22 things that will immediately make you feel old in 2022

Looking back, 2021 hasn’t been much easier than the infamous apocalyptic 2020.

And while we were all busy dealing with a pandemic, time once again seemed to pass us by.

Now in the blink of an eye we have entered 2022. And with each new calendar year comes a greater gap between the past and the present. The beloved pop culture references become artifacts before our eyes, and there is simply no way to fight them.

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So take out a lozenge and take out those reading glasses. Here are 22 things that will immediately make you feel old in 2022.

“Call Me Maybe” dominated the airwaves 10 years ago

You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing that firecracker in 2012.

Spider Man came out 20 years ago

Long before the MCU, we had Tobey.

Dwayne Johnson turns 50

the rock The fossil.

Friends finished 18 years ago

And we are still not done.

IPhone came out 15 years ago

Did someone else miss the home button?

“Gangnam Style” was released 10 years ago

He now has nearly 4.3 billion views on YouTube …

McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish turns 60

It was created in 1962 for Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent.

Titanic released in theaters 25 years ago

Can we finally agree that Jack could have stood on that door?

Seinfeld, The simpsons, and Saved by the Bell all of them debuted over 30 years ago

And you still cite at least one daily.

ET phoned home 40 years ago

* gasps as an alien

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got engaged five years ago

The drama has not stopped since.

Polar came out 40 years ago

With over 70 million copies sold, it is still the most successful album of all time.

Facebook turns 18 this year

At least none of us will grow old in the Metaverse.

The first one Harry potter the book came out 24 years ago

And Daniel Radcliffe turns 33 this year.

The Expos left Montreal 18 years ago

There has not been a Major League Baseball team in La Belle Province since 2004. “Nos Amours” left Montreal after the 2004 season and became the 2019 Washington Nationals World Champion.

James Bond made his big screen debut 60 years ago

Fortunately, cool has no expiration date.

Canadian team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup for almost 30 years

They got together really well last summer.

This song was released 30 years ago

The royalty checks probably continue to pour in.

This is what your cell phone looked like 20 years ago

No internet, no scrolling, just T9 until you die, baby.

Dylan and Cole Sprouse turn 30

It’s 60 when you add up their ages.

We are closer in time to 2050 than to 1980

Where are our hoverboards?

Super bad made waves of comedy 15 years ago

This legendary film is one of the greatest teenage comedies of all time, and we are still McLovin every minute of it.