1997 Classic: The Spice Girls Phenomenon
Why did the President’s staff study “Girl Power”? To see if it could be rebranded as “Executive Power” for the 1998 midterms. Part of the… Read More »1997 Classic: The Spice Girls Phenomenon
1997 Legacy: The Glue
I’m a repairman. I’m just sticking to the plan. Part of the 62 Classic Punny One-Liners: The 1997 Retro Edition archive. Historically Verified
1997 Classic: The End of 1997
Why was the excitement building? Because the year 2000 was only two years away, and we still believed cars would fly by the time we… Read More »1997 Classic: The End of 1997
1997 Archive: The Chemical Brothers “Dig Your Own Hole”
Why the big beats? For the duo that made “Block Rockin’ Beats” the official sound of people trying to act cool while wearing neon windbreakers.… Read More »1997 Archive: The Chemical Brothers “Dig Your Own Hole”
1996 Vintage: The Friends “Ensemble” Curse
Why didn’t they win? Because the Academy couldn’t decide which of the six was the “lead,” so they just gave the award to a psychiatrist… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Friends “Ensemble” Curse
1996 Legacy: No Doubt
Why was “Don’t Speak” the holiday anthem? Because it was the only thing parents said to their kids when the N64 volume got too high.… Read More »1996 Legacy: No Doubt
1996 Legacy: The Alex
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Alex. / Alex who? / Alex-plain why I’m late when you open up! Part of the 51 Classic Knock-Knock… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Alex
1995 Archive: The Holiday
She loves Thanksgiving. It’s the only day of the year she has something to talk about while she’s eating. Part of the 55 Mother-in-Law Jokes:… Read More »1995 Archive: The Holiday