A few days ago I asked no one in particular what the most mid-2000s thing they ever did was:
what's the most mid 2000s thing you ever did? mine was use an iTunes code from the cap of a Mountain Dew Code Red to download a Bloodhound Gang song
BTW, the song was Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo.
And, hey, lemme tell you, the responses came rollin' in. The replies were chocked (chopped? chop't?) full of...
MySpace:
Argued with my girlfriend at the time over why she wasn't my #1 friend on MySpace https://t.co/PQWOZZY5gk
Flip phones:
Hold my flip phone next to a speaker to record a song I wanted as a ring tone. https://t.co/t4aqlfvNcO
John Mayer:
Wore a “Jesus is my Homeboy” shirt from UO to a John Mayer concert. https://t.co/9Zj6XWwNLy
DDR:
i got really, really into dance dance revolution for six months https://t.co/7FNiWmacxf
Limewire:
Absolutely destroying the family computer by downloading music with Limewire https://t.co/8Whl3yw2jg
The Sims:
got our dad to order us a pizza hut value meal because it came with The Sims 2 for PC for FREE. honestly a steal. https://t.co/BPHpFsGdA2
Zunes:
Owned a MICROSOFT ZUNE. https://t.co/t12EvFDt1R
Lance Armstrong:
buy a fake livestrong bracelet from my classmate https://t.co/NfuBuP1hzX
Avril Lavigne:
Had a pink T shirt that said I 🖤 ASHTON but wore it with a fishnet shirt undeath, Good Charlotte wristbands, Tripp pants, and an Avril Lavigne tie https://t.co/nPCXvKby5k
U2:
I had the U2 iPod https://t.co/19yMtXcnwZ
Sidekicks:
Entered a contest to win a rhinestone encrusted Sidekick. I saw the ad in Teen People. https://t.co/EVnVdIheC6
Paris Hilton:
Me and My Sister downloaded Paris Hilton’s Sex Tape, ‘A Night in Paris’ on Limewire and broke our computer https://t.co/G3t4WzpDMT
Even more MySpace:
Hooked up with someone off of MySpace. https://t.co/zSC0foxyHD
Dido:
took a black and white laserjet printer photo of dido to the hairdresser for reference. https://t.co/bpUVntmMiE
Ancient jobs:
I had a job at a newspaper. https://t.co/q5PVTh7JT3
The 2004 election:
I volunteered at a John Kerry phone bank to impress a girl https://t.co/OHHWfgDV3P
Poker:
I was a professional online poker player. https://t.co/6yBSW5ZYGC
The holy trinity of the mid-2000s:
remembering to put my Virgin Mobile flip-phone on vibrate when i saw REVENGE OF THE SITH in theatres (then likely going home and playing Guitar Hero) https://t.co/F4FTI6NYAt
Powerful outfits:
@davestopera dressed like this one time
Clandestine ringtone operations:
man in phone shop agreed to fix my flip phone for free if I sent him the mario bros theme I had over Bluetooth https://t.co/FAp9cjR8c0
Guster and AIM:
I took a date to see Guster and left a melodramatic AIM away message while were were out. https://t.co/vIgzBxupZq
JNCO:
Wore JNCO jeans to more than one ska concert. https://t.co/TfVF0xWO1K
Sufis:
bought a Dane Cook CD https://t.co/gWsoAwdkk3
Kanye:
@davestopera Went to FYE and actually bought Graduation by Kanye because 50 cent said he’d retire from rapping if Kanye outsold him week one
Hair dye:
Dyed my hair highlighter green, tried to grow a goatee, bought shirts at Hot Topic almost exclusively https://t.co/A0Mn6YQMbG
Fine art:
@davestopera made a clock in the shape of an iPod mini playing a Keane song at school
DMB:
I ripped every Dave Matthews Band album off Kazaa, then burned them on to blank CD-Rs https://t.co/Q710Sty5lk
Even finer art:
strategically peeled the metallic part off of gum wrappers and covered the entire front of my school planner with them https://t.co/kuuPclBGrq
Fine cinema:
I bought and wore a “Vote for Pedro” T-shirt https://t.co/rolG0su8FY
Fabulous outfits:
wore a t-shirt that said Ben Affleck's Future Girlfriend https://t.co/kiVMyDIs4c
Family Guy:
Showed up to a middle-school dance in two polo shirts, both with collars popped, and a Family Guy hat https://t.co/zcBboutyk4
Lindsay Lohan:
Got chunky blonde highlights to try and look like Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday 🤷♀️ https://t.co/zP2sdDrkCe
The ORIGINAL Josh:
I saw a Josh Hartnett movie in a theater with his name on the poster, right there above the title. https://t.co/bzcQrDtesx
Warped Tour:
Attended Warped Tour wearing a Something Corporate t-shirt https://t.co/k2MtgMkP1J
And finally:
Deployed to Iraq twice. https://t.co/nVAny8T8YO
Oh right.