Things you totally remember from back in the day......
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Playing Donkey Kong on my ColecoVision video game console
Don't be LOL... it started a very serious gaming addiction that I have to this day.0 -
Staying out all day and not coming home until dinner
Riding our bikes, everywhere, for hours at a time, our parents not knowing where we were and not being worried about it
I remember this... We used to ride our bikes as far as we could go. Now, I don't let my kids go down the block alone, much less several neighborhoods over, like I did as a kid.
Oh, and parachute pants.0 -
swatch watchs
MTV actually playing music/videos; oh and no MTV - I remember that also!
ditto the parachute pants!0 -
What about those pencils where you just pulled the tip out and put it in the bottom when it got low, and it would be replaced with a sharp one? I had scented ones... and what was up with using the end as an eraser even though it didn't erase anything lol0
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jelly shoes, Trapper Keepers and slap bracelets!
OMG! I LOVED all of those! I had a whole collection of jelly shoes and slap bracelets.0 -
TGIF- boy meets world, sabrina the teenage witch, Family Matters and Step by Step.
Yes! I was going to say this! Anyone remember Teen Angel? I was just talking about that show today. So great.What about those pencils where you just pulled the tip out and put it in the bottom when it got low, and it would be replaced with a sharp one? I had scented ones... and what was up with using the end as an eraser even though it didn't erase anything lol
Ooh nostalgia. And on the subject of school supplies (I mean it was so fun to shop for school supplies)... Lisa frank, and (ditto to the person who said) gel pens.
And when it was cool to wear your bangs as two strands that came down your face?0 -
Kick the can and spin the bottle ... oh wait, never mind still play the latter ! LOL LOL LOL !0
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Gobble sticks. They were my favourite snack when I was a kid.0
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Dittos jeans on the girls.... *SIGH!*
I was going to say Dittos. I wore dittos and platform shoes. The heel on those things was huge!0 -
matchbooks, matchbooks wedged in the dial on the tv to keep the channel locked in. Everyone meeting in the park to "PLAY". Walking to school!0
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Bell bottom jeans mid driff tops and of course mini skirts. ha ha I remember the school dress code stated the dress had to be long enough so that if you reached for the top shelf of your locker your underwear couldn't be seen.
Oh yeah and earth shoes... your heel was lower than the rest of your foot so you could tone your calf.0 -
Sesame Street (ok I admit to watching this sometimes even though my kids are older but it's not the same)
Party lines - where 1 or 2 of your neighbors were on the same telephone line and you could hear their conversations
Farming before all of the pesticides we have now
When my PARENTS would actually call me on the telephone and NOT text me for crying out loud!!0 -
Sesame Street (ok I admit to watching this sometimes even though my kids are older but it's not the same)
Party lines - where 1 or 2 of your neighbors were on the same telephone line and you could hear their conversations
Farming before all of the pesticides we have now
When my PARENTS would actually call me on the telephone and NOT text me for crying out loud!!
I remember party lines ... so fun when you were a kid....not when you were dating.
I also remember our house was a long distance number from the school, so we would call collect from the school and ask to speak to ourselves. It was our sign it was time to pick us up at school without having to pay for the long distance call.0 -
TRL on MTV.
Doodle Bears.
Giga Pets.0 -
New Kids on the Block
MTV actually playing music videos
Beavis and Butthead (the original)
Junco jeans0 -
shoulder pads!!!!!!!!!!!0
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Socks that fit toes (like mittens for feet)
Charm bracelets
Crazy hair day (apparently it doesn't happen anymore - kids are missing out)
1D animation in all movies and shows (Loony Toons)
Pez
Mighty Beans
Finger Skateboards
Stacey - Barbie's cousin.
Denim overalls
Cell phones that were the size of boots and that's before they unfolded.
Answering machines with cassettes
Old School Kettles (because instantly warming up water with a boiler didn't happen)
Bright One Color Track Suits
Reboot (the show)
oh and tamagotchis!0 -
Reggie Jackson candy bars
Micheal Jackson zipper jackets
A card in your bicycle spokes0 -
Playing cards clipped to bicycle spokes to sound like an "engine"
Roller skate keys
NO air conditioning anywhere except in some department stores
25 cents for a pack of cigarettes - and anyone could buy them out of the machine - even kids
The Beatles
peace and love - groovy man....0 -
I'm an 80's baby I can go on forever lol
Jean Jackets in acid wash with shoulder pads of course lol
Black shiny shoes for girls with laces that look like see through ribbon
Buster Brown Shoes
Neon laces
Members Only Jackets
Pro Wings
Double tongue Reeboks
Headbands
Big shiny bows for the back of your hair
Clamps that go on the edge of your t-shirt so you can tie it on one side. Had those in all neon colors with Diamonds lmbo
Give me a Break
What's happening
Facts of Life
Different Strokes
Webster
Mr T
Night Rider
Silver Spoons
Saved by the Bell
Peewee's Playhouse
Small Wonder
The Wuzzles
Jam
Romp a Room
Madonna
Bobby Brown
Debbie Gibson
Whitney Houston
New Kids on the Block
New Edition
Don't even get me started on the 90's lol0
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