Top Ten reasons the 80s were a cooler
time to be a teenager than the 90s:
10. MTV actually played videos in the 80s.
9. There was only one kind of Nike tennis shoes (White with a red swoosh)
and they didn't cost $125.00.
8. A comb in your back pocket is more practical and less painful than
a ring through your nose.
7. In the 80s, playing video games actually meant going out to DO something.
6. In the 80s, when you were out partying, you didn't have to worry about
your Mom calling you on your cell phone.
5. In the 80s we didn't have to worry about getting our heads blown off at school
unless you put a whole pack of Pop Rocks in your mouth and drank a Coke really fast.
4. Debbie Gibson vs. Britney Spears. New Kids on the Block vs. N'Sync.
New Edition vs. Hanson. Ok, that one's a draw.
3. In the early 80s, there were kids in your high school
who could buy alcohol LEGALLY.
2. Feathered hair was easier to care for than dreadlocks.
And the #1 reason the 80s were a cooler
time to grow up in than the 90s:
1. In the 80s you didn't have to worry about your pants falling down all the time.
They were so tight, we couldn't get them off!
WoW the 80's
You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom
If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'
It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'
You wanted to be a Goonie.
You ever wore fluorescent clothing
You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.
You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'
You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'
You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
You have ever played with a Skip-It.
You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'
You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.
You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
You just sang those words to yourself.
You still sing 'We are the World'
You tight rolled your jeans.
You owned a bannana clip.
You remember 'Where's the Beef?'
You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'
You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
1988 vs. 2008
Think the iPhone is pricey? The cool cell phone of 1988 cost $4,382 in today's dollars. A 150MB hard drive? $8,755. Take a trip with us down memory lane and you'll never whine about the price of a gadget again.
It's easy to forgive your Tandy desktop or your Motorola portable for their limitations -- after all, they were technological infants.
What we often forget, though, is how expensive that crude neolithic junk was! So join us on a trip two decades back in technology's history -- and we bet that the next time you're charged $895 for a small square of plastic and transistors, you'll smile and say, "Wow, what a bargain!"
Home Desktop PCs
1988: Tandy 1000 TL
Price: $1,400 ($2,454 adjusted for inflation)
CPU: Intel 80286
RAM: 640KB
Storage: 3.5-inch floppy
Monitor: 14-inch, 640-by-200 RGB CRT, 16 colors
2008: HP Pavilion Elite m9100z series
Price: about $1,000
CPU: 2.8-GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ dual-core
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 750GB HD, CD/DVD recorder
Monitor: 17-inch, 1440-by-900 LCD, 16.7 million colors
Laptop PCs
1988:Toshiba T1200H
Price: $4,098 ($7,182 adjusted for inflation)
CPU: 4.77-/9.54-MHz Intel 80C86
RAM: 1MB
Storage: 20MB hard drive, 720KB floppy drive
Display: 9.4-inch supertwist LCD
Weight: 14 pounds (including modem, charger, and case)
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