2003 Legacy: The North Korea Nuclear Talk
Why was Kim Jong-il in the news? Because the “Axis of Evil” wasn’t going to update its roster by itself. Part of the 36 Presidential… Read More »2003 Legacy: The North Korea Nuclear Talk
2003 Classic: The 99 Cents
She thinks my value as a son-in-law is like an iTunes song—overpriced and likely to be skipped after 30 seconds. Part of the 58 Mother-in-Law… Read More »2003 Classic: The 99 Cents
2002 Legacy: The Puddle of Mudd “Blurry”
Why the post-grunge? For the song that played in every mall in America every 15 minutes for the entire year. Part of the 41 Musician… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Puddle of Mudd “Blurry”
2002 Archive: The Vitamin
“Take this ‘Multi-System’ vitamin.” “What’s in it?” “Everything that wasn’t in your 1999 vitamin.” Part of the 56 Doctor Jokes: The 2002 “Handheld Health &… Read More »2002 Archive: The Vitamin
2002 Legacy: The Vacuum
She says the vacuum cleaner is “avoiding her.” Part of the 61 Mother-in-Law Jokes: The 2002 “Spider-Man & American Idol” Edition archive. Historically Verified
2002 Archive: The Winamp 3.0
Why did the user go back to version 2? Because the “new and improved” version was so heavy it made his Pentium 4 feel like… Read More »2002 Archive: The Winamp 3.0
2001 Legacy: The Internet Explorer 6
Why was it the “standard”? Because it was the only browser that let you see the “under construction” banners correctly. Part of the 79 Office… Read More »2001 Legacy: The Internet Explorer 6
2001 Classic: The Segway Hype
Why did the CEO buy a Segway for the office? He wanted to show he was “moving toward the future” at 12 miles per hour… Read More »2001 Classic: The Segway Hype
2000 Classic: The “Cyber Pearl Harbor” Warning
Why were we talking about it in 2000? To give people something to worry about now that the Y2K bug was officially dead. Part of… Read More »2000 Classic: The “Cyber Pearl Harbor” Warning
2000 Legacy: The U2 “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”
Why the airport? Because Bono and the boys went back to writing songs you could actually hum, proving it was still a “Beautiful Day” for… Read More »2000 Legacy: The U2 “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”