1997 Legacy: The MIR Space Station Collisions
Why was the military watching the Russians in space? Because the MIR was held together by duct tape and prayers, making it the most accurate… Read More »1997 Legacy: The MIR Space Station Collisions
1997 Legacy: The Wooden
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Wooden shoe. / Wooden shoe who? / Wooden shoe like to hear a CD? Part of the 42 Classic… Read More »1997 Legacy: The Wooden
1997 Archive: The Deep Blue Ego
A computer beat the world chess champion, and now I feel judged by my PC every time I lose a game of Minesweeper. Part of… Read More »1997 Archive: The Deep Blue Ego
1996 Classic: The Pentiums Pro
Why did the computer feel professional? It had a “Pentium Pro” sticker and zero actual tasks. Part of the 68 Office Groaners: The 1996 Retro… Read More »1996 Classic: The Pentiums Pro
1996 Legacy: The Calculator
She used a calculator to figure out how many minutes I’ve wasted in my life. It ran out of digits. Part of the 62 Mother-in-Law… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Calculator
1996 Vintage: The V-22 Osprey “It’s Fixed” Phase
Why did they keep saying the Osprey was safe? Because in 1996, the definition of “safe” was “it didn’t crash this week.” Part of the… Read More »1996 Vintage: The V-22 Osprey “It’s Fixed” Phase
1995 Vintage: VHS “Special Editions”
Why were we buying the same movie again? Because the “Remastered” sound was something we couldn’t even hear on our mono-speaker TVs. Part of the… Read More »1995 Vintage: VHS “Special Editions”
1995 Legacy: The Best Hard Rock Performance
Why did Black Hole Sun win? For proving that Chris Cornell’s voice can actually shatter glass in the back row. Part of the 38 Grammy… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Best Hard Rock Performance