Nostalgia Check: Things We Hated About the 90s

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John Summers • Contributor
Oct 25, 2023 8:00 PM EDT

Ahh, the 90s! A decade shimmering with the glow of neon windbreakers, the sweet sound of boy bands, and the virtual cries of hungry Tamagotchis. But for every "totally tubular" moment, the 90s also brought us a unique set of frustrations, proving that even the best decades have their... glitches. Remember dialing up the internet only to hear the infamous screeching connection tone, fingers crossed no one would call the house phone and boot you off? Or the unparalleled dread you felt upon realizing a family member taped over your painstakingly recorded episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"? 

Let's not even talk about the agony of losing a quarter in the arcade just as you were about to beat your high score. So, put on your platform sneakers, grab a pack of Gushers, and let's dive deep into the wonderfully frustrating world of 90s problems we loved, loathed, and ultimately lived through.

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    Hair - Waiting ten minutes to load one photo
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    Newspaper - MOVIES MANHATTAN (PG) ALPINE-Gloria (FRO235 615,955 (SAT) 235,6 15, 955 (SUN) 235 6:15, 9:55 ART-BLncounter (NF) (F30 430 *** 7:30 10:30. Tr (NR) (FR) 305, 605 9:08 Hame (NR) (SAT) 14.7.10 Romeo and Juliet **** (NR) (SUN) 3:20 10 The floyal Baler ( (SUN)1,550, 10:40 BARONET-Tees (PG) (FR) 25.45.9 (SAT) 2.5.45/9 (SUN) 2.545.9 BAY-Popeye (PG) (FR) 12 210.420,030.8.40 10.50 (SAT) 12:10 2 20 430, 540, 850 11 SUNST,210 520, 7:30.940 BEEKMAN-Melvin and Howard (R) (FRI 12 150 340 5 30,720,9
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    Car - Walley World Having a 40 hour family road trip with no entertainment options!
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    Organism - Needing a membership to rent a movie BLOCKBUSTER MEMBERSHIP CARD Also, late fees! Pretty much everything about Blockbuster actually
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    Font - Plugging my CD player into the car with this thing CASSETTE ADAPTOR DIGITAL AU COMPACT disc CredDeal
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    Game controller - m Videogames hurt!
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    Body jewelry - All the cool dudes with these things
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    Product - Download speeds 0.49% of cc32e47.exe Completed Saving: cc from ftp.netscape.com Estimated time left: 39 years 8,89 MB of 180 MB copied) D:\Other Stuff\Downloads\cc32e47.exe Transfer rate: 4.61 KB/Sec Download to: Close this dialog box when download completes Open Open Folder O cancel X
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    Automotive tire - Seeing the Star Wars trailer, then seeing the movie.
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    Game controller - GAME BOY COLOR Trying to play gameboy in the dark
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    Automotive exterior - STOK RA RAW MAY 200 SAYANGAY MAN Over in Edge Having family tape over a show your taped Clash of the Champions 897 wvt few Jant 2. 2003 JUNE 9200) 1059 WWE RAW NOV 3 WEW MALAYS
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    Cosmetics - L'OREAL Kids GENTLE 2-in-1 SHAMPOO No Tears! No Knots! Burst of Watermelon "NO TEARS L'OREAL Kids ESTER S STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE SHAMPOO No note Tal cobr Solena Burst of Strawber T = L'OREAL Kids EXTRA GENTLE SWIM & SPORT SHAMPOO S T WAS LIKE ACID
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    Natural material - You didn't know pain until one of these popped you in the head as a little girl ...
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    Musical instrument - Today's kids will never know the struggle when you lose one of the pieces on these
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    Product - this is how old I am Çay baba @Versacaybaba @what.tv This is where my anger issues began
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    These were just gross

    Food - Strawberries erries Strawberr Strawberrie Cre rente CREME SAVERS Hard Candy is Creme CREME SAVERS C Hard Candy REME SAVERS Hard Candy CREME SAVERS Hand Candy
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    Font - NOTHING LIKE BEING STARTLED AWAKE BY ONE OF THESE FALLING ON YOUR HEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Imgflip.com
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    Yellow - EXPECTATION voen erve & VS. REALITY Imgflip.com
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    Jeans - MEANWHILE, BACK IN 1999.......
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    Musical instrument accessory - THE BATTERIES ARE LOW.BETTER TURN OFF THE BASE BOOST TO CONSERVE ENERGY SONY CD WALKMAN G-PROTECTION
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    Hand - P. P.. MULTIPLAYER P C T 7 D 4 IN THE 90's. 13 10-11-1 SA
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    Pink - Imgflip.com DON'T STEP ON ME BAREFOOT... YOU'LL REGRET IT
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    Rectangle - Thought you were going to make it through Tuesday, didn't you? X 1 TOTO You have died of dysentery.
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    Font - BIGGEST LIE OF MY CHILDHOOD 25¢ PUSH TO REJECT @90smadness PUSHING DOES NOTHING
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    It never fit!

    Hand - PHILIPS
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    "Official Nintendo products have come a long way since the late 90s..."

    Toy - THE FORGING OF FIRST INDUSTRIAL NATION
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    This Baby!

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1990s 90s memes retro nostalgia 80s music Nostalgia Overload 80s 90s kids 90s memory lane nostalgia memes millennial-nostalgia 1980s
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