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re: What was the 90's ACTUALLY like? Was it really a great time?
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:51 pm to lawlcow318008
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:51 pm to lawlcow318008
The '90s was when the bush finally became tamed.
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Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:52 pm to RummelTiger
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mean, take away the seemingly always impending Cold War threat propaganda, things were pretty awesome.
In the 90’s?
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:53 pm to Fun Bunch
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The world wasn't anywhere close to as insane and connected as it is now.
When mentally insane people have the ability to easily connect, they can do so much more...damage
This post was edited on 10/6/23 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:53 pm to lawlcow318008
If the major social media platforms (not TD, obviously) didn’t exist, we would be half way back to the 90s vibe.
Take away smart phones and bring back malls and we’re getting close.
Take away smart phones and bring back malls and we’re getting close.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:54 pm to Broyota2
It was.
That said, it wasn't perfect, and many conveniences that you take for granted were either in their infant state, or non-existant.
You had internet, but no streaming.
You had instant messaging-- but it wasn't in your pocket
You had expanded eating options-- but delivery was rare.
You had email-- but checked it every couple of days.
People hadn't lost their ever loving minds yet, either-- and we still had things like WW2 vets around, to remind us that this shite was not built by accident.
That said, it wasn't perfect, and many conveniences that you take for granted were either in their infant state, or non-existant.
You had internet, but no streaming.
You had instant messaging-- but it wasn't in your pocket
You had expanded eating options-- but delivery was rare.
You had email-- but checked it every couple of days.
People hadn't lost their ever loving minds yet, either-- and we still had things like WW2 vets around, to remind us that this shite was not built by accident.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:02 pm to lawlcow318008
I was 10 in 1980 and kids today will never know about these things.
Going to school in full camo so your Dad could check you out of school early for the opening day of dove season.
Wearing full Camo for Halloween to make it harder for the older kids to hit you with rocks, crab apples etc.
Crank calls
Ring and run
Stealing lumber from new homes being built to build forts and tree houses
Buying fart spray at Spencers to use it on other people at the mall.
Renting a video tape
Saturday Night Boxing
Sneaking into ponds to fish
Going to school in full camo so your Dad could check you out of school early for the opening day of dove season.
Wearing full Camo for Halloween to make it harder for the older kids to hit you with rocks, crab apples etc.
Crank calls
Ring and run
Stealing lumber from new homes being built to build forts and tree houses
Buying fart spray at Spencers to use it on other people at the mall.
Renting a video tape
Saturday Night Boxing
Sneaking into ponds to fish
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:04 pm to BoardReader
A guy I know always says growing up in the mid 80s to mid 90s was the prime time to be a kid. Every summer was basically like living the Goonies. Except they never actually found a pirate ship.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:05 pm to skipjackbama
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Ring and run
You know it had a different name in the 80's and 90's
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:05 pm to ctiger69
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Everybody was normal
Even better, we were allowed to "help" those who weren't.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:07 pm to lawlcow318008
Cinemax and HBO after 10:00pm 
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:08 pm to Tyga Woods
Way better than right now thats for sure.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:09 pm to Tyga Woods
Backyard Half Pipes
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:12 pm to RedHawk
quote:ok still a weird take by starting off with assuming I don’t cook but I get what you’re saying
Just saying that an air fryer is just a marketing ploy for a new gadget because people have been "air frying" for a long time by using other traditional cooking methods.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:16 pm to lawlcow318008
80s> 90s
but both were great
but both were great
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:18 pm to lawlcow318008
no...but the late 60's and early 70's were...
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:18 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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You know it had a different name in the 80's and 90'
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:18 pm to lawlcow318008
It was good, but not as good as the 80’s….
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:20 pm to Tyga Woods
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Just think about what life would be like without cell phones and internet
This
We’ve become slaves
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:26 pm to iwyLSUiwy
In Ohio in the 80s and 90s we called it “N-word Knocking”
Posted on 10/6/23 at 1:34 pm to lawlcow318008
Born in 91, so I remember it from a kids perspective. I always think about things like sporting events and travel. If you didn't know where someone was going to be or they didn't show up in time, you couldn't just text and ask, you either bailed on them or had a meeting place and waited until they showed.
Think of all the missed connections because of the lack of technology, which is a good and a bad.
Think of all the missed connections because of the lack of technology, which is a good and a bad.
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