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07-02-2007, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AGDee
Class of '83 here, so we're talking high school/college/early career time of life:
Fashion: Flashdance sweatshirts (that we actually cut ourselves, NOT bought that way) Calvin Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt and Jordache jeans, monogrammed sweaters, man shirts (ie. dress shirts, ties, vests)
Entertainment: Prince, Queen, REO Speedwagon, Michael Jackson, Rick James, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis and Phil Collins and all derivatives of same (Peter Gabriel, etc)
Politics: Iran hostages, Shah of Iran is ousted, Libya crisis, The Headlee Amendment (which made it IMPOSSIBLE for me to get financial aid or loans), Nicaragua
Pop Culture Sayings: It was Killer, It was THE BOMB, Ohmigod! Like, Gag me with a spoon! Totally! Gross! Grody!
Science: ?????????
Toys: Atari, pick your own path type games on the Commodore 64... I was kind of old for toys by 1980
Fad: Spandex, roach clip hair decorations, big curly hair, tight jeans, leg warmers, Chia Pets
Sports: 1984 Detroit Tigers (nothing else matters in the 80's.. seriously)
School: High School, College... we had open lunch in high school, actually got to leave at lunch time and everybody hung out at the fast food joints in the area
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80's science related news...
Electron mircoscopes invented, Challenger disaster, nuclear holocaust was fore front
More stuff.....
Ocean Pacific, Karate Kid and the best stalker flick at the time...Fatal Attraction
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07-02-2007, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
80's science related news...
Electron mircoscopes invented, Challenger disaster, nuclear holocaust was fore front
More stuff.....
Ocean Pacific, Karate Kid and the best stalker flick at the time...Fatal Attraction
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Thanks. I was thinking 3 Mile Island but looked it up and found it was 1979. But, Chernobyl was in '86. I do remember the Challenger disaster.
I guess we could add AIDS to that list. It was named in '82 or '83. Not too many good science things, were there?
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07-05-2007, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AGDee
Thanks. I was thinking 3 Mile Island but looked it up and found it was 1979. But, Chernobyl was in '86. I do remember the Challenger disaster.
I guess we could add AIDS to that list. It was named in '82 or '83. Not too many good science things, were there?
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Grrr....my little pony and smurfs...
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07-05-2007, 02:56 PM
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entertainment: cable, Michael Jackson, the Corey's, the Brat Pack, Genesis, the Police, Hall & Oates, Phoebe Cates, , Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Dukes of Hazzard (Daisy Duke,) Hee Haw. Hee Haw had a million Daisy Dukes. and corny jokes.
fashion: mullets, jerry curls, rat tails, Converse, acid wash, bedazzled jean jackets, girls teasing their bangs to the brink (with forks,)
sports: Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, the Tigers, da Bears, the Cubbies, the Andre Dawson, Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, Walter Payton, Ditka
cocaine.
Caddyshack. "you know, i've often dreamed of becoming a golf club."
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