I’m right there with you. I was thinking almost the exact same thing - just about a decade less on my end.
I miss being a part of forum communities like they used to be. Those forums disappeared (like most of them did, unfortunately) and I haven’t found any others that fit yet, which is a huge bummer. This is the closest and best I’ve got. It’s not quite the same, but I still enjoy it, and I’m grateful!
This is an awesome comment and I learned a lot. Thank you for all the thought and effort you put into this!
Oooh, good call! It totally does. I bet a Toxic Megacolon show would have a wild and kickass mosh pit.
I’ve always thought “hemoglobin,” “ankylosing spondylitis,” “rectocele,” and “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” were fun to say. There’s definitely more medical words I like, but I’ve got mad brain fog, so I’m not able to come up with much at the moment. Which is a major bummer!
Yes! This is a big one that bugs me how often people don’t even attempt this. Darn noobs need to lurk moar! It’s basic netiquette.
The consequences will NEVER be the same!
Haha that reminds me of a shirt I had around '08/'09 that just said “Awesomesauce.” I kind of miss the silly stuff like that and the shirts you mentioned. It really does seem like it was a simpler time :) Nowadays life is pwning me left and right!
Hot damn! Where’s my wallet!?
I felt the same way when I tried playing it. I’m so glad I saw your comment - I feel less alone, lol.
Ooh, this looks like it could be nice. Thanks for mentioning it!
Microsoft fired its entire QA team 10 years ago, and shifted the responsibility for testing onto developers. They also got rid of their dedicated hardware lab where software would be tested on many different hardware combinations.
That…makes SO much sense and explains a lot! Thanks for mentioning it.
I believe it’s a fantasy/for funsies mock-up of what the gaming store/launcher application Steam maybe could have looked like if it was done in a style similar to Windows 7’s styling and other computer applications and websites during that era. Looks like maybe MySpace and Windows Live Messenger may have been some inspiration
I hope that helps. I may be leaving stuff out or wording things oddly since I’m pretty brain foggy due to health issues, but no one had answered ya (that I can see) and I wanted to try to help ya out 😅
As the WOATest WOAT, I’ve got the other end on lock! We’re killing it, buddy!
Of course you do.
I’m not who you were talking to, but thank you for this comment. You’re so very kind and it’s beautiful. You’ve helped me and I appreciate you so much. You totally rock! 💖
Lol! That reminds me of how (when AOL was thing and I was probably way too young to be on it but would use it to talk to family) my mom had me type out and send “I bought a bunch of cars and RECTUM!” via email or AIM out of nowhere to random family members with no context, even though I had no idea why that was funny, but she thought it was hilarious. Which is pretty damn funny looking back!
I love this type of thing! There’s also:
“Guess why?”/“Chicken thigh!”
“Guess who?”/“Chicken poo!”
As a kid I also came up with “Guess when?”/“Chicken shin!” “Guess where?”/“Chicken hair!” and “Guess how?”/“Chicken COW!!” but those may not be quite as good, hahaha.
I hope they reply (and that I remember to come back and check again so I can see it,) I’m very interested, too!
Apparently so. It’s supposed to come out in the summer of 2026. Here’s an article about it. I just learned of it from this post, too.
All we are is dust in the wind.