2005 Vintage: The Rise of the MRAP
Why did the Pentagon suddenly love V-shaped hulls? Because they finally admitted that “Hillbilly Armor” was just a placebo, and if you want to survive… Read More »2005 Vintage: The Rise of the MRAP
2004 Archive: The Launch of Gmail
Why did politicians hate the 1GB of storage? Because it meant people could save their broken promises for years without ever hitting the “delete” key.… Read More »2004 Archive: The Launch of Gmail
2003 Classic: The “Chicago” Razzle Dazzle
Why did a musical win Best Picture? Because Hollywood decided that after a year of heavy news, the only thing better than a lawyer is… Read More »2003 Classic: The “Chicago” Razzle Dazzle
2003 Classic: The Da Vinci Code (Book)
Why was everyone ignoring the TV? Because they were all reading the Dan Brown book and trying to find a “sacred feminine” symbol in the… Read More »2003 Classic: The Da Vinci Code (Book)
2002 Archive: The Office 2002 XP
Why were the icons so flat? Because the “New Millennium” look was out, and “Professional Blue” was in. Part of the 71 Office Groaners: The… Read More »2002 Archive: The Office 2002 XP
2002 Vintage: The Police
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Police. / Police who? / Police open up, it’s 2002! Part of the 45 Classic Knock-Knock Jokes: The 2002… Read More »2002 Vintage: The Police
2002 Legacy: The Pager
My doctor’s pager finally died. He held a small funeral for it in the hallway. Part of the 56 Doctor Jokes: The 2002 “Handheld Health… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Pager
2002 Legacy: The Star Wars Prequel #2
“Our sex life is like Attack of the Clones.” “Long and full of action?” “No, the dialogue is terrible and it’s mostly just green-screen CGI because the reality… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Star Wars Prequel #2
2002 Legacy: The HBO Surge
Why were the networks panicking? Because HBO had more nominations than the average American had channels on their satellite dish. Part of the 41 Emmy… Read More »2002 Legacy: The HBO Surge
2001 Vintage: The Nintendo GameCube
Why did the Christmas gifts look like lunchboxes? Because the GameCube had a handle, and kids spent all morning carrying their “purple cube of power”… Read More »2001 Vintage: The Nintendo GameCube