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34 Things Only 90's Kids Understand

The throwback of all throwbacks

Cherokee Washington

Jan 13, 2016

Whitman College

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The 90’s: what a time to be alive! Anyone born between 1990 and 1999 can attest to living in and witnessing one of the raddest eras in history. From the original Disney and Nickelodeon shows, to retro flip phones, we’re a group of individuals who can truly claim the title of original O.G’s who have paved the way for future generations to follow. Though I often find myself nostalgically reminiscing on the past, I’m honored and proud to to be part of a rare breed of cool kids, now adults, who will one day change the world. So, as throwback dedication to the kids of the 90’s, here’s 34 things that only we understand:

1. Reminiscing on the original Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel shows

"That's so Raven, it's the future I can see..."

2. You’ve seen every single Disney movie known to man (probably more than once)

Guilty...

3. You actually owned VHS tapes

So prehistoric

4. You had a razor phone, a sidekick, or a blackberry

'Get a razor' they said... 'It will make you cool' they said...

5. You hated when this happened

Literally the worst

6. You owned a walk-man at one point in your life

The original iPod

7. You traded tamagotchis during recess

Everyone and their mom had one of these

8. These:

*Click* *Click* *Click*

9. All you used were gel pens for at least 2 years

All gel errythannnnnggggg

10. You had at least 20 of these:

Classic

11. Sniffing those scented markers and wondering how you never got high

That was safe, right?

12. There are two kinds of people: Which one were you?

Choose wisely...

13. Eating at least 10 of these at a time:

A favorite summertime treat

14. You watched one of the following cartoon movies/shows:

Quality films

15. You were emotionally invested in Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears’ relationship

What a pair

16. And you experienced Britney pre-breakdown

before this...

17. Passing notes in class before texting became popular

An art form we all mastered

18. You MOST DEFINITELY played this 3+ hours a day

What the heck was this game anyway?

19. These were your first pair of skates:

LOL

20. You had a million beanie babies

They were just so cute

21. Your biggest concern was how creative the away message on your aim profile was

*Cue 10 year old status about an angsty life complete with internationally poor spelling*

22. You or one of your friends had an bake oven

It's hard out here for a chef, man...

23. You loved the Spice Girls at some point

Need I say more?

24. You painted your nails with white out

Every class, never failed

25. You know what REAL boy bands are like

One Direction, who?

26. Smacker lip gloss

The closest thing you'd ever get to real lipstick as a child

27. Making paper fortune tellers and playing MASH to determine your future

Two very important and reliable future telling tools

28. This stuff was better than water

Close contender with Kool-Aid

29. You know all the words to the Fresh Prince theme song

"In West Philadelphia born and raised... "

30. You read all of the Goosebumps books

A sleepover favorite

31. You actually bought CD's in the store instead of downloading music

Believe it or not, iTunes didn't exist once...

32. You hated when this happened

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

33. Settling things with thumb wars or rock, paper, scissors seemed completely logical

1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a thumb war!

34. And finally... this:

Cheers to an awesome childhood.

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The throwback of all throwbacks

1. Reminiscing on the original Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel shows

2. You’ve seen every single Disney movie known to man (probably more than once)

3. You actually owned VHS tapes

4. You had a razor phone, a sidekick, or a blackberry

5. You hated when this happened

6. You owned a walk-man at one point in your life

7. You traded tamagotchis during recess

8. These:

9. All you used were gel pens for at least 2 years

10. You had at least 20 of these:

11. Sniffing those scented markers and wondering how you never got high

12. There are two kinds of people: Which one were you?

13. Eating at least 10 of these at a time:

14. You watched one of the following cartoon movies/shows:

15. You were emotionally invested in Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears’ relationship

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17. Passing notes in class before texting became popular

18. You MOST DEFINITELY played this 3+ hours a day

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34. And finally... this:

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