Then and Now (1 Viewer)

[Dago]

Post any humorous or interesting person observations that shows how much things have changed.

In 1992, Sir Mix-A-Lot's Baby Got Back was so controversial for its sexist and sexual lyrics that MTV even temporarily banned it.

Tonight I saw Baby Got Back being used to advertise Discover credit cards

 

[Optimus Prime]

how mainstream Snoop has become

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Bikers were anti-authoritarian

 

[Optimus Prime]

Bikers were anti-authoritarian

So were tattoos

 

[gboudx]

Flo Rida’s “Low” was about a stripper. Now it’s about cartoon people shopping at Kroger.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Flo Rida’s “Low” was about a stripper. Now it’s about cartoon people shopping at Kroger.

My 8yr old sings it

 

[Optimus Prime]

Bill Cosby was beloved America’s Dad

 

[SystemShock]

Speaking of 1992, that year I bought the fastest CPU I could buy, 90MHz, and paid $1,000 for a CD burner that had a removable tray.

 

[Dago]

Speaking of 1992, that year I bought the fastest CPU I could buy, 90MHz, and paid $1,000 for a CD burner that had a removable tray.

Pentium 1?

 

[SystemShock]

Pentium 1?

More like Pentium ½

I don't remember what it was.

 

[rail]

Early 90s, I think, Doom 2 on PC came out. Had to upgrade my 486DX50 from 4MB of Ram to 8 just to play it. That seemed like such an extravagant, huge number ("I will never need any more ram than this in my life").

Game was great.