“Throwback Thursday” — 25 Random Nostalgic Things You Forgot Existed Until Right Now

Nostalgia is a weird thing. There’s so much random stuff your brain quietly tosses aside over time, like it’s trying to free up storage space. Then one image pops up, and suddenly you’re right back there, like no time passed at all.

These are those kinds of memories, the ones you didn’t even realize you forgot, but the second you see them, you’re instantly transported back to the good old days.

1. Netflix DVD Envelopes

2. Inflatable Furniture

3. McDonald’s PlayPlace

4. AOL Free Trial CDs

5. TV Guide Channel

6. Massive TVs That Were Considered Furniture

7. Portable CD Player

8. Colorful iMac Computer Lab

9. “Be Kind Rewind” VHS

10. LimeWire Downloads

11. Silly Bandz

12. Blockbuster Store Interior

13. Disposable Cameras

14. Recording songs off the radio

15. Windows Media Player Visualizer

16. Clear Landline Phones

17. Scholastic Book Fair

18. Gel Pens

19. Family computer in living room

20. Pizza Hut dine-in

21. Dial-up internet interruption

22. The DVD logo bouncing and almost hitting the corner

23. Those huge iPod speaker docks

24. The Windows shutdown sound

25. Blowing into game cartridges like a scientist.