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Wednesday, September 2, 1992

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sound

The static on my radio finally gives way to the smooth harmonies of Boyz II Men, their voices dripping like honey over the heavy bass of my speakers. I’m leaning against the brick wall outside the theater, trying to figure out if Sarah wants to see *Honeymoon in Vegas* tonight or if she’s just going to keep talking about some weird new "cyberspace" chat room she found. The air smells like exhaust and hot asphalt as a rusted sedan rattles past, blaring a tinny beat that competes with the chatter of the sidewalk. I just want to drown it all out, sink into the velvet seats, and forget about the news crews filming the wreckage down south.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

End of the Road

Boyz II Men

The must-have

Barney the Dinosaur Plush

On This Day

  • The 7.7 Mw  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft).

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1992

  • You can't handle the truth!
  • Not!

Tech Check

SMS Text Message, ThinkPad & JPEG Standard.

Cost of Living (1990)

Loaf of Bread

$0.70

Gallon of Gas

$1.16

Average Home

$123,000

New Car

$16,950

Time Elapsed

12,329 days ago

(33 years, 284 days)