I was just wondering what your guys stance was on the 2008-2009 school year?

Ignoring how forgettable 7th grade was for me, it was the school year I finally made it to black belt in Martial Arts America, but it wasn't easy, I had to pass 3 pretests in order to go through the final Black Belt Test in order to earn victory! It was tough. Pop culturally, by this time, the core 2000's were over and the transition from late 2000's to early 2010's culture had began, since Barack Obama was elected and inaugurated which changed the vibe and pop culture in a heartbeat. I remember jumping around being excited with my friends with Obama got elected! It's feels like yesterday. I played a lot of Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl around the time. I remember the 2008-09 school year feeling completely different in my life compared to the 2007-08 school year, since my entire house got renovated, my youngest sister was born, and the fashion slowly started changing around where I lived.

Very transformative school year. I was in Grade 11. The worst year in my personal life, but I enjoyed the direction pop culture was headed in, starting with the release of "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry in the summer of '08, by early '09 I was back into listening to the Top 40 radio.

Also the quintessential Great Recession school year. A few of my friends lost their jobs, as did I, but I hated that job so I wasn't complaining. It was also the year Facebook and Twitter took off, and the emo fashion backlash came full circle and died that year. Flip phones quickly became unpopular and I started seeing more Blackberries and sliding texting phones as the year progressed, and also got to play with my friend's iPhone for the first time. A lot of kids had the iPod Touch as well, those poor souls, but iPods were still the king of the campus, with me buying a new 120GB iPod that year as well after my old one broke. It wasn't until the year after when iPods would die out (mostly).

Very transformative school year. I was in Grade 11. The worst year in my personal life, but I enjoyed the direction pop culture was headed in, starting with the release of "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry in the summer of '08, by early '09 I was back into listening to the Top 40 radio.


My junior year of high school was the worst too, academically the most difficult and toughest for my personal life, and that was the 2012-13 school year for me. It seems like we have a different viewpoint of the pop culture yet we have similar lifestyles!

2008 was fun!

I would enter my awkward teen years during this time yipee.......

This school year gave us the best super bowl game EVER played probably!
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This school year gave us the best super bowl game EVER played probably!
https://2010nostalgia.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/superbowl-43.jpg


Man, it had to be crushing for that magical 9-7 Cardinals team, and to this day still the only team in the NFC West without a Super Bowl ring, but before they got to the Super Bowl they had to defeat my Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in the Wild-Card game  8-P, and my Falcons were on the road at Arizona against them! Back to the Super Bowl, the pick six at the goal line right before halftime the Steelers had, the safety, and the late TD at the end is what helped them barely escaped, if I remember correctly.

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Some badass and..... not so badass shows premiered!

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Some badass and..... not so badass shows premiered!


Fringe was really good, and looking back Batman Brave & the Bold wasn't that bad. It wasn't on the same level as the DC Animated Universe shows since it felt more watered down and kiddy, but it was a decent Batman series based off the Silver Age comics from the 50's or 60's.

My junior year of high school was the worst too, academically the most difficult and toughest for my personal life, and that was the 2012-13 school year for me. It seems like we have a different viewpoint of the pop culture yet we have similar lifestyles!


Our hormones are in sync ;D

Going by this, the year 2016 is going to be really bad for you, like 2013 was for me. Watch out! :o But 2017 will be the best ever :P


Some badass and..... not so badass shows premiered!


Don't forget Breaking Bad! Although I didn't watch it until 2011.

Man, it had to be crushing for that magical 9-7 Cardinals team, and to this day still the only team in the NFC West without a Super Bowl ring, but before they got to the Super Bowl they had to defeat my Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in the Wild-Card game  8-P , and my Falcons were on the road at Arizona against them! Back to the Super Bowl, the pick six at the goal line right before halftime the Steelers had, the safety, and the late TD at the end is what helped them barely escaped, if I remember correctly.

I was pulling for Kurt Warner since he was my former Quarterback! ::)  My mom was pulling for Pittsburg since she grew up with the steel curtain. ;D ::)
She got her wish! ;D  But man it's gonna be fun watching the AFC South over the next few years; with Newton rising, Matt Ryan looking to reclaim what was his years ago, Winston maturing into a pro bowl level star, and Drew Brees near the end of his career.

I was pulling for Kurt Warner since he was my former Quarterback! ::)  My mom was pulling for Pittsburg since she grew up with the steel curtain. ;D ::)
She got her wish! ;D  But man it's gonna be fun watching the AFC South over the next few years; with Newton rising, Matt Ryan looking to reclaim what was his years ago, Winston maturing into a pro bowl level star, and Drew Brees near the end of his career.


You mean NFC South, but yeah, since 2008 our division has been a roller coaster ride. (except for the Bucs but they will get better soon) Honestly, I think the Falcons door has closed now with Matt Ryan, especially with our brutal schedule coming up later this 2016 season. 2012 was our best shot to win the Super Bowl for our city in years, since then players like John Abraham, Tony Gonzalez, Roddy White (just recently), William Moore, Asante Samuel, etc. have retired and we've lost so many key pieces on the offensive lines and defensive lines, as a result we've missed the playoffs 3 straight years. We still have Julio Jones, Desmond Trufant, Matt Ryan (of course), and Kroy Biermann, but they can't do it all by themselves.

You mean NFC South, but yeah, since 2008 our division has been a roller coaster ride. (except for the Bucs but they will get better soon) Honestly, I think the Falcons door has closed now with Matt Ryan, especially with our brutal schedule coming up later this 2016 season. 2012 was our best shot to win the Super Bowl for our city in years, since then players like John Abraham, Tony Gonzalez, Roddy White (just recently), William Moore, Asante Samuel, etc. have retired and we've lost so many key pieces on the offensive lines and defensive lines, as a result we've missed the playoffs 3 straight years. We still have Julio Jones, Desmond Trufant, Matt Ryan (of course), and Kroy Biermann, but they can't do it all by themselves.

Yup I meant NFC South!! ::) ;D  I'm still recovering from my illness apparently! ;)

Yup I meant NFC South!! ::) ;D  I'm still recovering from my illness apparently! ;)


Oh, and as for your Rams, St. Louis or LA, I'm still supporting Alec Ogletree (from my hometown) and Todd Gurley out there.

Basically this was the transitional school year from my Very Late Childhood/Tweens into my Early Teens. This school year had some decent pop culture when it came to movies and music, but cartoons not so much. This was also the year I discovered Modern Call of Duty, through playing Modern Warfare and World at War at friends houses!

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These games along with COD 3, and MW2 & Black Ops 1, were the pinnacle of the COD franchise with great single player campaigns and fun and enjoying multiplayer experiences. Unfortunately the series started to go downhill with MW3 with its lackluster story in comparison with the first two Modern Warfares and the very cheap and lackluster multiplayer experience

I was a junior in high school.

That was the school year a lot of styles we associate with the 2010s became trendy (nerdy glasses, colorful clothing, skinny jeans).

It was also the school year of the mass exodus from Myspace to Facebook. In the fall of 2008 Myspace was still dominant among my classmates. Then in spring 2009 the transition began, and by summer of that year Facebook had taken over.

I was a junior in high school.

That was the school year a lot of styles we associate with the 2010s became trendy (nerdy glasses, colorful clothing, skinny jeans).

It was also the school year of the mass exodus from Myspace to Facebook. In the fall of 2008 Myspace was still dominant among my classmates. Then in spring 2009 the transition began, and by summer of that year Facebook had taken over.


You were in the same grade as me.

Speaking of fashion, it was the first time I saw someone wearing checkered shorts. At first I thought someone came into school with their boxers on, I was shocked!  :o Then the following weeks I saw other dudes wearing it.

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You were in the same grade as me.

Speaking of fashion, it was the first time I saw someone wearing checkered shorts. At first I thought someone came into school with their boxers on, I was shocked!  :o Then the following weeks I saw other dudes wearing it.

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and these too.

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and these too.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/360693308456-0-1/s-l1000.jpg


Is this from one of those mall brands?

You were in the same grade as me.

Speaking of fashion, it was the first time I saw someone wearing checkered shorts. At first I thought someone came into school with their boxers on, I was shocked!  :o Then the following weeks I saw other dudes wearing it.

http://n3.sdlcdn.com/imgs/a/h/9/Skookie-Green-Checkered-Shorts-SDL671158900-1-fe39d.JPG


I remember those being big in the Summer of 2009! I had a few pairs




and these too.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/360693308456-0-1/s-l1000.jpg


Yeah those were big back in 8th/9th grade! Come to think preppy fashion in general was pretty big back then.

Is this from one of those mall brands?


It's Polo Ralph Lauren, which was very huge for at least people on the East Coast of the U.S.

Like ocarinafan said, the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years were the peak in popularity of Polo Ralph Lauren clothes and shoes. The small sign Polo shirts were more affordable for most people, but the big sign Polo shirts with numbers and/or a country flag symbol were a lot more expensive.

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Nice! Yeah, I remember the mall brands being really popular, though we don't have Polo Ralph Lauren in Canada. I got most my shirts from Aeropostale or American Eagle. There was Hollister & Fitch as well, but I never went there because I thought it was the "snobby kids store", or so I read online. H&M took off the following school year from what I remember, they make really cheap (price) but really preppy clothing.

There were other stores I liked going to as well, Bench, Guess, Jean Factory, and a few Canadian stores like Elemental (neon clothing), Slip Notes (pseudo-vintage) and Sky 41 (neon but preppy).

The 2008-2009 school year was not that bad. But it wasn't as good as the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, and even the 2007-08 school years. It just seemed like a transition from the 2000s to 2010s, much like anybody else said here. The 2008 half was more 2000s, while the 2009 half started to feel like the 2010s. Mid 2009 was basically the last time when late 2000s culture was around.

The 2008-2009 school year was not that bad. But it wasn't as good as the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, and even the 2007-08 school years. It just seemed like a transition from the 2000s to 2010s, much like anybody else said here. The 2008 half was more 2000s, while the 2009 half started to feel like the 2010s. Mid 2009 was basically the last time when late 2000s culture was around.


I liked the 08-09 school year more than the 07-08 school year.

I liked the 08-09 school year more than the 07-08 school year.


As did I, pop-culturally.

Music - 2008-09 wins. (Bad Romance/Pokerface)
TV - 2008-09 wins. (Breaking Bad)
Video games - 2007 > 2009 > 2008 (video games go better in full years than school years)
Movies - 2008-09 wins (Dark Knight, Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire)
Cartoons - 2008-09 (I didn't watch many cartoons, but Phineas & Ferb aired for the entirety of this year so it kind of wins by default)

IMO.

As did I, pop-culturally.

Music - 2008-09 wins. (Bad Romance/Pokerface)
TV - 2008-09 wins. (Breaking Bad)
Video games - 2007 > 2009 > 2008 (video games go better in full years than school years)
Movies - 2008-09 wins (Dark Knight, Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire)
Cartoons - 2008-09 (I didn't watch many cartoons, but Phineas & Ferb aired for the entirety of this year so it kind of wins by default)

IMO.


I wholeheartedly agree with most of this! For movies I think it goes better in full years than school years too. 2007 was one of the best years for movies of the 2000's decade IMO, and definitely the best of all the late 2000's years. 2008 & 2009 were good years for movies but I can't choose which year offered the better movies. 2008 had Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk which started the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also had The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Kung Fu Panda, Twilight, and Momma-Mia! 2009 had Avatar, The Blind Slide, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Twilight: New Moon, and UP. Yep, looking back, 2009 had higher quality and better movies than 2008. 

I think the 2008-2009 school year was a late 2000s school year but it was tail end late 2000s.

I wholeheartedly agree with most of this! For movies I think it goes better in full years than school years too. 2007 was one of the best years for movies of the 2000's decade IMO, and definitely the best of all the late 2000's years. 2008 & 2009 were good years for movies but I can't choose which year offered the better movies. 2008 had Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk which started the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also had The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Kung Fu Panda, Twilight, and Momma-Mia! 2009 had Avatar, The Blind Slide, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Twilight: New Moon, and UP. Yep, looking back, 2009 had higher quality and better movies than 2008. 

Yup, 2007 is considered to be the best year for movies of the decade besides 2004.

As did I, pop-culturally.

Music - 2008-09 wins. (Bad Romance/Pokerface)
TV - 2008-09 wins. (Breaking Bad)
Video games - 2007 > 2009 > 2008 (video games go better in full years than school years)
Movies - 2008-09 wins (Dark Knight, Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire)
Cartoons - 2008-09 (I didn't watch many cartoons, but Phineas & Ferb aired for the entirety of this year so it kind of wins by default)

IMO.

IDK man, sure you had TDK and Iron man. But 07-08 you had Bourne Ultimatium, Transformers, There Will be Blood, No Counrty for Old Man, Zodiac, Judo, Hairspray, Gone Baby Gone, Atonement, Order of the Pheonix, Michael Clayton, SuperBad, I am Legend, Charlie Wilson's War etc.

IDK man, sure you had TDK and Iron man. But 07-08 you had Bourne Ultimatium, Transformers, There Will be Blood, No Counrty for Old Man, Zodiac, Judo, Hairspray, Gone Baby Gone, Atonement, Order of the Pheonix, Michael Clayton, SuperBad, I am Legend, Charlie Wilson's War etc.


While I liked Juno and No Country For Old Men (hated Transformers though, and Fantastic Four), but Dark Knight and Slumdog Millionaire are just my favourites! Personal bias I guess.


I think the 2008-2009 school year was a late 2000s school year but it was tail end late 2000s.


Yep. It was transitioning into the early '10s, but it was a late 2000s school year for the most part.

Out of the school years I experienced, I would say

1997/98 -- transition into Y2K era, a lot of mid-90s holdovers
1998/99 -- late 90s school year, some mid-90s holdovers
1999/00 -- quintessential late 90s school year
2000/01 -- early 2000s school year with a lot of late 90s holdovers
2001/02 -- early 2000s school year with few late 90s holdovers
2002/03 -- quintessential early 2000s school year
2003/04 -- transition into mid-2000s
2004/05 -- quintessential mid-2000s school year
2005/06 -- mid-2000s school year, some late 2000s foreshadowing
2006/07 -- transition into late 2000s, a lot of mid-2000s holdovers
2007/08 -- quintessential late 2000s school year
2008/09 -- transition into early 2010s, mostly late 2000s
2009/10 -- early 2010s school year with a lot of late 2000s holdovers
2010/11 -- early 2010s school year with few late 2000s holdovers
2011/12 -- quintissential early 2010s school year
2012/13 -- transition into mid-2010s
2013/14 -- mid-2010s school year, a lot of early 2010s holdovers
2014/15 -- mid-2010s school year, few early 2010s holdovers
2015/16 -- quintessential mid-2010s school year

While I liked Juno and No Country For Old Men (hated Transformers though, and Fantastic Four), but Dark Knight and Slumdog Millionaire are just my favourites! Personal bias I guess.
I have never seen a good "Transformers" film.

I have never seen a good "Transformers" film.


Me neither. My brother bought the video games too, which were also very mediocre.

Me neither. My brother bought the video games too, which were also very mediocre.


I liked the 2007 Transformers the best though, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen from 2009 was ok for me, which was the peak of Megan Fox's popularity.

I liked the 2007 Transformers the best though, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen from 2009 was ok for me, which was the peak of Megan Fox's popularity.


I've seen some parts of Revenge of The Fallen. Seemed a bit 2000s with Linkin Park doing one of their songs.

While I liked Juno and No Country For Old Men (hated Transformers though, and Fantastic Four), but Dark Knight and Slumdog Millionaire are just my favourites! Personal bias I guess.

Yep. It was transitioning into the early '10s, but it was a late 2000s school year for the most part.

Out of the school years I experienced, I would say

1997/98 -- transition into Y2K era, a lot of mid-90s holdovers
1998/99 -- late 90s school year, some mid-90s holdovers
1999/00 -- quintessential late 90s school year
2000/01 -- early 2000s school year with a lot of late 90s holdovers
2001/02 -- early 2000s school year with few late 90s holdovers
2002/03 -- quintessential early 2000s school year
2003/04 -- transition into mid-2000s
2004/05 -- quintessential mid-2000s school year
2005/06 -- mid-2000s school year, some late 2000s foreshadowing
2006/07 -- transition into late 2000s, a lot of mid-2000s holdovers
2007/08 -- quintessential late 2000s school year
2008/09 -- transition into early 2010s, mostly late 2000s
2009/10 -- early 2010s school year with a lot of late 2000s holdovers
2010/11 -- early 2010s school year with few late 2000s holdovers
2011/12 -- quintissential early 2010s school year
2012/13 -- transition into mid-2010s
2013/14 -- mid-2010s school year, a lot of early 2010s holdovers
2014/15 -- mid-2010s school year, few early 2010s holdovers
2015/16 -- quintessential mid-2010s school year



Why don't more people think 1996-1997 was the real transition from the mid-90s to the Y2K era? There really aren't that many significant mid-90s holdovers still present during the 1997-1998 school year except for Beavis & Butthead's last season. If you're referring to classic 90s influences, then it's a very different story, but I don't see how 1997-1998 was the primarily transitional period with mostly mid-90s influences, considering the amount of significant new shows that premiered during that period, the changes in the hip hop industry, the fifth generation of gaming becoming fully established, teen pop blowing up, and grunge/flannel fashion petering out to make way for sleeker late 90s styles.

Anyway, while we're on the subject, this is how I would personally frame the school years, beginning with the 80s:

1980-1981 – Mostly late 70s, but with a lot of early 80s influences coming in.
1981-1982 – Early 80s with lots of lingering late 70s influences.
1982-1983 – Quintessential early 80s school year.
1983-1984 – Transition from early 80s to mid-80s, but leaning a bit more towards latter.
1984-1985 – Regular mid-80s school year, very few early 80s influences lingering over.
1985-1986 – Quintessential mid-80s school year.
1986-1987 – Mid-80s school year, some late 80s influences coming in.
1987-1988 – Primary transition from mid-80s to late 80s, but still leaning more towards the former.
1988-1989 – Late 80s school year with some mid-80s holdovers.
1989-1990 – Quintessential late 80s school year.
1990-1991 – Late 80s school year with some early 90s influences coming in.
1991-1992 – Transition from late 80s to early 90s, some holdovers from the former.
1992-1993 – Quintessential early 90s school year.
1993-1994 – Transition from early 90s to mid-90s, leaning a bit more towards the former.
1994-1995 – Mid-90s school year with some early 90s holdovers.
1995-1996 – Quintessential mid-90s school year.
1996-1997 – Transition from mid-90s to late 90s.
1997-1998 – Late 90s school year with few mid-90s holdovers.
1998-1999 – Transition from early Y2K era to regular Y2K era.
1999-2000 – Quintessential Y2K era school year.
2000-2001 – Y2K school year with a lot of early 2000s influences coming in.
2001-2002 – Quintessential early 2000s school year.
2002-2003 – Early 2000s school year with few mid-2000s influences coming in.
2003-2004 – Transition from early 2000s to mid-2000s.
2004-2005 – Quintessential mid-2000s school year.
2005-2006 – Mid-2000s school year with some late 2000s influences coming in.
2006-2007 – Late 2000s school year with some mid-2000s influences lingering on.
2007-2008 – Quintessential late 2000s school year.
2008-2009 – Transition from late 2000s to early 2010s.
2009-2010 – Early 2010s school year with some late 2000s holdovers.
2010-2011 – Quintessential early 2010s school year.
2011-2012 – Early 2010s school year with few mid-2010s influences coming in.
2012-2013 – Primary transition from early 2010s to mid-2010s.
2013-2014 – Mid-2010s school year with few early 2010s influences lingering on.
2014-2015 – Quintessential mid-2010s school year.
2015-2016 – Mid-2010s school year with few late 2010s influences coming in.

1980-1981 – Mostly late 70s, but with a lot of early 80s influences coming in.
1981-1982 – Early 80s with lots of lingering late 70s influences.
1982-1983 – Quintessential early 80s school year.
1983-1984 – Transition from early 80s to mid-80s, but leaning a bit more towards latter.
1984-1985 – Regular mid-80s school year, very few early 80s influences lingering over.
1985-1986 – Quintessential mid-80s school year.
1986-1987 – Mid-80s school year, some late 80s influences coming in.
1987-1988 – Primary transition from mid-80s to late 80s, but still leaning more towards the former.
1988-1989 – Late 80s school year with some mid-80s holdovers.
1989-1990 – Quintessential late 80s school year.
1990-1991 – Late 80s school year with some early 90s influences coming in.
1991-1992 – Transition from late 80s to early 90s, some holdovers from the former.
1992-1993 – Quintessential early 90s school year.
1993-1994 – Transition from early 90s to mid-90s, leaning a bit more towards the former.
1994-1995 – Mid-90s school year with some early 90s holdovers.
1995-1996 – Quintessential mid-90s school year.
1996-1997 – Transition from mid-90s to late 90s.
1997-1998 – Late 90s school year with few mid-90s holdovers.
1998-1999 – Transition from early Y2K era to regular Y2K era.
1999-2000 – Quintessential Y2K era school year.
2000-2001 – Y2K school year with a lot of early 2000s influences coming in.
2001-2002 – Quintessential early 2000s school year.
2002-2003 – Early 2000s school year with few mid-2000s influences coming in.
2003-2004 – Transition from early 2000s to mid-2000s.
2004-2005 – Quintessential mid-2000s school year.
2005-2006 – Mid-2000s school year with some late 2000s influences coming in.
2006-2007 – Late 2000s school year with some mid-2000s influences lingering on.
2007-2008 – Quintessential late 2000s school year.
2008-2009 – Transition from late 2000s to early 2010s.
2009-2010 – Early 2010s school year with some late 2000s holdovers.
2010-2011 – Quintessential early 2010s school year.
2011-2012 – Early 2010s school year with few mid-2010s influences coming in.
2012-2013 – Primary transition from early 2010s to mid-2010s.
2013-2014 – Mid-2010s school year with few early 2010s influences lingering on.
2014-2015 – Quintessential mid-2010s school year.
2015-2016 – Mid-2010s school year with few late 2010s influences coming in.


I agree with 2007-08 being the quintessential late 2000's year, in fact, I can't say all of 2007 or all of 2008 were quintessential to the late 2000's, because early 2007 and late 2008 did not feel quintessential to the late 2000's at all, so it's best to pick the 2007-08 school year for that one.

I agree with 2010-11 being the quintessential early 2010's school year, but I wouldn't mind saying the whole year of 2011 was quintessential to the early 2010's too. For the early 2000's, I would just say that the entire year of 2002 was quintessential to the early 2000's. For the mid 2000's I'd go with all of 2005. I see how you have the quintessential Y2K school year but no quintessential late 90's. I'd pick 1999 as the quintessential late 90's year.

Excuse me the 08-09 school year was the Quintessential late 2000s school year. It built upon everything and accumulated what had happened during the 07-08 school year.

Excuse me the 08-09 school year was the Quintessential late 2000s school year. It built upon everything and accumulated what had happened during the 07-08 school year.


I'm only going to say this once, but the same school year Barack Obama was elected and inaugurated, and the same school year Lady Gaga got big and Black Eyed Peas came out with Boom Boom Pow was definitely not quintessential to the late 2000's. No way. That's like saying the 2000-01 school year was quintessential to the late 90's when George Bush got elected and inaugurated and a lot of 2000's cultural TV shows and movies started debuting or getting popular, which is definitely not true. 2008-09 was the transition from late 2000's to early 2010's culture, sorry, and the majority of the people on here would agree with that. No offense, but your opinion on cultural periods are really off because you want to distance yourself from early 2010's culture, and there was no problem with it.

I'm only going to say this once, but the same school year Barack Obama was elected and inaugurated, and the same school year Lady Gaga got big and Black Eyed Peas came out with Boom Boom Pow was definitely not quintessential to the late 2000's. No way. That's like saying the 2000-01 school year was quintessential to the late 90's when George Bush got elected and inaugurated and a lot of 2000's cultural TV shows and movies started debuting or getting popular, which is definitely not true. 2008-09 was the transition from late 2000's to early 2010's culture, sorry, and the majority of the people on here would agree with that. No offense, but your opinion on cultural periods are really off because you want to distance yourself from early 2010's culture, and there was no problem with it.


You can at least agree with me the 08-09 school year was tail end late 2000s since the culture as a whole lasted from late 2006-early 2009. Also why do you have to be such a bitch, I know I don't like early 2010s culture as much as late 2000s culture but just to inform you I did very much enjoy the early 2010s.

Infintity is almost spot on, but imo the 2002-03 school year was the EPITOME of the early 00s! Come on Yu Gi Oh was in it's prime during that school year!

Why don't more people think 1996-1997 was the real transition from the mid-90s to the Y2K era? There really aren't that many significant mid-90s holdovers still present during the 1997-1998 school year except for Beavis & Butthead's last season. If you're referring to classic 90s influences, then it's a very different story, but I don't see how 1997-1998 was the primarily transitional period with mostly mid-90s influences, considering the amount of significant new shows that premiered during that period, the changes in the hip hop industry, the fifth generation of gaming becoming fully established, teen pop blowing up, and grunge/flannel fashion petering out to make way for sleeker late 90s styles.

IMO 1996-97 and 1997-98 were BOTH the transiton from mid 90s to Y2K, there I cheated! ;D

Anyway, while we're on the subject, this is how I would personally frame the school years, beginning with the 80s:

1980-1981 – Mostly late 70s, but with a lot of early 80s influences coming in.
1981-1982 – Early 80s with lots of lingering late 70s influences.
1982-1983 – Quintessential early 80s school year.
1983-1984 – Transition from early 80s to mid-80s, but leaning a bit more towards latter.
1984-1985 – Regular mid-80s school year, very few early 80s influences lingering over.
1985-1986 – Quintessential mid-80s school year.
1986-1987 – Mid-80s school year, some late 80s influences coming in.
1987-1988 – Primary transition from mid-80s to late 80s, but still leaning more towards the former.
1988-1989 – Late 80s school year with some mid-80s holdovers.
1989-1990 – Quintessential late 80s school year.
1990-1991 – Late 80s school year with some early 90s influences coming in.
1991-1992 – Transition from late 80s to early 90s, some holdovers from the former.
1992-1993 – Quintessential early 90s school year.
1993-1994 – Transition from early 90s to mid-90s, leaning a bit more towards the former.
1994-1995 – Mid-90s school year with some early 90s holdovers.
1995-1996 – Quintessential mid-90s school year.
1996-1997 – Transition from mid-90s to late 90s.
1997-1998 – Late 90s school year with few mid-90s holdovers.
1998-1999 – Transition from early Y2K era to regular Y2K era.
1999-2000 – Quintessential Y2K era school year.
2000-2001 – Y2K school year with a lot of early 2000s influences coming in.
2001-2002 – Quintessential early 2000s school year.
2002-2003 – Early 2000s school year with few mid-2000s influences coming in.
2003-2004 – Transition from early 2000s to mid-2000s.
2004-2005 – Quintessential mid-2000s school year.
2005-2006 – Mid-2000s school year with some late 2000s influences coming in.
2006-2007 – Late 2000s school year with some mid-2000s influences lingering on.
2007-2008 – Quintessential late 2000s school year.
2008-2009 – Transition from late 2000s to early 2010s.
2009-2010 – Early 2010s school year with some late 2000s holdovers.
2010-2011 – Quintessential early 2010s school year.
2011-2012 – Early 2010s school year with few mid-2010s influences coming in.
2012-2013 – Primary transition from early 2010s to mid-2010s.
2013-2014 – Mid-2010s school year with few early 2010s influences lingering on.
2014-2015 – Quintessential mid-2010s school year.
2015-2016 – Mid-2010s school year with few late 2010s influences coming in.

These are just my thoughts!
1980-1981 – Mainly a late 70s season, but with a lot of early 80s influences coming in.
1981-1982 – Solid Early 80s
1982-1983 – Quintessential early 80s
1983-1984 – Transition from the early 80s to mid-80s
1984-1985 – Solid mid 80s
1985-1986 – Quintessential mid-80s .
1986-1987 – Mid-80s season, but late 80s influences coming in.(The last classic 80s season)
1987-1988 – Primary transition from mid-80s to late 80s, but mainly late 80s(The end of the core 80s)
1988-1989 – Solid Late 80s season.
1989-1990 – Quintessential late 80s
1990-1991 – Very Early 90s season
1991-1992 – Quintessential early 90s
1992-1993 – Transition from early to mid 90s
1993-1994 – Mainly mid 90s, with SOME early 90s (beginning of the core 90s)
1994-1995 – Solid Mid-90s
1995-1996 – Quintessential mid-90s
1996-1997 – Transition from mid to late 90s
1997-1998 –Quintessential Late 90s (End of the core 90s)
1998-1999 – Transition from Late 90s to the Y2K era.(VERY late 90s)
1999-2000 – Quintessential Y2K era
2000-2001 –  Solid Y2K year with early 2000s influences coming
2001-2002 – Solid early 2000s
2002-2003 – Quintessential early 00s
2003-2004 – Transition from early 2000s to mid-2000s.(Beginning of the core 00s)
2004-2005 – Quintessential mid-2000s
2005-2006 – Solid Mid-2000s , but late 2000s are being ushered in
2006-2007 – Beginning of the Late 2000s  with some mid-2000s influences still there
2007-2008 – Quintessential late 2000s (End of the core 00s)
2008-2009 – VERY late 2000s (Transition from 00s to 10s culture)
2009-2010 – Solid Early 2010s culutrally
2010-2011 – Quintessential early 2010s
2011-2012 – Solid Early 2010s 
2012-2013 – The main transition from early 2010s to mid-2010s.
2013-2014 – Final transition from early 2010s to mid 2010s(Beginning of the core 10s)
2014-2015 – Solid mid 2010s
2015-2016 – Looking to be the quintessential mid 10s season

These are just my thoughts!
1980-1981 – Mainly a late 70s season, but with a lot of early 80s influences coming in.
1981-1982 – Solid Early 80s
1982-1983 – Quintessential early 80s
1983-1984 – Transition from the early 80s to mid-80s
1984-1985 – Solid mid 80s
1985-1986 – Quintessential mid-80s .
1986-1987 – Mid-80s season, but late 80s influences coming in.(The last classic 80s season)
1987-1988 – Primary transition from mid-80s to late 80s, but mainly late 80s(The end of the core 80s)
1988-1989 – Solid Late 80s season.
1989-1990 – Quintessential late 80s
1990-1991 – Very Early 90s season
1991-1992 – Quintessential early 90s
1992-1993 – Transition from early to mid 90s
1993-1994 – Mainly mid 90s, with SOME early 90s (beginning of the core 90s)
1994-1995 – Solid Mid-90s
1995-1996 – Quintessential mid-90s
1996-1997 – Transition from mid to late 90s
1997-1998 –Quintessential Late 90s (End of the core 90s)
1998-1999 – Transition from Late 90s to the Y2K era.(VERY late 90s)
1999-2000 – Quintessential Y2K era
2000-2001 –  Solid Y2K year with early 2000s influences coming
2001-2002 – Solid early 2000s
2002-2003 – Quintessential early 00s
2003-2004 – Transition from early 2000s to mid-2000s.(Beginning of the core 00s)
2004-2005 – Quintessential mid-2000s
2005-2006 – Solid Mid-2000s , but late 2000s are being ushered in
2006-2007 – Beginning of the Late 2000s  with some mid-2000s influences still there
2007-2008 – Quintessential late 2000s (End of the core 00s)
2008-2009 – VERY late 2000s (Transition from 00s to 10s culture)
2009-2010 – Solid Early 2010s culutrally
2010-2011 – Quintessential early 2010s
2011-2012 – Solid Early 2010s 
2012-2013 – The main transition from early 2010s to mid-2010s.
2013-2014 – Final transition from early 2010s to mid 2010s(Beginning of the core 10s)
2014-2015 – Solid mid 2010s
2015-2016 – Looking to be the quintessential mid 10s season

And if we are going by just years overall, Again this just MY thoughts
1982: Quintessential early 80s year
1985: Quintessential mid 80s year
1989: Quintessential late 80s year
1992: Quintessential early 90s year
1996: Quintessential mid 90s year
1997: Quintessential late 90s year
1999: Quintessential Y2k year
2002: Quintessential early 2000s year
2005: Quintessential mid 2000s year
2007: Quintessential Late 2000s
2011: Quintessential early 2010s year
2015: Quintessential mid 10s year

Infintity is almost spot on, but imo the 2002-03 school year was the EPITOME of the early 00s! Come on Yu Gi Oh was in it's prime during that school year!


It definitely was, but 2001-2002 was the immediate aftermath of 9/11, during which the patriotic resurgence was most prominent. 2002-2003, on the other hand, saw the beginning of the Iraq War and even the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Infintity is almost spot on, but imo the 2002-03 school year was the EPITOME of the early 00s! Come on Yu Gi Oh was in it's prime during that school year!


I think there are some cases when it comes to quintessential periods, it's best to go by the full year instead of the school year, while it other cases it's best to go by school year instead of full year. For example, for the quintessential late 2000's, I can't say 2007 as a whole or 2008 as a whole was quintessential because early 2007 or late 2008 were not quintessential to the late 2000's, so I pick 2007-08, or Fall 2007-Summer 2008 as the quintessential late 2000's. When it comes to the early 2000's, I don't think 2001-02 or 2002-03 were quintessential because late 2001 didn't feel quintessential to the early 2000's yet while early 2003 didn't feel quintessential to the early 2000's anymore due to 50 cent making his debut and That's So Raven premiering, so I just pick the entire year of 2002 as quintessential to the early 2000's. When it comes to the early 2010's, I'm find with picking 2010-11 or 2011 as a whole as quintessential to the early 2010's.

As for my memories of the 2008-2009 school year itself, I can say it was roughly the period that music started to improve, thanks to electropop slowly replacing snap. It was also when I first got my Facebook account, though even my first memories with the site are a mixed bag, as the site stirred up more drama than it brought me closer to my classmates. I was still a huge fan of AVGN, which was still in its golden era at the time. I rediscovered my love for theatre after seeing my school's production of The Pirates of Penzance, especially thanks to the person who played Major General Stanley. This was my first year as part of my school's student jazz combo, which was a lot of fun to be a part of. I sustained a knee injury in the spring, which prevented me from being in shape for track season. Eurobeat was still pretty much the only thing I listened to regularly during this time, though I was just starting to get more interested in popular music again for said reasons. 2008-2009 was not only my school's centennial, but also the final year of our headmaster's 26-year administration, as well as the last school year before the introduction of a sixth grade.

All I heard in the news was The economy, the economy, and more the economy, during this era.  :D

All I heard in the news was The economy, the economy, and more the economy, during this era.  :D


Yeah, the economy was really bad at that time.  It was a good time to still be in school and it wasn't a good time to be graduating college.

Yeah, the economy was really bad at that time.  It was a good time to still be in school and it wasn't a good time to be graduating college.


Are you over 22?

Are you over 22?

He's 30.

He's 30.


How did you know?  :o

How did you know?  :o

He says he was born in 1985 sometimes when he comments.

Ahhh this one was very changeful. I witnessed the election and inauguration of Obama; music switched from Ringtone Rap to Electro-pop; fashion was all colorful and smaller; Emo was still there during the first half although Scene was taking over; Youtube was fantastic for anything; I gave presentations to Freshman English classes for Disability Awareness; CN was decent (much better than the last 2 years) and this is the year the Twilight Craze began as well.  ;D

CN was decent (much better than the last 2 years)


Really!? This was the same school year Toonami got cancelled and CN Real debuted! That was the lowest point in CN history with barely any original programming! CN didn't get good again until around 2010 to early 2011. While CN was already getting bad by the 2006-2007 school year (which is when I began to loose interest in CN) at least it still had most of its original shows going on, Toonami was still alive despite me losing interest in the block, and Cartoon Cartoon Top 5 was still there. I'd still take that year over 2008-2009 any day.

Really!? This was the same school year Toonami got cancelled and CN Real debuted! That was the lowest point in CN history with barely any original programming! CN didn't get good again until around 2010 to early 2011. While CN was already getting bad by the 2006-2007 school year (whfich is when I began to loose interest in CN) at least it still had most of its original shows going on, Toonami was still alive despite me losing interest in the block, and Cartoon Cartoon Top 5 was still there. I'd still take that year over 2008-2009 any day.

I agree CN was at its worst this school year and the next one(09-10)

Yeah, the economy was really bad at that time.  It was a good time to still be in school and it wasn't a good time to be graduating college.


Yeah... thank god I was about 8 when the economic crisis happened. I didn't really watch the news back then, but I would've been bored to death with people talking about the economy sucking over and over again.

CN was decent (much better than the last 2 years)


Well... CN only had a few good shows back in the 2008-2009 school year. I'll rather take the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years rather than what you said. At least they were better.

This was the last time in my life when I was a sane and happy person. My preteens were this short window period when I was not the crybaby kid I was from 2-8, but I was not an angsty teen yet.

CN was at it's worst during the summer of 09 and the 09-10 school year. It was still bad during the 08-09 school year but at least cn real wasn't on at all during this school year.

CN was at it's worst during the summer of 09 and the 09-10 school year. It was still bad during the 08-09 school year but at least cn real wasn't on at all during this school year.

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Exactly even though CN was bad during the 08-09 school year it was nowhere as horrid as the summer of 09 and 09-10 school year.

Exactly even though CN was bad during the 08-09 school year it was nowhere as horrid as the summer of 09 and 09-10 school year.


At least things have been better since 09-10 Cartoon Network. Can't believe they thought having live action stuff would work on a "Cartoon" Network.

Yeah, the economy was really bad at that time.  It was a good time to still be in school and it wasn't a good time to be graduating college.


Tell me about it! The 2008-09 school year was actually was last year in college, meaning that I had the misfortune of graduating in the Spring of 2009, which was when the Great Recession was at it's absolute worst point. Unemployment, for example, peaked at 10% around June or July of 2009, I believe. Things were so bad at that time that it took me over a year just to get called in for a job interview after I got my diploma.

I know this could be debated, but has there ever been a worse year (since maybe the Great Depression) to graduate college than 2009? I mean, sure, the economy sucked in the '70s, and the recessions in the early '80s, early '90s, and early '00s were all pretty bad, but 2009 was just atrocious with those hundreds of thousands of jobs being lost every month. 2008 and 2010 weren't that much better either, for that matter. Really, all of us Core Millennials born in 1986, 1987 and 1988 got hosed. >:(

Sorry if it sounds like I'm hating on 2008-09, by the way. I actually liked the pop culture of that school year overall, but the bad economy just loomed large over everything for those of us in the job market at that time.

Tell me about it! The 2008-09 school year was actually was last year in college, meaning that I had the misfortune of graduating in the Spring of 2009, which was when the Great Recession was at it's absolute worst point. Unemployment, for example, peaked at 10% around June or July of 2009, I believe. Things were so bad at that time that it took me over a year just to get called in for a job interview after I got my diploma.

I know this could be debated, but has there ever been a worse year (since maybe the Great Depression) to graduate college than 2009? I mean, sure, the economy sucked in the '70s, and the recessions in the early '80s, early '90s, and early '00s were all pretty bad, but 2009 was just atrocious with those hundreds of thousands of jobs being lost every month. 2008 and 2010 weren't that much better either, for that matter. Really, all of us Core Millennials born in 1986, 1987 and 1988 got hosed. >:(

Sorry if it sounds like I'm hating on 2008-09, by the way. I actually liked the pop culture of that school year overall, but the bad economy just loomed large over everything for those of us in the job market at that time.


7th grade year of middle school for me, so many adjustments in my personal life from that transitional summer of 2008 and the absolute worst grade of middle school for me. Summer 2009 payed off though and 8th grade (2009-10) was a lot better, but still not perfect though.

Really!? This was the same school year Toonami got cancelled and CN Real debuted! That was the lowest point in CN history with barely any original programming! CN didn't get good again until around 2010 to early 2011. While CN was already getting bad by the 2006-2007 school year (which is when I began to loose interest in CN) at least it still had most of its original shows going on, Toonami was still alive despite me losing interest in the block, and Cartoon Cartoon Top 5 was still there. I'd still take that year over 2008-2009 any day.



Well... CN only had a few good shows back in the 2008-2009 school year. I'll rather take the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years rather than what you said. At least they were better.


Yes really! I watched CN during those two years you listed and they were awful as ever. The only shows that were decent were Ben 10, Camp Lazlo, Pokemon, C/O 3000, Foster's Home, KND, Billy & Mandy and the shows on Toonami. The bumpers were definitely bland; the rest of the other shows were stale; there were no more Fridays (it was basically there for the first part of the 2006-07 year as it ended in February). I did like the Grim Adventure TV movie that came out at that time though. As for the next one, it was even worse. There was a live-action show on the network (Out of Jimmy's head); some shows I listed were ending or not airing as much anymore and a few were excellent; the bumpers were dull and then there was Fried Dynamite which was a replacement for the Fridays block (which I didn't like as all). This is also the first year that Snyder was entirely president of CN (during the previous one, he was partially as it began with Samples as president).

Now the reason why the 2008-09 CN was great for me is that it had much better shows such as The Clone Wars, Secret Saturdays, Ben 10: AF, TDI (it wasn't that bad), Chowder, Flapjack and Johnny Test (only the first 3 seasons); in the bumpers, the characters were able to take form of the noods and even interact with each other (which had not been seen since the City era) and were full of art as the characters were able to splatter with each other which was sweet and the channel lasted until 11pm (that's when AS would switch in until it was changed to 10pm) extending CN to 14 hours. The things I didn't like was there was no Toonami :\'(, certain shows, the movie block and the wedgie shorts. OTT, it was magnificent (much better than what was going to come next in the 2009-10 year, but PH and the City eras still take the cake for excellence in everything) 


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You got that right. That was definitely a mistake for adding that block. Most the shows on that block were basically gone by the time year was ending.

The 2008-2009 school year was a really fun time for me.. I was in Grade 8. I look back at that time with a lot of nostalgia. The only sad thing though was at the end when Michael Jackson died.  :(

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Well, there's modern Nickelodeon, and I would say it's even worse than CN Real. At least THAT block didn't shove random pop cultural references into kids' mouths. Especially when they encourage kids to sign up on social media sites.

Tell me about it! The 2008-09 school year was actually was last year in college, meaning that I had the misfortune of graduating in the Spring of 2009, which was when the Great Recession was at it's absolute worst point. Unemployment, for example, peaked at 10% around June or July of 2009, I believe. Things were so bad at that time that it took me over a year just to get called in for a job interview after I got my diploma.

I know this could be debated, but has there ever been a worse year (since maybe the Great Depression) to graduate college than 2009? I mean, sure, the economy sucked in the '70s, and the recessions in the early '80s, early '90s, and early '00s were all pretty bad, but 2009 was just atrocious with those hundreds of thousands of jobs being lost every month. 2008 and 2010 weren't that much better either, for that matter. Really, all of us Core Millennials born in 1986, 1987 and 1988 got hosed. >:(

Sorry if it sounds like I'm hating on 2008-09, by the way. I actually liked the pop culture of that school year overall, but the bad economy just loomed large over everything for those of us in the job market at that time.


Economic-wise, there's the Great Depression, that terribly affected the American economy from 1929-1939. A whole decade, instead of just two plain years. I mean, the Great Recession was bad, but not as long nor bad as the one in the '30s.

Excuse me the 08-09 school year was the Quintessential late 2000s school year. It built upon everything and accumulated what had happened during the 07-08 school year.


I'm pretty sure everyone here agrees that 2007-2008 was the quintessential late 2000s school year. Hell, I'll agree with them since it wasn't a transition towards the pop culture at the time.

I'm pretty sure everyone here agrees that 2007-2008 was the quintessential late 2000s school year. Hell, I'll agree with them since it wasn't a transition towards the pop culture at the time.


It seems like a lot of people actually consider 2008-2009 the quintessential late 2000s school year because they associate things like the election of Obama, Lady Gaga, the onset of the Great Recession, and Facebook with the late 2000s instead of the early 2010s. I personally disagree with that notion, but I can still sort of understand.

It seems like a lot of people actually consider 2008-2009 the quintessential late 2000s school year because they associate things like the election of Obama, Lady Gaga, the onset of the Great Recession, and Facebook with the late 2000s instead of the early 2010s. I personally disagree with that notion, but I can still sort of understand.


Thank you, see I'm not the only one that sees the 2008-2009 school year as the quintessential late 2000s school year.

I could see why some would think this school year was the peak of late 00s culutre. But a lot of things I associate with early 10s were being ushered during this time, so I gotta give that honor to the 2007-08 season with 2007 being the overall year.

It seems like a lot of people actually consider 2008-2009 the quintessential late 2000s school year because they associate things like the election of Obama, Lady Gaga, the onset of the Great Recession, and Facebook with the late 2000s instead of the early 2010s. I personally disagree with that notion, but I can still sort of understand.


Wouldn't that make 2009-10 the quintessential year? In 2008-09 most those things were still being established.

Yeah... thank god I was about 8 when the economic crisis happened. I didn't really watch the news back then, but I would've been bored to death with people talking about the economy sucking over and over again.


Boredom? I was depressed! And angry. >:(

I think I mentioned in another thread that I went through a communist phase in this school year, or "socialist anarchist" if that sounds any better. I read the Ernst Mendel's "Marxist Economic Theory" and "Failed States" by Noam Chomskyand even joined a communist forum online. Sander's revolution ain't got nothing on mine, I was gonna smash the system! ;D

But towards the end of the year and the next, I grew out of it.

Boredom? I was depressed! And angry. >:(

I think I mentioned in another thread that I went through a communist phase in this school year, or "socialist anarchist" if that sounds any better. I read the Ernst Mendel's "Marxist Economic Theory" and "Failed States" by Noam Chomskyand even joined a communist forum online. Sander's revolution ain't got nothing on mine, I was gonna smash the system! ;D

But towards the end of the year and the next, I grew out of it.


You're lucky that you don't live in the United States. If you basically mentioned anything about communism, especially towards conservatives, then you're fu*cked.

You're lucky that you don't live in the United States. If you basically mentioned anything about communism, especially towards conservatives, then you're fu*cked.


Haha, yeah. My university has a pretty huge communist club and their posters are everywhere. Probably don't see that in the US very often. I got dragged into a socialist club event by an acquaintance too (because I told him I voted for the "socialist" party in both 2011 elections, as did everyone under 35 then), they talked about the eminent class warfare and smashing bank windows, 2 revolutionary 4 me. Occupy Toronto happened a few weeks later and the social democratic party won the balance of power in the election so maybe they were onto something LOL.

Boredom? I was depressed! And angry. >:(

I think I mentioned in another thread that I went through a communist phase in this school year, or "socialist anarchist" if that sounds any better. I read the Ernst Mendel's "Marxist Economic Theory" and "Failed States" by Noam Chomskyand even joined a communist forum online. Sander's revolution ain't got nothing on mine, I was gonna smash the system! ;D

But towards the end of the year and the next, I grew out of it.


Cooooooooool down!  ;D

Lady Gaga was huge this era/school year.

Cooooooooool down!  ;D


All three levels of government are left-wing right now for me. The revolution is complete. 8)


Lady Gaga was huge this era/school year.


The amount of press she got was insane. People couldn't stop talking about her.

All three levels of government are left-wing right now for me. The revolution is complete. 8)

The amount of press she got was insane. People couldn't stop talking about her.


You lean towards Democrat?  :D

Haha, yeah. My university has a pretty huge communist club and their posters are everywhere. Probably don't see that in the US very often. I got dragged into a socialist club event by an acquaintance too (because I told him I voted for the "socialist" party in both 2011 elections, as did everyone under 35 then), they talked about the eminent class warfare and smashing bank windows, 2 revolutionary 4 me. Occupy Toronto happened a few weeks later and the social democratic party won the balance of power in the election so maybe they were onto something LOL.


Sounds like Canadians are more welcome to socialists/communists. I don't see any problem with that, since both ideals aren't that serious. It's 2016, and yet if you mentioned the idea of communism here in the US, you're asking for political armageddon.

You lean towards Democrat?  :D


For American politics? Obviously :P

For Canadian politics... err, it's complicated because we either have 4-5 parties or zero parties (independents only) depending on the election ;D. I generally vote left-wing, but I voted for a centre-right lady for city councillor two years ago (but she lost).

For American politics? Obviously :P

For Canadian politics... err, it's complicated because we either have 4-5 parties or zero parties (independents only) depending on the election ;D. I generally vote left-wing, but I voted for a centre-right lady for city councillor two years ago (but she lost).

I usually vote NDP but ever since Mulcair became leader I vote for Liberal now. I voted for NDP for Alberta and I am happy I did despite the criticisms.

I usually vote NDP but ever since Mulcair became leader I vote for Liberal now. I voted for NDP for Alberta and I am happy I did despite the criticisms.


Same. :D I don't hate Mulcair, I just hated Harper enough to vote Liberal in 2015, and I'm happy with them so far so I see no reason to switch back. But in the 2011 and 2014 federal and provincial elections I voted NDP.

I've heard crazy thing about Alberta politics recently. Like a farmers protest turned into a white supremacist rally outside the legislature :o

I've heard crazy thing about Alberta politics recently. Like a farmers protest turned into a white supremacist rally outside the legislature :o

Yup, it's kinda sad some Albertans are acting like the premier is Donald Trump. I have no problem with the government so far and they even froze tuition which is great for me as a student.

Yup, it's kinda sad some Albertans are acting like the premier is Donald Trump. I have no problem with the government so far and they even froze tuition which is great for me as a student.


Damn, that's awesome! :D I was angry at the Ontario Liberals because under them, tuition pretty much goes up 3-5% every year, but in 2017-18 they are going to be giving free tuition (in the form of grants) to everyone with families earning under $50k, which significantly improved my opinion of them, even though I won't ever see the benefits of that.

Wouldn't that make 2009-10 the quintessential year? In 2008-09 most those things were still being established.


Well, Obama was not elected during 2009-2010, and too many clear early 2010s things were arriving by that point, i.e. Glee, Ke$ha, iPhones being common, while other things associated with the late 2000s, such as snap, Timbaland's golden age, etc. were already over.

Wouldn't that make 2009-10 the quintessential year? In 2008-09 most those things were still being established.


Here's why the 2010-11 school year, or Fall 2010-Summer 2011 was the quintessential early 2010's period.

The release of Call of Duty Black Ops and the Kinect for XBOX 360, which kicked off the second half of 7th generation gaming

The peak of Barack Obama's 1st term

Electropop era of music peaked and it was the last full school year of clean hip hop and R&B before trap rap took over the following year

Angry Birds game and merchandise peaked

Jersey Shore peaked

Breaking Bad peaked

Glee peaked

The Walking Dead premiered

First school year with Adventure Time and Regular Show, which got very popular quickly and brought CN back from the dead, as well as started a new Renaissance Age for cartoons too

the last full school year with leftover 2000's cultural movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Shrek: Happy Ever After, Toy Story 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, etc. and also the Marvel Cinematic Universe was still very young in phase 1 like Iron Man 2 and Thor.

Windows 7 & up era started peaking


These are all the facts I've used to support my opinion on why late 2010-mid 2011 was the peak of early 2010's culture.

Here's why the 2010-11 school year, or Fall 2010-Summer 2011 was the quintessential early 2010's period.

The release of Call of Duty Black Ops and the Kinect for XBOX 360, which kicked off the second half of 7th generation gaming

The peak of Barack Obama's 1st term

Electropop era of music peaked and it was the last full school year of clean hip hop and R&B before trap rap took over the following year

Angry Birds game and merchandise peaked

Jersey Shore peaked

Breaking Bad peaked

Glee peaked

The Walking Dead premiered

First school year with Adventure Time and Regular Show, which got very popular quickly and brought CN back from the dead, as well as started a new Renaissance Age for cartoons too

the last full school year with leftover 2000's cultural movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Shrek: Happy Ever After, Toy Story 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, etc. and also the Marvel Cinematic Universe was still very young in phase 1 like Iron Man 2 and Thor.

Windows 7 & up era started peaking


These are all the facts I've used to support my opinion on why late 2010-mid 2011 was the peak of early 2010's culture.





Basically 2011 was the peak of early 10s culutre!

Here's why the 2010-11 school year, or Fall 2010-Summer 2011 was the quintessential early 2010's period.

The release of Call of Duty Black Ops and the Kinect for XBOX 360, which kicked off the second half of 7th generation gaming

The peak of Barack Obama's 1st term

Electropop era of music peaked and it was the last full school year of clean hip hop and R&B before trap rap took over the following year

Angry Birds game and merchandise peaked

Jersey Shore peaked

Breaking Bad peaked

Glee peaked

The Walking Dead premiered

First school year with Adventure Time and Regular Show, which got very popular quickly and brought CN back from the dead, as well as started a new Renaissance Age for cartoons too

the last full school year with leftover 2000's cultural movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Shrek: Happy Ever After, Toy Story 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, etc. and also the Marvel Cinematic Universe was still very young in phase 1 like Iron Man 2 and Thor.

Windows 7 & up era started peaking


These are all the facts I've used to support my opinion on why late 2010-mid 2011 was the peak of early 2010's culture.


I was talking about the late 2000s ;D

Wouldn't that make 2009-10 the quintessential year? In 2008-09 most those things were still being established.



I was talking about the late 2000s ;D


That doesn't make sense. Look at what I explained on my two charts. If 2010-2011 was the quintessential early 2010's year when those stuff would have been established throughout 2008-2009 (the transition) and almost complete by 2009-2010 (first true early 2010's year), so how could those be quintessential late 2000's years? The quintessential late 2000's school year was 2007-2008 bro. I'll explain why if you need me too.

That doesn't make sense. Look at what I explained on my two charts. If 2010-2011 was the quintessential early 2010's year when those stuff would have been established throughout 2008-2009 (the transition) and almost complete by 2009-2010 (first true early 2010's year), so how could those be quintessential late 2000's years? The quintessential late 2000's school year was 2007-2008 bro. I'll explain why if you need me too.


I was replying to Infinity's comments about how some people see Obama, Facebook, electro pop, recession as a late 2000s thing which would have made 2008-09 the quintessential year.

I was replying to Infinity's comments about how some people see Obama, Facebook, electro pop, recession as a late 2000s thing which would have made 2008-09 the quintessential year.


Obama's election and campaign are quintessential late 2000's, but his inauguration and presidency are 2010's things, and you have to keep in mind that Obama's election and "Yes We Can" campaign occurred throughout late 2007 through most of 2008, which was part of the quintessential late 2000's period from 2007-2008. His inauguration in 2009 (which was part of the 2008-2009 school year) set up his presidency (or 1st term) which is clearly part of early 2010's culture. It's just like how the inauguration of George Bush and his presidency define the early 2000's, not late 90's. It doesn't make sense for the electropop era to define the late 2000's. The electropop era started in 2008 and peaked throughout 2009-2012, therefore it's more early 2010's than late 2000's. I agree with the recession being late 2000's, since it technically started in 2007. Facebook definitely peaked for more of the early 2010's too. 2007-2008 was the last time Myspace was predominantly popular. 2008-2009 was the transition from Myspace to Facebook in popularity, and by 2009-2010 Facebook peaked, which continued until 2011-2012.

First time I heard of Obama was summer of 2008 I think. Not sure when others heard of him. There was no Yes We Can in 2007.

I don't see 2007 as the late 00's culturally. I think the cultural shift into the late 00's/2010's was in 2008 when Lady Gaga came out, electro pop became popular, new black president, economic crisis, etc.

I don't see 2007 as the late 00's culturally. I think the cultural shift into the late 00's/2010's was in 2008 when Lady Gaga came out, electro pop became popular, new black president, economic crisis, etc.

I disagree with this. 2007 had 7th gen gaming, Hannah Montana, Jonas Bros, hatred against the Bush administration; all are late 00s to me.

First time I heard of Obama was summer of 2008 I think. Not sure when others heard of him. There was no Yes We Can in 2007.


I agree. I don't think anybody has even mentioned Obama's candidacy until early 2008 at least. Hell, my parents didn't even mention anything about him until 2008.

I agree. I don't think anybody has even mentioned Obama's candidacy until early 2008 at least. Hell, my parents didn't even mention anything about him until 2008.


Still part of the 2007-08 school year though. Spring & Summer 2008 was the peak of Obama's election and Yes We Can campaign. By Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Obama was elected and inaugurated which set up his presidency for most of the 2010's.

I disagree with this. 2007 had 7th gen gaming, Hannah Montana, Jonas Bros, hatred against the Bush administration; all are late 00s to me.


I agree 100%, all those peaked throughout the late 2000's. Personally for me I'd go with Fall 2007-Summer 2008 as the quintessential late 2000's instead of 2007 or 2008 as a whole, but I think I've said this way too many times though  ;D

Still part of the 2007-08 school year though. Spring & Summer 2008 was the peak of Obama's election and Yes We Can campaign. By Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Obama was elected and inaugurated which set up his presidency for most of the 2010's.


Well yeah, but Obama wasn't popular throughout the first half of the 2007-08 school year.

Still part of the 2007-08 school year though. Spring & Summer 2008 was the peak of Obama's election and Yes We Can campaign. By Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Obama was elected and inaugurated which set up his presidency for most of the 2010's.


The peak of Obama's campaign? Do you mean the beginning? I'm pretty sure the mania built up bigger and bigger as we got closer to the election, so that would obviously be 2008-09 school year.

Anyway, I agree that 2007-08 is the peak late 2000s school year, but not because of anything to do with Obama.

2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years are the peak school years of late 2000s culture.

2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years are the peak school years of late 2000s culture.


There may only be one! >:(

There may only be one! >:(


And it's 2007-2008.

There may only be one! >:(


NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  >:(

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  >:(


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Myspace/Facebook coexistence, Obama election, Electropop, Blackberries/fliphones. Peak of late 2000s culture. Mid 2000s SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  8-P

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  >:(

You are lucky 2007-08 even performed for you bastards! Leave 2007-08 alone! All you people want is MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE.

Everyday was Caturday.

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You are lucky 2007-08 even performed for you bastards! Leave 2007-08 alone! All you people want is MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE.

Everyday was Caturday.

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F*ck 2007-2008. 2008-2009 is the sh*t

F*ck 2007-2008. 2008-2009 is the sh*t


2009-10 school year was the best if we're all being honest.

There may only be one! >:(


and it's 2007-2008 without a question  ;)

not only 2008-2009 cannot be the peak of late 2000's culture, but it's also the transition from late 2000's to early 2010's culture. 2008-2009 was 50% late 2000's and 50% early 2010's, it was like the elderly late 2000's but the baby early 2010's.

2009-10 school year was the best if we're all being honest.


Eww get that f*cking cancerous year out of my face. I f*cking hated it. 2010-2011 school year was the sheesh and then 2011-2012 school year had to come and f*uck everything up with it's sh*tiness. I'd take the 2007-2008 school year anyday over the crappy 2009-2010 school year but let's all admit the 2008-2009 school year was dope.

and it's 2007-2008 without a question  ;)

not only 2008-2009 cannot be the peak of late 2000's culture, but it's also the transition from late 2000's to early 2010's culture. 2008-2009 was 50% late 2000's and 50% early 2010's, it was like the elderly late 2000's but the baby early 2010's.


Bitch please 07-08 wish it was 08-09. But in all seriousness I would say the 08-09 school year is 65% late 2000s and 35% early 2010s.

Eww get that f*cking cancerous year out of my face. I f*cking hated it. 2010-2011 school year was the sheesh and then 2011-2012 school year had to come and f*uck everything up with it's sh*tiness. I'd take the 2007-2008 school year anyday over the crappy 2009-2010 school year but let's all admit the 2008-2009 school year was dope.

2008-09 has too much 2000s in it for it to be any good. 2009-10 is the first year of human purity. 2011-12 is probably my second favourite school year. 2010-11 is my favourite year that I wasn't in school for LOL

2008-09 has too much 2000s in it for it to be any good. 2009-10 is the first year of human purity. 2011-12 is probably my second favourite school year. 2010-11 is my favourite year that I wasn't in school for LOL


2008-2009 is the peak of the late 2000s

2008-2009 is the peak of the late 2000s


Tragic.

Myspace/Facebook coexistence, Obama election, Electropop, Blackberries/fliphones. Peak of late 2000s culture. Mid 2000s SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  8-P


I thought you liked the mid 2000s.

Tragic.


Only good school year from the early 2010s is 2010-2011

Only good school year from the early 2010s is 2010-2011


No I'm pretty sure 2009-10 and 2011-12 was amazing. You might be letting the greatness of 2010-11 blind you to the greatness of the other years. While I'm aware that Katy Perry's album came out in 2010-11 school year, the California Gurls single came out May 2010, which is 2009-10 school year.

Only good school year from the early 2010s is 2010-2011


Eh... even though I did enjoy it, it wasn't as good as early-mid 2010. Sorry, I just like most of my stuff 2000s-esque.

Bitch please 07-08 wish it was 08-09. But in all seriousness I would say the 08-09 school year is 65% late 2000s and 35% early 2010s.


Why the f*ck do you want 2007-2008 to be like 2008-2009? It makes no sense. Just like the years, goddamnit. This isn't a battle between 2000s and 2010s years, we're just have a tranquil conservation over the late 2000s. That's it, man.

I thought you liked the mid 2000s.


I'm sorry for being so mean. IMO the 2008-2009 school year is the peak of the late 2000s culture. You all say it was a year of transition but isn't that what the late 2000s were a time of change and setting up the early 2010s. Well the 2008-2009 school year basically defines that era.

No I'm pretty sure 2009-10 and 2011-12 was amazing. You might be letting the greatness of 2010-11 blind you to the greatness of the other years. While I'm aware that Katy Perry's album came out in 2010-11 school year, the California Gurls single came out May 2010, which is 2009-10 school year.


I'm agreeing with a lot of what you say. I really liked 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 pop culturally, in fact, those were my favorite early 2010's school years. For my personal life it's definitely 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, especially that epic summer of 2011 I had. I hated 2012-2013 because I blame that school year for giving birth to a lot of mid 2010's influences I hated, but 2013-2014 was awesome for me since it offered a lot of the positive. Katy Perry's best albums IMO were Teenage Dream and Prism, which came out my freshman (2010-11) and senior (2013-14) years of high school!

I'm agreeing with a lot of what you say. I really liked 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 pop culturally, in fact, those were my favorite early 2010's school years. For my personal life it's definitely 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, especially that epic summer of 2011 I had. I hated 2012-2013 because I blame that school year for giving birth to a lot of mid 2010's influences I hated, but 2013-2014 was awesome for me since it offered a lot of the positive. Katy Perry's best albums IMO were Teenage Dream and Prism, which came out my freshman (2010-11) and senior (2013-14) years of high school!

Ironically 2012-13 was the only year of my personal life I enjoyed, because I HATED my high school/teenage years! I only liked 2009-10 pop culturally.

Ironically 2012-13 was the only year of my personal life I enjoyed, because I HATED my high school/teenage years! I only liked 2009-10 pop culturally.


I thought you liked the early 2000s, pop culture wise.

I thought you liked the early 2000s, pop culture wise.

Of course I love the early 2000s... Do you mean the early 2010s? Cause pop culture wise I liked 2010 and 2012, but didn't like 2011. I'm also counting half of 2013 too, so I liked that as well.

Of course I love the early 2000s... Do you mean the early 2010s? Cause pop culture wise I liked 2010 and 2012, but didn't like 2011.


But... 2011 had Call Me Maybe... >:(

edit: oh wait that was 2012. Okay, 2011 had T.G.I.F

But... 2011 had Call Me Maybe... >:(

2012.

But... 2011 had Call Me Maybe... >:(

I just liked that year for the movies, tv, and the sports; specifically the Olympics.

2012.


What about the Friday song?

What about the Friday song?


that was 2011, and everyone knew that was horrible

Of course I love the early 2000s... Do you mean the early 2010s? Cause pop culture wise I liked 2010 and 2012, but didn't like 2011. I'm also counting half of 2013 too, so I liked that as well.


No, I meant the early 2000s.

that was 2011, and everyone knew that was horrible


But it was fun! ;D

But it was fun! ;D


You call that song fun and call some other recent ones horrible? Oh please, that song was a complete joke and a disgrace to mankind.  8-P

Miley Cyrus- We Can't Stop & Wrecking Ball, Selena Gomez- Come and Get It, Daft Punk- Get Lucky (overrated and annoying as hell), and Lorde- Royals were just as irritating to my ears as well.

You call that song fun and call some other recent ones horrible? Oh please, that song was a complete joke and a disgrace to mankind.  8-P

"Fun" would be "Macarena," "5,6,7,8," "Barbie Girl," and maybe even "What Does the Fox Say?". "Friday" is for ear-masochists.

You call that song fun and call some other recent ones horrible? Oh please, that song was a complete joke and a disgrace to mankind.  8-P

Miley Cyrus- We Can't Stop & Wrecking Ball, Selena Gomez- Come and Get It, Daft Punk- Get Lucky (overrated and annoying as hell), and Lorde- Royals were just as irritating to my ears as well.


How is it not fun though? It captures the spirit of every Friday in 2011 perfectly. Partyin' partyin' Yeah! Partyin' partyin' Yeah! Fun. Fun. Fun. Fun. Looking forward to the weekend! My coworkers used to sing it all the time every Friday. ;D

T.G.I.F by Katy Perry also came out that year. Just goes to show that 2011 had the best Fridays.

I liked Royals and Daft Punk, but yeah, the other songs you listed suck. For Selena Gomez though, I really liked her song "Like A Love Song" and that was 2011.

How is it not fun though? It captures the spirit of every Friday in 2011 perfectly. Partyin' partyin' Yeah! Partyin' partyin' Yeah! Fun. Fun. Fun. Fun. Looking forward to the weekend! My coworkers used to sing it all the time every Friday. ;D

T.G.I.F by Katy Perry also came out that year. Just goes to show that 2011 had the best Fridays.

I liked Royals, but yeah, the other songs you listed suck. For Selena Gomez though, I really liked her song "Like A Love Song" and that was 2011.


If this was serious, then I don't think a lot of people cared about the song. For one thing, they despised the song so much, that it was one of the most-disliked YouTube videos.

"Fun" would be "Macarena," "5,6,7,8," "Barbie Girl," and maybe even "What Does the Fox Say?". "Friday" is for ear-masochists.


It's "so bad it's good" to me.  ;D


If this was serious, then I don't think a lot of people cared about the song. For one thing, they despised the song so much, that it was one of the most-disliked YouTube videos.


I'm half-serious. I mean, I know the song is terrible, that's the reason it got popular. But it's exactly because it's so terrible that I like it. I liked the vibe of the time it came out, people didn't take themselves too seriously and just kicked back and sang along to a cheesy ass song. It completely fits my personality. ;D

It's "so bad it's good" to me.  ;D

That describes the songs I just listed. "Friday" is just so bad it's bad!

That describes the songs I just listed. "Friday" is just so bad it's bad!

It's a pretty good sing-along song though.

2012.

Call me Maybe was released in 2011. The first time I heard it was around November of 2011.

Call me Maybe was released in 2011. The first time I heard it was around November of 2011.


Yeah, I remember singing it at my first semester in university. People using lines from it to pick up girls, and other things like asking where the washroom is. Turns out it released October 2011 in Canada, and February 2012 in the US.  So over here it is a 2011 song, further proving that 2011 was GOAT.

It's a pretty good sing-along song though.


Unless you pretty much hated the song to death.

Yeah, I remember singing it at my first semester in university. People using lines from it to pick up girls, and other things like asking where the washroom is. Turns out it released October 2011 in Canada, and February 2012 in the US.  So over here it is a 2011 song, further proving that 2011 was GOAT.

Yeah it was on the radio late 2011. I got sick of the song by March 2012 just in time when Americans had to put it on replay again.  ;D It was a good song but very overplayed.

Yeah it was on the radio late 2011. I got sick of the song by March 2012 just in time when Americans had to put it on replay again.  ;D It was a good song but very overplayed.


;D True that.

No, I meant the early 2000s.

Of course, the early 00s were the most fun years and 2005 & 2008 were as well.

Call me Maybe was released in 2011. The first time I heard it was around November of 2011.

Really? Oh, but I forgot you're in Canada maybe it came out earlier there. Or maybe I don't remember it in late 2011! ;D
Ok, but I mainly associate it with 2012. Since the summer that's all I heard!

It's a pretty good sing-along song though.


To be fair, the song is astronomically improved via this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8blNEcCkDY

To be fair, the song is astronomically improved via this:


See, he had a lot of fun making that video.  :D

Yesterday was Tuesday, Tuesday.
Today it is Wednesday, Wednesday.
We we we so excited. We so excited.
We're gonna have a ball today.

Tommorow is Thursday, and Friday comes afterwards.
I don't want this week to end!

all these kids born between 2000-2005 are getting on my nerves. I was born in 1995. So i was a kid in the late 90s. but i do remember Payphones outside, beepers, cassette tapes,  I remember watching Power Puff Girls, and the first episode of Spongebob when it came out. However, like i said before i was born in '95 so that means my other half of childhood years was in the 2000s when all of these kids were just born. They dont know anything about the hype of cd players, mp3 players or the ipod or iphone or even side kicks. The 90s was a good time thta everybody wants to be apart of!!!

all these kids born between 2000-2005 are getting on my nerves. I was born in 1995. So i was a kid in the late 90s. but i do remember Payphones outside, beepers, cassette tapes,  I remember watching Power Puff Girls, and the first episode of Spongebob when it came out. However, like i said before i was born in '95 so that means my other half of childhood years was in the 2000s when all of these kids were just born. They dont know anything about the hype of cd players, mp3 players or the ipod or iphone or even side kicks. The 90s was a good time thta everybody wants to be apart of!!!


I thought you said you were born 2000. Or are you trying to parody someone?

See, he had a lot of fun making that video.  :D


He expertly conveyed the pathetically insipid madness that the premature soliloquy coughed out to millions of unfortunate observers.

He expertly conveyed the pathetically insipid madness that the premature soliloquy coughed out to millions of unfortunate observers.


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Enough!!!!!

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I thought you said you were born 2000. Or are you trying to parody someone?

I think he was doing satire! lol

all these kids born between 2000-2005 are getting on my nerves. I was born in 1995. So i was a kid in the late 90s. but i do remember Payphones outside, beepers, cassette tapes,  I remember watching Power Puff Girls, and the first episode of Spongebob when it came out. However, like i said before i was born in '95 so that means my other half of childhood years was in the 2000s when all of these kids were just born. They dont know anything about the hype of cd players, mp3 players or the ipod or iphone or even side kicks. The 90s was a good time thta everybody wants to be apart of!!!


I'm sorry you feel this way man and I can't blame you for being sarcastic like this. It's best to ignore the older folks who try to put our generation down. It's just rose colored nostalgia goggles, and the pop culture that's relevant now will be praised like gold years later when people miss what's current right now. Everybody goes through this including myself. You're not the only one. I went through my growing pains on the internet when I was around your age or younger.

Enough!!!!!


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I'm sorry you feel this way man and I can't blame you for being sarcastic like this. It's best to ignore the older folks who try to put our generation down. It's just rose colored nostalgia goggles, and the pop culture that's relevant now will be praised like gold years later when people miss what's current right now. Everybody goes through this including myself. You're not the only one. I went through my growing pains on the internet when I was around your age or younger.


I wrote a forum post in 2007 (when I was 14) about how anyone over 20 playing video games can never get a girlfriend, so I think I was the opposite of being insecure about my age. :o

I got a reply "20 isnt old u n00b"

edit: I looked up the post and it looks like I was trying to troll a 30 year old Sony fanboy. Man, even I don't get my own humour.

I wrote a forum post in 2007 (when I was 14) about how anyone over 20 playing video games can never get a girlfriend, so I think I was the opposite of being insecure about my age. :o

I got a reply "20 isnt old u n00b"

edit: I looked up the post and it looks like I was trying to troll a 30 year old Sony fanboy. Man, even I don't get my own humour.


I'm just glad that most of the stuff that I posted back in my early forum days can't be seen anymore because it's so old that's it's long since been erased from the internet.

Though, sadly, I'm sure there's still a few posts of mine floating around cyberspace somewhere proclaiming that "Limp Bizkit iz da best band eva!" and "Fred Durst>Kurt Cobain". :-[

I first heard of Obama in 2008.  :)

I'm just glad that most of the stuff that I posted back in my early forum days can't be seen anymore because it's so old that's it's long since been erased from the internet.

Though, sadly, I'm sure there's still a few posts of mine floating around cyberspace somewhere proclaiming that "Limp Bizkit iz da best band eva!" and "Fred Durst>Kurt Cobain". :-[


Maybe we can retrieve it for you from archive.org. Just give us your username and the forum name. ;)

Actually, mqg, now that you mention it, I do remember being embarrassed about my age. Not for nostalgia reasons though, but because this dude was born the same year as me.  ;D

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/offtopic-discussion-314159273/would-you-break-up-with-your-gf-if-she-farted-25659053/ (context: his avatar was Rouge the Bat from Sonic)

I'm just glad that most of the stuff that I posted back in my early forum days can't be seen anymore because it's so old that's it's long since been erased from the internet.

Though, sadly, I'm sure there's still a few posts of mine floating around cyberspace somewhere proclaiming that "Limp Bizkit iz da best band eva!" and "Fred Durst>Kurt Cobain". :-[


People can change.  :)

Actually, mqg, now that you mention it, I do remember being embarrassed about my age. Not for nostalgia reasons though, but because this dude was born the same year as me.  ;D

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/offtopic-discussion-314159273/would-you-break-up-with-your-gf-if-she-farted-25659053/ (context: his avatar was Rouge the Bat from Sonic)


Okay, I haven't laughed that hard in quite some time. ;D

I remember Barack Obama's inauguration in January 2009, watching it in my Geology class, in college.

I remember Barack Obama's inauguration in January 2009, watching it in my Geology class, in college.

I remember I watched it in school too. Everyone was saying "this is history in the making" and stuff like that.