15+ Awkward Yet Endearing Habits of the Early 2000s

Ah, the early 2000s, a time of flip phones, frosted tips, and some seriously funky fashion choices. But let’s face it, we weren’t just fashionably challenged back then. There were a whole bunch of things we did that now make us want to crawl under a rock and hide. Read on to cringe along with us as we revisit some of the most questionable things we did back in the day.

1. Recording songs from the radio and trimming off the talking parts at the beginning

2. Blowing in the cartridge to get the game working

3. Wearing very long sweatpants

4. Taking a selfie on a digital camera

5. Having long conversations while leaning on a public phone booth

6. Calling to ask about the weather outside

7. Stopping by someone’s house unannounced

8. Relying on phone books to find business listings

9. Having to manually finish shutting down your PC

10. Trying peculiar hairstyles

11. Going to the cyber café to chat with your friends on MSN

12. Trying to light things up with the Flip Lighter App

13. Using a Walkman all day, every day

14. Waiting until the commercials come on to run out and take a bathroom break

15. Wanting black streaks in your hair

16. Memorizing phone numbers

17. Doing anything to get the poofy ponytail look

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