Completely Off-Topic (Back to the 70s/80

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Completely Off-Topic (Back to the 70s/80
Date: 7/17/00 10:57 pm  (ET)

Hi:

I just received another one of those hilarious "remember when" lists
like the ones we were discussing back before GoF came out. This one
has 50 things, and I won't list all 50. But, I know there are several
of us who are around the same age who will appreciate some of these --
and it's a nice way to break up the Harry discussions.

You Remember When:

1. Jordache jeans with a flat-handle comb in the back pocket was cool.

2. Any photograph of you shows you wearing an Izod shirt with the collar
turned up.

6. You remember the premier of MTV-or worse yet, you remember its
predecessor, "Friday Night Videos."

7. You and your friends ever discussed having a
reunion at the end of the century and playing Prince's "1999" until you
passed out partying.

13. Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you
learned things like grammar, math and history. (A
big hint here is if the only way you can recite the Preamble to the
Constitution is by singing it.)

14. You ever dressed to look like someone in a
Madonna, Cyndi Lauper or Duran Duran video.

15. You remember your first kiss with someone having happened while either
"Leather and Lace" or "Crazy for You" was playing.

16. You remember with pain the day the Green Machine hit the streets
(or the sidewalks), instantly making your Big Wheel obsolete.

17. The age-old question "Where's the beef?" still
makes you laugh.

25. You remember trying to guess which episode of
"The Brady Bunch" it was by the first scene.

26. You had a front-row seat (i.e., blew off
one or more classes) for Luke and Laura's wedding on "GH."

28. You know who shot J.R.

29. You recall when Love's Baby Soft was in every
girl's Christmas stocking.

30. This rings a bell: "My name is Charlie, and they work for me."!

31. You were unsure if Diet Coke would ever catch
on. (Related item: you were sure that "New Coke" would NEVER catch on.)

32. You know all the words to the double-album set
of the "Grease" soundtrack.

35. "All skate, change directions" means something
to you.

36. You've ever owned a pair of rainbow suspenders
like the ones Mork used to wear.

40. You remember when movies were only PG and R.

41. You learned to swim at about the same time
"Jaws" came out....and still carry the emotional scars to prove it.

47. You remember having a rotary phone.

48. You actually believed that Mikey, famed kid on
the Life cereal commercials, died after eating Pop Rocks and drinking
a Coke.

That's it folks -- hope those of you still reading enjoyed the nostalgia
trip!

Penny