More Age stuff

[westy]

sorry couldnt be   to format it

:-O

  The people who are starting University this autumn

  across the nation

  were

  born in 1984/5.

  They have no meaningful recollection of the Thatcher

  era.

  They were prepubescent when the Gulf War started.

  Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the

  Great Depression.

  Their world has always included AIDS.

  Atari's and Space Invaders predate them, as do vinyl

  albums and audio

  tapes.

  The Compact Disc was released before they were one.

 

  EVEN WORSE............

  From their earliest years, a camera was something you

  used once and

  threw

  away.

  A "Snickers" has always been a "Snickers"

  As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 27

  pence.

  Few, if any, have lived without an answering machine. Few have

  used a TV set without a remote control and

  they don't know

  they

  come in black and white.

  They were born 2 years before Sony brought out the

  Walkman.

  The expression "you sound like a broken record" means

  nothing to them.

 

  YOU'RE PROBABLY AGED 25-35 IF.........

  You wore a Kagoul.

  You remember Le Freak by Chic and Bad Manners'

  Can-Can.

  At school, you and all your friends discussed

  elaborate plans to get

  together again at the end of the century and play

  "1999" by Prince

  over and

  over again.

  You dressed to emulate a person you saw in a Duran

  Duran, Madonna or

  Bruce

  Springsteen video.

  There was nothing strange about Bert n' Ernie living

  together.

  You even wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven"

  on the guitar

  and

  choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your

  room.

  The first time you ever kissed someone was at a dance

  during "Crazy

  for

  You"

  by Madonna.

  You knew who shot J.R. but have probably forgotten.

  You remember which policeman you liked best in

  "Chips".

  Mark from Eastenders will always be Tucker from

  Grange Hill.

  You remember when Terry Wogan was on TV everyday.

  You could sing "99 Red Balloons" in English and in

  German.

  Your jaw would ache by the time you finished those

  "brick-sized"

  packages

  of

  Bazooka gum.

  You reckon Wagon wheels and Mars Bars used to be

  bigger.

  You remember a 'Man's got to chew, what a Man's got

  to chew'.

  You remember when there was no breakfast TV and when

  TV shut down at

  midnight, and when there was nothing on TV in the

  middle of the day

  except

  for that test card girl with the stupid clown and a

  blackboard.

  You remember Farleys rusks tasting nice, but when you

  had one about 5

  years

  ago and they were bl**** awful!!

  One word.....SPANGLES!!!

 

  YOU WERE A TRUE CHILD OF THE 80S IF...

  You remember Now compilations that had the pig on the

  front cover (and

  ones

  in single figures...).

  You never questioned why the A-Team was always

  imprisoned in places

  that

  had

  sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.

  Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite cartoon.

  Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and

  backspins.

  You've even said "bright light, bright light" in a

  strange

  high-pitched

  voice.

  You know the theme tune and the names of all the

  actors and characters

  in

  Dallas & Dynasty.

  You wished your hair/clothes/lifestyle resembled the

  above (or they

  actually

  did!.

  You fell out with friends during heated arguments

  about the relative

  merits

  of Matt & Luke.

  You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt.

  You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie &

  Jason.

  Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have

  ever featured in

  your

  wardrobe or make-up collection.

  You did the top toggle of your coat up around your

  neck without having

  your

  arms in the sleeves, and knew you looked like a

  super-hero.

  You remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of

  modern

  technology, and

  you can still sing all the words.

  Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy.

  (Girls) Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or

  puff-ball skirt.

  (Boys) You owned a thin, black leather tie (and were

  proud of it), or

  worse

  it was patterned like a piano!

  You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you

  to "Switch off

  your

  TV

  set and go and do something less boring instead".

  You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys. You have

  even po-goed or space-hopped. You remember when Keith Chegwin &

  Maggie Philbin were

  the hottest

  romantic

  couple.

  And when Keith was associated with "Cheggers Plays

  Pop" rather than

  "Cheggers drinks pop".

  You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn't have the

  same range as

  those in

  the Red Hand Gang.

  You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in

  Degrassi Junior

  High.

  You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester,

  a pantomime

  horse, and

  a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was

  perfectly normal.

  You know who Joey Deacon was.

  You thought ABBA were cool, the first time round!

  You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red

  lights on the

  front of

  his Capri so it looked like KITT.

  "Ca-vey Wa-vey!" means something to you.

  Remmington makes you think of something other than

  shaving equipment.

  You wouldn't say no to a milkshake.

  Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but there

  were mismatched

  finger-less gloves and towelling socks.

  When Yoda said "There is another Skywalker" you

  wished he was talking

  about

  you.

  Wearing your hair like buns on the sides of your head

  seemed like a

  good

  fashion statement.

  You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of

  technology.

  You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word

  "Exterminate."

  Vimto or Dandelion & Burdock featured in your diet.

  You were really pleased when Pacman got a girlfriend. You grew up

  believing that filing cabinets and

  telephone boxes

  possessed

  magical powers of transformation.

  After ET, you wanted a Speak & Spell even though you

  were top of your

  class.

  You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper

  Stebson, and Ro-land.

  Long scarves, K9, and a time-travelling police box

  ring any bells?

  The Yuppie next door caught you nicking the VW badge

  off his Golf GTI.

  You remember mobile phones that had briefcase size

  battery packs

  attached.

  Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy have ever featured on

  your Saturday

  afternoon.

  You wore legwarmers, tried to do the splits while

  jumping in the air,

  while

  singing you were going to live forever.

  Fingermouse.

  You were proud of your picture appearing in the

  Gallery, just before

  watching a lump of plasticine who couldn't speak

  English.

  You fantasised about those girls from that Robert

  Palmer video.

  You know all the words to Hey Mickey (well nobody

  knows past the first

  verse

  anyway).

  You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only

  20p.

  You can remember what Quatro tasted like.

  Your best mate had a Sodastream at home and you were

  jealous.

  You remember when PC had one meaning, rather than

  three.

  (Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie Boots, generally

  worn with leg

  warmers!

  (Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons,

  generally worn with

  white

  toweling socks!

  Shiny grey flecked suits.

  You grew up in Trumpton, Chigley or Camberwick Green. You've

  rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up. Ooh, you could crush a

  Grape! You've ever held a chicken in the air, or stuck a

  deckchair up your

  nose.

[Mrs Westy]

I clearly was a true child of the 80s. I remember every one of those  

[Blatman]

Yup, me too.........

[Mrs Westy]

Yup, me too.........  

Look! Look! A flying pig...

[Mark Stanton]

Stop pickin' on Blatters          He's the same age as me          

Trumpton and Chigley Rule - and T. Bird ringtone forever          

[westy]

Look! Look! A flying pig...

Wham Fan

[Phssthpok]

   

Wearing your hair like buns on the sides of your head seemed like a good fashion statement.

Oi, Westy, you've gone and upset Mrs Phssthpok now...

[westy]

She's not buying a Street KA as well is she

[Stueyboy]

Ah Hong-Kong-Fuey and Dangermouse !

I had a thin leather tie (but it didn't have a piano keyboard on it - although I know someone who had one)

And was it just me or did anyone else go to extraordinary lengths to record the ultimate compilation tape on their bedroom stereos???

[sniff] those were the days [/sniff]

[Si Stocks]

What about The Littlest Hobo ...[sing]

"There's a voice that keeps on calling me.

Down the road. That's where I'll always be.

Oh, every stop I make, I make a new friend.

Can't stay for long. Just turn around, and I'm gone again.

Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down.

Until tomorrow, I'll just keep movin' on.

So, if you want to join me for awhile,

just grab your hat, and we'll travel light. That's hobo style.

Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down.

Until tomorrow, I'll just keep movin' on.

Until tomorrow, the whole world is my home.

and Battle of the Planets and Chorlton and the Wheelies?  Surely iconic televisual treats of the era...ah, happier, simpler days when summers lasted forever...[goes off into a daydream]...

     

[westy]

I'd completely forgotten that song but now it’s back in my simple brain and will not doubt keep circulating around and around for the rest of the night

[Mark Stanton]

NURSE - this man needs treatment          Littlest Hobo them tune            

Now lets talk Chigley - and Lord Belboroughs song whilst on his journey to the biscuit factory.

I knows all them words            

Nurse where's the jacket with the buckles down the back  

[Si Stocks]

What, you mean...

Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train

And I ride on the footplate there and back again

Under bridges over bridges to our destination

Puffing through the countryside there's so much to be seen.

Passengers waving as we steam through a station.

Stoke up fireman for the signal is at green.

Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train

And I ride on the footplate there and back again

In the cutting, through the tunnel,

Rushing clanking on the track.

Wheezing pistons, smoking funnels,

Turning wheels go clickety clack.

Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train

And I ride on the footplate there and back again.

     

[Mark Stanton]

That's the one          sung by the tuneful Brian Cant.

I just hope there's enough room in that special ward in the Hospital - looks like it's gonna get full              

Wibble - puts underpants on head and a pencil up each nostril        

[westy]

'has he gone stark raving mad or has he simply placed his underpants on his head and put two pencils up his nose'.

The truth is out Mr Stanton...