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That you learned so much about rich people things — like what La Mer Crème de la Mer was — by watching VH1’s The Fabulous Life:
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That you learned more from VH1’s I Love the ’80s and I Love the ’90s than you ever did from any history class:
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That there will never be a more iconic duo than Paris and Nicole:
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…or the Fired Up! commercial without singing and dancing along:
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That nothing annoyed you more than the Shirley Temple DVD collection commercial that played every five minutes on Cartoon Network:
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That there was nothing you wanted more than a VCR and DVD TV combo in your room…
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…and an iMac desktop:
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That — even though it made you carsick and you had to strain your eyes to watch it — nothing felt cooler than watching a DVD in the car:
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That you can’t hear Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi”…
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…or Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” without screaming out the lyrics:
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That the best things about Borders were the gifts and magazines sections:
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That Mariah Carey’s episode of Cribs is one of the most iconic TV episodes of all time:
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And that Charity falling off the bus on MTV’s Next is one of the most iconic moments in the history of reality TV:
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That you loved when Hildi Santo-Tomas was one of the interior designers on Trading Spaces ’cause you knew it would be a messy episode:
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That a brand-new stack of blank CDs felt like endless possibilities:
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That there was nothing scarier than the first time you downloaded an MP3 from LimeWire, because you thought the FBI was going to break down your door:
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And that there was no bigger feeling of triumph than finding a real and good quality MP3 of a new song you wanted on LimeWire:
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That Abercrombie & Fitch was the most divisive store ever:
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That this wasn’t just a design aesthetic, but a whole personality:
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That these cameras weren’t great and you always thought twice about taking a photo with it ’cause the film for it was pricey:
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That everyone knew Chappelle’s Show quotes, whether they watched the show or not:
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That you had to watch Undressed…
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…and Talk Sex with Sue Johanson with one finger on the remote control, in case your parents walked in:
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That the most ambitious crossover event in history wasn’t Infinity War, but actually “Lady Marmalade”:
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That AIM was the greatest way you could talk to your friends:
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That nothing caused more drama than when someone messed with who was in their Top 8:
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That there was nothing more satisfying than answering your flip phone in a dramatic manner:
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That there was no worse feeling than going to Subway and realizing you forgot your Sub Club card:
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That these tasted soooo good that it was worth destroying the inside of your mouth for them:
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That this tasted sooo medicinal, but everyone drank it anyway:
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That the Honeycomb monster…
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…and the Quiznos rats were absolutely creepy:
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That nothing could get people onto the dance floor quicker than hearing “Peace up, A-Town…”:
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And lastly, that nine times out of ten, you’d end up watching way more of the TV Guide Channel than you intended to when checking it:
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