone was saying this in the 90’s: yuppy record executives, kids from the hood, even my parents.
There was also that clothing label Phat Farm which apparently still exists. I see a lot of collared shirts on their website, so I guess they wound up closer to their true demographic: snotty rich kids who want to look tough. (I was one of these 
)
Here’s someone who is even more into early 90’s slang than me (not work safe)
Tags: early 90's, ghetto, mid 90's, phat, slang
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September 10th, 2009
Remember LA Law? I have distinct memories of LA Law being regarded as progressive for having a mentally handicapped (aka retarded) character on the show. But I think the actor was of normal intelligence, so it wasn’t authentico like Corky.
Definitely up to 88…
Tags: 80's, actors, early 90's, late 80's, TV shows
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August 25th, 2009
The Power Glove was so super awesome in the late 80’s/early 90’s. (I mean just look at this guy)
But my friend actually got a Power Glove and it was a big let down. It didn’t really work that well and all you could play was one boring game where you bounced a ball around.
Check out a power glove commercial
Tags: early 90's, late 80's, Nintendo, The Power Glove, video games
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August 24th, 2009
Poor Dave Thomas (of the many Wendy’s commercials) has been up to 88 for a while now, ever since he died in 2002.
A few weeks later it was really creepy because they hired this actor who looked like him to continue the commercials. At least that’s what I thought, but I can’t find that anywhere on the internet, so maybe I just made it up. Rumor mill?
Watch a Dave Thomas commercial
Check out the Dave Thomas legacy page on Wendys.com
Tags: 90's, B-list, commercials, deceased, fast food, food, junk food, late 80's
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August 18th, 2009
Don’t you miss dial-up modem noise? EEEEEEEE-OOOOOO-EEEEEE-GHGHGHGHGHGHHGHGHGHG
Did you ever wonder why they made it sound like that? (It was coming out of a speaker after all) It’s like they picked the most annoying sounds possible and played them at random. And at max volume.
Listen to some dial-up modem noise
(Sound clip thanks to Jlew)
Tags: 90's, computers, loud, outdated, sounds, technology
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August 14th, 2009
Fresca was huge in the 80’s/90’s but mostly amongst kooky and eccentric people. I might be making this up, but it seemed like mostly weird Democrats. What do weird Republicans drink? Tab?
For all intents and purposes Fresca has got up to 88, but I’m sure more than a few weirdos keep it at 87.
Tags: 90's, drinks, junk food, late 80's, soda, weirdos
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