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18 things that were true ten years ago
IT’S NOW 2016. Which means that 2006 was ten years ago.
Let that sink in for a second.
And now, cast your mind back to things that were perfectly OK in 2006:
1. Like the fact that Jamie Dornan sang in a band called Sons of Jim
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It was a different world.
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2. In 2006, this is how Government-backed schemes were launched
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“Representing the difference in SSIA spending trends between men and women” apparently.
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3. In fact, the SSIA saving scheme was all the rage
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As were the promotional photo shoots.
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4. 2006 was a time when this spent six weeks at number one in Ireland
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Ah, ten years ago.
*wipes away tear*
5. Kim Kardashian was just a stylist to the stars in 2006
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Here, with Serena Williams.
Oh, how ten years would change her life.
6. This was a perfectly acceptable version of a soon to be famous website
7. In 2006, Paris Hilton coming to Dublin was a really big deal
8. And selfies worked like this
More of a technical challenge than now.
9. Pat Kenny still reigned supreme over the Late Late
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Playing the new fangled Wii there.
10. Irish girl group Triniti held a photoshoot in an office with no shoes on
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This was the 2006 way.
11. Ten years ago, Kodaline were not Kodaline. They were 21 Demands, and they were on You’re a Star on RTÉ
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12. This is how TV channels were launched in 2006
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Ah, Channel 6.
13. Back then, The Trinity Ball had a Winter Wonderland theme, despite being held in May
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Party on, guys.
14. In 2006, George Hook was exactly the same
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And it was perfectly acceptable.
15. Jordan coming to Dublin was a massive event
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16. The Wind That Shakes the Barley was the s**t
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2006 Cillian Murphy, you haven’t changed a bit.
17. This is how The Bagel Factory promoted their one euro discount off all smoothies
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18. And finally… nearly everyone you knew was addicted to this
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You gave luv, put people in your top 16 friends and changed your skin on the regular.
It was all so different then.
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