2003 Classic: The Return of the King Sweep
Why did the Oscars last five hours? Because the Academy decided to give Lord of the Rings every single award in existence, including probably “Best… Read More »2003 Classic: The Return of the King Sweep
2002 Vintage: The Laptop Wi-Fi Switch
Why was the salesman crying? He couldn’t find the physical “On” switch for his wireless card and thought the internet had retired. Part of the… Read More »2002 Vintage: The Laptop Wi-Fi Switch
2002 Vintage: The Thermal Fax Registry
The church office receiving an urgent baptismal record via a slippery, curling fax machine, leaving the secretary scrambling to photocopy it before the purple thermal… Read More »2002 Vintage: The Thermal Fax Registry
2002 Vintage: The “Mac vs PC” Debates
Why was the living room divided? Because the “Switch” ad campaign started, and suddenly owning a computer was a personality trait. Part of the 38… Read More »2002 Vintage: The “Mac vs PC” Debates
2002 Archive: The Encarta 2002 Citation
The pastor proudly opening his sermon by referencing a digital encyclopedia entry he found on a CD-ROM to prove exactly how tall the walls of… Read More »2002 Archive: The Encarta 2002 Citation
2001 Classic: The First “Ocean’s Eleven”
Why did we want to rob a vault? Because George Clooney and Brad Pitt made being a professional thief look like the most stylish and… Read More »2001 Classic: The First “Ocean’s Eleven”
2001 Legacy: Enrique Iglesias’s “Hero”
Why was the mood so dramatic? Because the song was everywhere, and Dad felt like a “hero” just for carrying the 20-pound bird to the… Read More »2001 Legacy: Enrique Iglesias’s “Hero”
2001 Archive: Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries)
Why did we all want to be from Genovia? Because in 2001, we learned that a hairbrush and some glasses-removal could turn anyone into royalty.… Read More »2001 Archive: Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries)
2000 Legacy: The Honeydew
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Honeydew. / Honeydew who? / Honeydew you want to go to the cinema? Part of the 55 Classic Knock-Knock… Read More »2000 Legacy: The Honeydew
2000 Vintage: The “Subliminal” Ad
Why was the GOP in trouble over a TV spot? Because they flashed the word “RATS” over a Gore ad for a fraction of a… Read More »2000 Vintage: The “Subliminal” Ad