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Remember The Visualizer In Windows Media Player? I'd Spend Hours Staring At It

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753points

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JoyfulZebra 2 years ago

I'm Gen Z and I remember this

111points

Even though we all feel nostalgia, it's not entirely clear what psychological purpose it serves. Is this longing feeling for the past good or bad?

Krystine Batcho, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at LeMoyne College, said the word was coined or invented a long time ago, over 300 years ago, and originally designated homesickness.

"Semantic drift over the centuries has broadened that to the notion of longing for or missing aspects of a person's personal lived past," Batcho explained.

In The 2000's Everyone Had A Cd Case In Their Car Half Full Of Burned Cds, And It Was Better Than What We Have Now

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

Ahh, the 21st Century. When a guy burned you a CD if he liked you

269points

Maebe Maeve 2 years ago

We're still in the 21st century and will be for another 78 years.

42points

βud Small 2 years ago

*20th. *cassette tape. fixed it. 😁

32points

RandomFrog 2 years ago

Lol my parents still have the CD my dad made for my mom when they were dating. Every once in a while we find it in the glove box of the family van.

11points

Solidhog 2 years ago

Not only did I create the CDs for gilrs, I had a special CD burner that also etched pictures on the top that I created.

3points

LR 2 years ago

The 21st century hasn't ended yet duh

3points

Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago

Guilty!

3points

Nicole Tomme 2 years ago

How about a mix tape on a cassette?

2points

Bradley Walker 2 years ago

My wife & I still have CDs that we burned for each other in high school.

2points

April Angelides 2 years ago

I always got the radio recorded mix tape lol.

2points

Mary Peace 2 years ago

I haven't lived, then. Nobody ever burned me a CD. Had a couple of cassettes made for me, tho. (Yes, I go that far back.)

1point

Jeff Diamond 2 years ago

After spending about 20 hours downloading all the songs from Napster.

1point

Ian Gallagher 2 years ago

Gosh darn it, stop being so accurate 🤣 I had like 12 mixes. Got pretty damn good at them. Although the relationships didn’t last, those freaking CD’s d-d-d-did!

0points

jack sprat 2 years ago

Back in my day, we recorded mixed tapes for those we liked. You'd have to sit through all the songs you were recording. Life was a lot tougher in the 80s.😁

0points

Tbirdy Mcdankweed 2 years ago

So it didn’t happen often for you then I take it .

0points

Lauren Lessard 2 years ago

We are in the 21st century now. I think this was more of a late 20th century (1990s)

0points

Linda Powder 2 years ago

Specifically if there was a porn movie on it...

0points

Nancy Fralic 2 years ago

Dean's for Cass

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Id row 2 years ago

I still have these in my car.

11points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I have at least two CDs my dad made me for road trips in it :)

1point

James016 2 years ago

My car didn’t have a CD player but I did have an MP3 player. I bought an adapter that went into the tape deck so I could play my MP3’s through the car speakers

11points

Sarah Brown 2 years ago

I did the same thing

2points

Marilyn Russell 2 years ago

And before that, we had cassette tapes.

10points

Dutchman Callypso 2 years ago

It definitely wasn't better than what we have now. I'm thankful for not having to download every song manually. I still buy (original) CDs of interprets I like, but I'm glad I have Spotify.

7points

David Brown 2 years ago

Hell yeah. And if the case got to hot the front of the cd melted to the sleeve.

7points

L Melville 2 years ago

Or the metallic-looking "film" would peel off the front ruining the disc and leaving you wondering what the heck it was. Was this Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle" followed by Britney Spears' "Baby one more time" and Backstreet Boys' "I want it that way" or was this that weird mix that guy gave you from work that one time? lol

0points

Joy 2 years ago

I still got them, but I don't have a CD player now

6points

Kimberley McMillan 2 years ago

Same. I'm going to start bumming around thrift stores until I find a decent player that works. My CD binder is going to waste D:

1point

Salad. 2 years ago

I actually still have these in my car. They have some of the best songs!

5points

Unaffected 2 years ago

Me too

0points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

Mix tapes anyone? 🥰

2points

Sofie Carmine 2 years ago

My dad had too many

2points

JoyfulZebra 2 years ago

My dad still has those!

2points

Penny Lost 2 years ago

I still have one in my car...

1point

Dávid CSONKA 2 years ago

I still have.

1point

Display Name 2 years ago

Dude my family does dis.....i spilt somethin on mine tho😥

1point

Melanie Gregory 2 years ago

Still have mine!

1point

Captaindolly_767 2 years ago

I still have most of mine.

1point

Heather Lake 2 years ago

I have one in my car now

1point

Grace Rhoton 2 years ago

My dad has one of these and we keep a lot of our CDs in it

1point

Jan Eivroc 2 years ago

I still have an artifact like this with me!!! lol

1point

Donna Drizin 2 years ago

I still have that in my car right now!

1point

Sylvanticx 2 years ago

Green Day cd this person must have good taste.

1point

Casmera Norwich 2 years ago

I still do ...

1point

Wheeskers 2 years ago

Still have them.

1point

Rabbit-Of-ill-Portent️ she/her 2 years ago

... I still have mine...

1point

Kelly Taylor 2 years ago

I have a CD player in my 2013 car and a giant catalog of burn CDs under my driver seat

1point

Yoga Kitty 2 years ago

I still have my CD case in my car, including the self burned "all time favourites" of mine from 13 years ago (I made a playlist for my 30th birthday) - still use them if I have to drive long hours at night; being able to sing along to every song keeps me awake...

1point

Deb M.F. 2 years ago

i still have all my cds...huge case of them

1point

Craig Sim 2 years ago

Still got them

1point

Matt Thompson 2 years ago

legit still have this in my truck

1point

Brian Pace 2 years ago

I still have a caselogic binder like that.

1point

Coffee_nut45? 2 years ago

I remember when it used to be cassettes that everyone had in their car

1point

Dre Mosley 2 years ago

Still have one, actually.

1point

Sabrina Bowen 2 years ago

I can't be the only one with this wallet in my car today.

1point

Anjelika 2 years ago

We still have the case 😂

1point

Concept-Peter Roosdorp 2 years ago

I found my case of 120 cds/dvds with mp3s the other day. might be fun to sort through sometime.

1point

Momma Panda 2 years ago

Found them in my old bedroom back home yesterday.. took them with me, my 2 yr old played with the case.. and then I realised.. I don't own a CD player anymore. And have no way to listen to them (if they still work anyway)

1point

Yayheterogeneity 2 years ago

We still do that 😂

1point

Nolgoth 2 years ago

I still have a cd case because my car is a 96 caprice and has the stock cdplayer/stereo in it lol

1point

Jill Pulcifer 2 years ago

I still have one of these, although it doesn't get much use these days.

1point

Charlie grace 2 years ago

I still have a cd case in my car, can't beat it :D

1point

Adrienne Mcginley 2 years ago

I still have these, but I'm old.

1point

gay insomniac assassin panda 2 years ago

my family still has ours. I have sort of inherited them.

1point

Nicky Hands 2 years ago

I had a guy burn the song Indigo Girl on a CD that the song just replayed over & over about 30 times 😂🤣😂

0points

Rima Jabr 2 years ago

Still do because I have a DVD player in my car for the kids

0points

Vlad Kollerov 2 years ago

Nope. I had lot's of them. Now I have only smartphone and way more music.

0points

O.M.Miki 2 years ago

I still have mine. I loved collecting the song books that came with the cd's and i still have all the cd's i burned off friends so i would not have to buy it lol

0points

Maryhen Diaz 2 years ago

Yeah, I really missed that time!

0points

Aether G. 2 years ago

everyone in my immediate family -and myself- owns a cd case, filled to the absolute brim

0points

Vicki Cunningham 2 years ago

Biggest mistake ever that CD players are not in new cars. Dumb, dumb, dumb

0points

sebastian nye 2 years ago

how was that better?

0points

Taylor Sublett 2 years ago

While I can have nostalgia for CD cases, I'm so much happier with Spotify....

0points

Sue Sanders 2 years ago

I miss that. I mean, it'd still be possible to copy one format for another; now there's no way. What do I do with all my CDs?

0points

Jean Thompson 2 years ago

I still use one of these ...??!

0points

Tammy Ralph 2 years ago

I still have.

0points

Mickie Shea 2 years ago

CD, so much cooler than todays garbage.

0points

MAKtheknife 2 years ago

Hmmmmm, I still have these in my car.

0points

Michele Clarke 2 years ago

Still have mine!

0points

Allison Woodfill 2 years ago

I still have and play CDs in my car

0points

Jeremy Bell 2 years ago

Yup.

0points

Fun With Fido 2 years ago

I still keep one of these in my car.

0points

Alessandro Fabbro 2 years ago

Why would it be better than what we have now?

0points

Buzz Anderson 2 years ago

I still have TWO of those full of CDs. BUT with the new music systems I have downloarded all of them and more to the car radio. BUT I still have those two cases of CDs and probably a few hundred more.

0points

Katherine Lake 2 years ago

In the 1950s everybody's car had an AM radio and we listened to the very first Rock 'n' Roll on the Top 40.

0points

Anna Repp 2 years ago

Had? I swear I still have one somewhere in my car!

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LeeAnn Orlando 2 years ago

Um, what do you mean used to? I still have this in my car! They don't play good music on the radio so I self DJ. I burn CDs too, with my fave songs. We don't have to stop using these things just bc we have progressed. I have a stereo with a 50 CD changer we use at the office every day. At least they aren't just piled in a corner collecting dust. Rock on, Dudes!

0points

Jessica Newbury Zingalli 2 years ago

Why does that look like my cd book.....

0points

Jessica Newbury Zingalli 2 years ago

Looks like my cd book... haha

0points

Brent Hollett 2 years ago

What I have now is far better. The entire catalog of the world's music whenever I want it. Every one of those albums is available.

0points

Laura Brown 2 years ago

Remember the colored CD's? All my burned CD's were black, blue and purple 🙃

0points

DarkRoze 2 years ago

Still keep 6 above my visor and when they get too scratched I burn a fresh one from home.

0points

Gaming Elementalist 2 years ago

It was absolutely not better than what we have now, but okay.

0points

Tiffany Schmidt 2 years ago

The bubble cd cases were the best lol. I miss mine

0points

Mr. B 2 years ago

Man I used to be EVERYONE'S friend ...

0points

Brady Rhoads 2 years ago

Why did they have to show Green Day cds? Ugh, worst band ever.

0points

Kelley Gilbert Zumwalt 2 years ago

How do you have a picture of my old cd case?

0points

Breanna Ardrey 2 years ago

Every decent adult should still own at least one of these.. Maybe not the HUGE 4×4 ones, but at least a lil one lol.

0points

Lyone Fein 2 years ago

Still have

0points

Mel Gilliam 2 years ago

*cough cough* I may or may not still have (and use) one of these

0points

Katie Abernathy-Holm 2 years ago

Mine were stolen almost 10 years ago and I've never been the same. My new car doesn't even have a CD player, but I'd rig it if those CDs were ever returned to me.

0points

Linda Powder 2 years ago

I still do. Lots of them.

0points

Suzanne Haigh 2 years ago

Go back another 20 years and music was even better. By 2040 there will be no music, unless it is over 20 years old.

0points

Leslie Brown 2 years ago

Lol I still have a mixed tape. Yup cassette tape. He really liked me.

0points

Dudeman 612 2 years ago

I still have my CD wallets and tomes (i.e. booklets)

0points

Stalin's Moustache 2 years ago

I still have my CCD case of Newfoundland Music

0points

Benjamin Workman 2 years ago

Nostalgic? Yes, cooler? Yes, better? Are you out of your mind? Explain to me how having entire albums available to you on streaming services and Bluetooth connection to your cars stereo is worse than a ten pound sack of cd's, half of which are too scratched to even work? I miss the old days too, but that's one thing I'd never go back on.

0points

Jodagoatisagoat 2 years ago

I have these in my house!

0points

Quinley 2 years ago

I still have mine somewhere lol

0points

Briana Landers 2 years ago

I still have some of these laying around. Deftones. Taking back sunday. Rob Zombie

0points

Tracey Kneasel 2 years ago

Still have both of mine!

0points

Bradley Walker 2 years ago

My wife & I still have CDs that we burned for each other in high school.

0points

Jill Carter 2 years ago

I have one in my car now lol

0points

Random Anon 2 years ago

Except the discs are mostly labelled with sharpies. Talk about being pirates.

0points

Adinda Jane White 2 years ago

I still do!

0points

Wistiti 2 years ago

I sill have those!

0points

Izzy_ 2 years ago

No ads

0points

Alisha Kessler 2 years ago

I still have mine, buried somewhere, lol

0points

A Thousand Years Wide 2 years ago

I have all four of those CDs... I'm suspicious that this was my case or my pic from years ago

0points

Lindy Mac 2 years ago

All those cases end up at Charity thrift stores.

0points

Mateo 2 years ago

I literally have that Green Day disc on top of by dormant cd binder.... lmao...i actually abhor green day, but aspire to have a broad media and art library....

0points

Holly Stevens 2 years ago

After much searching I just bought two of these for my car CDs

0points

Vicko Fidelis 2 years ago

I Still have this and most of them are 80' 90' songs

0points

Kali Rosewood 2 years ago

Still have one for ps4 games.

0points

Tom B 2 years ago

Spotify is definitely better than having to deal with this clutter.

0points

Crystal Caulfield 2 years ago

I still have this somewhere... Not in the car.

0points

AmandaKay 2 years ago

In NO WAY is a melted CD folio on my front seat better than 6000 songs in my pocket.

0points

amanda mcintosh 2 years ago

This looks like mine, and is still in my car.

0points

Unnamed Hooman 2 years ago

I still have three of these

0points

BigOrangeTractor 2 years ago

FYI, the CD case-based arrangement is still an option if you think it's better...

0points

Arnavet 2 years ago

I still have a bunch of burned cds. Kind of miss that my newer car doesn't have a cd player, but I guess I can get a cheap cd player and stick an aux cable in...

0points

john li 2 years ago

Idk about better. It would take like hundreds of cds to fit all the flac songs I have on a 128GB sd card on my phone

0points

Carmella N Miller 2 years ago

I still have mine 😂

0points

Bart S 2 years ago

I still have cd case in my car, less than 20 but still :) I also using my old sansa clip+.

0points

H M 2 years ago

Not everyone. I didn't

0points

Jan Bowyer 2 years ago

Great CD players still available through Best Buy and Amazon. Actually, they're DVD players, but work very well with a smart TV. Used it with all my wonderful old Christmas CDs last year.

0points

The_many-faced_Cod 2 years ago

I still have that!!! I have an old car and me and my SO love going to thriftstores, buying a bunch of old cd's for 50 cents a piece and going for drives to listen to them.

0points

VikingAbroad 2 years ago

All our CDs was in this case in the glove compartment. The car burned down. We lost all of our music. The pain!

0points

Don't Look 2 years ago

I do not miss this.

0points

Susana Hoffstaedter 2 years ago

So much styles of them...

0points

Johan Maebe 2 years ago

Yep, also this

0points

Jimichan 2 years ago

I put a micro USB card in my car stereo that has almost my entire music collection.

0points

Archer Harris 2 years ago

We still have ours.

0points

Ein Steinbeck 2 years ago

Better than we have now? I have half a terabyte of phone storage and unlimited data. Fvck CDs.

0points

Andy Zbinden 2 years ago

it was by no means better. the iPod liberated us, and it's become better since.

0points

Christine Sweet 2 years ago

I still have several. 😆

0points

Lucy 2 years ago

Lol I still have one it has Betty Boop on it 😁

0points

lenka 2 years ago

I remember my first crush making me a mix tape from the radio.

0points

Dr. Carlos Dangercat 2 years ago

It certainly was not better than what we have now!!

0points

Red 2 years ago

It was better than what we have now? We have access to a pretty much unlimited library of music at the palm of our hands. You just have to touch a screen a couple of times and listen to whatever your want. Your phone can identify that tune you heard at a random shop and though it was neat. How a bulky case of discs better? I'm nostalgic too, I miss the days I'd listen to Spice Girls on my Sony Walkman or the nativity of believing the no skip feature on my discman but not having to carry a bunch of stuff just to listen to 3 or 4 different albums is so much better.

0points

That'sEndorable 2 years ago

Better than pulling up any song you want at any time without fumbling through dozens of disks? I don't think so. Not by far.

0points

Beth Keene 2 years ago

I hate that you can't use CDs in new cars.

0points

Jessica Wood 2 years ago

I still have one of these for DVDs I never watch

0points

Argle Bargle 2 years ago

ngl, still have one of these in the car

0points

LR 2 years ago

2022 is still the 2000's.

0points

J. F. 2 years ago

I use those for the masses of PC game CD/DVDs I collected over the last 22 years

0points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

got a bag of dvds like this.

0points

Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago

Yep! We weren't even together yet & he burned all kinds & gave them to me after we finally got married .

0points

Johnny Black 2 years ago

No, it wasn't better than what we have now. CDs used to get scratched or lost while now we can just stream endless music from our phones in the car!

0points

LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

It might've just been me, but putting the CDs in these cases didn't entice me to want to listen to them. Not that I didn't love the bands and the music I had. Just seeing them all in a dingy, ripped, dusty case left me feeling tired and overwhelmed, and I could see how insufficient my collection was. Now I have hundreds, or a couple thousands of songs downloaded on my computer and saved into Youtube playlists.

0points

Old Stereo Cabinets

Final score:

741points

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

The sound of the click as you push open the magnets

485points

Remember When You Didn’t Have To Enter Your Personal Info Online To Win A Soda?

Final score:

737points

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

..and you actually had a chance of winning something too

386points

"Most of the research available today including my research argues that nostalgia serves a number of functions," Batcho said. "The thing that ties them all together is that nostalgia is an emotional experience that unifies."

In other words, it helps to unite our self, our sense of who we are, and our identity over time. This can be valuable because over time we change in incredible ways.

"We're not anywhere near the same as we were when we were three years old, for example," Batcho added. "Nostalgia by motivating us to remember the past in our own life helps to unite us to that authentic self and remind us of who we have been and then compare that to who we feel we are today." This also gives us an image of who we want to be in the future.

The Time When Transparency Was All The Rage

Final score:

735points

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Riley Warrick 2 years ago

That looks cool.

128points

Multicolor Pens

Final score:

732points

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Joy 2 years ago

I still use them

312points

Having To Manually Roll Down/Up Your Car's Windows

Final score:

726points

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sofacushionfort 2 years ago

In the US, the average new car is $47K, average annual income $53K. We wouldn’t mind manually rolling down the windows in affordable vehicles.

314points

Is It Me Or Did You Guys Have Those Temporary Trailers Attached To You're School That Were Only Meant To Stay Up For Like 3 Years But Ended Up Staying For Like 30?

Final score:

723points

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Kimberley McMillan 2 years ago

I spent all of grade five in a portable. It was so cold in the winter. :(

184points

Nostalgia also serves an essential psychological function in that it's a highly social emotion. It connects us to other people.

"In the beginning, when we're very young, it's part of what bonds us to the most important people in our life, our parents, our siblings, our friends. As we go through life, it can broaden out and extend to a wider sphere of the people we interact with. It's a social connectedness phenomenon and nostalgia is in that sense a very healthy pro-social emotion."

#10

Before Cell Phones… Here’s How You Found Your Friends

Final score:

720points

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beesechurger elite 2 years ago

ahaha still do this sometimes when I’m on bike rides

85points

#11

Solitaire Card Backs

Final score:

713points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago

I know if you choose the one at the end sometimes an ace would shoot out of his sleeve. And if you choose the one with the castle the bats will move and the one with the robot some of the dials would move

279points

#12

The Art On The Back Of The Little Golden Book Series

Final score:

699points

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THE GREAT PAPYRUS 2 years ago

I remember how these books smell

270points

#13

Who Else Remembers Cigarette Vending Machines That Had No Way To Check A Persons Age And Operated On The Honor System?

Final score:

697points

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

75 cents at the pizzeria. You had to run in quickly while the guy was busy or lie & say it was for your mom

195points

In itself, nostalgia is somewhat of a conflict because it is a bitter-sweet emotion. But that also has a hugely positive effect because it helps us to unify what otherwise would be felt or experienced by us as conflicts.

"The bitterness comes from the sense that we know for sure that we can never really regain them, they're gone forever. The irreversibility of time means that we absolutely cannot go back in time so it helps us to deal with the conflict of the bitter longing for what can never be again together with the sweetness of having experienced it and being able to revisit it and relive it again," Batcho said.

#14

Teacher's Pulldown Maps

Final score:

683points

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Kanzi 2 years ago

They never rolled down all the way

188points

#15

Silly Erasers That Never Worked

Final score:

678points

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beesechurger elite 2 years ago

ACK I HAVE SOME OF THESE IN MY BEDSIDE DRAWER

162points

#16

Defragging Your Hard Drive

Final score:

677points

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Randolph Croft 2 years ago

Time consuming, but satisfying.

270points

#17

Having To Manually Turn Off Your Computer

Final score:

648points

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Ranch Dressing 2 years ago

Haha I had forgotten that. One thing I won't forget is the absolute paranoia my dad had about computer viruses in the 90s

145points

According to Batcho's research, nostalgia can be a stabilizing force and comfort us during times of transition.

"It's very difficult to grasp change, because in some sense, at a very deep psychic level, change threatens us," the psychologist explained. "It's a little frightening because we're not 100% sure that we can control it. One of the most important aspects of being a healthy human being is having a sense that you are in control of things. When things start to change, either very substantially, such as major events in a person's life, getting married or getting divorced, getting a new career, going back to school or graduating from school, it's comforting to have a nostalgic feeling for the past that reminds us that although we don't know what the future is going to bring, what we do know is that we know who we have been and who we really are."

#18

Movie Theater Carpeting

Final score:

619points

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Sofie Carmine 2 years ago

A skating rink i go to has that exact carpet

226points

#19

Teacher's Grade Book

Final score:

610points

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Jacki moore 2 years ago

This is why they needed the multiple colored pens lol

282points

#20

Magic Mitt For The 90s Kids Out There

Final score:

589points

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Sofie Carmine 2 years ago

I have three sets right now.......

146points

#21

This Ride That Almost Killed Us All In The 90's

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573points

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beesechurger elite 2 years ago

safety checks go brrrr

173points

Nostalgia brings things back. It stimulates memories of the times when we were accepted and loved and this phenomenon is very comforting. Knowing that at some point in life we didn't have to earn our love can be very powerful. Nostalgia helps us realize that our parents, our siblings, or our friends simply loved us unconditionally. And these thoughts can work miracles on us when we're undergoing turmoil in our personal lives.

#22

Magic Slate Paper Saver

Final score:

557points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago

And if you push too hard on them they get ruined

155points

#23

Family: Why Do You Love Pizza So Much? My TV As A Kid

Final score:

549points

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Riley Warrick 2 years ago

Scooby doo and teenage mutant ninja turtles are among my favorites!

124points

#24

Visiting Your School After Dark If You Were Attending A Performance Or Exhibit. The Eerie Type Of Feeling You'd Experience

Final score:

547points

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Linnea Jacobson 2 years ago

Wait, school performances and exhibits aren't a thing anymore? Why not?

122points

#25

Mr. Sketch. Our First “High”

Final score:

542points

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Coral 2 years ago

The black licorice one.... ugh.

172points

Batcho believes nostalgia might even have an element of infectiousness and wishes it was even bigger. To understand what she means by that, think of a group of people who have some shared experience.

"The best example of that is when a group of friends are reminiscing about their antics, the things they did as either teenagers or children or what have you. There it's a bonding experience. Another example of that is we know from current research that sports fans love to do that. They talk about the games that they enjoyed and when their team was victorious. When you have a common bond, it can be very infectious and it's like a domino one memory triggers another."

#26

A Complete Fisher-Price Medical Kit

Final score:

539points

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Sofie Carmine 2 years ago

One of my favorite toys as a toddler!

102points

#27

Wood Grain Pull Out Vhs Storage

Final score:

537points

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Linnea Jacobson 2 years ago

We had these exact ones!

131points

#28

Candy Powder Filled Fruit

Final score:

535points

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Rebekah 2 years ago

We pretended the pineapple was a grenade.

194points

#29

Winamp. Did You Have It?

Final score:

514points

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Fred L. 2 years ago

Still using it.

136points

And the reason why she wishes it was more infectious is that this, let's call it, collective nostalgia can break down when you have a group of people who do not have shared experiences to be nostalgic about. Suddenly if you have one individual wanting to reminisce about their past but no one else in that group remembers those things or lived through those things, you might get things like a generation gap. Someone is talking about the 1950s and a teen says they can't even imagine it.

So when you think about it, r/Nostalgia is doing a beautiful public service. The subreddit is bringing together those who might not have anyone to daydream about the past with.

#30

Countertop Popcorn Machines

Final score:

504points

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Justin M 2 years ago

These still slap. If you like popcorn, do yourself a favor and go buy one. 1000x better than microwave

271points

#31

The Mac And PC Commercials

Final score:

503points

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Repo 2 years ago

I still call Justin long mac

86points

#32

The Computer Section Of A Public Library In 2006

Final score:

499points

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Gini Sarver 2 years ago

not much different now in some places lol

151points

#33

The Classic Rectangular Garfield Comic Books

Final score:

492points

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Riley Warrick 2 years ago

Poor Garfield!

52points

#34

I Never Had A Pair Myself, But I Recall Quite A Few Childhood Friends Having The 80s Style Fisher Price Roller Skates…

Final score:

479points

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Little king trash mouth 2 years ago

I can still hear these clomping along

130points

#35

Robinhood Men In Tights (1993)

Final score:

477points

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Jacki moore 2 years ago

Their once was a man from Nottingham who tried to cross a river. What a dope. He stepped on a rope now look at him shiver

110points

#36

Cd Holders That Strap Onto Your Sun Visor

Final score:

435points

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Jared Prather 2 years ago

Have one in my car and I'm 18

96points

#37

My Daughter. Playing With Her New Tamagotchi

Final score:

431points

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Gini Sarver 2 years ago

😳 my granddaughter has that same flannel nightgown…. now i know 💯 i am old 😢

63points

#38

California Raisin, 1987, You Heard It From The Grapevine!

Final score:

419points

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Gini Sarver 2 years ago

i collected all of them from hardees ((carls jr))

75points

#39

Kit Kat With Foil Wrapping

Final score:

417points

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RRP 2 years ago

still like that in uk in the multipacks

85points

#40

3D Pinball For Windows - Space Cadet Gif

Final score:

415points

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Shyla Clay 2 years ago

This I was good at.

52points

#41

Old Disney Store

Final score:

410points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Crazy expensive

134points

#42

Limewire

Final score:

410points

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Kayla J 2 years ago

Spending a few hours downloading a song only to find out its someone's cover or not what you were looking for, but I had a stack of CDs like in the other picture thanks to it.

134points

#43

Turn Off Computer

Final score:

406points

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Powin 2 years ago

well we still do it as of today so as to allow fresh start of the computer

72points

#44

Cootie!

Final score:

388points

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Dough Puddle 2 years ago

I have an original Cootie game

70points

#45

Mcdonald’s Burger Seats. I Can Still Feel Them - The Hardest Substance Known To Man

Final score:

385points

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!

68points

#46

Bedding Sets From The 90s

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384points

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Dee 2 years ago

Don't forget about the little mermaid and Pocahontas sets too with matching curtains.

81points

#47

The Old Comedy Central Logo. The 90s To Mid 2000s Were Peak Comedy Central

Final score:

379points

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Mtg Wolfie 2 years ago

I remember turning it on and seeing actual stand up comics being funny. Not just sitcoms.

120points

#48

Celebrating A Merry Birthday In 1997

Final score:

330points

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

Aww! I have a Merry Birthday Too! Only upside to one present is when your mom is struggling, sometimes you get something good like a Nintendo.

53points

#49

Ringtone Commercials

Final score:

306points

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Mr Halloumi 2 years ago

It was Jamster in the UK with the Crazy Fog... still trying to forget that noise

67points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#50

Connecting With The World In Aol Chat Rooms

Final score:

304points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Then leaving the chat room when everyone notices a predator is in the chat ruining everyones conversations. Soon enough it was impossible to chat without people wanting to "talk dirty" maybe I just had bad experiences but I remember it being so cool at first

88points

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#51

Who Remembers This Huge Fisher Price Vacuum

Final score:

81points

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Eagle Girl 2 years ago

clik clik clik clik clik

17points

#52

School Lunch Pizza

Final score:

77points

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Moezzzz 2 years ago

I don't care what anyone says, this was what I LIVED for in school! Pizza day!!! Peak adolescent delicacy

47points

#53

Breaking Your Fingers Trying To Open A School Bus Window

Final score:

75points

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Adrienne Mcginley 2 years ago

My mobile home windows. All of them. I'm screwed if I lock myself out of the house.

10points

#54

If Blockbuster Didn't Have It, There Was Always Hollywood Video

Final score:

72points

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Dre Mosley 2 years ago

I remember it. We were exclusively a Blockbuster family though. Up until maybe four years ago, I still had my membership card.

10points

#55

Early 1990s Snl Cast. Feels So Long Ago It May As Well Have Been In Another Life

Final score:

71points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago

Awesome cast

23points

#56

Did Anyone Else Have This Kind Of Pattern On Your Couch?

Final score:

71points

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Brodie Bruce 2 years ago

That picture smells like cigarettes

118points

#57

School Lunch Menu Showing Days Off

Final score:

68points

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George washingmashine 2 years ago

Schools still have these

10points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#58

Foursquare

Final score:

68points

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Riley Warrick 2 years ago

I love this game! Even though I was terrible at it. :)

15points

#59

I Honestly Teared Up Watching Alex Trebek’s Last Episode Of Jeopardy Tonight, Filmed Before His Death. I Grew Up Watching The Show With My Grandparents Who Are Both Dead Now And This Hit Me Hard. He Will Forever Be In My Heart And Be The Definitive Game Show Host To Me

I Honestly Teared Up Watching Alex Trebek’s Last Episode Of Jeopardy Tonight, Filmed Before His Death. I Grew Up Watching The Show With My Grandparents Who Are Both Dead Now And This Hit Me Hard. He Will Forever Be In My Heart And Be The Definitive Game Show Host To Me

Final score:

68points

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Adrienne Mcginley 2 years ago

Shouting the answers/questions at the TV even tho we knew they couldn't hear us.

28points

#60

My Mother Still Uses The Same Microwave Since 1985

Final score:

67points

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Kayla J 2 years ago

>< we just replaced our Montgomery Ward microwave a few yrs ago. 40 tons but def got what we paid for.

20points

#61

On The Internet Getting Interrupted By My Mom, 1997

Final score:

67points

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CammyCat 2 years ago

Telling u she needs to use the phone

38points

#62

Classic Subway Restaurant Wallpaper

Final score:

66points

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Frank S 2 years ago

That brings back a smell memory.

29points

#63

Remember Mcdonald’s Cookies?

Final score:

65points

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Branden Combs 2 years ago

If you have an Aldi near you, their brand of animal crackers tastes exactly like these.

14points

#64

The Creepy Shamwow Guy

Final score:

65points

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Space Kitterz 2 years ago

Ur gonna luv my nutz

7points

#65

The Original Weather Channel

Final score:

64points

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Jill Pulcifer 2 years ago

I miss this, I used to sleep with it on.

10points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#66

Hot Topic In The Early/Mid 2000’s

Final score:

63points

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beesechurger elite 2 years ago

so much better than today. but it’s still alright.

14points

#67

(1988) Land Before Time Pizza Hut Hand Puppets

Final score:

63points

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Justin M 2 years ago

Do you remember that sweet intoxicating smell? I became an avid reader just to win the free pizza tickets from my school reading challenges so I could try and get these

23points

#68

Tomy Racing Turbo. Still Fully Functional. Back In The Day Our Version Of Grand Turismo Or Forza

Final score:

59points

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Spleens the cat fan 2 years ago

TAKE MY MONEY

14points

#69

Did Anyone Else Have The Bumble Ball?

Final score:

59points

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Shelli LotusFlower 2 years ago (edited)

Still have the video (filmed with my huge camcorder) of my 10month old nephew sticking one of the sides in his mouth and then fully vibrating around the floor. Unsure how to disconnect from it. He has a daughter now lol

21points

#70

Did Anyone Else's Mother Have A Goose Kitchen?

Final score:

59points

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Jill Pulcifer 2 years ago

My mom had this exact set!

8points

#71

Food Network's "Unwrapped With Marc Summers" 2001-2011

Final score:

55points

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Rebekah 2 years ago

I loved Unwrapped. Watching food being made was always satisfying.

20points

#72

Who Remembers Charlie The Unicorn? It Was A Flash Series Created By Jason Steele

Final score:

54points

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CJK 2 years ago

shun the nonbeliever!

26points

#73

Poo-Chi By Tiger Electronics

Final score:

54points

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PandaPops 2 years ago

Omg yes i had the blue one!

4points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#74

Philadelphia Cheesecake Bars. Still The Best Thing I’ve Ever Tasted

Final score:

53points

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Gini Sarver 2 years ago

need brought back

24points

#75

Taco Bell '90's

Final score:

53points

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Riley Warrick 2 years ago

The 90's looks so much fun. Note to self, build time machine

27points

#76

Remember When Airplanes Had Their Own Phones?

Final score:

52points

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Jessica Julian 2 years ago

So, in the early 90's, my grandparents decided they wanted their children/grandchildren to see where they grew up, so they paid for the whole family (they had six children - one that already lived there, and another that was driving there) to fly to California, and spend over a weekseeing their old haunts, visit relatives, etc. Anyway, on the flight there, my cousin and I were sitting together, and he was messing with the phone, sliding the brochures, that came in the mesh net holders on the back of the seats, up and down the slot where the credit card went. To this day, I have no idea how, but he got it to come on, and leaned over to me to show me the screen asking what number he wanted to call...which, after his mother saw, was quickly backed out of....still, I will never forget that.

14points

#77

Angela Anaconda. What A Fever Dream

Final score:

51points

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Sa Ruuu 2 years ago

This looks like nightmare fuel

25points

#78

A Tin That My Mom Just Found In A Box Of Junk From The Early 90's

Final score:

50points

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AKRaven 2 years ago

I remember one called Big League Chew, imitated tobacco chew

11points

#79

Burger King's Disney Collection Series Cups!

Final score:

49points

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Rebekah 2 years ago

Have.

11points

#80

Chuck E. Cheese Didn’t Exist In Florida In The 80s. We Had The Nightmare Of Showbiz Pizza

Final score:

48points

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Gretchen Barone 2 years ago

Showbiz Pizza was the actual first Chuck E Cheese. I still remember the jingle - "Showbiz Pizza where a kid can be a kid!"

25points

#81

Little Hug Drinks Were Everything After Riding Your Bike For About 6 Hours... We Called Them Juice Barrels

Final score:

48points

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Ryan Burns 2 years ago

They taste like bad versions of Kool aid..

27points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#82

Did Any Of You Also Have A Nylon Dinosaur From The 90s That Produced An Ungodly Scream When You Squeezed It?

Final score:

47points

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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago

Mine was a green triceratops. I used to make it sound like it was… uh… enjoying itself XD By modulating my squeezes and sort of stutter-squeezing… yeah, I had a gutter mind even at age 12 XD

17points

#83

Lifesavers Holes

Final score:

47points

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Gretchen Barone 2 years ago

I remember those!! Life Saver needs to bring them back pronto!!

22points

#84

Shark Bites, Who Remembers Eating These While Watching Street Sharks Or Jaws?

Final score:

45points

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Kayla J 2 years ago

I still have the glow in the dark plastic shark toy they put in it for awhile there! Guess i quit buying them with no toys as I don't remember the tiger shark

9points

#85

The Old Cherry Coke Design

Final score:

45points

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Sarah Turney 2 years ago

Bring it back! Bring it back!

11points

#86

"Baby Cherries" The Food My Fake Baby Couldn't Live Without!

Final score:

43points

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Space Kitterz 2 years ago

I wanted this to smell like cherries so bad.

10points

#87

Fisher Price Castle From 90’s

Final score:

40points

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Shyla Clay 2 years ago

I had all the little people playsets. They entertained me forever.

7points

#88

Electronics Boutique

Final score:

37points

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Brycen Ainge 2 years ago

EB! Still remember my mom mentioning rumors of my cousin's friend who worked at another EB location reselling ps2s to get the manager to sell her one as a bribe for more info so I'd get a ps2 for Xmas that year

7points

#89

Found My Old Nickelodeon Time Blaster Clock Radio While Cleaning Out My Closet. It Still Works!

Final score:

36points

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Sofie Carmine 2 years ago

Wow that's so cool

8points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#90

90's Lan Party With The Boys

Final score:

35points

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Fred L. 2 years ago

Really miss those.

7points

#91

LEGO Island Game For PC

Final score:

27points

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J. F. 2 years ago

Loved to play that, the sequel isn't bad either (I think I still have them somewhere)

5points

#92

Did Anyone Else Have This Lamp As A Child?

Final score:

27points

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Justin M 2 years ago

Yep. Spent many tough years looking over at this thing. Kind of a lot to remember it now.

5points

#93

Rugrats Watches

Final score:

26points

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Adrienne Mcginley 2 years ago

All things Rugrats.

4points

#94

Spiderman Web Shooting Toy

Final score:

20points

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NY Redneck 2 years ago

Watched a kid set his brother on fire with one of those. You don't realize how flammable silly string is until you shoot it over a birthday cake and watch a 12yr old burst into flames. Beat the hell out of the usual cake and piñata...

6points

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Shyla Clay 2 years ago

Spirograph. Lite Brite. See and Say with a pull string. Jarts-- lawn dart game responsible for many serious injuries and even death. The original Underoos. Rubik's cube. Books on how to solve Rubik's cube. Mr. Whipped. The Tidy Bowl man. The original Walkman.

49points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

I still hate rubik's cube and feel super stupid whenever I look at one. Like, WHY AM I SO DUMB I CANT FIX IT???

26points

Charles Williams 2 years ago

Not sure if the Jarts were responsible or if stupidity was responsible for the injuries and death. People throw a 2.5lb horseshoe back and forth and manage to keep from hitting each other but can't throw a dart into a ring without impaling someone.

2points

Tonya Wallace 2 years ago

The Sit and Spin. I loved getting nauseated on that thing!

2points

Gena Robinson 2 years ago

I still have a Walkman and it works!

1point

Lorie Shewbridge 2 years ago

I LOVE Spirograph!

0points

Mr. B 2 years ago

Wow you went back in time and raided my closet didnt you? Lol

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I love Spirograph (or whatever the cheap knock off I had was). I still have a stack of blank cards I stuck spiral designs on the summer before I started uni, because I rarely think to give cards these days lol.

0points

WoodenLion 2 years ago

jarts ; deadly :- i coulda' bought a fully automatic bb gun powered by a can of freon off the back of a comic book cover when i was a kid.

0points

Eagle Girl 2 years ago

Aww Thanks for the Ear to Ear Smile going from my face to my heart <3<3

31points

Oliver Ruddell 2 years ago

This isn't to you Eagle Girl. But I've never seen so many down votes in my life! 60!!!

1point

AzKhaleesi 2 years ago

Wow I miss my childhood all of a sudden.

26points

MacKenzie Moore 2 years ago

I'm gen z and now I feel I didn't even have a childhood

14points

Loretta 2 years ago

Please change the post's title to something like "nostalgia" instead of "obsolete things". It doesn't fit the list at all and it's very disturbing.

21points

Phyzzi 2 years ago

Yeah, about half these things are still on the market. They may not be as popular as they once were, but you can still find those pens at almost any toy store, those "medical kits" are probably even more popular now (not original FP, but basically the same thing), n64 is now a premium subscription on Switch, and as a concept consuls are absolutely still popular, and if you don't shut your computer (or even smartphone) down all the way at least occasionally you are running a lot of garbage that is slowing you down and using up more power than you need to.

7points

Angela B 2 years ago

Spirograph. Kept me busy for HOURS.

13points

European sparrow 2 years ago

So many things are more an American thing only.

8points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

I found that oddly ironic considered that BoredPanda is an European site.

6points

Beth Bartel 2 years ago

Do some people understand the definition of "obsolete"? As in, no longer useful? No longer available?

7points

Carol Emory 2 years ago

Remember trying to go fast enough to slide? I'll just put this right here. Big-Wheel-...ce4fc1.jpg

6points

Carol Emory 2 years ago

And I'm surprised no one brought Beanie-Babies to the party....

2points

Pungent Sauce 2 years ago

Sad to not see JOLT cola on the list. “All the sugar, twice the caffeine!”

6points

IamMe 2 years ago

So many of these things never went away.

5points

J. Normal 2 years ago

When MTV was about music.

5points

R B 2 years ago

Really made me appreciate my childhood, opened memories I had forgotten about and brought many smiles to my face! Thanks!! 🤎

5points

Ryan Healy 2 years ago

The sound of going online. "skroodledoodledoodlePINGPING"

4points

Andy Frobig 2 years ago

When whole listicles are nostalgic for things that came out after you finished high school, you're old. I'm old

4points

Jacqueline Pie Francis Premium 2 years ago

I was just thinking this. Or, more sarcastically, “What, no photos of a cotton gin”

2points

ⒾⓈⒶⒷⒺⓁⓁⒶ 2 years ago

I’m gen z and like half this stuff was in my childhood XD

3points

Barry Neeson 2 years ago

One for the UK pandas, CEFAX

3points

DuchessDegu 2 years ago

My partner still calls BBC iPlayer ceefax 😆

2points

Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago

I wouldn't call all of these obsolete.

2points

Jaden Alexander 2 years ago

Max Headroom, Choose Your Own Adventure books, Slip and Slide, Rubik's Snake, Hoppity Hop, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Commodore 64/128, having to get up and go to the TV to change the channel, audio cassettes

2points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

My family were talking about Max Headroom recently, because my step-dad reckons my sister's old high school principal looks like him! moo_2020-6...501ee3.jpg

1point

Lea S. 2 years ago

A lot of these aren't obsolete at all; bikes, library computers, golden books? The word you are looking for may be nostalgic.

1point

Michael McCarthy 2 years ago

The connection between a number 2 pencil (or pen) and an audio cassette. Also the cassette to CD adapter for older cars.

1point

M. Jordan Wall 2 years ago

Skip-bo!!!!

1point

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I only heard of that a few years ago when I began teaching kindergarten and I couldn't work out how to play lol!

0points

Stephanie Cook 2 years ago

I'm smiling as I see most of these I remember them, but as an adult You folks wouldn't have a clue how to use some of the technology I had as a child Also the games, toys and pastimes were way different Virtually devoid of any electronics. We played outdoors, rode tricycles or bikes and played mostly with little or no safety equipment. We had very little processed food. A coke was a treat. Most moms were at home and took pride their homes and families. We prayed in school and never had to worry about being shot because we were protected by God whom most people trusted and respected. No perverts would have ever dared try to hurt one of us and if they did the law dealt them a swift just penalty. The toys were simple but realistic. Children grew up as children not mini adults or drug dealers. We loved each other, hugged and appreciated what we had. I'd love to go back to those days...when people cared and loved

1point

Bill Oberth 2 years ago

Anyone else's feelings get hurt seeing your childhood while in the antique store?

1point

Criston Rock 2 years ago

I remember saving up to buy a sky pager. Just to have to find a payphone and call my friend or moms when summoned. Was the ultimate 90s accessory.

1point

Liz Siemens 2 years ago

This was a great list! A nice trip down memory lane

1point

Erik King 2 years ago

Columbia House !!! 12 cds or cassettes for 1cent...buy 1 cd/cassette...$30 lol I wonder if I still owe them money😂😂

1point

Mari Mar Pinta 2 years ago

All these wonderful memories came flooding back! Thank You Bored Panda!!!

1point

BakedKahuna 2 years ago

Nickelodeon and Skip-Bo!

1point

Lara Verne 2 years ago

I don't remember most of these things.They're pretty country-specific.

1point

WoodenLion 2 years ago (edited)

i know just about all of them - i coulda' bought a fully automatic bb gun powered by a can of freon off the back of a comic book cover when i was a kid.

1point

Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

This article made me think of this song: ("Unbelievable" by Owl City and Hanson, if you don't trust me to follow the link! I have never Rickrolled anyone and never will, I swear). https://youtu.be/PTWaiwb5QnE

1point

Agfox 2 years ago

Leisure Suit Larry games

1point

Jessica Julian 2 years ago

Memories😁

1point

Tinkermommy 1 year ago

#5 I learnt quick nothing was free, u needed the deposit money in Canada. Kept a couple of dimes on me. I won a lot

0points

CelticElff 2 years ago

Speak & Spell. Speak & Math. Commodore 64. Hot Wheels. Barbie with her Afghan hound in the US and Cindy in the UK. The Muppet Show. Sesame Street. Bagpuss. Swap Shop. Will o'the Wisp. Original Bugs Bunny cartoons. Blue Peter. Bicycles with streamers from the handlebars. 99p's. Metal roller skates.

0points

Vicki Cunningham 2 years ago

Life was so, so simple then.

0points

mikayla weitzenecker 2 years ago

Literally had or knew every single one lol... loved this one!

0points

Chris 2 years ago

A trip down memory lane

0points

Alison Kennedy 2 years ago

Speak and Spell, and my fave, Speak and Math.

0points

Richard Campbell 2 years ago

Forgot about a lot of these. Thanks for the nostalgia

0points

Charles Williams 2 years ago

The LaserDisc. The predecessor to the DVD and BluRay. They looked just like a DVD but we're the size of a 33 1/3 LP and almost twice as thick. Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and Cliff Hanger were LaserDisc video games. There were quite a few others but those are some that come to mind.

0points

Goth mouse (they/them) 2 years ago

Im too young 😞

0points

Heidi 2 years ago

This is the most accurate list I've seen for my teenage years

0points

Autistic Wolf 2 years ago

This list did nothing but make me feel even older and closer to death than normal. Thanks, Boredpanda.

0points

Fake Name 2 years ago

I recognize 18 of these photos, and I'm Gen Z.

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I liked the article, but many of these still exist. Plus, like most of these, it is so US-centric. I know they can only use the things that are online, but it would be nice if they featured some from other countries.

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Shyla Clay 2 years ago

49points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

I still hate rubik's cube and feel super stupid whenever I look at one. Like, WHY AM I SO DUMB I CANT FIX IT???

26points

Charles Williams 2 years ago

2points

Tonya Wallace 2 years ago

The Sit and Spin. I loved getting nauseated on that thing!

2points

Gena Robinson 2 years ago

I still have a Walkman and it works!

1point

Lorie Shewbridge 2 years ago

I LOVE Spirograph!

0points

Mr. B 2 years ago

Wow you went back in time and raided my closet didnt you? Lol

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

0points

WoodenLion 2 years ago

jarts ; deadly :- i coulda' bought a fully automatic bb gun powered by a can of freon off the back of a comic book cover when i was a kid.

0points

Eagle Girl 2 years ago

Aww Thanks for the Ear to Ear Smile going from my face to my heart <3<3

31points

Oliver Ruddell 2 years ago

This isn't to you Eagle Girl. But I've never seen so many down votes in my life! 60!!!

1point

AzKhaleesi 2 years ago

Wow I miss my childhood all of a sudden.

26points

MacKenzie Moore 2 years ago

I'm gen z and now I feel I didn't even have a childhood

14points

Loretta 2 years ago

Please change the post's title to something like "nostalgia" instead of "obsolete things". It doesn't fit the list at all and it's very disturbing.

21points

Phyzzi 2 years ago

7points

Angela B 2 years ago

Spirograph. Kept me busy for HOURS.

13points

European sparrow 2 years ago

So many things are more an American thing only.

8points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

I found that oddly ironic considered that BoredPanda is an European site.

6points

Beth Bartel 2 years ago

Do some people understand the definition of "obsolete"? As in, no longer useful? No longer available?

7points

Carol Emory 2 years ago

Remember trying to go fast enough to slide? I'll just put this right here. Big-Wheel-...ce4fc1.jpg

6points

Carol Emory 2 years ago

And I'm surprised no one brought Beanie-Babies to the party....

2points

Pungent Sauce 2 years ago

Sad to not see JOLT cola on the list. “All the sugar, twice the caffeine!”

6points

IamMe 2 years ago

So many of these things never went away.

5points

J. Normal 2 years ago

When MTV was about music.

5points

R B 2 years ago

Really made me appreciate my childhood, opened memories I had forgotten about and brought many smiles to my face! Thanks!! 🤎

5points

Ryan Healy 2 years ago

The sound of going online. "skroodledoodledoodlePINGPING"

4points

Andy Frobig 2 years ago

When whole listicles are nostalgic for things that came out after you finished high school, you're old. I'm old

4points

Jacqueline Pie Francis Premium 2 years ago

I was just thinking this. Or, more sarcastically, “What, no photos of a cotton gin”

2points

ⒾⓈⒶⒷⒺⓁⓁⒶ 2 years ago

I’m gen z and like half this stuff was in my childhood XD

3points

Barry Neeson 2 years ago

One for the UK pandas, CEFAX

3points

DuchessDegu 2 years ago

My partner still calls BBC iPlayer ceefax 😆

2points

Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago

I wouldn't call all of these obsolete.

2points

Jaden Alexander 2 years ago

2points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

My family were talking about Max Headroom recently, because my step-dad reckons my sister's old high school principal looks like him! moo_2020-6...501ee3.jpg

1point

Lea S. 2 years ago

A lot of these aren't obsolete at all; bikes, library computers, golden books? The word you are looking for may be nostalgic.

1point

Michael McCarthy 2 years ago

The connection between a number 2 pencil (or pen) and an audio cassette. Also the cassette to CD adapter for older cars.

1point

M. Jordan Wall 2 years ago

Skip-bo!!!!

1point

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I only heard of that a few years ago when I began teaching kindergarten and I couldn't work out how to play lol!

0points