2001 Classic: The Blackberry 5810
Why was the boss talking into his headset? Because the first Blackberry phone didn’t actually have a speaker or a microphone. Part of the 79… Read More »2001 Classic: The Blackberry 5810
2001 Classic: The Ketchup
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Ketchup. / Ketchup who? / Ketchup with me! Part of the 39 Classic Knock-Knock Jokes: The 2001 Odyssey Edition… Read More »2001 Classic: The Ketchup
2001 Legacy: The Starter Jacket Pew Wedge
A teenager getting his massive, puffy athletic starter jacket wedged between the narrow wooden armrests of an old family pew while trying to stand up… Read More »2001 Legacy: The Starter Jacket Pew Wedge
2001 Legacy: The Surgeon’s Hobby
“I build computers.” “Can you fix my back?” “Sure, as long as your spine uses a SATA connection.” Part of the 64 Doctor Jokes: The… Read More »2001 Legacy: The Surgeon’s Hobby
2001 Legacy: The “Great American Scream Machine” (Roller Coasters)
Why were we upside down? Because 2001 was the peak of the “Coaster Wars,” where every theme park was trying to build something that would… Read More »2001 Legacy: The “Great American Scream Machine” (Roller Coasters)
2000 Archive: The Cyber-Safety
Why did the company change the firewall? Someone downloaded a “dancing baby” screensaver that came with 400 friends. Part of the 73 Office Groaners: The… Read More »2000 Archive: The Cyber-Safety
1999 Vintage: The Payback Grittiness
Why Mel Gibson? For a movie that proved that in 1999, audiences were perfectly happy to cheer for a guy who just wanted his $70,000… Read More »1999 Vintage: The Payback Grittiness
1999 Vintage: The Family Guy Start
A cartoon that’s basically just a talking dog and a baby trying to kill its mother. Finally, a show for me. Part of the 67… Read More »1999 Vintage: The Family Guy Start
1998 Legacy: Worst Screen Couple
Why “Any combination of two people playing themselves” in Burn Hollywood Burn? Because even the actors looked like they didn’t want to be in the same… Read More »1998 Legacy: Worst Screen Couple
1998 Legacy: The “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” Paradox
The Offspring just described 80% of the guys in my suburban neighborhood. Part of the 74 Observational One-Liners: The 1998 Retro Edition archive. Historically Verified