2011 Legacy: The Nyan Cat Echo
The class clown hacking the computer lab speakers to play a repetitive 8-bit Japanese pop track about a flying space cat on a permanent loop.… Read More »2011 Legacy: The Nyan Cat Echo
2011 Vintage: The Scholastic Book Fair Legacy
Buying a giant glossy poster of a modern military shooter game or a pop star and realizing your metal locker is way too small to… Read More »2011 Vintage: The Scholastic Book Fair Legacy
2011 Classic: The Laptop Heat
Why was the desk smoking? Because the “i7 Processor” was trying to play a 1080p video while running an Excel macro. Part of the 76… Read More »2011 Classic: The Laptop Heat
2011 Legacy: Best Rap Song
Why “Empire State of Mind”? Because New York has the best PR department in the world. Part of the 36 Grammy Jokes: The 2011 “The… Read More »2011 Legacy: Best Rap Song
2010 Vintage: The Call of Duty Marathon
The group of eighth graders who all developed a mysterious “24-hour sickness” the day Black Ops hit store shelves. Part of the 37 School &… Read More »2010 Vintage: The Call of Duty Marathon
2010 Vintage: The Final 2010 June Bell
The beautiful, loud ringing sound that closed out the first school year of a brand new decade, sending everyone home for a long summer of… Read More »2010 Vintage: The Final 2010 June Bell
2009 Classic: The Diary
Her diary entry: “Day 3. The son-in-law tried to explain ‘The Cloud.’ I told him he’s been living in one for years—a cloud of confusion.”… Read More »2009 Classic: The Diary
2008 Vintage: Lady Gaga
Why was everyone wearing oversized sunglasses and hair bows? Because in 2008, Gaga arrived from another planet to tell us that “Just Dance” was a… Read More »2008 Vintage: Lady Gaga
2008 Classic: The Facebook Page Transformation
The college ministry leader officially converting the church’s web presence into a public “Facebook Page,” sparking a massive debate among the older trustees who are… Read More »2008 Classic: The Facebook Page Transformation
2008 Classic: The Calculator
She used a calculator to prove I’ve spent 40% of our marriage looking for the remote. Part of the 60 Mother-in-Law Jokes: The 2008 “Iron… Read More »2008 Classic: The Calculator