Old School Internet Test
May 23, 2014 3:56 AM Subscribe
If you remember Oolong, this is the internet test for you! [via b3ta.com] (Also, worth clicking on background!)
7/10
I'm not that old, but all my friends were.
(They set me up the bomb.)
posted by Mizu at 4:08 AM on May 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
I'm not that old, but all my friends were.
(They set me up the bomb.)
posted by Mizu at 4:08 AM on May 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
Error on page. I liked the pop-ups, though.
posted by Mogur at 4:17 AM on May 23, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Mogur at 4:17 AM on May 23, 2014 [4 favorites]
A winner is me!
posted by taz at 4:20 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by taz at 4:20 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
9/10
I missed the screamer question because I only recognized one of the four items shown, and then misremembered what it did. So it's almost like I deserve an extra point taken away for lameness.
posted by ardgedee at 4:27 AM on May 23, 2014
I missed the screamer question because I only recognized one of the four items shown, and then misremembered what it did. So it's almost like I deserve an extra point taken away for lameness.
posted by ardgedee at 4:27 AM on May 23, 2014
The author appears to have a different definition of "early" than I do.
posted by ob1quixote at 4:31 AM on May 23, 2014 [25 favorites]
posted by ob1quixote at 4:31 AM on May 23, 2014 [25 favorites]
7/10, but what is this Internet that they speak of with "Flash games" and "popups"? Nothing about serial connections to DEC mainframes or why JANET e-mail addresses were quietly awesome anywhere …
posted by scruss at 4:33 AM on May 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by scruss at 4:33 AM on May 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
Oh man, that modem connecting sound when you get to the page sure brings back memories.
posted by needled at 4:33 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by needled at 4:33 AM on May 23, 2014
> I liked the pop-ups, though.
Keep triggering popups and...
posted by ardgedee at 4:34 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Keep triggering popups and...
posted by ardgedee at 4:34 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
8/10
posted by bernardbeta at 4:35 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by bernardbeta at 4:35 AM on May 23, 2014
6/10, nice knowing you folks, they tell you to leave the internet if you get less than 8.
:(
posted by marxchivist at 4:52 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
:(
posted by marxchivist at 4:52 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
9/10, another one with the screamer wrong. Oh, Oolong. I remember being given devastated when he passed.
posted by MaritaCov at 4:57 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by MaritaCov at 4:57 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
8/10 -- I'm lucky to have got so many. My memory is so bad I can't even remember which ones I got wrong.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2014
I missed the screamer question because I only recognized one of the four items shown, and then misremembered what it did
When one of my friends was in high school he lived with his mom and sister and was, at some point, in his room looking at pornography while they were downstairs. Unexpectedly, after being on this page for a short while, the site shouted through his speakers "I'M LOOKING AT PORNOGRAPHY!" which was very startling and, I can only assume, absolutely killed the mood.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2014 [7 favorites]
When one of my friends was in high school he lived with his mom and sister and was, at some point, in his room looking at pornography while they were downstairs. Unexpectedly, after being on this page for a short while, the site shouted through his speakers "I'M LOOKING AT PORNOGRAPHY!" which was very startling and, I can only assume, absolutely killed the mood.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2014 [7 favorites]
I got the screamer right though.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2014
You're not going to be able to do anything at all with that attitude.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 5:18 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 5:18 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
7/10. Missed the screamer (I swear that bunny screamed at you), the emotions, and the names of the hamster dancers.
Nary a mention of bombs, space robots, or future girlfriends.
And this is older internet to me, but isn't it really sort of "middle internet" in the grand scheme of things?
posted by postcommunism at 5:20 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Nary a mention of bombs, space robots, or future girlfriends.
And this is older internet to me, but isn't it really sort of "middle internet" in the grand scheme of things?
posted by postcommunism at 5:20 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
I missed out on all of these. Was expecting questions about Usenet and Gopher. This is not "old-school internet", it's middle-school internet at best.
posted by Daily Alice at 5:32 AM on May 23, 2014 [12 favorites]
posted by Daily Alice at 5:32 AM on May 23, 2014 [12 favorites]
9/10, missed the screamer too.
And this is older internet to me, but isn't it really sort of "middle internet" in the grand scheme of things?
I think they're using "internet" as shorthand for "world wide web" in this case. Recognizing that is the secret 11th test question.
posted by griphus at 5:32 AM on May 23, 2014
And this is older internet to me, but isn't it really sort of "middle internet" in the grand scheme of things?
I think they're using "internet" as shorthand for "world wide web" in this case. Recognizing that is the secret 11th test question.
posted by griphus at 5:32 AM on May 23, 2014
"Information superhighway"
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 5:33 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 5:33 AM on May 23, 2014
10/10 I guess I win the internet. The screamer was a guess for me though.
posted by koolkat at 5:33 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by koolkat at 5:33 AM on May 23, 2014
9/10 - I've never seen that balancing rabbit before in my life.
Loved the freeze and restart when you start clicking on too many banner ads. Seeing Windows 95 again brought back some memories of trying to furtively read terrible fanfiction in the corner of the living room. Awww....
posted by Bibliogeek at 5:38 AM on May 23, 2014
Loved the freeze and restart when you start clicking on too many banner ads. Seeing Windows 95 again brought back some memories of trying to furtively read terrible fanfiction in the corner of the living room. Awww....
posted by Bibliogeek at 5:38 AM on May 23, 2014
7/10. I actually closed the test the first time when the screamer question came up (because FUCK NO) but went back and redid the test (same answers, no cheating) after no one reported any particularly ill effects.
Still gave me a little jump but ultimately it's funny, not shit-your-pants frightening. Also FUCK SCREAMERS
posted by chrominance at 5:38 AM on May 23, 2014
Still gave me a little jump but ultimately it's funny, not shit-your-pants frightening. Also FUCK SCREAMERS
posted by chrominance at 5:38 AM on May 23, 2014
I'm old, and only got 2 right. What internet was this?
posted by still_wears_a_hat at 5:39 AM on May 23, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by still_wears_a_hat at 5:39 AM on May 23, 2014 [6 favorites]
Yeah, by "Internet" they obviously mean "the adoption of the Internet by everyday schlubs that started when the web became a thing".
Even for that, though, it seems a little late. Ask me how to reconstitute an LZA file full of grainy pornographic GIFs (non-animated), given a 37-part set of posts in a Usenet group. Or to name two of the physical properties that were measured in The T.W.I.N.K.I.E. Project.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 5:41 AM on May 23, 2014
Even for that, though, it seems a little late. Ask me how to reconstitute an LZA file full of grainy pornographic GIFs (non-animated), given a 37-part set of posts in a Usenet group. Or to name two of the physical properties that were measured in The T.W.I.N.K.I.E. Project.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 5:41 AM on May 23, 2014
8/10 ... the screamer test is invalid, it's not like people went -looking- for the things. Where's the bang path question? KIDS
posted by user92371 at 5:48 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by user92371 at 5:48 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
8/10. I'm glad I'm not alone about the screamers. Also, TIL the hamsters had... names?
posted by tyllwin at 5:48 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by tyllwin at 5:48 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
I got a 7, so I retain my millenial cred.
posted by Going To Maine at 5:50 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Going To Maine at 5:50 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
8/10. I can't believe I'm actually nostalgic about this shit.
posted by topynate at 5:52 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by topynate at 5:52 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
9/10. All but the screamer.
posted by JohnFromGR at 5:57 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by JohnFromGR at 5:57 AM on May 23, 2014
"via b3ta.com"-- That's your what-was-hot-15-years-ago-on-the-internet quiz right there.
posted by underthehat at 6:13 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by underthehat at 6:13 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
10/10.
posted by MartinWisse at 6:21 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by MartinWisse at 6:21 AM on May 23, 2014
I'm trying to think of other touchstones from around that time (doesn't make sense to call them 'early virals'). My own referents are all loaded towards games and comics, though.
Slashdot injokes?
Bash.org?
JeffK?
Old Man Murray?
The concept of a webring?
Ranma 1/2 x Star Wars fanfiction?
I'm drawing a lot of blanks on <2001 internet. 'Course, I wouldn't have remembered Real Ultimate Power if the test hadn't prompted me. I had also forgotten about Oolong.
posted by postcommunism at 6:21 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
Slashdot injokes?
Bash.org?
JeffK?
Old Man Murray?
The concept of a webring?
Ranma 1/2 x Star Wars fanfiction?
I'm drawing a lot of blanks on <2001 internet. 'Course, I wouldn't have remembered Real Ultimate Power if the test hadn't prompted me. I had also forgotten about Oolong.
posted by postcommunism at 6:21 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
Slashdot injokes?
Netcraft confirms: Stephen King dead, crushed by naked and petrified Natalie Portman covered in hot grits.
posted by uncleozzy at 6:31 AM on May 23, 2014 [6 favorites]
Netcraft confirms: Stephen King dead, crushed by naked and petrified Natalie Portman covered in hot grits.
posted by uncleozzy at 6:31 AM on May 23, 2014 [6 favorites]
I'm trying to think of other touchstones from around that time
Geocities and Angelfire! People having personal websites! THE TACKIEST THING! I totally had a Geocities page and it was TERRIBLE and I posted my angsty teen poetry that I thought was really GOOD and DEEP and was actually TRITE and WHINY. I actually remember some of it and it was SO BAD. One poem began "Turned to nowhere, nothingness, bleak. Despair has come, the willows weep. A mermaid dies, an angel cries and flies with wings of feathery white." Also these poems featured many, many line breaks. To paraphrase David Sedaris, I thought that just because my pain was significant, my writing was significant too. This was Not the Case. I was sure this was like the greatest, most expressive poetry that ever happened and my friends either thought it was okay or were nicer than I deserved about it (I think mostly we were all just coping with depression and being teenage idiots).
Also maybe Forum2000?
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 6:36 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Geocities and Angelfire! People having personal websites! THE TACKIEST THING! I totally had a Geocities page and it was TERRIBLE and I posted my angsty teen poetry that I thought was really GOOD and DEEP and was actually TRITE and WHINY. I actually remember some of it and it was SO BAD. One poem began "Turned to nowhere, nothingness, bleak. Despair has come, the willows weep. A mermaid dies, an angel cries and flies with wings of feathery white." Also these poems featured many, many line breaks. To paraphrase David Sedaris, I thought that just because my pain was significant, my writing was significant too. This was Not the Case. I was sure this was like the greatest, most expressive poetry that ever happened and my friends either thought it was okay or were nicer than I deserved about it (I think mostly we were all just coping with depression and being teenage idiots).
Also maybe Forum2000?
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 6:36 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
uncleozzy: Not to mention the golden era of GNAA and Goatse trolls. Not every troll crew can boast that a feature written into slashcode was done specifically for them (target domain displayed for all hyperlinks).
posted by dr_dank at 6:37 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by dr_dank at 6:37 AM on May 23, 2014
I totally had a Geocities page and it was TERRIBLE and I posted my angsty teen poetry that I thought was really GOOD and DEEP and was actually TRITE and WHINY
Hello, me. Where did that lo-res .gif of a rose covered in dewdrops come from, anyway?
posted by uncleozzy at 6:41 AM on May 23, 2014
Hello, me. Where did that lo-res .gif of a rose covered in dewdrops come from, anyway?
posted by uncleozzy at 6:41 AM on May 23, 2014
"Turned to nowhere, nothingness, bleak. Despair has come, the willows weep. A mermaid dies, an angel cries and flies with wings of feathery white."
*Breathes deeply*
I still love and respect you, sweetheart.
*Breathes deeply*
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 6:44 AM on May 23, 2014
*Breathes deeply*
I still love and respect you, sweetheart.
*Breathes deeply*
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 6:44 AM on May 23, 2014
I'm trying to think of other touchstones from around that time (doesn't make sense to call them 'early virals').
...Ate My Balls
Rotten.com
Cliff Yablonski
NetZero
Search engine aggregators (e.g. Mamma & Dogpile)
Geocities pages full of links to directly-hosted MP3s
AzN Pride
we didn't start the fire
posted by griphus at 6:45 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
...Ate My Balls
Rotten.com
Cliff Yablonski
NetZero
Search engine aggregators (e.g. Mamma & Dogpile)
Geocities pages full of links to directly-hosted MP3s
AzN Pride
we didn't start the fire
posted by griphus at 6:45 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
> I totally had a Geocities page and it was TERRIBLE and I posted my angsty teen poetry that I thought was really GOOD and DEEP and was actually TRITE and WHINY.
But this was the bread and butter of that era internet. Someone had to do it.
posted by postcommunism at 6:52 AM on May 23, 2014
But this was the bread and butter of that era internet. Someone had to do it.
posted by postcommunism at 6:52 AM on May 23, 2014
> "via b3ta.com"-- That's your what-was-hot-15-years-ago-on-the-internet quiz right there.
You mean NTK. That's where I learned about most of these memes from (and why I know so many British-specific web memes). b3ta is only 13 years old, younger than most of the memes shown.
posted by ardgedee at 7:03 AM on May 23, 2014
You mean NTK. That's where I learned about most of these memes from (and why I know so many British-specific web memes). b3ta is only 13 years old, younger than most of the memes shown.
posted by ardgedee at 7:03 AM on May 23, 2014
griphus: we didn't start the fire
Lemon party, goatse
What else do I have to say?
posted by dr_dank at 7:03 AM on May 23, 2014
Lemon party, goatse
What else do I have to say?
posted by dr_dank at 7:03 AM on May 23, 2014
Who here likes pancakes? I love pancakes.
(I'll admit, this was from before my time on MetaFilter, but jessamyn says it was a meme here, and I trust her on such matters.)
posted by filthy light thief at 7:06 AM on May 23, 2014
(I'll admit, this was from before my time on MetaFilter, but jessamyn says it was a meme here, and I trust her on such matters.)
posted by filthy light thief at 7:06 AM on May 23, 2014
No questions about the Usenet Oracle? *ZOT*!
posted by tew at 7:11 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by tew at 7:11 AM on May 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
Mrs. Pterodactyl: I totally had a Geocities page and it was TERRIBLE and I posted my angsty teen poetry that I thought was really GOOD and DEEP and was actually TRITE and WHINY.
I had some early internet pages (my Big Grand Idea was to compare the various free hosts by setting up a personal web-ring of sites on the various hosts, but I am often more of an Idea Guy than a Getting Things Done guy), but luckily no angsty poetry. I saved that for my journal (and damn, was it angsty and trite). And why did I end every entry with "Peace"? Seriously, young teenage me, what were you thinking?
posted by filthy light thief at 7:13 AM on May 23, 2014
I had some early internet pages (my Big Grand Idea was to compare the various free hosts by setting up a personal web-ring of sites on the various hosts, but I am often more of an Idea Guy than a Getting Things Done guy), but luckily no angsty poetry. I saved that for my journal (and damn, was it angsty and trite). And why did I end every entry with "Peace"? Seriously, young teenage me, what were you thinking?
posted by filthy light thief at 7:13 AM on May 23, 2014
My first website had a tilde in the URL.
posted by JohnFromGR at 7:16 AM on May 23, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by JohnFromGR at 7:16 AM on May 23, 2014 [7 favorites]
And now I have another Big Idea: make a linear image/poster of the different eras of the internet, depicting the rise and fall of certain sites and memes, akin to a dinosaur poster I had as a kid.
JohnFromGR: My first website had a tilde in the URL.
This is still common on University sites, and I hadn't realized how archaic the practice was.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:18 AM on May 23, 2014
JohnFromGR: My first website had a tilde in the URL.
This is still common on University sites, and I hadn't realized how archaic the practice was.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:18 AM on May 23, 2014
I got four out of ten and was told to get off the internet...the internet I've been using since before my teenage kids were born. They would have easily scored ten out of ten.
What is this a test of, exactly?
posted by rocket88 at 7:18 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
What is this a test of, exactly?
posted by rocket88 at 7:18 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
rocket88: I got four out of ten and was told to get off the internet...the internet I've been using since before my teenage kids were born. They would have easily scored ten out of ten.
That was pretty much my thought (though my kids aren't that old). Where were the questions about gopher and archie? ISCABBS? alt.swedish-chef.bork.bork.bork?
Get off my lawn!
posted by jferg at 7:24 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
That was pretty much my thought (though my kids aren't that old). Where were the questions about gopher and archie? ISCABBS? alt.swedish-chef.bork.bork.bork?
Get off my lawn!
posted by jferg at 7:24 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
This is an internet-2 (or web-1, if you prefer) test, meaning it dates from around 1996 through 2002 or so. Usenet is an internet-1 phenomenon. This is post-eternal September.
posted by bonehead at 7:26 AM on May 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by bonehead at 7:26 AM on May 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
8/10
I'll be god-damned if I didn't start cracking up two seconds after I heard the audio for the insanity test.
posted by I Havent Killed Anybody Since 1984 at 7:33 AM on May 23, 2014
I'll be god-damned if I didn't start cracking up two seconds after I heard the audio for the insanity test.
posted by I Havent Killed Anybody Since 1984 at 7:33 AM on May 23, 2014
The pop-ups impressed me. The emphasis of whitespace by Craig's List, Google and Wikipedia was a breath of fresh air (truly web 2.0) after AOL had littered screens difficult to navigate without hitting a pop-up. We're kinda back to that again...
7/10
But if Zombo's there...Suck? SissyFight!? Island8081?
Seemed like a mixed sampling to me.
posted by lazycomputerkids at 7:36 AM on May 23, 2014
7/10
But if Zombo's there...Suck? SissyFight!? Island8081?
Seemed like a mixed sampling to me.
posted by lazycomputerkids at 7:36 AM on May 23, 2014
You know, I think we may be approaching peak 1997 nostalgia. I say this because both Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball animes are rebooting this summer.
posted by maryr at 7:45 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by maryr at 7:45 AM on May 23, 2014
Also, Transformers, GI Joe and a Gem and the Holograms movie.
People born in the 80's now have a bit of spending money. Boomers are mostly past pop-culture spending. The nostalgia marketers will see you now.
posted by bonehead at 7:49 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
People born in the 80's now have a bit of spending money. Boomers are mostly past pop-culture spending. The nostalgia marketers will see you now.
posted by bonehead at 7:49 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Oh definitely. In non-stodgy internet zones, the term "90's kid" carries with it a tone of reverence. People are actively trying to recreate the styles of music and dress they remember as being unattainably cool when they were children. I've seen pale young people wearing burgundy lipstick. It's all down hill from here for me.
posted by Mizu at 7:53 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by Mizu at 7:53 AM on May 23, 2014
Jem, bonehead. Jem. Your spelling is outrageous.
posted by maryr at 7:58 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 7:58 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
I've seen pale young people wearing burgundy lipstick. It's all down hill from here for me.
I've seen jars of Manic Panic moving off the shelves of Spencer's Gifts.
Black trenchcoats and combat boots with fishnet stockings.
Time to die.
posted by jferg at 7:58 AM on May 23, 2014
I've seen jars of Manic Panic moving off the shelves of Spencer's Gifts.
Black trenchcoats and combat boots with fishnet stockings.
Time to die.
posted by jferg at 7:58 AM on May 23, 2014
Also, the number of calico patterned rayon dresses in stores makes me feel happy (I never got to buy them the first time and they still very much appeal to my aesthetic), sad (some of them are not dresses. some of them are jumpsuits. it's horrifying), and old (...I am really not in shape to wear skater dresses, boo).
posted by maryr at 8:00 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by maryr at 8:00 AM on May 23, 2014
Sorry, maryr, I'm a 80s kid. If this were a She-Ra reboot, I'd be all "hip" about it.
posted by bonehead at 8:17 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by bonehead at 8:17 AM on May 23, 2014
> In non-stodgy internet zones, the term "90's kid" carries with it a tone of reverence.
Mostly to ~14 year olds, I think.
posted by postcommunism at 8:23 AM on May 23, 2014
Mostly to ~14 year olds, I think.
posted by postcommunism at 8:23 AM on May 23, 2014
alt.tasteless and massive cascade links that were crossposted all over usenet. Usenet. #drugs on EFnet. I got 6/10 and I guessed four of them. I've been a lamer lurker since 1993!
posted by h00py at 8:32 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by h00py at 8:32 AM on May 23, 2014
This was valuable because it reminded me of Mahir, who always made me smile.
posted by asperity at 9:45 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by asperity at 9:45 AM on May 23, 2014
2/10 (and one of those was a guess). Five or six internets ago, I was above all of those things.
posted by mudpuppie at 10:10 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by mudpuppie at 10:10 AM on May 23, 2014
OK, I'll...I'll go quietly. Who do I turn in my Metafilter ID to?
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 10:45 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 10:45 AM on May 23, 2014
I only got a 7 and have been banned from the internet, because my brain somehow never processed the GIANT DOMO-KUNS behind the frolicking kitten.
But man, so much nostalgia.
posted by capricorn at 10:57 AM on May 23, 2014
But man, so much nostalgia.
posted by capricorn at 10:57 AM on May 23, 2014
Also I just made a tweet this morning referencing the "X? in my Y?" snowclone meme and realized even that is a few internets old. I think this is really the era of internet memes not being a nerd shibboleth, which is actually mostly a good thing because it makes my spoken use of the English language decipherable to other people.
posted by capricorn at 11:05 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by capricorn at 11:05 AM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
7/10 but in my defense, I had a PowerPC Mac with Flash disabled (due to some unfortunate experiences with MySpace).
posted by tommasz at 11:06 AM on May 23, 2014
posted by tommasz at 11:06 AM on May 23, 2014
This site built using HoTMetaL.
posted by humboldt32 at 1:23 PM on May 23, 2014
posted by humboldt32 at 1:23 PM on May 23, 2014
I've never seen that balancing rabbit before in my life.-- Bibliogeek
I thank MeFi for introducing me to Oolong. RIP, pancake wearing rabbit.
Viking Kittens, red paperclip, badger badger, leek girl, webel and bob, O RLY, Numa Numa guy, 3 wolf moon, exploding whale carcass, Bonsai kitty, serious face, peanut butter jelly time, ASCI art, ma bucket, all your base...so many memes.
What's sad is that none of my friends had a clew when I referenced them. What's even sadder is that I knew what they were.
Nevertheless, we must all remember to keep calm and carry on.
posted by BlueHorse at 3:12 PM on May 23, 2014
I thank MeFi for introducing me to Oolong. RIP, pancake wearing rabbit.
Viking Kittens, red paperclip, badger badger, leek girl, webel and bob, O RLY, Numa Numa guy, 3 wolf moon, exploding whale carcass, Bonsai kitty, serious face, peanut butter jelly time, ASCI art, ma bucket, all your base...so many memes.
What's sad is that none of my friends had a clew when I referenced them. What's even sadder is that I knew what they were.
Nevertheless, we must all remember to keep calm and carry on.
posted by BlueHorse at 3:12 PM on May 23, 2014
Oh my lord the Netscape browser window made me feel nostalgia for the olden days.
Do any of you all remember bullseyeart? The Defenders of the Internet regularly made me laugh so hard I fell off my chair.
posted by winna at 7:10 PM on May 23, 2014
Do any of you all remember bullseyeart? The Defenders of the Internet regularly made me laugh so hard I fell off my chair.
posted by winna at 7:10 PM on May 23, 2014
8/10.
The internet was better before it was "social".
posted by Brian Puccio at 7:58 PM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
The internet was better before it was "social".
posted by Brian Puccio at 7:58 PM on May 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
6/10. I was pretty good at avoiding screamers, or most things with sounds - it was mostly the noisy ones I missed.
That era of the web, I remember switching browsers because the new one showed page backgrounds, alt.fan.pratchett where the author himself posted, which was amazing, every single new episode of The Simpsons from alt.tv.simpsons being declared WORST EPISODE EVER, games like Sissyfight, the ubiquity of AOL discs and CompuServe email addresses with all those numbers, thousands of different webrings for anything you could imagine, and of course the idea of downloading anything resembling a video on dialup was ludicrous.
And, yes, ubiquitous tildes in web addresses. Hell, we still typed the http:// because the address wouldn't work without it.
posted by gadge emeritus at 10:16 PM on May 23, 2014
That era of the web, I remember switching browsers because the new one showed page backgrounds, alt.fan.pratchett where the author himself posted, which was amazing, every single new episode of The Simpsons from alt.tv.simpsons being declared WORST EPISODE EVER, games like Sissyfight, the ubiquity of AOL discs and CompuServe email addresses with all those numbers, thousands of different webrings for anything you could imagine, and of course the idea of downloading anything resembling a video on dialup was ludicrous.
And, yes, ubiquitous tildes in web addresses. Hell, we still typed the http:// because the address wouldn't work without it.
posted by gadge emeritus at 10:16 PM on May 23, 2014
Hmmm, 8/10. No ogrish.com. No thestilesproject.com. Is it any wonder half my comments on here seem to attract the ire of the mods?
posted by Purposeful Grimace at 11:09 PM on May 23, 2014
posted by Purposeful Grimace at 11:09 PM on May 23, 2014
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Jesus Christ, I am old.
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