You Just Had To Be There (35 Nostalgic Pics)

Every once in a while I’m reminded of something that triggers all sorts of memories just like these nostalgic pics. Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s was different but I kind of miss it.

I still have memories of a world without the internet but I also remember ruining the family computer because I wanted to use Limewire and then blamed it on my brother.

So sit back, grab a Capri Sun and enjoy these nostalgic pics.


1. That wet grass was nature’s glitter.

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2. “Big puffy chunky buttons on the vending machine, 80s / 90s”

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3. Retuning movie rentals at the Blockbuster dropbox.

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4. The morning air on field trip days.

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5. This clock.

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6. Hotel life

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7. This struggle meal.

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8. Cleaning CDs.

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9. Being mesmerized by this screen.

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10. This ball no one ever bought.

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12. These wild Friday nights.

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13. These blocks in every classroom.

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14. The beginning of lying.

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15. School nurse’s office.

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16. These uncomfortable gym mats.

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17. The best toothpaste.

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18. The feeling when this TV was in the classroom.

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19. Ruining the family computer to burn CDs off of Limewire.

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20. The cut tongues form these suckers.

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21. “Pure nostalgia, those were the days.”

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22. N64 was the real PlayPlace.

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23.  That loud CRACK.

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24. Playing your Gameboy in the back seat.

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25. A right of passage.

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26. These cups.

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27. “The fancy plates.”

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28. Seeing who had your textbook before you.

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29. Shark Bites

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30. Free CDs

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31. You had to be there.

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32. The extreme minty flavor of these.

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33. “The ball room in elementary school PE.”

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34. Field Day Ribbons

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35. Losing one piece of this.

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36. And this.


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Nate

Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.