In case you’ve yet to open Google, Twitter, or wherever you get your news from today, allow me to briefly summarize: Everything is still terrible! President Donald Trump got himself all freshly oranged-up for his latest 20/20 interview in which he essentially bragged about committing obstruction of justice and then turned around referred to 2020 Democratic hopefuls as a “motley crew.”
Meanwhile, OJ Simpson has surfaced on Twitter talking about “getting even;” Bill Cosby is delusional and still referring to himself as “America’s Dad” from behind bars; and Kevin Sorbo (a.k.a. Hercules) did a bunch of bad tweets about sex, abortion, guns, and illegal immigration. Oh, and Gloria Vanderbilt, fashion designer as well as mother to Anderson Cooper, has passed away at age 95.
And while these things are all, indeed, terrible at face value, the one thing they have in common is their ties to the 1990s. This was the decade when the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe and The Cosby Show were just starting to wane in popularity, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was one of the highest rated syndicated television shows in the world, and … well, we all know what was going on with OJ at the time.
So anyone signing on to Twitter and seeing all these things trending on Monday was just a little bit confused, to say the least.
ATTENTION! We are experiencing a temporal instability. Excessive BS has caused a collision with the 1990s . We are attempting to correct this problem. "Bill Cosby" "Kevin Sorbo" "Motley Crue" and "OJ Simpson" will soon be returned to their own times. Thank You for your patience. pic.twitter.com/BPJqAR07Mm
— Everything Trump does comes out of YOUR wallet! 😡 (@JRasputin2013) June 17, 2019
Bill Cosby, Kevin Sorbo, Motley Crue and Quiznos are trending, so tonight I’m gonna’ party like it’s 1999… pic.twitter.com/y8BxKYV6C4
— Craig Larson (@craigslarson) June 17, 2019
Bill Cosby, Kevin Sorbo, and OJ Simpson are all trending so I guess I took a wrong turn on my way to work and wound up in the 90’s.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 17, 2019
Trending on Twitter:
Bill Cosby
Motley Crew
Kevin Sorbo
OJ Simpson
Gloria Vanderbilt pic.twitter.com/z6r5ovpo8t— R ☆ B (@RobBurisek) June 17, 2019
Bill Cosby, Quiznos, and Kevin Sorbo are all trending. WHAT FUCKING YEAR IS THIS??!! pic.twitter.com/pQqKmW6d54
— 🧸🏴☠️ Cozy Flannel Pirate Bear 🏴☠️🧸 (@epiphanist1248) June 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/JenetToo/status/1140616477415882754
Kevin Sorbo / Bill Cosby are trending. Donald Trump is the president. Joe Biden is the leading contender to oppose him. It's a great morning here in 1994.
— edburmila.bsky.social (@edburmila) June 17, 2019
Me, right now, as I see OJ Simpson, Bill Cosby, and Kevin Sorbo all trending. pic.twitter.com/1pgocfs5pi
— Dana (@theboltchick) June 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/mckra1g/status/1140692250093084672
Twitter made me think about Kevin Sorbo, OJ Simpson and Bill Cosby first thing in the morning. This country's BS is exhausting.
Xena, come save us from this nonsense! pic.twitter.com/01G2wGKuMs
— Fallon Stone | BLM (he/him) (@FallonStone) June 17, 2019
And just to twist the knife a little more, while we’re stuck with all this hot nonsense here is your regular reminder that the cast of Friends is still never, ever, ever getting back together.