possibly you just had to be there .

1.Everyone’s parents opening up their computer browser, seeing this, and just saying “looks good to me”:

2.Having a whole-ass desktop computer in your kitchen that the entire family used:

3.A seemingly endless amount of pictures of SpongeBob looking like this:

4.And like this:

5.Going into the grocery store and seeing tubes upon tubes of Shrek GoGurt:

6.Convincing people the iPhone was worth the money by showing them that one app where it looks like you’re drinking a beer:

7.Every dad on the planet carrying around a little leather BDSM case for their flip-phone:

8.That absolutely terrifying Honeycomb mascot being shoved in our faces:

9.This particular type of floor being in every single fast food restaurant:

10.Watching full-length movies that cost tens of millions of dollars to make on an iPod with a two-inch screen:

11.Constantly quoting that one Bill O’Reilly video wherein he swears:

12.Every single corporate logo looking like this:

13.Everyone having these purses that pretty much immediately came apart:

14.This commercial, which was basically a fever dream:

15.A Shrek phone? A SHREK phone? A Shrek phone:

16.Literally every single person on Earth thinking that talking baby in the E-Trade commercials was the funniest thing they had ever seen:

17.Just throwing an incredibly random tie with every single outfit:

Or throwing on a graphic tee to a formal event:

18.A product a bunch of very high-up executives decided to name “GOOZE”:

19.U2 just being everywhere you looked:

20.Constantly harassing everyone on Facebook with, like, 27 “LOST MY PHONE, NEED NUMBERS” groups:

21.Everyone thinking Chuck Norris jokes were the be-all and end-all of comedy:

22.Shrek Twinkies, complete with creamy green ogre filling:

23.Phones having a truly unfathomable amount of little fake diamonds on them:

25.People having something like this as their MySpace profile picture:

26.Signs that solely exist to stop people from wearing Heelys:

27.Every song on Earth having a squeaky version:

28.Shrek Kid Cuisine that’ll turn your tongue green:

29.A Britney Spears protective case for a Nokia phone:

30.The Crazy Frog in a flat-brimmed hat with a huge gangsta chain on:

31.AnAmerican IdolPS2 game, for some reason:

32.People wearing skate shoes big enough to house a family of four:

33.A book about a dog with sunglasses saving the world from Y2K:

34.Mario with an arm tattoo:

35.Shrek POPCORN:

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36.These absolutely ridiculous fries:

37.A Wii disc that lets you stream Netflix:

38.A Britney Spears inflatable chair that promises you’ll be “coolin' like Britney”:

39.Mutant green ketchup:

40.The majority of the human race celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day:

41.Shrek Rice Krispie Treats, held together with a mysterious green substance:

42.A man named Darrin being the end all, be all of dancing:

43.Squeezable BUTTER?!?!?!?!

44.Shrek…waffle sticks??? SHREK WAFFLE STICKS?!?!?!

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45.A lit’ral $120 Rugrats bowling ball:

46.Waffles stuffed full of fruity GOOP:

47.Shrek body wash, for anyone who has needed to smell like the infamously good-smelling Shrek:

48.A 50 CentBulletproof-themed XBOX:

49.An electric toothbrush that only plays one song, an Ashley Tisdale song:

50.MULTIPLE video games featuring the Burger King King:

And, finally, a SHREK CHIA PET:

A highly cluttered computer screen filled with multiple toolbars, pop-ups, and excessive browser add-ons. Summarizes the chaotic user interface with many overlapping elements

A boy types on a computer at a kitchen counter. Another boy writes at a table while a man observes

The image shows two illustrations of SpongeBob SquarePants. The left one depicts him in a suit holding cash, and the right one has him wearing street-style clothes with jewelry

SpongeBob SquarePants is depicted as an emo character with black hair covering one eye, dark eye makeup, and a black outfit with a skull belt buckle

Yoplait's Gogurt boxes and packets featuring Shrek characters are spread out on a wooden surface

a man drinking out of a fake beer app

A classic Nokia cellphone with a case is shown from the front and back, highlighting the phone's buttons and the case's clip and protective cover

A large-eyed, grinning squirrel-esque animated character in a classroom, with students sitting at desks in the background

Patterned floor with a mosaic of square tiles arranged in a geometric pattern

An iPod with earphones displays a scene from Twilight featuring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

Meme showing Bill O'Reilly shouting with overlaid text: "F**K IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE." The expletive is partially censored. News studio background

Three crochet tote bags with circular embellishments. The left bag is light with white and pink circles, the top right is grey with grey and white circles, and the bottom right is pink with pink and white circles

A person using HeadOn, with the text "Apply directly to forehead" and "HEADON" on the screen

Front, side, and back views of a green LG flip phone with a basic screen and distinctive antenna design, resembling animal ears

A baby sits in a high chair in a room with a crib and furniture visible in the background

Anne Hathaway at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2004, wearing a white blouse with a tie, jeans, and pointed shoes

Anne Hathaway standing in front of a beach backdrop wearing a "FedUp" t-shirt, jeans, and a belt

"Nickelodeon Goooze package, labeled 'Play-Stuff for the New Millenium', displaying phrases like 'Bubble It!', 'Squeeze It!', 'Hold It!', 'Stretch It!', 'Bounce It!'

Hand holding a U2 Special Edition iPod with signatures by U2 band members. A white iPod with a screen is visible in the background

Jesse Miller tweets about how Facebook reminds users in 2009 they asked for phone numbers after losing contacts. The image shows several such posts from that time

A bearded man aims a firearm with text above and below him reading, "SANTA CLAUS WAS REAL UNTIL HE FORGOT MY PRESENT."

Hostess Twinkies packaging features Shrek, promoting Ogre Green creamy filling. "While supplies last" is written at the bottom

A hand holding a pink, crystal-studded Motorola Razr flip phone with a small screen and VGA 4x zoom camera

Two people in lab coats conducting a Diet Coke and Mentos experiment, creating a large soda geyser in front of a brick building

A stylized image of Marilyn Monroe with tattoos and a bandana featuring marijuana leaves, posing with two guns crossed in front of her chest

A sign with a red circle and a diagonal line over a shoe with wheels, accompanied by text: "NO SHOES with WHEELS!"

Text: "8 year old me would hear a song and b like hmmm ok let’s hear the chipmunk version"

Kid Cuisine "Shrek-ified" chicken breast nuggets meal. Includes corn, macaroni & cheese, green pudding, Happy Feet Madagascar sweepstakes info, and Shrek character image

Two mobile phone cases with images of Britney Spears lying down in a pensive pose. A name "Britney Spears" is partially visible on the right case

Crazy Frog wearing a black cap with a chain necklace labeled "Gangsta" in a cityscape background, with the text "1%100 CRAZY"

Close-up of someone wearing black and yellow sneakers while standing on a skateboard

Book cover: "Y2K-9: The Dog Who Saved the World" by Todd Strasser. A dog types on a keyboard, with the tagline "Time and toilet paper are running out."

Mario promotes the Game Boy Advance SP Tribal Edition. The  features the console's design, a chance to win prizes, and a list of included items

Five bags of Funky Fries with different flavors on a table, each accompanied by a pile of fries matching the flavor indicated on the bag

A hand holds a Netflix Instant Streaming Disc for Wii along with its sleeve. The disc and sleeve both have instructions to use the disc to watch instantly and not return it to Netflix

Box for a Britney Spears inflatable chair featuring her image, with phrases "Coolin' like Britney!", "Stylin'", and "Groovin'" on a colorful background

A person holds a bottle of Heinz EZ Squirt Blazin' Green Ketchup next to a hot dog with green ketchup on it

Marissa Hudgins posts on Julia Sheer's wall on September 19, 2010, saying, "AHOY MATEY! tis ye national talk like ye pirate day. aarrrghhhh!!"

Rice Krispies Treats Shrek Limited Edition cereal box featuring Shrek and Donkey. The treats are shaped like ogres, and the box includes Shrek-themed graphics

Cover of "Darrin's Dance Grooves" VHS tape featuring Darrin Henson, Britney Spears, NSYNC, and Jordan Knight with playful caption, "I need to find a tape player stat."

Two Parkay Fun Squeeze bottles, one electric blue and one shocking pink, with a plate of a waffle with a smiley face drawn using the blue spread

Bowling ball with the Rugrats cartoon characters, labeled 12 lb and priced at $120.00

Eggo WAF-FULLS box with strawberry waffles, served on a plate with a bite taken, alongside glasses of milk and orange juice

A hand holds a bottle of Dial body wash featuring Shrek from the movie "Shrek 2." The bottle has a toy of Shrek on top and promotes "Ogre Apple" scent

White Xbox console with black tribal design and "50 Cent - Bulletproof" text in gold

Tooth Tunes electric toothbrush with packaging featuring Ashley Tisdale, promoting the song "Be Good to Me" for 2 minutes of music while brushing

The image shows three Xbox game covers featuring the Burger King mascot: "PocketBike Racer," "Sneak King," and "Big Bumpin'." He is smiling and driving a go-kart

Shrek Chia handmade decorative planter. Image shows a Shrek-themed Chia planter with green sprout hair next to its packaging