Most of this applies to me, not all, but most. 80 facts about growing up in 1980's UK ! You know the profound meaning of 'Wax On, Wax Off' You know that another name for a keyboard is a synthisizer. You believed that 'by the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!' Partying 'like it's 1999' seemed SO far away. You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank. You owned a ghetto blaster and did back spins on a piece of cardboard. Your best mate had a soda stream at home and you were jealous. You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p. You cried at Zammo's funeral and vowed you would always 'just say no'. Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow 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 knew you looked like a super-hero. You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology. Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy. Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt. You wanted to be a Goonie. You recorded songs off the radio. You owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano. You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do some less boring instead". You can do the safety dance. You ever said "It's my ball, and if I can't be Kevin Keegan I'm going home!" You have ever po-goed or space-hopped. You remember when Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin were the hottest romantic couple. You ever moved the stickers on a rubiks cube. Someone in your class wore a ponytail on the side of their head. You tried to set up a "Famous Five" or "Secret Seven" gang with your school friends. You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his car so it looked like KITT. You owned only cassettes. You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ET, or Dukes of Hazzard lunch box. You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix. Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they were mismatched fingerless gloves and towelling socks. You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology. You owned a pair of stonewashed or checked jeans. You could have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids. 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. You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up or wore a jumper slung over your back with the sleeves over your shoulders. Ooh, you could crush a Grape! You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper Stebson, and Ro-land. Fingermouse. You were proud of your picture appearing in the Gallery. You wondered why you and your mates never encountered diamond thieves whilst out on your BMXs. You watch NYPD Blue thinking 'Well they're no Crockett and Tubbs that's for sure'. You thought that transformers were more than meets the eye. You can remember Michael Jackson when he was black. You remember the Garbage Pail kids, and owned some. You knew what Willis was 'talkin bout'. You know what a 'Dutchie' is and which way Musical Youth passed it. You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke. You wore cycling shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. You had a Swatch watch with the Swatch Guard. You knew that 'nobody puts baby in a corner'. You had wonderwoman or superman underwear. You had to come in the house when it got dark. You owned or knew somebody with a Commodore 64. You owned, or wanted a "Frankie say..." T-shirt. You remember Mallet's Mallet. You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason. You wished you had a light saber (still do!). Your arm was full of rubber bracelets. You had to get up to change the channel. You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces. You used your speak and spell to phone home. You remember life before 4x4 and people carriers. You can name at least half of the elite 'brat pack'. You can, right now, hum the theme to Inspector Gadget. You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth or knew someone who did. Someone you know had the Sindy three storey house. You had a collection of stickers or scented novelty erasers. You had a Simon game. You went to sleep with Gloworms as your night-light. You owned and wore a Hypercolor T-shirt, and thought it was cool. You were jealous if any of your friends had a wider belt than you did. You know it's not 'comma, comma, comma', it's karma. You used to practise your care bear stare. You remember when Atari was a state of the art video game system. You know who Max Headroom is. You hold a special place in your heart for 'Back To The Future'. The only video games you play are Frogger and Pac Man. You wanted to be Molly Ringwald when you grew up. Your prized possession was your collection of Return of the Jedi shrinky dinks. Ripped from another forum.
Heheh, very good that. Read before, but always nice to re-read, coz it's all true!!8 I was the "best mate had a soda stream at home" who made people jeleous. Hahhahahahahahhahaah!!
being borne in the 80's... I only 'member a few of those. Most notoriously, the care-bears... god! I cringe to think of them now. Oh, and 'my little pony'... EDIT: I remember space-hoppers, they *were* great... when I was 5 that is.
Only remember a few of those considering i wasn't born till '84... Still have a tape player! Still got a Ghostbusters lunchbox Timmy Mallet Finally got the lightsaber (shame it's plastic) duh duh duh duh duh inspector gadget... "You made a time machine out of a Delorian?" "Well, I figured if you were gonna make a time machine out of a car, do it with some style"
oh, I forgot about back to the future. Stoopid me /me runs over to amazon.co.uk to grab back to the future feature box-set
we had a soda stream but i filled it with milk to the brim & switched it on, it looked like it came all over the counter roflmao
I hope thats a spelling error... I really hope that doesnt mean what I fear it means EDIT: why exactly did you want fizzy milk?
All so true, makes me feel old, almost as bad as watching the 80's episode of designing the decades last Sat.... I thought everyone had a sodastream in the 80's they still sell them for all those who longed to create there own (terrible milky ) carbonated drinks (for all those who grew up in the 90's check out designing the decades this comming Sat at 7:10 on BBC2)
I was going to ask what a soda stream was until jetsetjimbo pointed it out. I don't think I ever saw one till about 1995 and I don't remember is being called a soda stream. Anyway I wonder what the Growing up in the '90s list will be like .
Who remebers the soda stream ad? <sings> So...da... Stream, tsst, tsst.... that's fizzy <sings> edit: the a-team always seemed to end up in a wooden barn surrounded by baddies, they'd then burst though a set of flimsy wooden doors, after 2 mins hard graft, driving a modded tractor with armour plating.... they'd then proceed to launch a seemingly never ending barrage of hub cap cabbage bombs at their enemies..... 'I love it when a plan comes together'
because i was rather boared like filling the thingie with already fizzy cola right to the bril & then putting more carbon dioxide into it
I miss those Hypercolor shirts. I think I still got one somewhere. 'twas always funny to do 'questionable' hand signals on the back.
Best thing about SodaStream was making 'lemonade' for your brother/sister, when in fact it was just the fizzed water with no flavour in it. The water on its own was MINGIN', and was hilarious seeing their faces implode from the sheer disgusting-ness eyebrow:) of it. Something like: "You know you're a 90s kid, because you're a foul mouthed little git, with no respect for others." (Not aimed at anyone directly).
It's all your Fault! I found this on on a DVD suppliers website, Now we can all practice our Carebear stares. Just don't forget you have to put your hands on your hips and stick your belly out. The Care Bears travel the galaxy spreading love and hugs to everyone. When an unlucky boy unleashes the Evil Spirit of Magic, The Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins come to the rescue. Can they save the children of the world from the dastardly forces of evil? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Details: Region 2 Running Time: 76 minutes Production Year: 1985 Main Language: English -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalog No: 19901DVD Released: 07/04/2003
