TALK LIKE A PARENT
If something was extremely cool, your parents might have described it as “all that and _ ___ __ ____.”
A BAG OF CHIPS
Before Wi-Fi, connecting to the internet often tied up this household device.
THE TELEPHONE
Britney Spears first told the world to “Hit Me Baby…” this many more times.
ONE MORE TIME
On Friday night, your parents might wander around this store looking at movie boxes and hoping their first choice was still available.
BLOCKBUSTER
These plush collectible animals became such a craze that adults convinced themselves some would eventually be worth a fortune.
BEANIE BABIES
If someone shouted “My bad!” they were admitting this.
IT WAS MY FAULT
This three-letter messaging service let you create a screen name, post an away message, and chat with friends after school.
AIM (AOL instant messenger)
This boy band included Justin Timberlake before he became a solo artist.
NSYNC
Before Netflix streaming, forgetting to do this to a VHS tape before returning it was considered extremely inconsiderate.
This Nokia cellphone game involved controlling a growing creature while desperately trying not to run into yourself.
A SNAKE
If your parent said something was “da bomb,” they meant this.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD
Early alerts to users included this famous 3 word phrase. They even made a movie with it as the title.
YOU'VE GOT MAIL
This girl group told everyone what they “really, really want” in 1996.
THE SPICE GIRLS
Before everyone had a cellphone, parents could give their teenager one of these devices that beeped and displayed a phone number.
PAGER OR BEEPER
Around 1999, people seriously worried that computers might malfunction when the calendar changed to this year.
2000
If someone responded to you by saying “Talk to the hand,” they were basically telling you this.
I AM DONE LISTENING OR I DON'T CARE
If Mom picked up the phone while you were online, this unfortunate thing could happen.
YOU WERE DISCONNECTED
Before Spotify, your parents might carefully select 12–18 songs and “burn” them onto one of these.
CD
If your friend wasn't home, you could leave a message with their parents or record one on this device connected to the home phone.
ANSWERING MACHINE
Long before TikTok dances, kids battled with small plastic toys in an arena while yelling “Let it rip!”
BEYBLADES
Complete this: “Whatever! Talk to the hand, because the face ______.”
IS NOT LISTENING
Before Google became a verb, this search engine used a butler as its mascot and encouraged users to type their searches as questions.
ASK JEEVES
Every afternoon, teenagers could watch Carson Daly count down the day's biggest music videos on this MTV show.
Total Request Live (TRL)?
You wanted to call your crush, but there was one terrifying obstacle: this person might answer the family phone first.
PARENT
These tiny digital pets required feeding and attention—and could actually “die” if you neglected them.
Tamagotchi