TRUE things we remember about being kids in the 80's
Shrinky dinks
Shirt Tails cartoons
Pong
Atari
Thriller
"Just Eat it"
Cola Wars
New coke
8 tracks
Beta Max
WOW you mean I can rent video's at a store??
Solid Gold
Watching the Muppet show on saturday night
Madonna was the coolest person EVER
Carrying boom boxes everywhere you went even if they did weigh 20 lbs
Candy cigarettes
High top converse in every color
LA GEAR
Popples
Cabbage Patch Kids caused riots in stores
Star Wars trilogy in the Theaters
Rushing home from school to watch Luke and Laura's wedding.
The Jets ( the music group, not the football team)
New Edition
cut off Jean shorts to your knees w/ white keds
Trapper Keepers
SLAM books
Pony tails on the side of the head
EVERYTHING had zippers everywhere
Members Only jackets with the sleeves pushed up
parachute pants
Guys used as much hairspray as girls
pantyhose with shorts and heels
Pierre Cardin was THE top designer
You couldn't just pop something in the microwave, cause you didn't have one.
The movie, The North and South
NO CELL PHONES!
the first Walkman
the first microwave you did have was HUGE
phones with dials instead of buttons
NO CABLE TV
Station wagons
Huffy Bikes with HUGE banana seats
Neon Shirts, pants, hair ties, bracelets, shoes, socks, underwear, folders, notebooks, pencils... On and on and on
"yes Ma'am or no sir"
'Please"
"thank you"
Feel free to add to this list.
Shrinky dinks
Shirt Tails cartoons
Pong
Atari
Thriller
"Just Eat it"
Cola Wars
New coke
8 tracks
Beta Max
WOW you mean I can rent video's at a store??
Solid Gold
Watching the Muppet show on saturday night
Madonna was the coolest person EVER
Carrying boom boxes everywhere you went even if they did weigh 20 lbs
Candy cigarettes
High top converse in every color
LA GEAR
Popples
Cabbage Patch Kids caused riots in stores
Star Wars trilogy in the Theaters
Rushing home from school to watch Luke and Laura's wedding.
The Jets ( the music group, not the football team)
New Edition
cut off Jean shorts to your knees w/ white keds
Trapper Keepers
SLAM books
Pony tails on the side of the head
EVERYTHING had zippers everywhere
Members Only jackets with the sleeves pushed up
parachute pants
Guys used as much hairspray as girls
pantyhose with shorts and heels
Pierre Cardin was THE top designer
You couldn't just pop something in the microwave, cause you didn't have one.
The movie, The North and South
NO CELL PHONES!
the first Walkman
the first microwave you did have was HUGE
phones with dials instead of buttons
NO CABLE TV
Station wagons
Huffy Bikes with HUGE banana seats
Neon Shirts, pants, hair ties, bracelets, shoes, socks, underwear, folders, notebooks, pencils... On and on and on
"yes Ma'am or no sir"
'Please"
"thank you"
Feel free to add to this list.




