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#15 Boy Meets... The Jersey Shore?
Mullets v.s. spray-tans. Topanga v.s. Snookie. Mr. Feeney v.s. gorillas. We could go on and on with comparisons but it wouldn't deter from the fact that it's extremely hard to pick which show is better. In our eyes, they both win!
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Boy Meets... The Jersey Shore?
Mullets v.s. spray-tans. Topanga v.s. Snookie. Mr. Feeney v.s. gorillas. We could go on and on with comparisons but it wouldn't deter from the fact that it's extremely hard to pick which show is better. In our eyes, they both win!
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How Pop Got Older
In the 1990s', pop music was an unstoppable beast that kept enforcing hook (Backstreet), after hook (N'Sync), after hook (Hanson), and now in the vein of the Jonas Brothers and One Direction, it's become a lot more tame even though the fans aren't.
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Calling All Homies
The graphic doesn't justify how our generation has moved on to making a personal assistant named Siri do all of our mobile phone tasks for us but the use of "yo" over the now-defunct "wassup" is pretty accurate.
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If You Don't Bronze, You're No Bro
The grunge era believed in pale skin, Converse trainers and ripped jeans but thanks to the rise of electronic dance music, self-tanner and trips to the spa are important if you want to obtain a year-round glow.
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A Kaleidoscopic Change In Colour
In a time where Runtz, Nerds and Gobstoppers were all the craze, it's hard to imagine M&M's having a drastically different colour than today's variation given the 90s preference to even make neon pink candy.
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How The Sport Of Volleyball Got Served
We've come a long way in sports and though you may disagree, females are dominant in almost all of them (we now have female athletes in video games) and have fully come to realize that volleyball isn't better than tennis on national television.
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How Your Friends Didn't Always Make You ROFL
Childhood friends are hard to forget but it's also difficult thinking about a time when no one had Facebook, Twitter and YouTube or even used "LOL", "YOLO" or "BRB" in a sentence.
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From Classy Suits To Bathing Suits
In the age of Madonna, James Bond was a suave character who didn't need hulking muscles to get the ladies and save the day (Pierce Brosnan), but in the age of Lady Gaga, he's a hunked-out spy who isn't afraid to emerge from the ocean wearing manly short shorts (Daniel Craig).
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A Blowned-Out Hairy Situation
You may not think there isn't much of a difference, but for hair addicts, there really aren't any similarities between the two. That is unless you're old and never really understood what the deal was or is with these two pampered hairdos.
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Legalize It
There was a similar battle between Limewire and torrents but Napster was an unsafe source of music that pushed the MP3 to what it is now. Unlike the past, now you can stream music without being worried if federal agents will show up at your door.
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It's Called The "Can't Pick Up Things Cut"
Authoritative parents hated the baggy jeans look and even though thousands of kids switched to a slim fit, parents have now developed to hate the skinny jean. Their reasoning: "try to touch your toes".
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The New Home Theater System
Let it be known, every household in the 1990s had at least three remotes for their television and today, we can wirelessly stream the entire series of "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer" while editing digital photos on our laptop/iMac/extra monitor setup.
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How Lindsay Lohan Became... Lindsay Lohan
Did you know one of Lindsay Lohan's first breakout roles was in the remake of the film "The Parent Trap"? Yeah, we almost forgot too. Everything after "Mean Girls" just seems like one giant blur.
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Nevermind The Throne
There's never been a true battle between alternative rock and hip-hop because both genres have mutual respect for each other, but there's still a war of plaid against bling because like water and oil, the two don't mix.
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No Beeps Attached
Pagers were a true advancement in technology that allowed you to get in touch with someone in case an emergency came up. Now we have smartphones, which basically do the same thing but also let you play "Call Of Duty: Nazi Zombies" at the same time.
