Seems like only yesterday.
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GOD I REMEMBER SO MANY OF THESE IT'S EMBARASSING!
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> > I KNOW YOU ALL HATE READING THESE LONG ONES, BUT THIS IS A GOOD ONE I
> > PROMISE.
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> >
> >
> > You know its true!
> >
> > Hello children of the 80's. Read this, it will take you back...
> >
> > Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo
> >
> > Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken.
> >
> > You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby".
> >
> > You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix It".
> >
> > You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had plastic
> > surgery.
> >
> > You had one of those T-shirts that changed colour with heat(Global
> > Hypercolour).
> >
> > You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".
> >
> > You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got cancelled.
> >
> > You remember Madonna in her cone stage outfit.
> >
> > You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
> >
> > You wore fluorescent-neon clothing... (if you can call it clothing!)
> >
> > You could break dance (ok, you wished you could)
> >
> > You remember when Amiga was a state of the art video game system.
> >
> > You remember M.C. Hammer.
> >
> > You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"....
> >
> > You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT
just
> > plain Will Smith!
> >
> > You own any cassettes.
> >
> > You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ALF or ET lunchbox.
> >
> > You have ever pondered on why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
> >
> > My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to you.
> >
> > You had a Swatch Watch.
> >
> > You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
> >
> > Big wheels and BMX's were the way to go.
> >
> > With your pink (or blue) portable tape player, you sang to Kylie and
> > Jason!
> >
> > You owned Polly Pocket or Micro Machines.
> >
> > You made Ken fall in love with Barbie.
> >
> > Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
> >
> > You knew that Transformers were "more than meets the eye".
> >
> > You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth.
> >
> > You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living in
space.
> >
> > You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.
> >
> > You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
> >
> > You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
> >
> > You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces.
> >
> > You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places
that
> > had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.
> >
> > Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme.
> >
> > You said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice.
> >
> > You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative
> > merits of Matt & Luke.
> >
> > Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your
> > wardrobe or make-up collection.
> >
> > You did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having
> > your arms in the sleeves, and you knew you looked like a superhero.
> >
> > Your new winter coat was best used to demonstrate that your wings were
> > like
> > a shield of steel.
> >
> > You still remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern
> > technology
> > and you can still sing all the words.
> >
> > Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.
> >
> > You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester, a pantomime horse
and
> > a
> > woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal.
> >
> > You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front
> > of
> > a Capri so it looked like KITT.
> >
> > You had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.
> >
> > You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word "Exterminate!".
> >
> > Girls - You owned a pair of Pixie boots, generally worn with leg
warmers.
> >
> > Boys - You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with white
> > towelling socks.
> >
> > Ooh, you could crush a grape!
> >
> > You held a chicken in the air or stuck a deckchair up your nose.
> >
> > You wore legwarmers & tried to do the splits while jumping in the air
> > while
> > singing you were going to live forever.
> >
> > Your best mate had a Soda Stream at home and you were jealous.
> >
> > Any elderly Scottish lady sounds like Supergran
> >
> > You remember playing British Bulldog, When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man
and
> > Donkey-Kong ruled
> >
> > You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone
on
> > a
> > warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly.
> >
> > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
> >
> > Important decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."

 

same topic- watch Ghost busters yesterday with my 6 yr old...told her how scary it was and how i had nightmares for years after about the lady in the libary. She just sat there rather bored by all the VERY false looking FX !!!

bloody kids! gonna try Jaws next week, that was scary wasnt it?

T

 

I used to get nightmares about the Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!





Disclaimer : This was 20 years ago, and not last week before anyone pipes up.

 

Stop beating about the bush and shove John Carpenter's The Thing on.

 

good point though, you stick a 6 yr old in front of the The Thing and it wont even compare to the nasty effects they see on TV nowadays.

T

serious (ish) moment....at the end of Ghostbusters they cross the gun streams and blow up Goza and half of the building they are in. The effects shot of the building going up looks like (though not as dramatic) the WTC getting hit. Just as i was thinking "ohhh, looks like WTC" my kid says, "will the building fall down now like the New York ones with the people from afganastanaaay"

She said this very matter of factly as though she sees it on the news everyday. (which she doesnt of course.....the news is broken up with bus bombs in israel and sniper serial killers in DC!!! )

 

forgot about

"crockett & tubbs" with their fake car as they could not afford a real one

Noel and his amazing sweaters !!!!!

Flashing Blade !!!!!(you've got to fight for what you want for all that you believe)


Grand Ford Torino and Captain Dobie, (Huggy the man !!!!)

jase

[Edited by jase555 - 10/23/2002 9:17:52 AM]

 

Jamie & his magic torch!

 

god I remember the front of the 80's then i found beer

 

For all you 80s guys/gals out there. Airwolf has been bought and striped down to the point of no one recognising her anymore. How can the new owner do such things to a perfectly beautiful flying machine. I say we all chip in and buy her.

 

Airwolf was female??????? With a barrel like that slung beneath it??
Alcazar:

 

What about:

wearing your tie with the thin side showing only.
Vinyl.
Jaw breakers.
Sweet tobaco.
Cigarette sticks.
"Casuals"
"new romantics"
dynasty
Falklands war
Yuppies
y don't u
Wedge hair cuts
willow the wisp
Adam & the Ants

 

Well yes.

 

<Stop beating about the bush and shove John Carpenter's The Thing on. >
Why not go the whole hog and make her watch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

astraboy.

 

I think there is a picture of some sort of blue car, in a pool of frozen water, knocking about somewhere?

 

Actually, Seven would probably have a much better effect.

 

Cor..I was a bit of a casual meself..Jacquard pringle with Fila rollneck underneath, spray on Farahs and a pair of Diadora Borg Elite..thought I was IT!

How about..

Cabana Bars
Sport Billy, and "The Fabulous Mr Rossi" cartoons
Fresca and Quattro fixxy pop

 

I found my old Vic-20 last week in my parents loft. Radar Rat Race is still a killer game

**** I feel old

AB, you are one sick puppy

Alien was the one that got me hiding behind the sofa, still does actually

 

BTW

Oranjeboum, Oranjeboum, it's a drink & not a tune

 

Oboom crap beer

Texas Chainsaw mas film, its back out on DVD, I still like the Thing, seen it loads of times, I still jump at it.

 

HITEC TECs and a Lyle and Scott rollneck patern jumper.

OH DEAR !

 

GRANGE HILL
THE ULTIMATE.
Could'nt watch it that much as mum thought it would rub off in my schooling. SAD !

THANKS MUM !

 

Curtis slip-ons, Staypressed trousers, pringle jumpers, burgundy cardies, and lumnious fluffy towelling socks.

 

Of God how oId do I feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can still remember my grey shoes that laced up at the side and my long grey socks that I wore for school. The only problem was to keep the socks up you had to make and elastic garter for the top of each one which usually resulted in cutting the curculation off to your legs!

 

What about the RICHIE CUNNINGHAM ( Y ) cardigans Burgandy/White/Grey.

Raleigh GRIFTER 3 SPEED

Raleigh CHOPPER ( no silly snide comments )

Raleigh Tommohawk

PK Ripper with mag wheels you put in freezer if you bent them.

[Edited by Arron - 10/23/2002 4:32:04 PM]

 

Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Wham, Toyah, ABC, Madness, Depeche Mode, Culture Club, Black Lace, No Oasis (thankfully), and lots of other top quality bands.

Light & Lager.
Stupid hair cuts (short at sides & back, curly on top).
Ford Cortina Mk 3 2.0 XL with full 2000E trim.
TOTS
Mary Millington
Zero 6
Amstrad computer games
CB radio
RD 400E in canary yellow with black expansions.


I,ll add more as I remember but I really must do some work.

 

Attaching playing cards to your bicycle with clothes pegs so they flapped on the spokes and made it sound like a motorbike.

 

The young ones


Still have a zx28k "rubber keyboard" spectrum..... long live atic atac.

 

I had a blue Raleigh Grifter, a Vic 20 (with a 32K upgrade!!), best game was jet pac. Listened to two tone and SKA.
Oh those were the days jumpers for goal posts.

 

Raleigh Striker - little version of Grifter.

Acorn atom, BBC B, Electron - Sinclair QL. O'dear - the C5!! Loved it.

 

I can't believe no ones mentioned this series mans favorite saying

Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

Oh how i loved to watch that..

Andy