Re: 80's Talk (August 19, 2004 12:46 PM)
Posted by: simon wells
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
You'll always hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.")
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
You ever wore fluorescent socks or electric blue Jumbo cords....
You could breakdance, or wished you could.
You know who Max Headroom is.
You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have a collection of them).
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
You remember the days that hooking your computer into your TV wasn't an expensive option that required gadgets - it was the ONLY WAY to use your computer!
You've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases:
"When I was younger"
"When I was your age"
"You know, back when..."
"What the HECK is this noise on the radio?"
"Just can't (fill in the blank) like I used to"
You used to hold in your head the thought that all those gold chains on Mr. T actually looked kinda cool and the thought that Mr. T made millions seemed rational to you at the time.
You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly get better special effects than those in the movie TRON.
You think thirty is not that old afterall
You remember any or all of the following: Musical Youth, New Kids on the Block, Haircult 100, Durran Durran, Weird Science, Breakfast club...
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