Things people did in the 2000s

lol @ 251, had completely forgotten about that particular gem

254. Ran a spyware scan on your parents' computer and removed bonzibuddy.

(Today: help your parents use spying apps from google, apple, facebook)

My in-laws once asked me, in the 2000s, to look at their computer because it was “going slow”. Literally a full half of their Internet Explorer window was bullshit toolbars, because they always clicked Yes to everything.

374a. used physical tickets to get into events

471b. lots of fast food places didn't take debit cards yet (at least in the early 2000s)

258. Yelled "Whazzup!" at each other

259. Yelled "Nice one Brova!" at each other

xpost I have a friend who said that to me a week ago, and she's only 25 - she woulda been like, a toddler when that came out.

but she didn't know it from the original commercial - did it appear somewhere else recently?

260. "Bud...Weis....ER!"

260b. worried that the frogs screensaver was a virus
261. still used a screensaver

262 sent people links that hijacked their screensaver with pr0n/frightening old ladies/space invaders.

471b. lots of fast food places didn't take debit cards yet (at least in the early 2000s)

― cancel culture club (Neanderthal)

In the UK there was still a smattering of smaller food outlets and shops that didn't until the pandemic!

honestly I kinda wish nobody did, I'm more cognizant of how much money is leaving my bank account if I'm physically handing someone currency rather than a card.

263. Crunk
264. Melidramatic Popular Song

265. still waited for The Avalanches to release a new album
266. gave up on waiting for My Bloody Valentine to release a new album

267 said that it was “like buttah”

from an snl sketch that ran from 1991-1994

268 started threads with thread titles like

When will y'all realize that Marissa Nadler is the nu-gothique schnizzle?

ok look my memory isn’t what it was

269. Improv Everywhere

1. cut a hole in the box

271. This is the thread where you roll up the rim to win

272. Your mum

273. Adult kickball leagues

274. Go to internet cafes while travelling.
(boring option, but probably the most 00s thing for me)

hahaha I did that a few times

275. Lost the connector dongle for their PCMCIA modem card

276. downloaded entire albums on their T1 connections, said it was ok as the 'artists make more money off of touring anyway'. had kids that now say the same thing in 2021.

277. asked ilx what "GPRS connectivity" meant, feeling that it was somehow the future

New Apple Lust Objects

274b and often spent half-hour waiting for the dial-up to connect and frequently lost long emails as the whole thing crashed.

278. Said "shit the bed" to express surprise

279. Were really impressed by street art

280. Played electronic music shows with a desktop and CRT monitor

280. Finally accept that Marissa Nadler is the nu-gothique schnizzle

282. Were Poxy Fules Who Turned Back

Chill down my spine from 282.

283. Were constantly anxious that a terrorist attack might happen.

^ i was thinking abt this yesterday with the florida condo collapse, when i realized that none of the media coverage i've seen included the phrase "the authorities have ruled out terrorism as a likely cause" which was standard boilerplate for so long, even when completely obvious and unnecessary, and i had a vivid feeling of the W years being well & truly over

Huh I only just noticed that now after you pointed it out.

284. showed off their whale-tails

285. were clean shaven

286. Liked James Franco

287. Took some things on the internet at face value.

288. Vaguely assumed that at some point airport security would get back to normal.

Definitely a conspiracy headed by Big Duty Free that we still can't take liquid on.

Has someone already identified flashmobs? I do remember them as a depressing content-free 2000s phenomenon.

Thinking about them now, I think the single most irritating thing was participants' self-satisfaction - as if they were doing something significant

that continued into the 10s as well.

the Harlem Shake was the first one that actually pissed me off.

Ha, I was actually talked into participating in one in the very early 00s near Liverpool St maybe where we all had to wear cricket whites for whatever reason. It was insanely boring.

looking back now its weird to realize that it peaked as a fad so long before the era of widespread smartphones and video-based social media. i remember hating flashmobs, but cant recall how i actually saw them. pictures on flickr? clips on local news?