You Know You Were a Teenager in the 2000s If. . .

Remember last decade, how you used to quote Mean Girls word for word while talking to your best friend on your Nokia cell phone? You wore low-rise jeans with tiny t-shirts and Rocket Dog sandals and spent your afternoons requesting music videos on TRL and learning the dance moves to "I'm a Slave 4 U." We'll be honest; we still quote Mean Girls and try to copy Britney Spears routines, but we look back on those days with equal parts dreamy nostalgia and sheer horror. We're taking a trip down memory lane with all the best (and worst) things about coming of age in the aughts. So here we go: you know you were a teenager in the 2000s if . . .

Additional reporting by Lauren Harano

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You Shook It Like a Polaroid Picture

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Took Off All Your Clothes

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And Denied Things by Saying, "It Wasn't Me"

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You Thought These Two Would Be Together Forever
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You Thought These Two Would Be Together Forever

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But They <i>Were</i> as Low as Humanly Possible
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But They <i>Were</i> as Low as Humanly Possible

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You Spent Hours Choosing a Song to Play as Your Outgoing Voicemail Message
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You Spent Hours Choosing a Song to Play as Your Outgoing Voicemail Message

And recording it at just the right moment.

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Crafting Your AIM Away Message With Emotional Song Lyrics (or Cryptic, Attention-Seeking Blurbs)
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Crafting Your AIM Away Message With Emotional Song Lyrics (or Cryptic, Attention-Seeking Blurbs)

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Downloading Music From Kazaa and Limewire and Burning It Onto a CD

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And Organizing Your Top Friends on MySpace
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And Organizing Your Top Friends on MySpace

It was never without drama.

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Then You Got It Taken Away For Running Up the Bill
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Then You Got It Taken Away For Running Up the Bill

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This Was Your First iPod
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This Was Your First iPod

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And You Had to Wait a Week to See That Selfie You Took
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And You Had to Wait a Week to See That Selfie You Took

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You Quoted Mean Girls Religiously
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You Quoted Mean Girls Religiously

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Learned the Cheer Routines From Bring It On
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Learned the Cheer Routines From Bring It On

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And Wanted to Take a Road Trip With Your Girlfriends, à la Crossroads
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And Wanted to Take a Road Trip With Your Girlfriends, à la Crossroads

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You Remember This Miley Cyrus
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You Remember This Miley Cyrus

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This Hilary Duff
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This Hilary Duff

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And This Rihanna
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And This Rihanna

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You Thought This Was the Best Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever
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You Thought This Was the Best Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever

Until Beyoncé in 2013, of course.

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You Learned All the Dance Moves to "I'm a Slave 4 U"

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Even the Supersexy Ones!
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Even the Supersexy Ones!

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When You Got Home From School, You Made Yourself Some Easy Mac
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When You Got Home From School, You Made Yourself Some Easy Mac

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Requested Videos on TRL
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Requested Videos on TRL

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Watched Celebrities Get Punk'd
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Watched Celebrities Get Punk'd

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And Flipped Through YM Magazine
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And Flipped Through YM Magazine

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You Wore Tube Tops and Prairie Skirts
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You Wore Tube Tops and Prairie Skirts

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And Those Sunglasses That Were Barely Tinted Enough to Protect Your Eyes
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And Those Sunglasses That Were Barely Tinted Enough to Protect Your Eyes

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You Remember Samantha Mumba

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Hoobastank

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Willa Ford

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And Dream

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And the Vans Skatepark
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And the Vans Skatepark

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And Played Dance Dance Revolution in the Middle of the Mall
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And Played Dance Dance Revolution in the Middle of the Mall

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You Didn't Leave the House Without Your MAC Lipglass
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You Didn't Leave the House Without Your MAC Lipglass

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Or Your Von Dutch Trucker Hat
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Or Your Von Dutch Trucker Hat

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Then Showed It Off in Your Tiny Hollister T-Shirt
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Then Showed It Off in Your Tiny Hollister T-Shirt

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Your Feet Stayed Warm in a Pair of Ugg Boots
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Your Feet Stayed Warm in a Pair of Ugg Boots

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While Your Legs Cooled Off in a Denim Miniskirt
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While Your Legs Cooled Off in a Denim Miniskirt

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And If You Were Feeling Fancy, You'd Stick on a Crystal Tattoo
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And If You Were Feeling Fancy, You'd Stick on a Crystal Tattoo

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You Were Hooked on The O.C.
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You Were Hooked on The O.C.

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Wished You Lived in Laguna Beach
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Wished You Lived in Laguna Beach

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And Wondered If You'd Be the Weakest Link
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And Wondered If You'd Be the Weakest Link

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You Remember When Kelly Clarkson Won American Idol
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You Remember When Kelly Clarkson Won American Idol

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And When Christina Aguilera Got "Dirrty"
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And When Christina Aguilera Got "Dirrty"

With two R's.

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You Wondered If Beyoncé and JAY-Z Were Dating
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You Wondered If Beyoncé and JAY-Z Were Dating

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You Listened to "Where the Party At" on Repeat Even Though You'd Never Actually Been to a Party

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And You Listened to "In Da Club" on Repeat Even Though You'd Never Actually Been in a Club

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And When Paris Hilton Thought Walmart Sold "Wall Stuff"
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And When Paris Hilton Thought Walmart Sold "Wall Stuff"

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You Wore Your Hair Stick Straight
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You Wore Your Hair Stick Straight

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Or Maybe in One of Those Ponytails With the Two Strands Hanging Down in Front
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Or Maybe in One of Those Ponytails With the Two Strands Hanging Down in Front

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Or Maybe You Rocked Micro Braids
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Or Maybe You Rocked Micro Braids

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Sometimes You Did a Few Front Twists
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Sometimes You Did a Few Front Twists

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Or Flipped the Ends Out
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Or Flipped the Ends Out

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And You Should Look Back on That Time With Pride
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And You Should Look Back on That Time With Pride

No matter how mortifying it looks in pictures.