Child of the 80s?
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Nightfly said:Anyone remember "friendship beads?" Maybe it as a USA-only thing. They were little beads people put onto safety pins and then onto the laces of their sneakers/shoes.... LOL
I am SUCH an '80s kid. Born in 1971, the 1980s were when I really came into full consciousness of my being. :eek:
Gary Coleman RULED back in the day. And Alf and Emmanuel Lewis as Webster. lol The "A-Team" kicked the most ass....EVER. lol :nanner:
Nightfly, you and me both....
and we're the same age too
LOL
Ya know people make fun of the 80s, I kinda liked that time, I had a lot of fun in the 80s...especially in HS and whatnot....
:glugglug:
73. You had more than one original Star Wars action figure
I can admit to that, is 115 of them enough?
I can admit to that, is 115 of them enough?
Mine were uncountable. Well, that's not true, obviously. But you'd be up all night doing it.
I'm 32 yrs old and loved growing up in the 80s. My acid wash jean jacket and jeans are long gone ...but I can really relate to a lot of that list.
Lots of great music came out in that decade, too.
Stuff like ...
Motley Crue
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Guns N' Roses
Metallica
Dio
Scorpions
ZZ Top
Judas Priest
Some really great stuff. The pop synth music was trash, for the most part ...but the hard rock/ metal ruled. :thumbsup:
Lots of great music came out in that decade, too.
Stuff like ...
Motley Crue
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Guns N' Roses
Metallica
Dio
Scorpions
ZZ Top
Judas Priest
Some really great stuff. The pop synth music was trash, for the most part ...but the hard rock/ metal ruled. :thumbsup:
JimmyDook said:
So I guess I'm not the only one that misses acid wash jeans. I'm glad to know that. I'm still looking to buy myself another pair of them, preferebly black or dark gray. Just that the ones I keep seeing online don't look at all like my favorite pair of jeans.
Damn, this thread just keeps sending me down memory lane. I'm on the process of growing my mullet again, though I just noticed that my hair is not as thick as it used to be
no bald spots but still not as much as there used to be.member2686
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I bet you were what everyone (in my part of the USA) called a "hood" when you were in school back then (based on the musical choices you posted ). LOL! :nanner:
Jean jacket, wallet on a chain, wearing black concert t-shirts, sitting in the back of the school bus, and smelling like cigarette smoke all the time. LOL!!!
You're probably a banker or something now. hehehe Funny how times change... Great post, man!! :thumbsup:
:nanner:Jean jacket, wallet on a chain, wearing black concert t-shirts, sitting in the back of the school bus, and smelling like cigarette smoke all the time. LOL!!!
You're probably a banker or something now. hehehe Funny how times change... Great post, man!! :thumbsup:
JimmyDook said:
Nightfly said:I bet you were what everyone (in my part of the USA) called a "hood" when you were in school back then (based on the musical choices you posted ). LOL!
Jean jacket, wallet on a chain, wearing black concert t-shirts, sitting in the back of the school bus, and smelling like cigarette smoke all the time. LOL!!!
You're probably a banker or something now. hehehe Funny how times change... Great post, man!! :thumbsup:
Yeah, I had the rock/metal t-shirts, black leather jacket, jean jacket with metal patch on the back, etc. Grew my hair long, played guitar in a band ...basically, your typical 'head banger'. My mother used to say that I looked like a 'hood' ...so there ya go.
I never thought that I'd go to university (and neither did anyone else) ...but I did, and got a degree in psychology and sociology. I work for a telephone company now. Pays the bills, anyway.
You had me pegged pretty good, Nightfly. :hatsoff:
1.You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCH."Course I haven't PSYCH :tongue:
2. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
now this is a story all about how
my life got flipped turned upside down
and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you how I become the prince of a town called Bel Air
in west Philadelphia born and raised
on the playground is where I spent most of my days
chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
and all shootin' some b ball outside of the school
when a couple of guys who were up to no good
started makin' trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mon scared
and said you're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
I begged and pleaded with her day after day
but she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way
she give me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket
put my walkman on and said I might as well kick it
first class yo this is bad
drinkin' orange juice out of a champagne glass
is this what the people of Bel-Air live like
hmmm this might be all right
but wait I hear they're prissy ???? and all that
is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat
I don't think so I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air well uh the plane landed and when I came out
there was a dude looked like a cop standin' there with my name out
I ain't tryin' to get arrested yet I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightening disapeared
I whistled for a cab and when it came near
the licensce plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
if anything I could say that this cab was rare
but I thought man forget it yo homes to Bel-Air
I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
and I yelled to the cabbie yo homes smell ya later
looked at my kingdom I was finally there
to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air
goes something like that dont it :tongue:
3. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.erm NO
4. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.say what? never heard of them.could it be the breakfast club?
5. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. why yes i have PSYCH hehehe see told ya
6. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.not really but i seen it once or twice channel 4 at 6 lol
7. Two words: M.C. Hammer. Cant touch this
8. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."Down in fraggle rock, swing a fraggle by the cock, till the fuckers dead then i cant remember that last bit of it lol
9. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.No only the girls ever had that, i had a kewl bmx
10. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales." (HELL YEAH I CAN)ducktales wo-ho
11. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.hell yeah teenage mutant hero turtles, heman the list is endless, gotta mention one more....thundercats!
12. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.No just a girls thing i'm afraid
13. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.fuck that i liked the cartoon, not sad enough to go see the shitty film
14. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.eh!?
15. You made your Mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.Think its another for the girls again
16. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House).nope
17. You wore a jean jacket and you were proud of it.I do remember owning a jean jacket, and thats about it
18. L.A. Gear yep i had the LA Gear lights trainers they where well funny flashing every step
19. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. JEM? sounds to much like CLEM if ya ask me lol
20. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.Books!? what where they? we played football and that was about it
21. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF." Yeah polish your own fucking car next time ya lazy twat!
22. You wanted to be a Goonie. I still am!
23. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.no but i did hav a tracksuit wit fluorescent pipeing lol
24. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.yeah black lol
25. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.not really she was blue and it didnt float my boat
26. You took lunch pails to school. And it had a matching thermos.wtf is a pial, u mean lunchbox, yeah had 1 of them but no thermos
27. You remember the CRAZE, and slap bracelets.not really
28. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. course i do NOT
29. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.yeah i remember them never had one though, wouldnt want 2
30. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. ?!?!?
31. You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up.nah i knew he-man was a wooly woofter lol
32. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets.how naive can you be
33. You ever owned a pair of jelly shoes. nope girl thing again but my sister had some lol
34. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"nope!
35. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"cant say i do
36. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.nah never bothered
37. You have ever gotten seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.nope
38. You have ever played with a Skip-It.Is that one of those things u put round one ankle then basically skip over it sorta?
39. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's. *cough* Yes *cough*
40. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "Totally awesome."no i'm not a surfer dude called brad from california lol
41. You remember Popples.is that some kind of yeast infection?
42. "Don't worry, be happy."i'll try mr jamician fellow
43. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.no but i owned some reeboks at some point in the 80's
44. You wore socks scrunched down.dont think so, so NAH i aint
45. "Miss MARY MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" Or, Ms. Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell Ms. Susie went to heaven, the steamboat went to....the mental asylum!? i dont know
46. You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.ja bless
47. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.seen them both recently aswell
48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare."nope but it sounds like a girls saying if it involves care bears
49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales.If i did it would have resulted in a major life change!
50. You thought Doogie Howser was hot.Is he the fella fighting mario LOL
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.yeah ugly twat
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool. my vision of NKOTB that i can remember was the had flat top hair cuts and thats about it
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell," the ORIGINAL class. As in Mikey, Zack, Screech, etc. When Miss Bliss was the teacher.cant remember Mikey but i can remember slater and the ladies in it
2. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
now this is a story all about how
my life got flipped turned upside down
and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you how I become the prince of a town called Bel Air
in west Philadelphia born and raised
on the playground is where I spent most of my days
chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
and all shootin' some b ball outside of the school
when a couple of guys who were up to no good
started makin' trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mon scared
and said you're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
I begged and pleaded with her day after day
but she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way
she give me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket
put my walkman on and said I might as well kick it
first class yo this is bad
drinkin' orange juice out of a champagne glass
is this what the people of Bel-Air live like
hmmm this might be all right
but wait I hear they're prissy ???? and all that
is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat
I don't think so I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air well uh the plane landed and when I came out
there was a dude looked like a cop standin' there with my name out
I ain't tryin' to get arrested yet I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightening disapeared
I whistled for a cab and when it came near
the licensce plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
if anything I could say that this cab was rare
but I thought man forget it yo homes to Bel-Air
I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
and I yelled to the cabbie yo homes smell ya later
looked at my kingdom I was finally there
to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air
goes something like that dont it :tongue:
3. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.erm NO
4. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.say what? never heard of them.could it be the breakfast club?
5. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. why yes i have PSYCH hehehe see told ya
6. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.not really but i seen it once or twice channel 4 at 6 lol
7. Two words: M.C. Hammer. Cant touch this
8. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."Down in fraggle rock, swing a fraggle by the cock, till the fuckers dead then i cant remember that last bit of it lol
9. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.No only the girls ever had that, i had a kewl bmx
10. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales." (HELL YEAH I CAN)ducktales wo-ho
11. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.hell yeah teenage mutant hero turtles, heman the list is endless, gotta mention one more....thundercats!
12. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.No just a girls thing i'm afraid
13. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.fuck that i liked the cartoon, not sad enough to go see the shitty film
14. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.eh!?
15. You made your Mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.Think its another for the girls again
16. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House).nope
17. You wore a jean jacket and you were proud of it.I do remember owning a jean jacket, and thats about it
18. L.A. Gear yep i had the LA Gear lights trainers they where well funny flashing every step
19. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. JEM? sounds to much like CLEM if ya ask me lol
20. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.Books!? what where they? we played football and that was about it
21. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF." Yeah polish your own fucking car next time ya lazy twat!
22. You wanted to be a Goonie. I still am!
23. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.no but i did hav a tracksuit wit fluorescent pipeing lol
24. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.yeah black lol
25. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.not really she was blue and it didnt float my boat
26. You took lunch pails to school. And it had a matching thermos.wtf is a pial, u mean lunchbox, yeah had 1 of them but no thermos
27. You remember the CRAZE, and slap bracelets.not really
28. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. course i do NOT
29. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.yeah i remember them never had one though, wouldnt want 2
30. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. ?!?!?
31. You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up.nah i knew he-man was a wooly woofter lol
32. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets.how naive can you be
33. You ever owned a pair of jelly shoes. nope girl thing again but my sister had some lol
34. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"nope!
35. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"cant say i do
36. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.nah never bothered
37. You have ever gotten seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.nope
38. You have ever played with a Skip-It.Is that one of those things u put round one ankle then basically skip over it sorta?
39. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's. *cough* Yes *cough*
40. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "Totally awesome."no i'm not a surfer dude called brad from california lol
41. You remember Popples.is that some kind of yeast infection?
42. "Don't worry, be happy."i'll try mr jamician fellow
43. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.no but i owned some reeboks at some point in the 80's
44. You wore socks scrunched down.dont think so, so NAH i aint
45. "Miss MARY MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" Or, Ms. Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell Ms. Susie went to heaven, the steamboat went to....the mental asylum!? i dont know
46. You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.ja bless
47. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.seen them both recently aswell
48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare."nope but it sounds like a girls saying if it involves care bears
49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales.If i did it would have resulted in a major life change!
50. You thought Doogie Howser was hot.Is he the fella fighting mario LOL
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.yeah ugly twat
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool. my vision of NKOTB that i can remember was the had flat top hair cuts and thats about it
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell," the ORIGINAL class. As in Mikey, Zack, Screech, etc. When Miss Bliss was the teacher.cant remember Mikey but i can remember slater and the ladies in it
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member11579
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I think Summer has a mullet...
Woah
Amen to that. Back when Vince McMahon had his show on the USA Network, and there was also a great wrestling show on Superstation WTBS.
Hulk Hogan. Andre the Giant. The Iron Shiek. Roddy Piper. That was back when it was still actually wrestling.
Nowadays, it's just over-the-top with lots of screaming and hype, but very little actual athletic moves in the ring. It has gone downhill dramatically.
Hulk Hogan. Andre the Giant. The Iron Shiek. Roddy Piper. That was back when it was still actually wrestling.
Nowadays, it's just over-the-top with lots of screaming and hype, but very little actual athletic moves in the ring. It has gone downhill dramatically.
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