People Who Grew Up In The '90s Are Sharing Phrases That Newer Generations Will NEVER Understand

    "Get off the phone; I need to use the internet!"

    Sarah Aspler
    by Sarah Aspler

    BuzzFeed Staff, Canada

    Reddit user Lycanfyre recently asked, "What is a phrase or a sentence from the '90s that would make no sense to the newer generation today?" and the responses are putting my '90s baby memory into overdrive.

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    Here are some of the top-voted and best responses:

    1. "Would you like to sit in Smoking or Non-Smoking?"

    George Costanza on a date with a woman who smokes in "Seinfeld."
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    —peterthepieeater

    2. "Have you tried blowing in it? Sometimes that works."

    Nintendo 64
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    —Zerokx

    3. "Get off the phone; I need to use the internet!"

    A woman using an older desktop computer.
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    —grumpy_hedgehog

    "Or get off the internet; I need to use the phone."

    —Keefer1970


    4. "Let’s watch some music on MTV."

    A rap group posing for a picture.
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    —Dio_Yuji

    5. "Be kind, rewind."

    A woman putting a tape into the VCR.
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    —sheepsleepdeep

    6. "Wind it back up with a pencil."

    A person winding up a cassette tape with a pencil.
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    —Bikeboy76

    7. "I can’t call till after 9 p.m."

    The cast of the "Clueless" show laying in a bed and using a phone.
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    —elanrach

    8. "There's a phone book; now start dialing."

    A woman using a phone book.
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    —USSMarauder

    9. "If you’d like to make a call, please hang up and try again. If you need help, hang up and then dial your operator."

    A woman using a landline phone.
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    —Jedibri81

    10. "All that and a bag of chips."

    A bag of Doritos and Rider Strong.
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    —theshadowppl9

    11. "Don't touch that dial; we'll be right back."

    A family sitting in the living room and watching TV.
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    —GDMFusername

    12. "I got a cordless phone for Christmas!"

    A woman using a cordless phone.
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    —The_Sexiest_Redditor

    13. "The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire."

    A group of people dancing at a night club.
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    —three-five-zero

    14. "That 29-inch TV is huge."

    A boy sitting in front of a television set showing "Beavis and Butt-Head."
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    —murderinthelast

    15. "Time to AskJeeves where I can buy a 12-pack of floppy disks."

    The front page of the AskJeeves website.
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    —LightsJusticeZ

    16. "Get the number from the Rolodex."

    A Rolodex sitting on a desk.
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    —RunRickeyRun

    17. "Page me."

    A woman laying in the grass reading and using a pager.
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    —Sok_Taragai

    18. "You've got mail."

    A woman using an older desktop computer.
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    —OffgridRadio

    19. "Talk to the hand!"

    Britney Spears holding her doll.
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    —insanity__M

    "'Cause the face ain’t listening."

    —kitkatbloo

    20. "OK, I got the phone. Hang up!"

    Chris Farley using a landline strapped to his head.
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    —Shallow-Thought

    "I CAN STILL HEAR YOUR BREATHING!"

    —HirokiTakumi

    21. "What's the 411?"

    The cast of "Clueless," the movie.
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    —Sea-Horror-814

    22. "5318008."

    A calculator.
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    —Fracture_98

    And finally...

    23. “Shut up, I need to record this song so that it can be my ringtone."

    An older Nokia cell phone.
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    —_kaleidoscopee_

    Did we miss any? Comment them down below!