Thank you for not including stinky tofu.

In fairness, I don’t think my mom knew what to expect either! There seem to be a lot of folks who recall this movie with fondness. It’s a very politically heavy movie if you watch it again as an adult. Think I’ll stick to Disney.

It was mostly a pre-’90s thing. By then, photocopiers were cost effective enough to start making an appearance at schools. Mine phased out the mimeograph machines by the early ’90s.

I went to a Catholic high school that shared a property with a convent, so every Friday, the place reeked of whatever fish dish was being prepared. We called them Fishy Fridays.

Then you were lucky, because you didn’t have to fight for your favorite markers. Cherry was in high demand!

I was suckered into Columbia House when I was 13, and somehow wound up owing $50. That was the first time I learned what a collection agency was. I wasn’t too happy to part with a night and a half of babysitting money!

As long as you have two X chromosomes, you’re a real woman, whether you’re a size 2 or 22. I see skinny shaming as much as fat shaming—neither are very nice.

The whole list is about the late ’90s. I think the 90201 popularity was waning by the late ’90s compared to shows like “Dawnson’s Creek” or “Buffy.”