Ah, the '90s. There's really no way to accurately describe the decade to people who weren't around for it. What a weird, simpler, and super nostalgic time.
For us '90s kids out there, nothing can beat the memories we have from that decade. That's why these memes are all about the '90s, and really only things you'll get if you were there.
There was a good period of time where this design was on everything. A movie theater carpet. The cups you use to rinse at the dentist office. Random waiting room paintings. Everything.
Okay, so maybe this one thing can stay in the '90s. I, for one, really like that pretty much everything is rechargeable these days. If only the cables lasted a little longer...
There's nothing more '90s than a video where two of the stars of the TV megahit Friends teach you how to use Windows 95. YouTube video tutorials could never.
I mean literally, of course (though probably figuratively, too). I don't know if marbles are a common toy anymore, but there was nothing quite like picking up a bag of these bad boys from the dollar store.
If your first computer didn't look like this, you're probably too young to relate to this list in the first place. I can practically hear the clicking and clacking from that keyboard.
I wonder if there are any floppy disks around...
These guys were attached to every computer back in the day. Did they have the best sound? Probably not, but that doesn't even matter!
Fun fact: the pipes one was actually my favorite screen saver as a kid. I could've seriously watched this thing go for hours, completely forgetting whatever game I was going to play.
The plus side for this one is that I'm sure kids today still watch The Price is Right while eating soup with saltines, drinking ginger ale, and having too much VapoRub applied to them. Not the same without Bob Barker, though.
I feel like every kid tried (and failed) to play minesweeper way too many times. Though I will say, this is exactly what made me start playing solitaire from time to time.
I mean, it makes perfect sense. But knowing that you're around the same age as the parents in a show you used to watch as a kid is pretty unsettling, to say the least.
I wasn't alive in the '70s, but even I feel like the decade wasn't that long ago. Even though it was... 50 years ago. Meaning, everyone born in the '90s is about to start turning 30...
As I've talked about before, Blockbuster was a beloved chain in the '90s. Driving by a place where one used to be, where the sign is still up... it's pretty depressing. Even if streaming is a lot more convenient.
I don't know about you, but I had so many of these and straight up couldn't use them. There were too many tips in the way.
They were still kind of fun to collect, though.
It was all fun and games until someone got stuck in one of those tunnels and accidentally wet their pants. Then it was absolute chaos for you and the friend who was about to go home, never to be heard from again.
As I get older, I'm more and more confused by the pager phase. It feels like a watered down cellphone. The funniest part is that cellphones did exist then, but no one was texting yet.
Why does it feel like going to Burger King is a distinctly '90s thing? Maybe because their toys were better than McDonald's back then, or maybe it's nothing but the nostalgia talking. Yet again.
The double nostalgia whammy right here. Animal crackers that were in the shapes of the old McDonald's mascots? Sign. Me. Up.
Honestly, I'm kind of craving animal crackers right about now...
Considering the fact that people in their mid twenties now were born in the '90s, this is as relatable as ever. I feel like a lot of that mid twenties feeling is the fact that the world is different now compared to a few decades ago.
Sure, theaters have popcorn. But Blockbuster had atmosphere. Going in there to pick up a movie to watch with your family, or a collection of TV show episodes to get caught up before the next season... that was the life.
I remember finding that CD time and time again and having no idea what it did. In fact, I still have no idea what it does. Fun.
