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Dear lord, that outfit. 90s fashion was like that old “describe a knife to someone who’s never seen one” riddle, but for post-war work wear.
I’d like to make one with my first name, Jesse, but it’d mostly be clips from Breaking Bad.
Damn. Beat me to it.
I love The Kids in the Hall. Bruce McCulloch films were the best.
keming . noun . The result of improper kerning.
Nothing hotter than high-waisted jeans on a short guy.
Fortunately, none of my similar fashion choices from that time were captured on film.
Happy to see this is the first comment here. I may have had to abandon BB if it wasn’t.
Went to Jewish summer camp. You couldn’t sling a rock without hitting a David.
Came here hoping KITH would be the first comment, glad I’m not alone.
No-one had explained it, so I had assumed it was something dull about baseball, or electoral colleges, or something. This has now gone straight to the top of my ‘most awesome etymology’ lists, above ‘posh’ (even if it was Port Out Starboard Home, which is wasn’t).
Thanks for the Mentos & Coke moment (ref. xkcd).
How do I turn the sound off on this?
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