You know what we used to say in the early 2000s?

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We used to say "I'm beginning to doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion"

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:01 (sixteen years ago) link

We used to say "You'd better start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner, you're living in one"

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:01 (sixteen years ago) link

"you are the weakest link, goodbye"

Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:04 (sixteen years ago) link

"True, true"

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:06 (sixteen years ago) link

"the next Zidane"

Ronan, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:09 (sixteen years ago) link

"basically a chilled-out entertainer"

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:10 (sixteen years ago) link

"Garlic bread"

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:11 (sixteen years ago) link

"oh shit, Kees van Aelst has died"

Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:13 (sixteen years ago) link

"no blood for oil"

Ronan, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:16 (sixteen years ago) link

US election lol

Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:21 (sixteen years ago) link

"whasssssuuuuuuupppppppp?"

though i still say this tbh.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:22 (sixteen years ago) link

"It's all good"

moley, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:29 (sixteen years ago) link

"weapons of mass destruction"

Ronan, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link

"dossier"

Ronan, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link

what we used to say in 2007: "declared ARGUIDO, declared, ARRR-GUUU--IIIIIDO DECLARED ARGUIIIIDO, DECLEEEEHD ARGUIIIIDO"

Ronan, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:31 (sixteen years ago) link

"I am a fighter, not a quitter!"

Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:35 (sixteen years ago) link

"hoddle out"

"ilx is pretty good nowadays"

darraghmac, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 11:37 (sixteen years ago) link

"The LibDems could conceivably overtake the Tories as the main party of opposition".

Matt DC, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:02 (sixteen years ago) link

"It's all good"

you should be a student, this phrase on its own managed to turn me from an optimistic bundle of fun to a raging ball of misanthropy within my first week

Just got offed, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:20 (sixteen years ago) link

of college, or ILX?

darraghmac, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:28 (sixteen years ago) link

people have been saying "it's all good" forever.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:29 (sixteen years ago) link

"it's all bisto"

Frogman Henry, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:30 (sixteen years ago) link

"It's all good" was all good until it was used in a beer commercial.

King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link

"ROTFL"

King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link

"Bank!"

King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link

"Conga line of suckholes."

King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link

"Chads! Haha, chads!"

King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:47 (sixteen years ago) link

Rockism

I know, right?, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:49 (sixteen years ago) link

"Phowar, Kylie's bum!"

King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:50 (sixteen years ago) link

"day 24" in a thick geordie accent

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:52 (sixteen years ago) link

nu-metal

I know, right?, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:54 (sixteen years ago) link

"Pure and Simple"

I know, right?, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:54 (sixteen years ago) link

"Hey, isn't it weird, we're living in the 21st Century! Shouldn't we be living on Mars by now or summink?"

Mark G, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 14:07 (sixteen years ago) link

"whasssssuuuuuuupppppppp?"

though i still say this tbh.

Surely late 90s?

jaymc, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:02 (sixteen years ago) link

nope

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whassup%3F

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:04 (sixteen years ago) link

2 Wiseguys Ooh La La Jun 1999

.. which was the theme song for the Bullfrogs "Bud" "wise" and "er"

before they ran the ads where they fused the lights, etc, then the "Wassup" ads came in. Time is tight there, but it could well be post Jan 1 200.

Mark G, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:05 (sixteen years ago) link

Hmm, I guess you're right. I remember it being popular when I was in college, but I guess it was just my senior year (1999-2000).

jaymc, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:05 (sixteen years ago) link

"Nothing will ever be the same (in memoriam)"

Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:06 (sixteen years ago) link

Sparkle Motion only gets funnier

wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:07 (sixteen years ago) link

"STEVE HOLT"

sunny successor, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:10 (sixteen years ago) link

'Wassup' ads didn't show in the UK until mid-late 2000 (a year or so after US)

blueski, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link

The "Wassup" ads debuted in the UK during the final of the original series of Big Brother.

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:33 (sixteen years ago) link

Hello gentlemen
you have no chance to survive
make your time

there's more to it but i just can't remember that far back...

blueski, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:35 (sixteen years ago) link

"fuck you doomie"

blueski, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:35 (sixteen years ago) link

"I do hope Nude Spock hasn't died in the 9/11 attacks"

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:36 (sixteen years ago) link

"So...ya see Coupling last night?"

blueski, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:37 (sixteen years ago) link

"and it's gone in! Ronnie Wallwork has won it for Utd!"

blueski, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:38 (sixteen years ago) link

this did not happen, please say that didn't happen

lol Luke Chadwick netting a crucial goal against Leeds, RIP to both

Just got offed, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:42 (sixteen years ago) link

the terrorists have already won

wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:46 (sixteen years ago) link

http://www.vrsgmi.com/img_prod/34305055v10_240x240_front.jpg

wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 15:48 (sixteen years ago) link

"I'm quitting these fucking phone jobs soon."

Oilyrags, Thursday, 3 January 2008 04:30 (sixteen years ago) link

"I'm going to get that off of Napster tonight."

Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 3 January 2008 05:25 (sixteen years ago) link

"You ain't my mutha!" "Yes I am!"

JTS, Thursday, 3 January 2008 06:22 (sixteen years ago) link

"Oh no, Napster is shutting down! Quick, download all those songs from Kid A!"

King Boy Pato, Thursday, 3 January 2008 08:51 (sixteen years ago) link

"I just got this awesome new Creative MP3 player for $300 - check it out, 256MB of RAM!"

milo z, Thursday, 3 January 2008 08:56 (sixteen years ago) link

"Yeah, MP3s are good, but I'm sure we'll have moved on to something much better in a couple of years."

Øystein, Thursday, 3 January 2008 09:45 (sixteen years ago) link

"There are people at university now who weren't even BORN until 1981!!!! OMG I feel so old!"

Nasty, Brutish & Short, Thursday, 3 January 2008 09:55 (sixteen years ago) link

"Phowar, Kylie's bum!"

You obviously never saw her on tje Jools Hollan show.

Billy Dods, Thursday, 3 January 2008 10:27 (sixteen years ago) link

"The British public just isn't that interested in guitar music any more".

Matt DC, Thursday, 3 January 2008 11:00 (sixteen years ago) link

blair's ok, he seems to know what he's doing.

darraghmac, Thursday, 3 January 2008 11:02 (sixteen years ago) link

This reminds me of this thread

The Boyler, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link

i kiss you

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:43 (sixteen years ago) link

"Liverpool winning the Champions League? i will run naked through their streets if that happens"

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link

"Obie Trice: real name no gimmicks"

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:52 (sixteen years ago) link

like no-one says that any more.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:53 (sixteen years ago) link

"eminem is the greatest rapper of all time" though.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:53 (sixteen years ago) link

Not round here, they don't! (the "real name no gimmicks" bit anyway)

Mark G, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:54 (sixteen years ago) link

Dom was posting that on the wrong thread

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:56 (sixteen years ago) link

shit i forgot about dre

Frogman Henry, Thursday, 3 January 2008 12:59 (sixteen years ago) link

Miss Dynamite is the future of British pop.

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:00 (sixteen years ago) link

no one said "whasssssuuuuuuupppppppp?" before the phrase was used in television commercials

-- gabbneb, Wednesday, January 2, 2008 8:12 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Ummm, people were saying this when I was in elementary school in the mid-90s.

The Reverend, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:01 (sixteen years ago) link

Anyway, tiiiiiiight.

The Reverend, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link

gabbnebb was being sarcastic.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link

"let's push things forward"

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:03 (sixteen years ago) link

The NME will be just its website by the end of the year.

Matt DC, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:08 (sixteen years ago) link

booyakasha

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:10 (sixteen years ago) link

That's an interesting opinion you have there Momus, let's talk about it

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:11 (sixteen years ago) link

i fear the 00s will lack a unique and distinct voice in pop such as Morrissey

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:11 (sixteen years ago) link

i think i'll rip as many of my favourite CDs as i can now...128kbps should be sufficient...

blueski, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:24 (sixteen years ago) link

ysiemail?

wanko ergo sum, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:37 (sixteen years ago) link

"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water"

King Boy Pato, Thursday, 3 January 2008 13:48 (sixteen years ago) link

"Totally addicted to bass - Awowa-oh!"

the next grozart, Thursday, 3 January 2008 18:39 (sixteen years ago) link

e-mail, with a dash

The Reverend, Thursday, 3 January 2008 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link

worldwide web

The Reverend, Thursday, 3 January 2008 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link

when spelling out an email or web address "thats all lowercase"

sunny successor, Thursday, 3 January 2008 18:59 (sixteen years ago) link

i think i'll rip as many of my favourite CDs as i can now...128kbps should be sufficient...

-- blueski, Friday, 4 January 2008 00:24 (5 hours ago) Bookmark Link

^^^ oh god

Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 3 January 2008 19:20 (sixteen years ago) link

alan greenspan is a genius

burt_stanton, Thursday, 3 January 2008 19:27 (sixteen years ago) link

Using "http://www."; in promotional materials

Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 3 January 2008 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link

i2000 X

the galena free practitioner, Thursday, 3 January 2008 21:06 (sixteen years ago) link

"Isn't Madonna a bit old to be doing *that* at 43?"

JTS, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:17 (sixteen years ago) link

who let the dogs out?

electricsound, Thursday, 3 January 2008 23:26 (sixteen years ago) link

'15gb ipod?! I'll never fill this thing'

Autumn Almanac, Saturday, 12 January 2008 00:40 (sixteen years ago) link

"Why the fuck should I start buying DVDs??"

Viceroy, Saturday, 12 January 2008 01:28 (sixteen years ago) link

hahaha

Abbott, Saturday, 12 January 2008 01:28 (sixteen years ago) link

Donnie Darko was in 1982 guys!

Abbott, Saturday, 12 January 2008 01:28 (sixteen years ago) link

I used to say, "It will be great to be done being an undergraduate here in a year or two. I will listen to Deadsy's song "Commencement" before I go to my commencement."

*96 tears*

Abbott, Saturday, 12 January 2008 01:31 (sixteen years ago) link

one year passes...

good times

unban dictionary (blueski), Saturday, 22 August 2009 23:06 (fifteen years ago) link

never forget

Yeah, well, jazz isn't exactly in love with Johnny either. (bug), Sunday, 23 August 2009 00:43 (fifteen years ago) link

I see drunk people

Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 23 August 2009 00:48 (fifteen years ago) link

three months pass...

Happy days!

dog latin, Monday, 30 November 2009 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link


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