I remember not having the internet. Just think about that for a minute. The wonder of CDs was still a couple of years away (82) and cell phones were the size of bricks and barely anyone had them. It seemed like a much simpler time in the 70s, but I'm sure that just means there were less interruptions when you started doing something. Something's always beeping nowadays.
Transformers were for kids whose parents were middle managers and accountants. For kids like me who had parents that decided making money wasn't important, we had Go-Bots.
Go-Bots sucked balls because they were poorly manufactured, used cheaper plastic (most likely inducing cancer in higher concentrations within my brain), had less points of articulation, and were such a blatant, "me-too" ripoff, that kids that had Go-Bots (such as myself) were teased mercilessly by the kids who had "real" Transformers. The cartoon was also a travesty, especially compared to the Transformers cartoon.
Go-Bots, thank you for continually reminding me of my place in the socio-economic ladder throughout my miserable childhood. Fuck you Go-bots.
Go-Bots sucked balls because they were poorly manufactured, used cheaper plastic (most likely inducing cancer in higher concentrations within my brain), had less points of articulation, and were such a blatant, "me-too" ripoff, that kids that had Go-Bots (such as myself) were teased mercilessly by the kids who had "real" Transformers. The cartoon was also a travesty, especially compared to the Transformers cartoon.
Go-Bots, thank you for continually reminding me of my place in the socio-economic ladder throughout my miserable childhood. Fuck you Go-bots.
I can't imagine why this guy ever lost all his money.
When I was a teenager in the 90s, I considered doing drugs.
However, since I was a nerd, I was exposed to many varieties of arcade games in my youth.
And between demonstrating their awesome graphical capabilities and begging my unspent quarters, the arcade machines of the era would frequently encourage me not to use drugs. Never underestimate the persuasive power of the image of George H.W. Bush rendered in 8-bit color.
Sadly, I suspect that cocaine and methamphetamine are like anabolic steroids for video gamers, so I would have been much better at video games had it not been for the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" campaign. At least there's always Tetris.
However, since I was a nerd, I was exposed to many varieties of arcade games in my youth.
And between demonstrating their awesome graphical capabilities and begging my unspent quarters, the arcade machines of the era would frequently encourage me not to use drugs. Never underestimate the persuasive power of the image of George H.W. Bush rendered in 8-bit color.
Sadly, I suspect that cocaine and methamphetamine are like anabolic steroids for video gamers, so I would have been much better at video games had it not been for the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" campaign. At least there's always Tetris.
I had never heard of Kurt Cobain when he died. But everyone made such a big deal out of it, I pretended to really care. I bought all of Nirvana's albums. That was when I started listening to music.