I just can't believe how kids these days are taking to our old toys such as strawberry shortcake, carebears, jem, and rainbow bright. i see them come into hot topic and just grab the stuff up! kind of freaky

Anyone remember when Burger King was selling the various Alf dolls with their kids' meals? We were on vacation, going all over the US when this happened and I would throw a temper tantrum if my parents didn't stop the car at EVERY Burger King... I never got my Alf doll though... so sad. :confused:

I think I'm actually gen Y? From what I've heard, Gen X stops in 78 or 79, and I was born in 80. What are the cutoff years guys??

Generally accepted 'cutoff' years (your mileage may vary depending on sources) :

Baby Boomers: January 1, 1946 - December 31, 1964
Generation X: January 1, 1965 - December 31, 1979
Generation Y: January 1 1980 - December 31, 1999

Here's one site that explains it better: http://users.metro2000.net/~stabbott/genxintro.htm

And another: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X

Not leaving the 'Y' generation out either: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Y

Wow. Gen Y seems to last almost twice as long as the other two generations. And I don't know about y'all but those born in the early 80s really will have a totally different perspective than those born, say, in the mid 90's on. But then again, someone born in '46 will definitely have a different perspective than one born in '64. Thanks for the links, Alphasigou

slight hijack---On the last link (about Gen Y) they list a girl named "Cecelia Cichan" as the sole survivor of a plane crash. I vaguely remembered a girl in my ab psych class that revealed to us that she had been a sole survivor in a plane crash. On a whim I looked up her name in the UA student directory online. Damn if she wasn't in there! Sometimes following a hunch gets you somewhere, I guess.

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[hijacked again - squawking 7500]

As Paul Harvey says... the rest of the story:

Northwest Flight 255, an MD-82 bound for Dallas from Detroit crashed on takeoff on August 16, 1987. Here's the summary and probable cause of the accident from the NTSB website (www.ntsb.gov) : (caps in the original)

NTSB Identification: DCA87MA046 . The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 33859.
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
Accident occurred Sunday, August 16, 1987 in ROMULUS, MI
Probable Cause Approval Date: 4/28/89
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, registration: N312RC
Injuries: 156 Fatal, 2 Serious, 4 Minor.

NORTHWEST FLT 255 (NW255) CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FM RWY 3C AT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT. WITNESSES SAID NW255 ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF 1200-1500 FT FROM THE END AND LIFTED OFF NR THE END OF THE 8500 FT RWY. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE WINGS ROCKED LT AND RT AND THE ACFT FAILED TO CLIMB NORMALLY. 18 FEET OF THE LT WING SEPARATED WHEN THE WING CONTACTED A LIGHT POLE 2760 FT BEYOND THE RWY END. THE ACFT ROLLED STEEPLY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK POLES, A BLDG, AND AUTOMOBILES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A RAILROAD EMBANKMENT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. THE EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE FLAPS AND SLATS WERE IN THE UP/RETRACT POSITION AND HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED FOR TKOF. NEITHER PLT RECITED THE ITEMS OF THE TAXI CKLIST. STALL WARNINGS WERE ANNUNCIATED BUT AN AURAL TKOF WARNING WAS NOT ANNUNCIATED BY THE CENTRAL AURAL WARNING SYSTEM (CAWS). IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT 28 VOLT DC PWR WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CAWS PWR SUPPLY #2. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR WAS TRACED TO A CIRCUIT BRKR BUT NO MALF OF THE CB WAS FND. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE NTSB/AAR-88/05.


The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

CHECKLIST..NOT PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND
LOWERING OF FLAPS..NOT PERFORMED..COPILOT/SECOND PILOT
LOWERING OF SLATS..NOT PERFORMED..COPILOT/SECOND PILOT



Contributing Factors

WARNING SYSTEM(OTHER)..DISABLED


All except for Cecilia Cichan perished in the crash. The serious/minor injuries were for people on the ground, if I remember correctly.

[/end hijack - sqwawking 1200]

I always thought that Gen X ended in '76 and anyone born between January 1 1977-December 31 1980 was sort of in the cusp, since we're old enough to remember some things that X'ers like (namely, early Madonna, 80s sitcoms, etc) and young enough to enjoy (somewhat) the teenybop revival of the late 90s/early 00s.

Anyone remember television freeze tag?

Silver

I LOVE THE 80'S!!!!!!!!!! Over half the tapes in my car are 80's music, plus got a bunch of 80's cds (so if i ever get money to get a stereo with a cd player in my car those go in it lol)

I know I'm only 20, but I still have my Popples, Care Bears, Cabbage Patch dolls, and Pound Puppies- and I do remember most of the stuff on that list. It's kinda creepy that I feel old, even though I'm not.


(I had a NKOTB nightgown and sleeping bag... ugh :rolleyes: )

I sent this list to my bf and I guess he was bored at work because he wrote back with some that were left off the list. Thought you all might enjoy/remember these too:

1a. If you wore Micheal Jordans.
1b. You wanted to be like Mike.

2a. If you could recite Ferris Bueller,
2b. the whole movie.

3a. When "The Simpsons" and "In Living Color" where the funniest shows on TV.
3b. You probably wanted to be a fly girl.

4a. Every guy wanted to be Joe Montana.
4b. Or catch a pass from him, preferably in the Superbowl.

5a. You know WWF did not stand for the World Wildlife Foundation.
5b. Hulk Hogan could beat up Mr. T.

6a. Goose was cooler than Maverick, and you still think he's alive.
6b. Iceman is a dick. Slider stinks. And you keep up with foreign relations.

7a. GI Joe vs. The Transformers would be the ultimate.
7b. It still would be the ultimate.

8a. You know what GNR stands for.
8b. You wanted to be in it.

9a. Bo was the best athlete of all time, and could do anything.

i love that show too. i watch it all the time..it's like crack