Remember When...

[Zagnorch]

Hey now,

Remember when we didn't have to worry about global pandemics?

Too soon, man. Too soon.

No, no, no! You're supposed to respond with, "That's no good!"


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How can you call yourself a gamerbro when you can't even meme correctly?!

Right, Raze?

Remember when we didn't have to worry about global pandemics?

Man, I love to think back to the good ol' days of circa February 2020 A.D. Life was so simple. Those were the days...

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Sigh.


Needless to say:


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Remember when gamerbros knew how to meme? Yeah, me neither.

[Zagnorch]

Remember this guy?

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Go-go Gadget bird!

I actually went on a bit of an Inspector Gadget jag a few months back. I got started when the YouTube algorithm recommended this to me...






...which then led me to this:





Goddamn, I love YouTube.

[Zagnorch]

Methinks I'm starting to get stir crazy; I'm using my TransFormers toys to re-enact notable moments from the G1 show:

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FUN FACT: I stopped maturing emotionally around the age of ten.

[Kamino]

Remember when you could put a bumper sticker on your car supporting a presidential candidate(any candidate) without suffering tire vandalism?

[Zagnorch]

Here's an interesting twist to the whole "remember when" deal: was there something that was really super-mega-popular during your childhood that you just didn't care for, and/or didn't really understand why it was so popular? And in some cases, it would have been considered heretical of you to state your disdain for the super-popular thing out loud?

In my case, it was... Pee-Wee Herman.

THAT'S RIGHT! I SAID IT! WHATTAYA GONNA DO ABOUT IT, HUH?! EAT ME!!!

*AHEM*

I never understood his appeal, I just found him obnoxious and highly annoying, with a very off-putting demeanor. It came as no surprise to me when Paul Reubens, the man behind the insufferable dork, got busted for wrestling with his "little Pee-Wee" in a porn theater in the early 1990s.

Meanwhile, Ernest P. Worrell was the freaking man! Why did he hafta be the one to die of lung cancer while Pee-Wee lives on to get a successful revival tour?! There really is no justice in this world... 

[shaggy]

I enjoy them both.

[Zagnorch]

I enjoy them both.

You're a sick, sick man...

... but I like ya anyway for some reason.

[shaggy]

Remember when there were these things called CD's?  I remember getting my first CD.  Changed my life.

[Zagnorch]

Remember when there were these things called CD's?  I remember getting my first CD.  Changed my life.

Are those anything like cassettes, the latest relics from the 1980s to see a revival in recent days?

[shaggy]

Remember when there were these things called CD's?  I remember getting my first CD.  Changed my life.

Are those anything like cassettes, the latest relics from the 1980s to see a revival in recent days?

What?!  Cassette tapes are making a comeback?

[Zagnorch]

What?!  Cassette tapes are making a comeback?

At least in my area. I've recently checked out a few of my fave local new-&-used media stores, and they are selling certain albums on cassette for upwards of $10 each.

I'm almost certain the next vein of 1980s nostalgia they'll be mining are movies & shows on VHS tape...

[shaggy]

What?!  Cassette tapes are making a comeback?

At least in my area. I've recently checked out a few of my fave local new-&-used media stores, and they are selling certain albums on cassette for upwards of $10 each.

I'm almost certain the next vein of 1980s nostalgia they'll be mining are movies & shows on VHS tape...

$10 for a cassette tape?  Highway robbery!

[Zagnorch]

$10 for a cassette tape?  Highway robbery!

That's the highest price I've encountered; they're usually in the $3-$5 range.

[Zagnorch]

Thanks to an episode of RedLetterMedia's Best of the Worst series, I may have discovered the most unapologetically 80's opening theme ever composed for an otherwise completely forgettable kidvid edutainment show!

But don't take my word for it; look... listen... learn... and enjoy for yourself:

And in case you care, here's the RLM Best of the Worst episode where I found this amazing little gem (the hack-frauds' breakdown of Dr. Misterio's Patented Video Almanac of Fun starts right at the 30-minute mark, BTW):

[shaggy]

That was... entertaining.