2000 Classic: The Millennium Bug Aftermath
Why did we feel silly? Because the only thing that actually broke on January 1st was our pride for believing that the power grid would… Read More »2000 Classic: The Millennium Bug Aftermath
2000 Classic: The “Sly” Century Award
Why the 2000s started with a snub to Stallone? To give him a head start on the next hundred years of nominations. Part of the… Read More »2000 Classic: The “Sly” Century Award
1999 Classic: The Mikey
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Mikey. / Mikey who? / Mikey won’t turn the lock! Part of the 48 Classic Knock-Knock Jokes: The 1999… Read More »1999 Classic: The Mikey
1999 Archive: The MP3 Burning Pride
Handwriting a tracklist on a silver CD-R with a sharpie marker and gifting it to someone as the ultimate gesture of friendship. Part of the… Read More »1999 Archive: The MP3 Burning Pride
1998 Vintage: The HMO Dentist
He didn’t use Novocaine. He just told me a very long, boring story until my face went numb. Part of the 61 Doctor Jokes: The… Read More »1998 Vintage: The HMO Dentist
1998 Archive: The Y2K Panic Growth
Why were people buying canned food? Because after 1998, everyone assumed that if the government couldn’t handle a scandal, it definitely couldn’t handle a calendar… Read More »1998 Archive: The Y2K Panic Growth
1996 Legacy: The “Non-Lethal Weapons” Trend
Why were we researching “Sticky Foam”? Because the military wanted a way to stop an enemy without killing them, or at least a way to… Read More »1996 Legacy: The “Non-Lethal Weapons” Trend
1996 Archive: The 1996 Legacy
What will be left of the 1996 lawyers? A mountain of fax paper and a bill their grandkids are still paying. Part of the 48… Read More »1996 Archive: The 1996 Legacy
1995 Legacy: The Doctor’s News
The doctor tells a guy, “I have bad news and worse news. The bad news is you have 24 hours to live.” The guy screams,… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Doctor’s News