80's Trivia

[Wheetsin 714]

9) Pony tails on the side of your head (Hello Madonna wanna-be's!!)

Don't forget banana clips. It was murder trying to fit my mop of hair into those, but it had to be done. And then they'd randomly come undone, AFTEr you'd teased the crap out of your hair to get that "mane" look coming out of the clip. And then the bana clip's evil cousin, the name of which I don't remember, but kind of like two big clips that you had to interlock to hold your hair.

[Wheetsin 714]

Oh, here's another one. I've heard them called different things, but we always called them "cootie kissers." This thing you could make with paper, it folded into four sections. Each section you'd put a number, then inside a color or something, then at the very end you could flip up ap iece of paper and have a "fortune" written on it. We could play with those for hours.

I can't believe I found a picture of one:

[renewedhope 4]

The Karate Kid -- Ralph Machio Oooh la la

[IndioGirl55 32]

Oh, here's another one. I've heard them called different things, but we always called them "cootie kissers." This thing you could make with paper, it folded into four sections. Each section you'd put a number, then inside a color or something, then at the very end you could flip up ap iece of paper and have a "fortune" written on it. We could play with those for hours.

I can't believe I found a picture of one:

This was around before the 80's - I did this in grade school in the 60's:lol:

Egor - I want them to bring Disco back !!! I had ton's of fun :thumbup:

Edited April 25, 2008 by IndioGirl55
forgot something

[travelgirl 3]

I totally had a mullett. Short in the front, party in the back. With a perm.

I also remember having to buy white Keds a size too big to fit all the different colored scrunch socks in them.

And I think about 1/3 of all my tops were crop tops one summer.

[gingerbug 3]

LMFAO, these are bringing back memories. Remember Hypo or Hyper shirts? I vcant remember what they were called but the heat from your hands or pits or something changed the color of the shirt. Like a mood shirt. Good times.....good times....

[CinniMae08 0]

OMG Bon Jovi, he is even HOTTER now than then...............and what about half-shirts (yep sure can't wear them now...LOL) and your jeans all cut up w/ tons of slits on them..&...BLUE EYESHADOW.....OMG SOOOOO FUNNY I LOVE THIS THREAD.....Cindy

[80s_chick 2]

I was translplanted from CA to MO during high school. I think I left right as hypercolor was hitting, and it didn't make it to the midwest until it was done and gone in CA. So it was an early 90s thing for us here. I had one hypercolor tshirt. That was it. Actually never had Hammer pants, but I did the fluoroscent.

I also did the "french roll", as we called it. Tight on the ankles. I would use safety pins to hold them tight and make sure they didn't come undone on me. Then it was multiple layers of scrunch socks, yes, and then converse.

I didn't have huge hair. My hair is curly so I could never really do "the wave" thing, but I had the bangs.

I did the mirrored sunglasses that had little pictures in them, like silver mirror with purple/blue pictures. I did the gobs of jelly bracelets, where you'd link them all together going up your arm.

And then the cousin of jelly bracelets - the ones that were hollow tubing filled with glitter, colored liquid, etc. I do remember slap bracelets, but I don't remember them being banned.

On the west coast, and being less than an hour from the beach, we had regional trends like Flojos, I had them in every color... you had to have a 91X shirt, Mr. Zogg's, Jimmy'Z, etc. and the "it" look was torn jeans, hard Rock cafe shirt, blazer, and the stupid hat type that all the brat pack wore. When we moved here, it seemed branded shirts like banana Republic were the equivalent. Also popular here that I'd never heard of or seen were the "Eastland" loafers, and people would corkscrew the laces.

I can still remember trying to win Pitfall.

OMG...I used to collect jelly bracelets, and I loved those glitter ones...until the crappy seam busted and glitter got EVERYWHERE.

What about charm bracelets/necklaces. Not like the sterling silver ones today, but the plastic ones that you could get all kinds of little charms for! My favorite charm was a toilet with the lid that opened and closed. :w00t:

[80s_chick 2]

Remember the game 'MASH' where you played to see if you would live in a manson, apartment, shack, or house? LOL!

What about Slam books?

By the way...I totally had the fan bangs. My hair is as straight as a board, so I had to follow the following procedure:

1. Pull bangs straight up in the air using a brush

2. Spray half a can of Aqua Net onto the bangs while still holding the brush

3. Use hair dryer on bangs while still holding the brush

4. Release brush

I also used the same procedure on the sides of my hair at the temples. So, if you were walking behind me, I looked like this:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9914/frilledlizardwf6.jpg

Edited April 26, 2008 by 80s_chick
my picture didnt show up =(

[wombat712 2]

lmao 80's chick!!!

OMG I did the same thing - especially on the side!!!!

I must admit I was a Madonna wanna'be - mostly to hack off my mama :w00t: (sorry mom)

I remember the Mad Dog shirts, and the Safe Sex shirts. The Safe Sex shirts got banned from school. They also drove my mother crazy, which of course, made me like them all the more.

Love Love Love the 80s

Gen

[kathystrick 3]

Pink and purple eyeshadow anyone?

Ray Ban sunglasses

Hurache sandles (I never could wear jellies. My feet were too big!!:w00t:)

wide belts

big, heavy earrings in rainbow colors

Ahhh...the GREAT 80's!!!!

[wombat712 2]

Just thought of a couple more ...

Parachute pants (how horrid were they?!?!)

Yoyo shoes

Little Shop of Horrors "Feed me Seymore!!"

[kathystrick 3]

I have to say, I somehow managed to avoid ever owning a pair of parachute pants, thank goodness!!! I do, however, have a few great blackmail pictures of my chubby little brother striking a pose in his during his break dance days. :grouphug:

[Gone4Now 4]

Another fad that my friends and I had were the batman t-shirts...late 80's, I guess? When did Batman come out?

I remember holding the aqua net in one hand and the hair dryer in the other. I had the wave bangs on the top and the wings on the side!

[georgia girl 35]

I know I'm not quite 30 yet, but I'm pretty close, lol. I love 80's stuff.

The Karate Kid -- Ralph Machio Oooh la la

Renewed, my hubby is STILL jealous of Ralph Macchio, lol. I own all 3 movies and I still love to watch them. I had the biggest crush on him.

He's the reason I wanted to take karate lessons......I'm still mad at my parents for not letting me, lol.