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In Australia we had a local Kinder Surprise knockoff in the form of a chocolate Bunyip-esque creature called a Yowie with a toy capsule inside. I bring this up for fellow Ausgoons, because Yowies seem to have risen from the grave to stalk the candy isles of K-Mart.
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BOOTY-ADE posted:Man, I forgot how bright and oversaturated the 90s was when it came to pretty much everything colorful. TV shows, commercials, toys, clothes...compared to the sort of faded "realism" look that's been happening over the last decade or so. I never thought watching 90s commercials on YT would hurt my eyes so much lol And the dutch angles! So many dutch angles...
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Jun 30, 2017 12:31
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Iron Crowned posted:Beware the rabbit hole that is blocks of old commercials on YouTube Yep, went through the whole thing. I'm easily nostalgic to an unhealthy degree and just listening to the commercials brought me back.
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Jul 1, 2017 06:40
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BOOTY-ADE posted:Man, I forgot how bright and oversaturated the 90s was when it came to pretty much everything colorful. TV shows, commercials, toys, clothes...compared to the sort of faded "realism" look that's been happening over the last decade or so. I never thought watching 90s commercials on YT would hurt my eyes so much lol Its carryover from the 80s when everything got super bright and neon. Like the real high water mark for me was the opening to Saved by the Bell (started 1989) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqPmmmycIg Just look at that poo poo. The color palette is like, neon yellow, bright red, bright blue, pink, and purple. Its an acid fever dream. And look how busy the backgrounds are! They're afraid to have solid colors, they have to have squiggles and splotches everywhere. gently caress look at Fresh Prince (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBe0VCso0qs The credits are in GREEN ON PINK font Zaphod42 has a new favorite as of 08:37 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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Jul 1, 2017 08:33
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Speaking of JVC Kaboom box, I've got one of these, still going strong and I've had it since 96 or 97 Panasonic RX DT690
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Jul 2, 2017 05:47
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wesleywillis posted:Speaking of JVC Kaboom box, I've got one of these, still going strong and I've had it since 96 or 97 Sup stereo buddy. Mine is still in my bedroom at my parents’ house.
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Jul 2, 2017 06:57
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chitoryu12 posted:Holy poo poo, you may be right! Holy poo poo, I never heard of this but I want it
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Jul 2, 2017 07:16
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Bobby Digital posted:Sup stereo buddy. Mine is still in my bedroom at my parents’ house.  Hell yeah!! I still use mine every day, for the alarm. I love the fact that I can set it up (I don't do this, but could) to crank up in the morning, playing Slayer or Pantera at full volume every day if I wanted to. I know where there is another one still going strong, its slightly different than mine, but then the one I pictured isn't exactly the same either. They must have had a few minor changes throughout the run....
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Jul 2, 2017 15:27
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Zaphod42 posted:Its carryover from the 80s when everything got super bright and neon. Yep, that was def. late '80s to early '90s; by the middle of the decade, it seemed like everything was all neutral tones and faded bleakness, reflecting the mopey grunginess of gen X.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:05
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Titus Sardonicus posted:Yep, that was def. late '80s to early '90s; by the middle of the decade, it seemed like everything was all neutral tones and faded bleakness, reflecting the mopey grunginess of gen X. Don't forget about the mid 90's obsession with teal, burgundy, salmon pink and that dark forest green. Pretty sure every third car sold back then was that green color, with gold badging if you got the luxury model. Pretty much any mall food court from then is a good example of that color scheme too.
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Jul 2, 2017 20:49
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Titus Sardonicus posted:Yep, that was def. late '80s to early '90s; by the middle of the decade, it seemed like everything was all neutral tones and faded bleakness, reflecting the mopey grunginess of gen X. Yeah you can really divide the 90s into the "pre-Nirvana" and "post-Nirvana" fashions. Everybody was wearing flannel and long-sleeve shirts under t-shirts. And yeah, everything was suddenly faded colors, no more brights. Dark red, black, brown and green. This is what Vogue magazine looked like in the "post-Nirvana" era  Holy poo poo The 90s were also the only time you could take off your sweater and tie it around your waist and not be instantly called a tool.
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Jul 2, 2017 21:03
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Don't forget about the mid 90's obsession with teal, burgundy, salmon pink and that dark forest green. Pretty sure every third car sold back then was that green color, with gold badging if you got the luxury model. Pretty much any mall food court from then is a good example of that color scheme too. There is a hair salon in my tiny hometown that latched on to the pink-and-teal on black-and-white Duran Duran album cover aesthetic and clings to it to this day. Even the outside of the storefront is alternating stripes of black, white and pink.
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Jul 2, 2017 21:39
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Heath posted:There is a hair salon in my tiny hometown that latched on to the pink-and-teal on black-and-white Duran Duran album cover aesthetic and clings to it to this day. Even the outside of the storefront is alternating stripes of black, white and pink. I associate that look with the 80's more than the 90's. I still see those Duran Duran things on salons fairly often. I always wonder if they're still selling those decals or if they've all just been there since 1985. Always thought that style was pretty cool actually. I enjoyed the look of that Moonbeam City show alot. The writing... Not so much. https://youtu.be/MxqqAXjAQk4
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Jul 2, 2017 22:22
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I associate that look with the 80's more than the 90's. I still see those Duran Duran things on salons fairly often. I always wonder if they're still selling those decals or if they've all just been there since 1985. Yeah I was just about to bring up moonbeam city. That's all copied from the aesthetic of Patrick Nagel (just google image search the name) which is definitely more of an 80s thing.
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Jul 2, 2017 23:50
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Zaphod42 posted:Its carryover from the 80s when everything got super bright and neon.  A lot of stuff in the 2000s was dark blue and green, like a David Fincher movie. If you look at the first episode of Law & Order SVU, you can see how it's all burnt orange and brown like a lot of stuff around 2003. Then it got all blue and green! Seems like every decade has its color scheme.
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Jul 3, 2017 00:23
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eminkey2003 posted:
Oh man Wild and Crazy Kids.  The colors! And Nickelodeon GUTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THuOzYo51EY super bright colors everywhere. Which reminds me of that one popsicle commercial that was constantly playing on Nickelodeon in the 90s:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwlMHJE82Mk The big thing with color palettes that I kinda hate is how everything post 2000 has to go with the orange/blue contrast. Movies are all orange/blue color filtered now (The Hobbit was especially bad). The pilot of House MD did a really weird color saturation thing with orange and blue and browns and sepias, and used really low lighting. They didn't actually end up using it for the rest of the show, its kinda weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FanXU570rYc Towards the end of the pilot it starts to feel like a Halloween palette; orange and black. Zaphod42 has a new favorite as of 01:46 on Jul 3, 2017 |
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Jul 3, 2017 01:43
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Bobby Digital posted:Sup stereo buddy. Mine is still in my bedroom at my parents’ house. I got to googling that radio again because boredom. I found this thread and a link to a service manual. Holy gently caress, these things can self diagnose? Thats fuckin sweet!! http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=63755 The link to the manual is on the last page.
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Titus Sardonicus posted:Yep, that was def. late '80s to early '90s; by the middle of the decade, it seemed like everything was all neutral tones and faded bleakness, reflecting the mopey grunginess of gen X. If you look at 90s Eurodance videos you can see the same thing happening. It went from offensively bright colours and having fun to guys in shades looking serious about music they were making for proto-chavs to get handjobs to in Ibiza.
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Jul 3, 2017 02:26
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What do you mean stopped having fun? Getting a handbeezy in Ibiza sounds fun to me.
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Jul 3, 2017 04:17
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10 cent chicken wings.
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Jul 3, 2017 05:26
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wesleywillis posted:10 cent chicken wings. There's a bar near me that regularly did 25¢ wings with around 22 flavors. They got too popular and had to stop. drat you Yelp. You ruined it all!
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dialhforhero posted:What do you mean stopped having fun? Getting a handbeezy in Ibiza sounds fun to me. Agreed. Just saying the guys in late 90s dance/trance videos look super serious.
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Jul 3, 2017 12:37
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there's helicopters, fire engines, trams and slides! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQCkWIfaHAY
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Jul 3, 2017 15:47
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Slugnoid posted:there's helicopters, fire engines, trams and slides! gently caress you for putting that loving jingle back in my head. I've actually visited there as a child.
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Jul 3, 2017 16:26
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This is the most british thing I've ever seen.
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Jul 3, 2017 22:34
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Slugnoid posted:there's helicopters, fire engines, trams and slides! If there wasn't a date on that, I'd have guessed maybe 1982 at the latest.
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Jul 3, 2017 22:42
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Neddy Seagoon posted:gently caress you for putting that loving jingle back in my head. I've actually visited there as a child. i went there a few times before public liability laws came in and they got shut down. you can still see the old helicopter rusting away on someone's front lawn down in frankston
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Jul 3, 2017 23:08
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Slugnoid posted:there's helicopters, fire engines, trams and slides! Haha yes! https://youtu.be/78cnkV9j-so
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RagnarokAngel posted:This is the most british thing I've ever seen. It's Australian! 
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Jul 4, 2017 02:52
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RagnarokAngel posted:This is the most british thing I've ever seen. Those poor kids, that place looks depressing as poo poo. NEW RIDE! lmao
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Jul 4, 2017 02:58
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Just because as an American all I kept doing was try to find some dystopian real-world connection to this very relevant intro: https://youtu.be/GqQjpTbHR0A
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Jul 4, 2017 03:41
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WampaLord posted:Those poor kids, that place looks depressing as poo poo. you're not kidding. not much makes me cringe like this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvtPiP6r0U
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Jul 4, 2017 08:45
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It looked more fun in 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRsnmZLXbLc
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WampaLord posted:Those poor kids, that place looks depressing as poo poo. Nunawading isn't exactly what you'd call a great suburb, either. It's the kind of place you either avoid, or pity people for having to live there. Especially as being an outer suburb means it's primo Bogan country (Aussie Fuckin' Rednecks, Mate).
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Jul 4, 2017 16:18
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Zaphod42 posted:This is what Vogue magazine looked like in the "post-Nirvana" era
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I'm really annoyed that baggy jeans hasn't come back. I'm 6'4" and a size 15 shoe and I look so loving doofy in tight jeans. When I wore jncos in the 90s I loved it because it hid how stupid my sneakers looked (even if I was wearing the new Jordans I was self conscious how they looked when I wore shorts). The closest I can find now are Carhart baggy on Amazon but even those would be considered skinny jeans in the 90s. I recognize how ridiculous jnco was but maybe there can be some middle ground???
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My Twitter Account posted:Almost everything in this photo has come back into fashion in the past couple of years. Not where I live. Maybe up north? I haven't seen plaid since the 90s. Its all skinny jeans and ironic hipster t-shirts now. Uncle at Nintendo posted:I'm really annoyed that baggy jeans hasn't come back. I'm 6'4" and a size 15 shoe and I look so loving doofy in tight jeans. When I wore jncos in the 90s I loved it because it hid how stupid my sneakers looked (even if I was wearing the new Jordans I was self conscious how they looked when I wore shorts). Yeah I always liked JNCOs just for the comfort of them. I really hate skinny jeans. I've been wanting somebody to make like, denim samurai hakama pants for awhile now. Just big poofy pants but still jeans. I don't want fabric constantly squeezing my legs!
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I have a pair of 36 jeans that are actually less tight and more comfortable than some 38s I usually wear. They're pretty old so they should have shrunk in the wash or something by now, but they just stay fairly loose as the rest of my jeans get tighter over time. Jeans are weird, man.
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Jean companies have very different interpretations of what constitutes 36 inches. God help you if you wear an odd number size (I wear 31s when I can find them, 32s when I can't, which is basically all the time.)
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