1999 Vintage: The Bar Stool
A guy says to the stool, “You’re the only thing I can trust not to glitch.” Part of the 79 Bar Jokes: The 1999 “Party… Read More »1999 Vintage: The Bar Stool
1999 Classic: The Al Gore “Internet” Quote
Why did the Vice President claim he invented the Internet? Because in 1999, “Taking the initiative” was the political way of saying “I found the… Read More »1999 Classic: The Al Gore “Internet” Quote
1998 Archive: The Choice
“What should we do tonight?” “Let’s go to the movies.” “What’s playing?” “I don’t know, let’s look it up on the Google.” Part of the… Read More »1998 Archive: The Choice
1998 Archive: Lauryn Hill (Miseducation)
Why did Lauryn Hill go to the head of the class? Because she proved that 1998 was ready for hip-hop, soul, and a lesson in… Read More »1998 Archive: Lauryn Hill (Miseducation)
1997 Legacy: The Web Crawler Maze
Attempting to use an early internet search engine to find a local hardware store and ending up on a blank page full of blinking under-construction… Read More »1997 Legacy: The Web Crawler Maze
1997 Classic: The Blue Drink
A guy walks into a bar and sees a bright blue drink. He asks, “What is that?” The bartender says, “It’s a 1997 Special.” The… Read More »1997 Classic: The Blue Drink
1997 Vintage: The Titanic Fever
Why did Bill Clinton love the movie Titanic? Because it was the only thing in 1996-97 that took more hits and still managed to make… Read More »1997 Vintage: The Titanic Fever
1997 Classic: The VCR Tracking Crisis
The Sunday School teacher spending ten minutes furiously punching the “tracking” buttons on the VCR remote to stop a Christian cartoon from violently shaking on… Read More »1997 Classic: The VCR Tracking Crisis
1997 Vintage: The DVD Transition
We’re being told to buy movies on shiny discs now, which is great because I’ve always wanted a movie library that looks like a collection… Read More »1997 Vintage: The DVD Transition
1997 Legacy: The Windows 95 Sanctuary
The church technician treating the installation of a single desktop computer in the main office like a NASA rocket launch, warning everyone not to touch… Read More »1997 Legacy: The Windows 95 Sanctuary