Updated for current times for those of us in the US.

and how many of you were shocked it wasn’t what you imagined it was?

35 YO F here (1991)

Blankie
Dory
Ear plugs
Eye mask
Sound app on brown noise
Melatonin

Physically cannot raw dog sleep without my items or meds. Throw some sleepy tea in there too.

Wondering if anyone else turned out this way?

For me, I always remember the KMART blue light special where they would turn on the strobing blue light on a pole when there was a new sale. I also remember going to Kmart and picking up layaway items around Christmas and there was always people standing in the back of the store picking up items in this tiny cramped cut away office space where the magic Kmart worker would walk to the back and come back with a stack of things like Santa Clause.

What do you miss or remember that others might not recall?

Original video: https://youtu.be/3HjIljJd-o0

I played Green Day’s Dookie endlessly as a kid. Still holds up to this day in my humble opinion.

Damn, what a ride it has been so far… what are we all doing for our 40th birthdays?

It was cat-shaped handheld barcode reader that allowed users to open a link to an URL by scanning a barcode that appeared in magazines, without typing the URL.

They were given away for free in 2000.

I remember thinking it was so cute, but I didn’t really understand how it worked, so I was scanning barcodes on cereal boxes and random stuff.

Who remembers playing this?

Any idea where to get one that's NOT made of that crappy stretchy plastic? I need to return to my roots

I randomly got the urge to watch matilda today and saw it came out in 1996. I remember a few years back there was a resurgence in interest in the movie, and another movie too. But realizing this movie is 30 years old kinda tripped me out. I can clearly remember me watching it for the first time at age 7 and I'll now be 37 and still watching it 🙃

What movies/shows made you realize how much time has gone by?

I was listening to a video on my tablet. I was in the living room, tablet in the kitchen.

Kids (14 and 11yo) went into the kitchen to get a snack. Hushed giggles ensue. Next thing I know, "Never Gonna Give You Up" rolls thru my earbuds.

They are SO proud of themselves. (And honestly, so am I 😁)

To me at least, it seems like gen z is becoming the main target. At the very least, Youtube seems to think I'm 5-10 years younger than I am.

I’m curious, if you have kids how old are they? Any grandkids?? I feel like us 45 year olds have a wide range of ages for children.
We have one, 24 and graduated from college over 2 years ago. Weird having an adult child considering I was her age like 10 years ago.

What‘s a movie you loved as a teen/pre-teen that you now realize was VERY problematic? I’ll go first- My Best Friend‘s Wedding. I watched that movie so many times when I was like, 13. I’m watching it right now for full cringe, and I really don‘t feel like I’m prepared. The early 2000’s were rife with many similar stories. What’s yours?

The linguists were basically calling Teletubbies “brain rot” before brainrot was a word. It was one of the first for-babies shows with no attempt at being educational, not even trying to teach them real words. But it was colorful, so babies loved it. As for the religious groups, they were saying this particular teletubby was a gay cross dresser, meant to lead children astray!

30 years ago today (July 22, 1996), The Daily Show premiered on Comedy Central, originally hosted by Craig Kilborn.

What's the first Daily Show moment that comes to mind for you? Was it the post-9/11 return, election coverage, a favorite correspondent, or something else that made the show memorable?

Bring back buttons and headphone jacks!