JUST IN CASE YOU WERE FEELING YOUNG TODAY…
The people who are starting University this autumn
across the nation were born in 1983/4.
- 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 audiotapes. - The Compact Disc was released before they were one.
- even worse “Snickers” has always been a “Snickers”
- 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 the year that Sony brought out the
Walkman. - The expression “you sound like a broken record”
means nothing to them
YOU’RE PROBABLY AGED 23-33 IF…
- You wore a Kagoul
- 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 - You dressed to emulate a person you saw in a Duran
Duran, AHA, Madonna or Bruce Springsteen video.
*If you 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 /Tucker’s Luck. - You remember when Terry Wogan was on TV everyday.
- You reckon Wagon wheels and Mars Bars used to be
bigger. - 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. - One word…SPANGLES!!!
YOU WERE A TRUE CHILD OF THE 80’S IF…
*You remember Now compilations that had the pig on
the front cover.
- 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 ever 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 ever 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 ever 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 AHA 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 ever 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 “Turn off yourTV set and go and do something less boring instead”.
*You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.
*You have ever 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 alcopops.
*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 anything to you. - You’ve ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.
- Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they
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 & Burdoch ever 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 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 Camblewick
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. - You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper
Stebson, and Ro-land. - Long scarves, K9, and a time-travelling police box
ring any bells. - 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. - Finger mouse
- 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 soda stream at home and you
were jealous
BRILLIANT 