If You Don't Know These 50 "Facts," Then I'm Sorry, You Were Raised Wrong
1.That the only reason to watch My Super Sweet 16 was for the messiness:
2.And that you loved to watch whenever Hildi Santo-Tomas was one of the interior designers on Trading Spaces 'cause you knew it would be a very messy episode:
3.That there will never be a more iconic duo than Paris and Nicole:
4.And that The Simple Life was one of the best and most quotable reality shows of the '00s:
5.That if you owned an iPod, you really needed to put thought into the case you bought for it, 'cause nothing was worse than having a case that covered the click-wheel:
6.And nothing was more challenging than trying to plug in an old-school iPod charger behind a piece of furniture:
7.That the iPod radio transmitters were the worst things ever, but nobody wanted to admit it:
8.And how no speaker will ever be as cool as the iDog:
9.That whether you shopped there or not, no store had a better exterior design than Hollister:
10.That no trip to the mall was complete without going to Sharper Image and sitting on the massage chairs:
11.That no matter what anybody said, Jamba Juice was "healthy":
12.That it was a real struggle to get a perfect selfie with a flip phone — and that everyone had one friend who would be the one to take it 'cause they had it down to an art form:
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13.That nothing annoyed you more than the Jamster commercial that featured the horrible singing rabbit...
14....and the Shirley Temple DVD collection commercial that played every five minutes on Cartoon Network:
15.That you had many, many digital pictures where you did questionable photoshop jobs fixing "red eye" (usually it resulted in just two giant black dots instead of pupils):
16.That there was nothing you wanted more than a VCR and DVD TV combo in your room...
17....and an iHome player (with a remote, of course):
18.That if you couldn't figure out what to watch you could always just watch the TV Guide channel:
19.That you learned so much about rich people things — like what La Mer Crème de la Mer was — by watching VH1's The Fabulous Life:
20.That you learned more from VH1's I Love the '80s and I Love the '90s than you ever did from any history class:
21.That you can't hear a Now That's What I Call Music!...
22....or the Fired Up! commercial without singing and dancing along:
Only the real ones will remember this iconic infomercial from our childhood 😂 #firedup #90sbaby #TodaysKidsWillNeverKnow
23.That before Wordle, everybody would brag about how well they did on Sudoku puzzles:
24. That these were both the coolest and worst pencils ever (they broke so easily!):
25.That you learned to spell "bananas" because of Gwen Stefani:
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26.That — even though it made you carsick and you had to strain your eyes to watch it — nothing felt cooler than watching a DVD in the car:
27.Or watching a movie on a portable DVD player:
28.That you would hit the FastPlay button so quickly whenever you watched a Disney DVD:
29.That you can't hear Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi"...
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30...."Hey Ya!" by OutKast...
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31....or Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle" without screaming out the lyrics:
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32.That this wasn't just a design aesthetic, but a whole personality:
33.And that this wasn't just a T-shirt, but a whole personality:
34.That the best things about Borders were the gifts and magazines sections:
35.And that you were also always tempted to buy an over-priced CD from Borders:
36.That Malcolm In the Middle had the best intro of any TV show in the 2000s:
37.That Mariah Carey's episode of Cribs is one of the most iconic TV episodes of all time:
38.And that Charity falling off the bus on MTV's Next is one of the most iconic moments in the history of reality TV:
39.That there was nothing worse than when you were taking photos somewhere and your camera ran out of memory — making you either have to stop taking pictures or delete old ones:
40.That these tasted soooo good that it was worth destroying the inside of your mouth for them:
The worst move Altoids did was get rid of Tangerine Sours
41.That a brand-new stack of blank CDs felt like endless possibilities:
42.That there was nothing scarier than the first time you downloaded an MP3 from LimeWire, because you thought the FBI was going to break down your door:
I remember the first illegal download I did I was scared lol #limewire #rip #bunk
43.And that there was no bigger feeling of triumph than finding a real and good quality MP3 of a new song you wanted on LimeWire:
44.That nothing could get people onto the dance floor quicker than hearing "Peace up, A-Town..." or
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45...."Hot in, so hot in herre!":
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46.That you had to watch Undressed...
47....and Talk Sex with Sue Johanson with one finger on the remote control, in case your parents walked in:
48.That there was nothing more satisfying than answering your flip phone in a dramatic manner:
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49.That nine times out of 10 if you fell asleep with the TV on you'd be awakend at like 3 a.m. by a loud Girls Gone Wild commercial:
50.And lastly, that the "quik drop" box at Blockbuster Video stores, was truly the last-minute Hail Mary to help you or your parents avoid getting a late charge:
