# I don't think I've really been bored since 1998 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-ive-really-been-bored-since-1998/980562 "2023-03-01T21:24:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-ive-really-been-bored-since-1998/980562/21 "2023-03-04T00:23:42Z")
I remember I was stuck in a hospital waiting for somebody to get better at like 2 in the morning because I was their ride home after discharge. This was around 2000ish, there were literally no magazines in the waiting room, no TV on, nothing was open because it was 2am, and I couldn’t just sleep because it was uncomfortable hospital chairs. Might have been the most bored I’ve ever been in my life. I wound up reading those brochures they give you called things like TOP 5 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE A HEART ATTACK for about 4 hours. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-ive-really-been-bored-since-1998/980562/22 "2023-03-04T02:11:09Z")
98 is about right. Prior to that we had to peruse tech magazines at work. Then BAM… the internet. You could fuck off without leaving your desk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-ive-really-been-bored-since-1998/980562.md?page=1)