• 8 years 4 months ago
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    sizz_leteen wrote:
    Peacemaker M wrote:
    the 2000's suckedlololol


    They still do. They won't be over for another 3 and a half years. :P

    You know I was being sarcastic, right? I just think it's pointless to make a billion threads on this decade when we should focus on the more important things in life, like talking about old theme songs and remembering pogs.

    And besides, this decade wasn't (isn't, actually) without it's fair share of triumphs. The recent creative boom in Comic Book movies for one. And I'm happy to say Nintendo is still bringing out the very best it can. And let us not forget the retrotrend, which soon begat this website.

    You know what? I challenge any fucking one of ya to make a thread about what was good about this decade. It sure as hell'd be more interesting than saying "LOLOLOLOLPARIS HILTON AND SHIT TELEVISION AND GEORGE BUSHOHGODWHATA STUPID DECADE".

    I, of course, am not going to make such a thread. I come to this site to reminince of the good ol' days, not to be reminded of what deep shit we're in right now.
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      • 8 years 4 months ago
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      retrotoonfreak2006 wrote:
      here's some more

      The need for expensive materials (Ipods, RAZR phones etc) to fit in
      The kids having to grow up fast nowadays (the kids act older than they should, when I was a kid, kids remained kids and knew how to have fun. Now a lot of them watch MTV and buy designer clothes like Abercrombie and the likes. I hardly see kids playing outside anymore.)
      The fashion (it's all gangsta style or goth/emo style)
      The education system (No Child Left Behind and other nonsense school goverment programs)
      Myspace (pointless, enough said)
      kids getting fat (most schools stop having recess because of stupid standardized testing)
      Parent Groups blaming others for their bratty kids' problems (Soccer Moms who else)
      Pretty much almost everything.


      I forgot to put all of that in my rant as well, except for the Myspace stuff. The expensive materials thing shows that society is messed up these days because of greed (And the movie Wall Street did not warp the minds of people either because greed is not good). I caught the tail-end of the being a kid thing (Even though my childhood was awful), but it has gotten worse since my time (Late 90's). The fashion situation basically has everyone dressing like you said and low rise jeans make women look like w----s. Even though I am a guy, women should be seen in a much better light than this. The education system has pretty much became an overglorified popularity contest. Obesity is pretty bad too. I only weigh 135 pounds and I am quite skinny, but I am the working type that wants a job at 18 (I am 17 now and it will be easier when I get up to this point). I walk quite a bit as well. People blaming others for their kids problems too much is bad as well. I am the youngest of three and we had actual rules to follow at our house. I am from a divorced family, but I know that the only thing I can do is that if I got married in the future (Good luck on that one), I don't make the same mistake. There are still rules in the house to this day.
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        • 8 years 4 months ago
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        i really hate all these "kids" literally kids going to school with cellphones and then complaining someone stole their sidekick, bah in my day(mid 90's, i am not that old) we could not take any comunications devices , be it cell phones of pagers. i drive by the school everiday and see this kids going in still chatting away on their damn phone.
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          • 8 years 4 months ago
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          ataristic wrote:
          i really hate all these "kids" literally kids going to school with cellphones and then complaining someone stole their sidekick, bah in my day(mid 90's, i am not that old) we could not take any comunications devices , be it cell phones of pagers. i drive by the school everiday and see this kids going in still chatting away on their damn phone.


          I have a problem with that too. I got all the way through school without one, what's the big deal? We had ways of communicating before the cell phone! Shocker, I know!

          I actually had this debate with some 12-15 year olds once and I couldn't believe the excuses they gave me for "needing" cell phones. Plus, they didn't know what a beeper was. :shock: Burry me now. :lol:
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            • 8 years 4 months ago
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            the kids are getting very materialistic, they all have to have cellphones and ipods , and kids graduating from highschool expect to get a new car. when i graduated from HS in 96 i got an 83 vw rabbit that my parents bought for $600
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              • 8 years 4 months ago
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              Kids having cellphones is, frankly, fucking ridiculous. Who the hell are they gonna call? Don't they have friends at school to talk to? When I was a kid, I was lucky if I had anybody to talk to in person, much less on the friggin' phone!

              My school didn't allow any electronics-- pagers, Discmans, Walkmans, handheld game systems...some of us would bring them anyway and leave them in our backpacks, but you weren't supposed to have them at all. So why are cellphones allowed in school now? Teachers do know that kids can text message the hell out of each other during class, right? No wonder our damn kids aren't learning anything.

              Also, I didn't get a new car when I graduated in 2001. My dad bought me an '89 Oldsmobile Regency for 1500 dollars. It was a really nice car and got me from point A to point B, so I was happy.
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                • 8 years 4 months ago
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                Hadley wrote:
                lets hope KIDS are buying the toys and not rabid adult collectors who just leave the toys in the boxes hoping to make money though.
                I know and have met several kids who buy the toys (or whose parents buy them for them, rather), so no need to worry. Also, most adult collectors don't leave the toys in boxes to sell them (I sure don't!). The people who do are a good thing though, as it gives other people a chance to buy brand new toys that were discontinued years ago! What's bad is the people who will try to buy up all the stock of a popular toy in order to boost the resale price.
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                  • 8 years 4 months ago
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                  As far as the cellphones in schools issue, at first they weren't allowed, but in my junior year on forward, they were. You can only use them during lunch though. My best guess as to why they were finally allowed in schools is that in case there's an act of terror, someone can phone in the police.

                  And as far as a motor vehicle upon HS graduation, you guys are lucky. I didn't get anything. We don't drive, and I didn't have my licence anyway. Too poor. :cry:
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                    • 8 years 4 months ago
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                    My one gripe about the 00's: Parenting. People, the solution is really simple. Screw Dr. Spock, screw the child abuse laws, and get back to active discipline. Yes, kids have feelings, and I respect that, but until they are 18, its a parents duty to get their kids to tow the line anyway possible, and quit trying to get an out of court settlement from Wally World because you let your kids run free in the store and they got hurt from neglect of your parental obligations.
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                      • 8 years 4 months ago
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                      Ok...I don't think this is listed yet but the combining of celebrity couples' and baby names is getting really annoying. And its the worst now more than ever. Its amusing sure, Vaunighston and TomKitten? seriously why? but when we look back to this decade I'm sure this will be something we all laugh and cringe at.
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                        • 8 years 4 months ago
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                        jemgirl86 wrote:
                        Ok...I don't think this is listed yet but the combining of celebrity couples' and baby names is getting really annoying. And its the worst now more than ever. Its amusing sure, Vaunighston and TomKitten? seriously why? but when we look back to this decade I'm sure this will be something we all laugh and cringe at.

                        i would like to add to that,

                        what is with all the celebrities in the MM's saddling their kids with these weird a$$ names, for example;

                        Shilo Jolie-Pitt, the last thing i knew with the name of Shilo was a cute beagle with floppy ears in a movie. and what is with the pretentious last name hyphenation, i though Brad was the alpha male, now he has to take the "also was there" place? couldnt they have just named her Shelly Pitt and get it over with.

                        Apple Blythe Alison, Gweneth Paltrows daughter, named after a computer, the cockney term for england, and a truck transmission manufacturer, and the pretentiousness of having 3 first names is disgusting.

                        Germajesty Jackson not born in the MM's but deserves honorable or "majestic" mention.son of Germaine jackson. germaine is a has been of the Jackson 5 and he had the audacity to name his kid as majesty ? sick.
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                          • 8 years 4 months ago
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                          America Bashing--the stupidest thing of all in the 00s.

                          It’s at an all time high. You could say that G.W. Bush is the reason for this, but you would be ignoring all the evidence that proves that Bush is nothing more than an excuse for all America-bashers to piss all over Americans. Bush and extreme right-wing politics are often cited as a reason for all the hate, but the very haters who cite these reasons never fail to expose their true colors as they unabashedly sling stereotypes, epithets, and childish taunts in our direction. Personal insults have nothing to do with politics.

                          The thing that gets me, however, is the fact that these same haters prove incapable of smelling their own shit. As I watched “Super Size Me” it struck me as kind of odd that the French woman who so willingly talked about American obesity was obese herself. It was also interesting to note that a person from France was using the word “unclean” in reference to something American. Recall that Mad Cow Disease didn’t originate in the United States. Also realize that, if we are to accept that Americans are fat, then we should not be afraid to accept stereotypes of other countries. Because, as we all know, there is a bit of truth to every stereotype. We Americans have accepted ours, now accept yours.

                          Something else that I find somewhat amusing is that many of these haters are so often oblivious to the fact that they are living pseudo-American lifestyles, or blindly emulate American contemporary life. If you’re going to crap all over America, please take off the blue jeans and baseball cap. Please block out contemporary youth culture. Stop using slang. Never use words like “cool” or “dude”. Because embracing American customs, whilst trashing Americans exposes you as a complete, hypocritical moron.

                          I can’t help but remember a person saying, “The only good thing to ever come from America is Quentin Tarantino and Star Wars!” If that is the case, let’s all trash our computers, turn off our lights, and pretend that America never existed. The world would lose countless technological and scientific innovations. But I’m sure there are those who would dispute these things--I would liken such a person to one who believes the world is flat.

                          We can prove America’s worth through countless achievements (We have the most Nobel prizes in the world). Now, for all those who dismiss the USA--prove your worth to us. If you have political problems with the US, that is fine. Many Americans have problems with their own government. But haters, just shut the hell up.
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                            • 8 years 4 months ago
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                            While I completely agree with some of the things you said, and completely disagree with some of the other things you said (I won't say which), I think this kind of post is why the moderators don't like political discussion. It would be SO easy for someone to take offense and escalate this into a flame war.
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                              Yes, consider this the thread's only warning.
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                                flamepanther wrote:
                                I think this kind of post is why the moderators don't like political discussion.
                                The post isn't about politics, but petty namecalling.

                                And on the points you disagree with, feel free to PM me.
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                                  • 8 years 4 months ago
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                                  Satire is totally lost on the average American public, given it's average intellect. Stupidity? Political corectness. Satire? If our kids new how lame we were, they would murder us in our sleep. Intellect? Shoot low, their riding Shetlands.
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                                    I agree, there's a big gaping hole where American satire used to be. Man I wish Bill Hicks and Frank Zappa weren't dead. I think alot about what they might have to say about the way things have gotten these days.
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                                      That I have 1,462 channels of HDTV and the most tolerable things on on a Sunday after noon, without being sports, are "Being Bobby Brown" and "Flavor of Love: :x
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                                        " Horror Movies" are a joke now these days
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