This is sickening. We can now judge the state of the economy by the price of Freddos: rising from the one-coined treat of the 90s... to this. How do they have the audacity? Gone are the days we could go into a shop with £1 and walk out with tooth decay. Seriously: somebody should run for MP in 2015 with Freddo deflation as their main objective. It should also be obligatory for every corner shop to stock Space Raiders, Panda pops and Tangy Toms for 10p.
3. Furbys
Our fuzzy little 90s friends... that terrified the Hell out of us. As much as we felt attached to our cuddly, life-like ball of fur; they also made us feel a little uneasy. Especially when they burst into Furby language in the dead of the night. Not in a cutesy, Toy Story coming-to-life kind of way... more of a help-me-Jesus-they're-going-to-kill-me-in-my-sleep kind of way. There's plenty of urban myth-style horror stories surrounding these little critters. Apparently, a few Furbies developed self-awareness and kept on talking after their batteries were removed. Some owners were so terrified they set fire to them, or put them 6 feet under in a bid to exorcise the fluffy demon. Legend says the Furby zombies gather every full moon, big eyes blinking in the night, ready to haunt the owners that destroyed them. Kidding, of course. Not sure if they can remember where you live.
2. Incomprehensible Celebrity Couplings
Britney and Justin. Johnny Depp and Kate Moss. The 90s heralded some of the coolest couples in music and Hollywood. Although we can't imagine life without Brangelina now, who could forget Angelina Jolie's first husband - Hackers co-star Jonny Lee Miller. She eloped with Miller at just 20 years old, dressed in black leather pants and a white T-shirt with his name written on it in her blood. When this was going on, Brad Pitt was busy dating Gwyneth Paltrow. Oh, how sexy and exciting the world of celebrity was back in the 90s. And what do we have now? The Only Way Is Essex. Enough said.
1. Dial Up Internet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0 Who remembers this glorious sound? The classic soundtrack of our childhood; the opening theme tune of the Internets. Getting online was a precious pleasure in the 90s: logging on was a momentous event that we take for granted now. Of course, many people will not miss slow Internet in the slightest, but the reason dial up tops our list of 90s nostalgia is the fact our lives weren't ruled by the Web. If we didn't know who 'that' actor was in the movie we were watching, we couldn't just nip onto IMDB and have the answer within 2 minutes. Chatting to strangers online was an alien concept. "Friends" were real life people, or a popular American TV show, not something you collected on Facebook. Our Internet time was limited to a quick "A/S/L?" on AOL before Mum disconnected the phone line. One day we'll be telling our children how we once typed common search terms into a search engine and found ZERO results, and they'll be astounded that we once were the true Internet pioneers, exploring the unknown wilderness of the web before firewalls and sexual predators. Ah, the good ol' days. Which parts of the 90s do you miss the most? Share the nostalgia in the comments below!
