View Full Version : Signs you're stuck in the 80's
Janice Johnson 06-24-2006, 12:22 PM In random order
1.You have a BETA player and use it every day. VCR's? DVD's? Bah! Who needs them?
2.You have a Mobile phone, the phone that looks bigger than a cordless phone. Why carry around an eeny meeny teeny cellphone that fits in your pocket?
3.You have ATARI in your house and play with that instead of the newer video game systems. With the exception of gray Nintendo.
4.You still play with the gray Nintendo. Who needs Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo game cube, Playstation, Playstaion 2, XBox, and the other "new" game systems.
5.You watch Dallas and Dynstay reruns rather than watching new O.C.
episodes.
6.You wear legwarmers out in public.
7.Your colors are loud and don't really match. You wear a lot of neon.
8.Your hair is big, teased, and puffy.
9.You cry for the old days of MTV and write an angry letter to MTV to curse them out for playing all of these reality shows and sucky music videos and angrily gripe that MTV was so much better in the 80's.
10. You have a pogo stick and use that as your mode of transportation.
11.Your makeup is loud and you wear a lot of blue eyeshadow.
12.You are a guy and number 11 also applies to you and you do not care. Your hair is also outrageously long, longer than many of your female friends.
13.You don't have any internet and your computer runs on DOS.
14. You record music onto a blank cassette tape from your radio. Who needs an IPOD? IPOD, Bah!
15. To you, The Go-Go's are the new "It" singing girl group.
16.You have basic cable. You'd never think of getting Direct TV, to many channels..........................
17. Your TV still goes off at night and gives you a vertical rainbow against your screen.
18. You have only network channels, not even basic cable.
19.You have "rabbit" ears fort antennas on your 1984 TV and you have the "knob" TV to change channels and lower/raise your volume.
20. You wear your shirt off the shoulder.
:wave:
Steve M. 06-24-2006, 12:32 PM You refer to Ronald Reagan as "the President" and George W. Bush as "Bush." :lol:
Penny Lane 06-24-2006, 08:36 PM -You watch Dallas and Dynstay reruns rather than watching new O.C.
episodes.
Yep! I watch Dallas every afternoon on Soapnet. Love that show!:D
I never got into Dynasty. Dallas ripoff!:rolleyes:
James 06-24-2006, 10:44 PM 3.You have ATARI in your house and play with that instead of the newer video game systems. With the exception of gray Nintendo.
I am the same way; I prefer ATARI games to the stuff that is out now. I still have my ATARI 2600 console, but it, with a bunch of cartridges, is currently at my parents' house. I never had a Nintendo system, oddly enough, probably because there were games available for the IBM PC (as in Personal Computer, not Politically Correct, mind you!) like Rogue. I can remember still playing ATARI games in the 1990s.
5.You watch Dallas and Dynstay reruns rather than watching new O.C. episodes.
Even though I have never seen Dallas and Dynasty I find them more appealing than The O. C.
14. You record music onto a blank cassette tape from your radio. Who needs an IPOD? IPOD, Bah!
I used to do this myself, but ultimately I started buying cassette tapes. I was similar to you, Janice Johnson, thinking, "Who needs CDs? CDs, Bah!" :lol: Today I try my luck with the radio and save my money.
18. You have only network channels, not even basic cable.
Ditto. I'm holding out for the "a la carte" pick and choose options. I've heard that "a la carte" is available in Canada.
JNSBSB 06-26-2006, 10:55 PM 0 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85
Remember those numbers on your automobile speed-ometer(for the MPH)? Very retro. Very 70's, 80's and early 90's.:D
Also, a car in the 1980's was considered fast when it could go from 0 to 50 in only 10 seconds flat.
Ireneparalegal 06-26-2006, 10:57 PM I'm sorry, I am stuck in the 70's...
Brieannas21 06-26-2006, 11:25 PM 20. You wear your shirt off the shoulder.:wave:
I wear some shirts off the shoulder :)
Janice Johnson 06-27-2006, 08:41 AM 21. The only "dialup" you know of is "dialing" up your friends on the phone.:lol:
22. Speaking of number 21, the phone you use is a rotary phone.:lol:
23.Your home phone does not have Caller ID(because it's rotary!):p .
Janice Johnson 04-27-2007, 12:28 PM To you, Doogie Howser is the latest "Hospital" show. What's House? Is that a new home makeover show?:p
MonarC 04-27-2007, 12:31 PM 9.You cry for the old days of MTV and write an angry letter to MTV to curse them out for playing all of these reality shows and sucky music videos and angrily gripe that MTV was so much better in the 80's.
I don't cry but the MTV of the 80's was better than today's.
Zoneboy 04-27-2007, 12:41 PM 9.You cry for the old days of MTV and write an angry letter to MTV to curse them out for playing all of these reality shows and sucky music videos and angrily gripe that MTV was so much better in the 80's.
I don't cry but the MTV of the 80's was better than today's.
:yeahthat
Steve M. 04-27-2007, 01:11 PM You own a Fiero or a Honda CRX. :D
80s_Fan 04-27-2007, 04:42 PM The only two things that I love about the 80's are the movies & the music.
Don't get me wrong; I do stay current with today's stuff but I really do prefer
those back then a little bit more. :wave:
Lex Luthor 04-27-2007, 05:45 PM You mean the 80's are over?????
I must have missed the memo
ABlairican Pie 04-27-2007, 09:35 PM You have avatars of Ronnie James Dio and signatures with Iron Maiden lyrics.
And guess what: Both are BACK!!!! Not like they ever really left. :rock:
JAlanRuss72 04-27-2007, 11:24 PM I'm sorry, I am stuck in the 70's...
Me too.;)
garyj 04-28-2007, 10:33 PM Me too.;)
:) :) :)
Anyone still have a CB radio? I miss talking on the CB that was fun
catlover79 04-29-2007, 12:24 AM You drive a Yugo, you wear acid washed Jordache jeans, you have a fluffy perm (pulled back with a neon headband), you own a hot pink boom box, you have the world's biggest collection of rubber bracelets, you wear toe socks and you want to be a welder/dancer just like Jennifer Beals in Flashdance. (What's the L-Word?? Not legwarmers??)
Dude111 01-22-2026, 10:40 AM 1.You have a BETA player and use it every day. VCR's? DVD's? Bah! Who needs them?
2.You have a Mobile phone, the phone that looks bigger than a cordless phone. Why carry around an eeny meeny teeny cellphone that fits in your pocket?
3.You have ATARI in your house and play with that instead of the newer video game systems. With the exception of gray Nintendo.
4.You still play with the gray Nintendo. Who needs Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo game cube, Playstation, Playstaion 2, XBox, and the other "new" game systems.
5.You watch Dallas and Dynstay reruns rather than watching new O.C.
episodes.
6.You wear legwarmers out in public.
7.Your colors are loud and don't really match. You wear a lot of neon.
8.Your hair is big, teased, and puffy.
9.You cry for the old days of MTV and write an angry letter to MTV to curse them out for playing all of these reality shows and sucky music videos and angrily gripe that MTV was so much better in the 80's.
10. You have a pogo stick and use that as your mode of transportation.
11.Your makeup is loud and you wear a lot of blue eyeshadow.
12.You are a guy and number 11 also applies to you and you do not care. Your hair is also outrageously long, longer than many of your female friends.
13.You don't have any internet and your computer runs on DOS.
14. You record music onto a blank cassette tape from your radio. Who needs an IPOD? IPOD, Bah!
15. To you, The Go-Go's are the new "It" singing girl group.
16.You have basic cable. You'd never think of getting Direct TV, to many channels..........................
17. Your TV still goes off at night and gives you a vertical rainbow against your screen.
18. You have only network channels, not even basic cable.
19.You have "rabbit" ears fort antennas on your 1984 TV and you have the "knob" TV to change channels and lower/raise your volume.
20. You wear your shirt off the shoulder.1) Nope I have a VCR :)
2) No I dont have one...
3) Yes I love my Atari!! (I also have an atari emulator)
4) Yes I play nintendo emulator on my computer
5) Nope..
6) Nope...
7) No...
8) Yes
9) Yes
10) No
11) No
12) Yes
13) No
14) Yes!
15) No
16) No
17) No
18) No
19) No
20) Nope...
Steve M. 01-23-2026, 11:46 PM You still love Kim Alexis and Carol Alt.
Dude111 01-24-2026, 12:00 AM Hmm I havent heard of them!!
Steve M. 01-24-2026, 12:08 AM Hmm I havent heard of them!!
I pity you.
Steve M. 01-29-2026, 03:20 PM You know the difference between Men at Work and Men Without Hats.
Bonniegirl 01-30-2026, 02:55 AM I still wear heavy black eyeliner. That was very popular in the 80's when I was in my 20's. I can't give it up, it looks good, makes the eyes pop. Even though the young girls today wear the long false eyelashes to make their eyes pop, I stick with my heavy black eyeliner !:D
Dude111 01-30-2026, 11:58 AM You know the difference between Men at Work and Men Without Hats.Well yea they are 2 different groups....
Steve M. 02-04-2026, 07:37 PM The theme song from Ghostbusters is still one of your regular earworms.
Dude111 02-04-2026, 11:47 PM I dislike that movie :D
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