Top 20 Things from 2000

Depsite millenium hype, 2000 was kind of a blah year. Not even the much feared Y2K bug turned out to be much excitement. And while the country was in the grips of a "constitutional crisis", most people's sentiments were, "Just flip a coin, man." At least that's what Nader said. So here's the year as I saw it, a year like any other that just couldn't fill its grandiose millennial britches. The year 2000 in a Top 20 list (like you really need another top 20 list in your life).


  1. Having a cousin's wife's little sister who formerly dated an NSYNC member- great patter at boring social events.
  2. Joe Levy- for being the representative from Rolling Stone who entertained me on several VH1 specials with his abrasive wit and sarcasm.
  3. 10 year olds dressing cooler than me- will create a generation of appearance-focused youngsters whom I will have intellectual supiority over.
  4. Blue Man Group- for being scary and blue, but intriguing.
  5. The Powerpuff Girls- finally got the recognition they deserve ... mass merchandising. I have Blossom tatoos!
  6. The Make 7 Up Yours Guy- brilliant, better than the dots.
  7. Survivor- Richard won! (perpetuates gay sneakiness stereotype).
  8. SNL presidential spoofs- Will Ferrel could do George W's job just as well.
  9. Guys with messenger bags- so dreamy and urban.
  10. Napster- I really feel bad about stealing your music, Lars, it's just, I'm hooked, it's an addiction, it's not my fault ...
  11. The General Suckiness of Movies this Year- somehow justifies my watching too much television.
  12. The Hyphen- coolest punctionation for writers who can't quite think of the perfect word. For use with rap-rock, booty-bumpin', and frat-boys-with-porno-girlfriends-who-run-around-naked.
  13. Wrist cuffs- finally popular enough to be bought at supermarkets.
  14. When Road Rules stole the Real World's electronic dog- classic MTV moment.
  15. Reese Sticks- like a Kit Kat mated with peanut butter.
  16. Playing "Fred"- it's kind of like "slug bug" except with oily-faced adolescents sporting red baseball caps.
  17. Volkswagon commercials- wouldn't you take a shopping cart in the chest to prevent your Jetta from getting a ding?
  18. Sore Loserman posters- clever, might be worth something in 50 years.
  19. Jamba Juice- tricks me into thinking I have a balanced diet.
  20. Whoring Yourself Out to Consumerism- see NSync, Britney, Backstreet, Carson Daly, Sting, and all the celebrities who have done 1-800-COLLECT commercials.
  21. The Crocidile Hunter- I know, that's 21, but seeing him standing in tropical waters with piranhas darting between his legs and being 1,000 miles from medical attention is exciting, I had to fit him in.

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