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CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#1: Oct 16th 2010 at 9:52:05 PM

Ok, yeah, I understand that it's just nostalgia, and that the '90s only seems awesome to me because I was a kid and everything was new to me, but even so, it's always awesome to go back and find something I remember from my childhood—especially if I've forgotten it since then.

For example, I just heard this song and recognized it from the radio station I used to listen to in bed:

Also, I always thought that was a woman singing.

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FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Reverse the Curse
#2: Oct 16th 2010 at 10:13:42 PM

I miss the X Men cartoon and its silly Spiderman crossover. grin I shipped Storm/Spidey until I was sold on MJ.

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ColdFriction Since: Oct, 2010
Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#4: Oct 16th 2010 at 10:49:57 PM

One word: me. I was born in the 1990s! grin

fungal88 from Upstate New York Since: Jun, 2010
#5: Oct 17th 2010 at 6:52:22 AM

I'm starting to think that there shouldn't just be the "Animation Age Ghetto" theory, but a Nostalgia Age Ghetto theory as well, because I used to think that nostalgia should just be for middle-aged folks and senior citizens, and not for people as young as their teens and twenties. I guess adolescence and early adulthood is the new midlife crisis in some cases.

edited 25th Feb '11 9:18:14 PM by fungal88

BillysLeftBoot Leichenfledderer Since: Sep, 2010
Leichenfledderer
#6: Oct 17th 2010 at 7:11:14 AM

^I agree. It's so bizarre to me when twenty year olds complain about how everything is so different and worse now and how glorious it was in the past. Mind you, that past was not even twenty years ago!

I can understand when you long for the fifties or the sixties, but really, the nineties have barely passed, how can you already be nostalgic?

OldManHoOh It's super effective. from England Since: Jul, 2010
It's super effective.
#7: Oct 17th 2010 at 8:10:42 AM

The nineties ended over 10 years ago. In what way has it "just passed"?

zam Since: Jun, 2009
nohaynicklibre Harkinian & The Bois from Spain Since: May, 2010
Harkinian & The Bois
#9: Oct 17th 2010 at 8:38:53 AM

I'm from 1992. A great year. Also...

I can't stop listening to this
BillysLeftBoot Leichenfledderer Since: Sep, 2010
Leichenfledderer
#10: Oct 17th 2010 at 8:58:02 AM

^^^In the wider scheme of things.

OldManHoOh It's super effective. from England Since: Jul, 2010
It's super effective.
#11: Oct 17th 2010 at 10:19:19 AM

...no. Still not buying it.

boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
on a horse
#12: Oct 17th 2010 at 1:02:51 PM

I'm from the 80's, but I prefer stuff from the 90's. And the 30's.

spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
Dat Troper
#13: Oct 17th 2010 at 1:04:35 PM

^^ It's over half my life ago.

Bananaquit Since: Jan, 2001
#14: Oct 17th 2010 at 10:42:56 PM

TV and life in general was better then. Movies were pretty good, too. A pity popular music sucked so bad back then.

Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#15: Oct 17th 2010 at 10:53:11 PM

The 90's were a good time to be a kid. I mean... Pokemon!

Ruining everything forever.
NateTheGreat Since: Jan, 2001
#16: Oct 18th 2010 at 8:18:38 AM

The Disney Afternoon.

Game. Set. Match.

OldManHoOh It's super effective. from England Since: Jul, 2010
It's super effective.
#17: Oct 18th 2010 at 8:42:53 AM

I've probably mentioned this before somewhere, but all decades have their awful (and mediocre) popular music. It's just that much of them have been forgotten.

MadassAlex I am vexed! from the Middle Ages. Since: Jan, 2001
I am vexed!
#18: Oct 18th 2010 at 8:53:38 AM

The fact that the 90s is remembered for awful pop music says a lot.

Also, if you were in Australia: Cheeze TV. That is all.

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ImipolexG frozen in time from all our yesterdays Since: Jan, 2001
frozen in time
#19: Oct 18th 2010 at 8:57:02 AM

Being an old geezer, I mostly remember the 16-bit game era. SNES, Genesis, Super Mario Kart, Sonic, yeah, those were the days.

It was all downhill from there.

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FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
Responsible adult
#20: Oct 18th 2010 at 10:31:50 AM

Was my radio station the only one that played this song nonstop?:

Damn. I'd forgotten how catchy it was.

Rendezvous then I'm through with you...

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ImipolexG frozen in time from all our yesterdays Since: Jan, 2001
frozen in time
#21: Oct 18th 2010 at 11:38:21 AM

No, I heard that one five billion times.

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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
Dat Troper
#22: Oct 18th 2010 at 12:13:00 PM

The 90's was full of terrible pop music, but it was entertaining and awesome terrible pop music, so it's okay.

SAY ME BOOMBASTIC. SAY ME FANTASTIC. That is 90's right?

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#23: Oct 18th 2010 at 12:14:02 PM

I too love nineties...*was born in 94*...*sigh* Commercials were so fun... Tv shows had good voice actors... Things were so campy... It truly was good time~

edited 18th Oct '10 12:15:00 PM by SpookyMask

randomtropeloser Since: Jan, 2001
#24: Oct 18th 2010 at 12:25:21 PM

I was born in '91, myself. I thought driving to Blockbuster on Friday night while listening to Nirvana with my dad was the best thing ever back then. Today, I still think the same thing, except for the part about my dad.

CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#25: Oct 18th 2010 at 12:32:39 PM

@Freezair: Heh, I found that song two years ago and ended up putting it on repeat for like 2 hours. It's older than I thought, though (it's from '98, I was thinking like '00).

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