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1999-cellphonesY2KdvdTitanic IKEAinternetdotcomAmazon YahooMutualfund NasdaqDowindexswingdancingEbayBosniaCroatiaAlbania KosovoColumbineMasscareAutomaticweaponse-mail MicrosoftLinuxCowsonparadeweblogsWalterPayton WilttheStiltBuffyPenguinmintsPalmPilots Lopez'sassPuffyKornLimpbizket AmericanPieTeenagersTeenagers theRealWorldLalapaloserWoodstockrapes GAPcargopantsEverybody in vests everybody invests EVERYBODY IN VESTSJARJARBINKSWEARINGAVEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know what, just as I was writing this I realized that in fact Jar Jar Binks of Starwars fame was in fact wearing a vest!In the same year the Gap was trying to force everyone to wear one. Coincidence? Or commercial market forces working seamlessly together, shaping the world we live in and thus best representing 1999 for us North Americans? Yes. 1999- Year of the Jar Jar Binks.

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