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    Life 5 Years Ago

    Is it too early to be nostalgic about 2008?

    "Lollipop" took on a whole new meaning.

    You knew all the words (at least the chorus) and hated it at the same time.

    Politics got real interesting

    We were only #9 in obesity

    Now we're number #3. Tonga and Micronesia, we're coming for you!

    But we loved swimming (for like 8 weeks)

    Possible Ringtone

    David vs. David

    I had stopped watching long before this



    THEY CANCELLED FOSTER's

    What kind of madness?

    COME


    ON

    Global.Financial.Crisis

    Everybody was like:



    Still the rhetoric for many of us

    Leggings as Pants

    Still going strong. Fight the good fight ladies

    Beginning of all things Twilight

    You were forced to pick a side




    (not from 2008, but eh)

    Best New Artist

    Little Baby Alex!!!!

    So cutee

    Buzzwords


    FAIL
    CHANGE
    CARIBOU BARBIE
    FRUGALISTA
    STAYCATION
    GAS-SIPPER
    MAVERICK
    TBTF
    DWT
    TERRORIST FIST JAB

    Worst Tanlines Ever

    Slowly breaking up with MySpace

    Getting Real Attached to Facebook

    Dark Knight


    And the unfortunate death of Heath Ledger

    We lost Bernie Mac

    "America..."


    What is a Twitter?

    Giants Vs. New England Patriots

    Mex-Italian was a thing