1. The importance of layering your (preferably Lacoste) polos.
2. Constantly finding a way to work a Napoleon Dynamite quote into a conversation.
3. Wanting to have shitty car just so it could have a ridiculous (basically undrivable) makeover on Pimp My Ride.
4. When it came to sneakers: THE CHUNKIER THE BETTER.
5. And when it came to dress shoes it had to be a leather sneaker hybrid.
6. Spending way too much time rating people on Hot or Not.
7. Accessorizing your look with leather cuffs and puka shell necklaces...
8. ...and of course, Livestrong bracelets.
9. Thinking there was no one cooler or funnier than Dane Cook.
10. Rocking baggy camo cargo Abercrombie (or possibly Mossimo) shorts.
11. Saying "This is where the magic happens!" every time your friends came into your room.
12. Stocking up on And1 T-shirts and basketball shorts, and wearing them everywhere -- even though you didn't play basketball.
13. Buying one of these magazines "for the articles"...
14. ...or buying these direct-to-DVD sequels, 'cause they were basically porn:
15. Knowing that nothing looked cooler than a trucker cap paired with a big faux-diamond stud earring.
16. Going to Best Buy to physically buy one of these classic albums:
17. Actually really wanting a Dell desktop.
18. How absolutely cool you felt having a flip-phone -- especially if it came with a camera.
19. The fear of having your cell phone taken away by your parents if you went over your minutes or texting limit.
20. NEVER missing an episode of Chappelle's Show.
21. Guzzling down the deliciousness that was the Pepsi Blue.
22. Thinking you looked like a badass with your oh-so-pop-punk faux-hawk...
23. ...that you held together with Spiker Colorz Styling Glue.
24. Picking up state T-shirts with sexual innuendos -- hehehe -- from Urban Outfitters.
"Get it, everything is BIGGER in Texas?!"
25. Decorating your bedroom walls with Rolling Stone covers and Maxim posters...
26. ...and of course, this poster:
27. Hitting the dance floor at school dances every time the DJ played Outkast's "Hey Ya!"...
28. …or R. Kelly’s “Ignition (Remix).”
29. Playing your awesome mix CD on your Walkman -- that you could ONLY fit in one of the pockets of your cargo shorts.
30. Coming home from school and waiting patiently to see when your crush would log on AIM.
31. That even though you hated Britney Spears' music, you didn't mind watching her videos.
32. Holding up your distressed boot-cut jeans with either a white or studded belt.
It was THE LOOK.
33. Being mesmerized by Grand Theft Auto.
"Move over Sims, I have a new video game that allows the characters to have sex."
34. And, finally, using LimeWire to download porn -- which you hid in a file called "school work."
