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The "Golden Age" of ATOT

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I am feeling nostalgic for back when I first ventured in here. A time when there were already so many ATOT memes, I had to either search, or wait for some kind soul, to explain what was going on.

In the spirit of that time, I submit for your edification, a true classic of the era http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDPdCzCfFM&feature=related

As hard as it is to imagine, some of you have likely never seen this before. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I did, the first time I saw it.
 
Golden Age = 2004-2006?

I just started posting around then, and even remember that guy who supposedly went gay to buy two video cards. Classic.
 
om3gawave said:
Golden Age = 2004-2006?
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Entirely a matter of opinion. Some of the legendary stuff happened before my join date, and there are those (who must not be named 😉 ) who feel the golden age had ended by that time.
 
Homerboy said:
I too will go with 2002ish... 2002-2004 sounds about right.
When the rules were tighter too.
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That is a great point. They had to be clever about how they trolled back then; Now it is shooting fish in a barrel. 🙁
 
DAPUNISHER said:
That is a great point. They had to be clever about how they trolled back then; Now it is shooting fish in a barrel. 🙁
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Oh I've made the comment observation many times... when they relxaed the rules is when the downhill momentum gained serious speed. I still love my AT, but I started here because it was the one, fairly civilized place on the web (still is by many standards I guess).
 
Homerboy said:
Oh I've made the comment observation many times... when they relxaed the rules is when the downhill momentum gained serious speed. I still love my AT, but I started here because it was the one, fairly civilized place on the web (still is by many standards I guess).
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I think most of us that joined before the "kinder, gentler" policy feel that way.

Which brings another great memory to the surface: Posting somewhere that banned AOL! :awe:
 
GTaudiophile said:
The golden age was before that infamous 9/11 thread.
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9/11 may have been the death of the old "Fun" ATOT.

Soon after came P&N, and that didnt seem to save OT, theres still so much arguing and bashing going on.(look no further than the constant religious debates)

Back in 1999-2001 this place was hilarious, it seemed like it was ALL comedy ALL the time. I remember flipping through threads with tears rolling down my face at some of the funny shit going on.
 
golden age was back when valueamerica came about, and AT Hot Deals pretty much put them outta business ... hahahahaha ...
 
Train said:
9/11 may have been the death of the old "Fun" ATOT.

Soon after came P&N, and that didnt seem to save OT, theres still so much arguing and bashing going on.(look no further than the constant religious debates)

Back in 1999-2001 this place was hilarious, it seemed like it was ALL comedy ALL the time. I remember flipping through threads with tears rolling down my face at some of the funny shit going on.
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Hardest I ever laughed at any thread was the "describe your most recent bowel movement with a movie title." By the time I got to "Sideways," my stomach was hurting. Then the thread got locked. 🙁
 
Train said:
Back in 1999-2001 this place was hilarious, it seemed like it was ALL comedy ALL the time. I remember flipping through threads with tears rolling down my face at some of the funny shit going on.
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When I first "tuned in", I had been nowhere online that had such a great mix of the best of the internets, and the best of the members. I no longer needed to search for hours looking for what was worthwhile on the webs; just come here and check the threads. If it was worthy, it was here.
 
Gibsons said:
Hardest I ever laughed at any thread was the "describe your most recent bowel movement with a movie title." By the time I got to "Sideways," my stomach was hurting. Then the thread got locked. 🙁
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I remember that thread. 😀
 
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