Posted on 07/06/2007 7:58:22 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
Ah...back in the day.....
For me, it's flashing back to the 80's (my favorite decade)....
| What were the 80s? . . . Bueller? . . . Anyone? Well, you are truly a child of the 80s if any of the following statements are true for you: |
You know what leg warmers are; You know who Mr. T is; You remember when Atari was a state of the art video game system; You used to be able to breakdance (or wished you could); The phrases "bright light" and "phone home" actually mean something to you; You had a BMX bike.
The 80s was a decade where young folk wore fluorescent, neon clothing and business folk wore double-breasted suits with shoulder pads and believed "Greed Is Good" . . . and when Prince sang about partying "like it's 1999" it seemed so far away!
Dallas and Dynasty ruled the airwaves, Transformers were more than meets the eye, leggings under a short skirt was considered a stylish look, Michael Jackson was still black and 'by the power of Greyskull you HAD the power!'
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher promoted a 'return to Victorian values' in Britain, which was matched by a new conservatism in the USA under Ronald Reagan, who was voted in as president and served the maximum eight-year term in office.
Meanwhile at home and in the playground, people were struggling to master Rubik's Cube - the biggest craze of the early part of the decade, a block of movable coloured squares named after its Hungarian inventor, Erno Rubik.
Video games were the hottest new innovation as video arcade game machines began to replace pinball machines in amusement arcades across the Western world with Pac Man and Space Invaders leading the pack.
Sophisticated equipment for leisure and pleasure became increasingly affordable as incredible advances in technology continued, and the Eighties soon also became the decade of gadgets - From digital watches to cappuccino machines to cellular phones to computers (Even though a Commodore 64 was the pinnacle of computing excellence).
In 1984, Yuppies appeared on the scene. An acronym for Young Urban professionals, it became synonymous with upward mobility, greed, and selfishness. But then the 80s was the decade of Self; self-improvement, self motivation, self-help manuals.
It was also, IMO, the last decade to have decent music.
AMEN to THAT!!
When you’re swimming, and feel
That you’ve just met an eel,
That’s a moray.
Hubby had one just like that. eeuusshh!
I was born in ‘82...When do we get to see a Best of the 90s thread??
I was born the same year, but there was no “best” of the 90s.
We still miss “SOLID GOLD”!!
One of my favorite memories of SNL was the night Vanilla Ice was the musical guest and Dennis Miller started the news with Queen/David Bowie - “Pressure”. Laughed my A$$ off.
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Okay. It was 1980. I was into Jimmy Buffett and Dan Fogelberg. I watched The Love Boat and The Rockford Files. I was in French Club, played D & D and was on the Brain Bowl team. I was very excited about college. Can you say "nerd?"
I'm so embarrassed.
| I am a 76% A Child of the 80s |
 You should be totally stoked! |
Watched them all first run at the theater!
“He’s sick.. My best friends sisters boyfriends brothers girlfriend saw him pass out at 31 flavors last night I think its serious”
“Thank you Simone”
| You Are 44% A Child of the 80s |
 Tubular, totally tubular. |
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