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Cynical11 7 months 17 days ago Posts: 3	I miss when kids weren't bragging about their Xbox 360's. I miss when a Tamagotchi was the thing to have as a school kid instead of Fun Loom bracelets. I miss when you didn't need an iPad to be cool. I miss booting up my old Windows 95 desktop every day after school. I miss when food, books, candy, toys, electronics, and cars were cheaper. I miss waking up early on Saturdays to watch Fox Kids. I miss when kids' shows weren't fart joke laden. I miss when music was catchier. I miss when My Little Pony wasn't killed by bronies. I miss VHS and floppy disks.

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blueluigi22 7 months 17 days ago Posts: 140	Cynical11 wrote: I miss when kids weren't bragging about their Xbox 360's. ...or what's now the Xbox One. And I don't see that much kids talking about it so much more so than with the PS4. Cynical11 wrote: I miss when a Tamagotchi was the thing to have as a school kid instead of Fun Loom bracelets. I had to Google Fun Loom Bracelets to even know what you're talking about. That's the first I've ever heard about this. I never would think it's anything popular for kids, but if it is, it doesn't sound like that bad of a fad. Cynical11 wrote: I miss when you didn't need an iPad to be cool. People still use iPads? Cynical11 wrote: I miss booting up my old Windows 95 desktop every day after school. Windows 95 is nostalgic, yes, but I honestly find Windows XP to be a far superior operating system. Cynical11 wrote: I miss when food, books, candy, toys, electronics, and cars were cheaper. I would not remember any of that. Though candy and toys doesn't feel that expensive to me. Cynical11 wrote: I miss waking up early on Saturdays to watch Fox Kids. I was more of a Kids WB viewer in all honesty. Cynical11 wrote: I miss when kids' shows weren't fart joke laden. Yeah, because our kids shows in the 90s TOTALLY didn't have fart jokes. Ren and Stimpy anyone? Also, isn't there less kids shows now that have been using fart jokes compared to a few years ago? Cynical11 wrote: I miss when music was catchier. There's still plenty of catchy music being produced today. I don't really find it to be any more or less "catchy" than it was in the 90s. Cynical11 wrote: I miss when My Little Pony wasn't killed by bronies. Ugh, yes, I agree with that all the way. Like I said before, My Little Pony is a show designed for little girls, and it should stay that way. Cynical11 wrote: I miss VHS and floppy disks. Oh sure, VHS may be good for nostalgia and watching old TV broadcasts and video previews, but that's really it. We already moved forward in technology with DVDs, DVRs, video streaming, media viewing on our computer, etc. Why the hell would I want VHS to come back in this day and age. Same with floppy disks. There is absolutely ZERO use for them now that we have flash drives and SD cards that can fit in your pocket wherever we go, and on top of that, can hold far more date than floppy discs did, which only holds megabytes. The only thing I'd use floppy discs for is to play some old MS-DOS games, and even then, I can load that straight from my computer. With all the technology we have, why would I want to go back to any of that? This whole thread is nothing more than more old fartdom, and another piece of "WAH! WAH! WAH! I want the old days back!"

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thecrow174 7 months 17 days ago Posts: 9804	You could've posted what you miss about the early 2000s here. http://www.retrojunk.com/community/post/index/52442
	There is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most. http://unbelievableyou.com/a-native-american-cherokee-story-two-wolves/
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The Phantom 7 months 16 days ago Posts: 88 Globally Banned	I miss being a carefree kid more than anything. Its true what your parents tell you "don't be so quick to want to grow up." I miss whittling away my Summer vacation playing outside from noon until the streetlights came on; water fights with the neighbor kids, riding bikes, trading cards and hanging out at our friend Tamera's clubhouse eating munchies and watching her portable television. I miss spending the night at friends' houses, having all nighters playing SNES (my friend's dad was a BIG Zelda fan and would hang out with us playing Link to the Past), trying to beat Contra without the Konami Code and sneaking food from the fridge at midnight. I miss recess at school and spending fifteen minutes throwing the Nerf Vortex Screamer football back and forth with my buddies. I miss saving up enough money to buy a tub of Solar Gak and then promptly dropping it into the gravel the next day during second recess. I miss the special Friday nights when my folks would take us to the local Mom and Pop video store to rent a movie or a NES game as a reward for good behavior or doing good in school that week. I miss getting my younger brother interested in books for the first time by reading Animorphs and Chronicles of Narnia out loud to him when he was only 4. I miss birthday parties where one of us would have a bunch of friends invited to spend the afternoon at the arcade or Chuck E Cheese. I miss school field trips to Oaks Park (a roller rink and amusement park in Oregon, my home state) where I still recall roller skating with my first crush as the disco balls sparkled and the music blared, sharing a platter of nachos together at the food court later and beating down my buddies in Battletoads at the arcade section. I could go on and on but you get the picture. I'd give anything to go back to those carefree, joyous days and recapture some of that happiness I had, if only for a couple hours...

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jfreakofkorn 7 months 16 days ago Posts: 45	people were alot more outgoing and not so stuck on technology ( ipads, moblie phones, etc .... ) peope were given alot more respect towards one another

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ctuna 6 months 29 days ago Posts: 196	What I miss is Saturday morning cartoons on Abc,Nbc,Fox and Cbs. I miss USA network programming like Night Flight, USA Up All Night, Commander USA Groovie Movies. I miss kids having adventures in the summertime. I miss Halloween and Friday the 13th movies on Halloween and Friday the 13th. I miss losing on a video game and starting over from the beginning I miss running all the way home from elementary to watch Thundercats, Transformers, G.I Joe. I miss Nickelodeon 80-96

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RomanBlade86 6 months 29 days ago Posts: 289	I miss the 90s because that's when I grew up. I miss arcades, fun shows on tv, awesome music on the radio, back when movie theaters were like a portal into another world seeing the latest Hollywood movies, fast food tasted awesome, video games were super exciting, etc.

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thecrow174 6 months 28 days ago Posts: 9804	Oh, my God. If you liked the Josie and the Pussycats intro, you may or may not like this.
	There is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most. http://unbelievableyou.com/a-native-american-cherokee-story-two-wolves/
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90sTVandRadio
6 months 28 days ago
Posts: 8
Same here. I remember all the things listed here. Sad to believe they are all gone.
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System 6 months 28 days ago Posts: 74809	I miss the 90s because I miss my childhood. I miss the cartoons on TV, I miss watching Cartoon Network and Fox Kids, I miss Tv shows like Full House. I miss video games, I miss playing on SNES & N64. I miss going to the arcades. I miss a time were I had no worries and no stress. I miss a time were my biggest concern was just getting my homework done.

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thecrow174 6 months 28 days ago Posts: 9804	Of course, if I were in my 50s, I'd say that the 70s and 60s were better than the 90s. It's all about how you're aging.
	There is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most. http://unbelievableyou.com/a-native-american-cherokee-story-two-wolves/
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DoctorRyanB1 6 months 28 days ago Posts: 63	I miss the 90's because it was the end to childhood. I graduated in 96 and after that started working full time so this was around the time I got my own place and really started living life. And where I went so did my trusty Playstation 1.
	Read about where I'll end up next at http://doctorryanb1.blogspot.com/ Latest article: Doctor Ryan Plays:Ultima I The First Age of Darkness
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Timothy1964 6 months 27 days ago Posts: 511	I miss watching WWF wrestling with my dad in the 1980's ("Rock 'N' Wrestling" and "Hulkamania"). I miss taking my first trips to New York City on Amtrak's Metroliner train during the mid/late 1980's. I miss 1980's arcades. I miss when (vinyl) records and cassette tapes were the popular ways to listen to music. I miss my high school years (1980-1983). I miss my junior high school years...especially 7th and 8th grade (1977-1979). I miss all the vacations to the (Pocono) mountains and the shore with my parents throughout my childhood. I miss camping out in my tent in our backyard. I miss sitting up in my room, recording songs off the radio when I was a teenager. I miss my childhood friends. I miss my childhood home (which I had to end up selling 4 years ago). I miss my big brother (died at the age of 18 in Nov. 1977 as a result of a hit-and-run). I miss my mom (died at the age of 56 in Jan. 1984 from lung cancer). I miss my dad (died at the age of 72 in Oct. 1993 from (asbestos) lung cancer). I miss all my aunts and uncles.

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90sTVandRadio
6 months 27 days ago
Posts: 8
That must be rough losing a loved one. I can tell you went through a tough time.
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moldyoldie1 4 months 11 days ago Posts: 64	I miss rayon shirts, somehow. I miss wearing my shirts with the front tucked in and back hanging out. I miss overalls with one strap hanging down. I miss Tiny Toons. I miss the hope I had for the 2000s and beyond. I miss my brother's obsession with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I miss Skidz pants. I actually miss Vanilla Icey E. I miss MTV when it was still MTV. I miss loathing Pauly Shore. I miss not having a care in the world, except for my blemishes. I miss the patriotism after the Persian Gulf War ended. I miss rubbing the tummy of my Treasure Troll for luck. I miss the Super Soaker battles. I miss Parker Lewis. The show lost its surrealism as it became "Parker Lewis". I never thought I'd say it. I miss the very early 1990s.

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1990kid 4 months 11 days ago Posts: 12	I miss the 90's cause that was a time when cartoons were clean & funny ,and the music that you use to jam too, like NSync, Destiny's Child, the backstreet boys & blackstreet, and kids respcted their parents, andthe cool awsome movies and video games,

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455510 4 months 11 days ago Posts: 34	Back in the 90's and early 2000's, the Internet wasn't infested with social networking. The most "social" parts of the internet were chat rooms and newsgroups. Nowadays, when you surf the web, all you see is hardcore gaming, social networking, Instagram, and parents too lazy to raise their kids right. My local Blockbuster in the 90's and early 2000's: Great video store The local Blockbuster in 2014: Gone with Hibbett Sports and an Italian restaurant taking its place I hope I'm not the only one that misses rental stores. My city used to have a Blockbuster, once one of the best video stores in the city of LaFayette, Georgia. It had popcorn, candy, and even genre-specific aisles! But with the fruit of the online streaming and DVR era, Blockbuster closes and is replaced with Hibbett Sports and an Italian restaurant. This destroyed the meaning of going to the rental store and getting the newest movie. America wasn't a war zone. I'm not trying to be offensive, but in the 90's and early 2000's you felt safer going to Sandy Hook or visiting Florida. My favorite years of my life were 1995-2003.

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thecrow174 4 months 10 days ago Posts: 9804	moldyoldie1 wrote: I miss loathing Pauly Shore. So, what's stopping you from loathing him?
	There is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most. http://unbelievableyou.com/a-native-american-cherokee-story-two-wolves/
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moldyoldie1 4 months 8 days ago Posts: 64	thecrow174 wrote: moldyoldie1 wrote: I miss loathing Pauly Shore. So, what's stopping you from loathing him? He's just not as relevant today as he was in the 90s. The last time I saw him was an episode of Entourage.

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ctuna 3 months 8 days ago Posts: 196	My top ten What I miss 1. WatchingUsa network/Tnt with my Grandmother- Commander Usa,SaturdayNightmares,Up All Night,Monstervision,100 Weird 2. Abc Tgif 88-00 3.Snick 92-99 4. Nick 84-96 5. Saved by the Bell 6.Fox Saturday mornings-Bobby's World,Spiderman,Batman 7.Wuab 43 Prime movie 8. Pizza Days at school 9. After School Specials 10.Playing football,baseball,basketball every Sunday

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