Y2k Nostalgia Lover Gifts

Trends of 2000

"I've just been offered a job sorting out the Y1K bug.."

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

"Before texting we had to write letters by hand, and before emojis we honestly just bottled up our emotions."

Whistler's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson

"Call Harris back from retirement and ask him how we did things around here before computers."

"I know we said we'd get you a laptop,but this will have to do until business improves."

'Remember when we used desktop computers? When everyone at least 'looked' busy?'

"Goodnight Tommy, sleeptight, watch the millenium bugs don't bite."

Of course we're faster and more powerful now. I just think we commanded more respect when we filled an entire room.

Jump-Rope Rhymes For Adults

'I think you'll find this just as much fun as 'Grand Theft Auto IV''

Jurassic park on the ZX Spectrum.

'To prepare for Y2K, I backed up all discs and documents. . . stockpiled water and non-perishables. . . converted my investments to cash and set up a wood burning stove.'

"Hey, dad! How about I find a video game of this we can play together?"

Arcade Game Baseball.

'This is a painting of your grandfather.'

school kids playing conkers

'I felt an overwhelming nostalgia for the old video games where you sit on your arse.'

'My backup special...'

New Year's eve plans!

Floppy Cafe

Wine stored inside an old fashioned monitor.

'Y2K compliance!'

I was expecting something a little more advanced

"I'm beginning to doubt your computer skills, Frank. I was kind of okay with the bigger RAM, but your video card upgrade is from Blockbuster!"

Candy Land for Adults

'The batteries must be dead.'

25 years later, the Guitar Hero Band gets back together.

"Forty years ago on this very seat I proposed to you. Made up your mind yet?"

'... So I'm standing near this old guy and he's using an old, giant cell phone-- I mean this thing is ridiculous! Hahahaha!'

'Before I begin today's lesson, please turn off your cell phones, beepers and ipods.'

That's right, dear, our ancestors had tails.

A call to save energy, based loosely on the style of second world war posters

"Do you ever wanna get back in the game?"