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It was acceptable in the 80 s

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Sorry not a calvin Harris thread.

What was acceptable in the era, Shoulder pads

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

Shell suits

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

To sit on santas knee

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By *ucy baileyCouple
over a year ago

North Cambridgeshire

Mullets

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Seat belts what seat belts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jimmy Saville

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lots and lots of hairspray.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Rolf Harris

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Bay City Rollers

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Blue mascara

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

White dog poo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Selling CFCs

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"Blue mascara "

And blue eye shadow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

White socks with 'Jesus sandals'

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

A full tin on hairspray on a back comb

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Teletext was the internet

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Cremola foam

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Ra ra skirts. Hair like Farah Fawcett-Majors. Earrings, bracelets, shoes and handbags in the same colour as your clothes. Smoking in the workplace.

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey


"Teletext was the internet "

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Angel delight

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By *nto My ArmsMan
over a year ago

Herts/London

Lois jumbo chords cut at the hem so they fell just so over yer Diadora golds.

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By *hiterabbit6Couple
over a year ago

Sexytown, Moray

Leg warmers and rare skirts

Rabbit

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Lots and lots of hairspray. "
Ellenet was my personal favourite

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

To have rust on your car

To call your Moms friends Auntie

To climb trees

To make a joke

Not to be offended by a joke

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Snow wash jeans

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Men just couldn't help acting on Impulse

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

One pound notes

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Frilly collars and cuffs

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Those Krookloks you hooked round your steering wheel and under the brake pedal

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon


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White socks with 'Jesus sandals' "

That’s never been acceptable. Well, not down south anyway.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


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White socks with 'Jesus sandals' "

White socks with anything!! There was a time I didn't own any other colour

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon


"Those Krookloks you hooked round your steering wheel and under the brake pedal "

Making a big come back as many modern cars can be cloned.

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By *abasaurus RexMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Being offensive

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Using a 2p to hold out that device that helped the car start beginning with CH and ending with OKE

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By *abasaurus RexMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire


"Those Krookloks you hooked round your steering wheel and under the brake pedal

Making a big come back as many modern cars can be cloned. "

Yeah all my neighbours with posh cars have them on their keyless cars. It’s hilarious.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Club 18-30 holidays!!

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By *arksxMan
over a year ago

Leicester / London

"Loads of money"

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"Those Krookloks you hooked round your steering wheel and under the brake pedal

Making a big come back as many modern cars can be cloned.

Yeah all my neighbours with posh cars have them on their keyless cars. It’s hilarious. "

That is hilarious and I never knew that either

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

The Cosby show

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Sweetie cigarettes

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

Sweets made to look like a pack of cigs

E numbers

CFC’s

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish


"Sorry not a calvin Harris thread.

What was acceptable in the era, Shoulder pads "

Ra ra skirts.

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By *imBanksMan
over a year ago

Letchworth


"Lois jumbo chords cut at the hem so they fell just so over yer Diadora golds. "

In electric blue with a Pepe keyring and a Kappa puffa jacket!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jelly bean shoes and jelly been bags

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish

Workmen wolf whistling at women who passed by! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sanitary towel adverts where even blokes sang the tune but didn't realise what the song was for!

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

Smoking on the tube was still allowed until around 1984 I think. I sometimes had no choice but to get into a smoking carriage if the others were rammed but there was nothing more disgusting and suffocating.

Sadly they didn't ban smoking in the stations as well until after the King's Cross disaster.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Discipline in schools

Playing conkers

Fluorescent clothes

Men wearing makeup

Any part of the animal being used as food until mad cow disease

Drain pipe trousers

Winklepicker shoes

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Dip n set hair gel from woollies

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

On a lighter note: white jeans and stilettos, with 'flicked' hair a la Lady Di

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Shell suits"

I still have one. Am I still living in the 80's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kids in walking distance of their school actually walking there.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Being offensive "

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"Lots and lots of hairspray. "

The 80s were sponsored by Elnette

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By *etite_delightWoman
over a year ago

BunnyLand

MC Hammer

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Boogie belts" that you folded the end over the top of the belt and down at right angles to your waist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The mullet...

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By *9 kisses.Man
over a year ago

clacton on sea

Spitting image,

Space dust,

Klackers,

Leaving the key in your front door,

Walking about late at night on your own without your parents worrying,

Slush puppies,

Top of the pops,

Climbing trees,

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By *om-the-DomMan
over a year ago

Ford Capri

Knickers on rear view mirror

Men's Leather Jackets

Sinclair C5

Jim'll fix it

Max Clifford

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By *oc30Man
over a year ago

Cheltenham


"To sit on santas knee"

I was this Xmas Santa All the nurses and the female staff were on my knee most of the nights - best Xmas party every . My whole body was smiling

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Ozzy Osbourne with Gloria Huniford hair and Judith Charmers American football players shoulder pads and sparkling outfits on stage.

Yeah, real Prince of Darkness......

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"The mullet..."

It's coming back. Brace yourself

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Watch any eighties American teen movie: The characters are always dressed in an oversized blazer with the sleeves rolled up and baggy suit trousers with white trainers.

Ah......those were the days

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By *elboy321Man
over a year ago

Paisley

Tapping the phone because your mum had put a lock on it.

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

as a kid going out to play in a morning and not going back home until the street lights came on, parents didnt mind you being out all day, kids didnt mind having to be home when the street lights came on

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Microwaveable cake in a tin

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Beastie Boys 1st studio album "Licensed To Ill Released", leading to people going around nicking VW Beetle signs & wearing them around their necks.....

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Queueing to buy a record.... And actual physical record.

Eating dripping on toast...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Speaking without fear of offending

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Leaving the bath water for other family members

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester


"Leaving the bath water for other family members "

Is this no longer acceptable then? Asking for a friend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As kids we were out all day - our parents had no clue where we were - we climbed trees, made fires and read porno mags that were dumped in bushes

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands


"Leaving the bath water for other family members

Is this no longer acceptable then? Asking for a friend "
Probably once! But it was when it was the 3rd or 4th Family member

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Bay City Rollers"
they were more the seventies.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"To sit on santas knee"
hahaha

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By *uvhandle20Man
over a year ago

SE London

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By *affron40Woman
over a year ago

manchester

My hair... soft rock heaven.

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By *uvhandle20Man
over a year ago

SE London

Had Eurodance and Techno been mentioned?

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

CB radio.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

If you wanted to go to a gig you sent a cheque and an SAE to the venue box office and hoped to get a ticket (and not your cheque back) posted to you

Or queued for hours at the box office on the day tickets went on sale for popular acts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My hair... soft rock heaven."

I remember everyone having a thing for perms

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

You could see top flight football, buy a programme and still have change from a fiver

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Schooner inns, angel Delight, vesta chow mein, pop tarts, Steve Wright in the afternoon.....I could go on

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Sony Walkman’s and cassette tapes

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Birds trifle

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By *edeWoman
over a year ago

the abyss

Colour changing t-shirts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1/2 pence coin

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By *heSofaDestroyersCouple
over a year ago

HereAndThere

Porn on beta max tapes

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By *ovespudsMan
over a year ago

Swindon

Anthrax

Agent Orange

Hi Karate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Those little coin holders that you used to wear round your neck on a string and that other kids would

str-angle you with. You were forced to take them on school days out and had to unscrew it to get access to the coins but then proceeded to lose them all as they rolled off the counter when you wanted to buy anything.

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By *9 kisses.Man
over a year ago

clacton on sea

Woolworths pick n mix,

Toilet paper like tracing paper at school,

Quarto drink.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Anthrax

Agent Orange

Hi Karate "

Some would argue that they all had the same effect on people.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

Simon Bates Our song... Think Peter Kaye got it right on Car Share with some lads in a van somewhere making them up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Blue mascara

And blue eye shadow "

Don’t forget the blue eyeliner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cartoons in the 80s were the best

Thundercats

M.A.S.K

Transformers

He-Man

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Centurions

Bravestarr

Count Duckula

Dangermouse

The Racoons

Galaxy High School

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By *9 kisses.Man
over a year ago

clacton on sea


"Cartoons in the 80s were the best

Thundercats

M.A.S.K

Transformers

He-Man

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Centurions

Bravestarr

Count Duckula

Dangermouse

The Racoons

Galaxy High School

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mysterious cities of gold,

I remember rushing back from school to watch that,

And I was the Headmaster,

Lol

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By *r.HMan
over a year ago

A gentleman never tells

Massive amounts of E numbers in foods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cartoons in the 80s were the best

Thundercats

M.A.S.K

Transformers

He-Man

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Centurions

Bravestarr

Count Duckula

Dangermouse

The Racoons

Galaxy High School

mysterious cities of gold,

I remember rushing back from school to watch that,

And I was the Headmaster,

Lol"

What a shout. I think there’s a dvd of the whole thing now. Might binge watch it one day

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I miss Teletext

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gummi Bears...... Bouncing here and their and everywhere.

Apparently it's on Disney+

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"Sorry not a calvin Harris thread.

What was acceptable in the era, Shoulder pads "

Surprisingly casual racism & sexism.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Skidding round corners ...

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By *rNaughtyNickMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

3 second rule when sweets fell on the floor

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Never worry about about counting calories

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas


"Never worry about about counting calories "

That’s what the cabbage soup diet was for when you over indulged

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester


"Cartoons in the 80s were the best

Thundercats

M.A.S.K

Transformers

He-Man

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Centurions

Bravestarr

Count Duckula

Dangermouse

The Racoons

Galaxy High School

"

We had forgotten most of these, how about Family Ness

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cartoons in the 80s were the best

Thundercats

M.A.S.K

Transformers

He-Man

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Centurions

Bravestarr

Count Duckula

Dangermouse

The Racoons

Galaxy High School

We had forgotten most of these, how about Family Ness"
And trap door and inspector gadget

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can remember when there were lots of yellow street lights around instead of the white ones we have now.

Also fish and chips wrapped in old newspapers but I think that stopped in the 90s.

Video tapes which I've been meaning to convert to dvd but I still haven't got around to it lol.

Smoking inside pubs and restaurants and you could park almost anywhere in them days without having to pay.

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By *ockandspoonCouple
over a year ago

Chester

To be wolf whistled at x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Old people been pervs and been racist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street. "

Ah, yes the old ring pulls, I haven't seen them for years!

Sounds like another health and safety thing.

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester


"And trap door and inspector gadget "

I now have the trapdoor theme tune stuck in my head

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester


"McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street. "

Did anyone else have a McDonald’s birthday party?

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

Love thy neighbour.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street.

Did anyone else have a McDonald’s birthday party?"

Yep, I did. The actual real life Ronald McDonald himself visited me at mine!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saying everything was skill

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By *eldomVanillaMan
over a year ago

London

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By *eldomVanillaMan
over a year ago

London


"Jimmy Saville"

Rolf Harris

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By *illyjohnyCouple
over a year ago

brighton

Under the counter porn from the video rental shop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My parents had sex.

The world is truly thankful they did.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To hope that Jim would fix it.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Kappa

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

To eat free bar snacks in your local pub on a Sunday lunchtime.

Reason it was stopped in so many pubs was the concern that people digging in to them hadn't always washed their hands after using the toilet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Farah trousers

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By *eavenscentitCouple
over a year ago

barnstaple

My ex

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By *latinumkittenWoman
over a year ago

from Home Counties to Middle Earth

Woolworths album line

Fresh cream cake ads on the telly

Choose Life t-shirts

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By *latinumkittenWoman
over a year ago

from Home Counties to Middle Earth

Carrying 10p in my back pocket for an emergency call home from a phone box when I went out

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By *ichaelsmyMan
over a year ago

douglas

Kenny Everett was very funny and acceptable in that period, though not so sure now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Entering competitions on TV by sending in your answer on a postcard to PO BOX

Cans of :

Top Deck

Quattro

Going round to visit people unannounced

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Kenny Everett was very funny and acceptable in that period, though not so sure now."

Cupid stunt?

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over a year ago


"Carrying 10p in my back pocket for an emergency call home from a phone box when I went out"

Or do you could call home to say don’t wait up

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Peddle pushers.

Lollipop sticks on your break pads making the spokes sound like a motorbike or so we thought.

Oh! A chopper bike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Shell suits"

It's amazing we all survived wearing those and didn't just combust.

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By *exyfuncouple-40Couple
over a year ago

Bloxham

Miami vice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Queueing for a couple of hours when renewing your car tax.

Not me personally obviously, childhood memory.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Supercan of Coca-Cola, before being replaced by the contour bottle.

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By *illyjohnyCouple
over a year ago

brighton


"Carrying 10p in my back pocket for an emergency call home from a phone box when I went out"

Didn't you just reverse charge the call just to piss your parents off even more

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Top deck of the bus full of smokers fug.

Car rides with optional seatbelts.

Those Shire Horse ornaments.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Playing footy in the street

Getting concussion from heading a Wembley 5

School wars

Kickers

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By *latinumkittenWoman
over a year ago

from Home Counties to Middle Earth


"Carrying 10p in my back pocket for an emergency call home from a phone box when I went out

Didn't you just reverse charge the call just to piss your parents off even more "

Oh many times I was lectured for that ...til I didn't call one day and my mum had a police search party out looking for me

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

Phone Cards

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By *imBanksMan
over a year ago

Letchworth


"As kids we were out all day - our parents had no clue where we were - we climbed trees, made fires and read porno mags that were dumped in bushes

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Ooh whatever happened to hedgerow porn? Kids today will never know the sheer excitement of an old jizz glued Fiesta

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street.

Did anyone else have a McDonald’s birthday party?"

I would like one for my next birthday lol

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Lots of these things are acceptable today

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

We have time travelled back to the 80s... pubs closing in the afternoon and people (at least in my circle) greying naturally.

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By *aximus74Woman
over a year ago

Manchester

Kids being kids,playing out till got shouted in for tea when the street lights came on,and getting muddy...

"Bath night" every Sunday...haha

Oh to go back!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As kids we were out all day - our parents had no clue where we were - we climbed trees, made fires and read porno mags that were dumped in bushes

Ooh whatever happened to hedgerow porn? Kids today will never know the sheer excitement of an old jizz glued Fiesta "

I found a whole carrier bag full once on my paper round. Stashed then in a derelict building and would read the readers wives/perv for hours

Mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street. "

Rootbeer!!!!!!!!

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

Playing gates in the streets then when it got tooo dark then moving playing lamps ... ahhh the footballers now got it toooo easy. Bet they never kicked a kerb .... lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cartoons in the 80s were the best

Thundercats

M.A.S.K

Transformers

He-Man

Dogtanian and the three muskahounds

Centurions

Bravestarr

Count Duckula

Dangermouse

The Racoons

Galaxy High School

We had forgotten most of these, how about Family Ness"

Another great shout!

Add to the list Teenage mutant hero turtles, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Care Bears, and Ducktales too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"McDonald’s burgers in styrofoam boxes.

Cans with proper rings pulls that subsequently covered the floor of every high Street. "

Those ringpulls were ace for firing at people and so where those sweets like a necklace. Happy days!

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Big hair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Kenny Everett was very funny and acceptable in that period, though not so sure now."

It was all in the best possible taste...

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Fax Machines -- Instant pornography.

In Car and Mobile phones.

Berni Inns - A two course meal for under a quid. ( in the early 80s that was)

A decade I remember well and thoroughly enjoyed

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By *attb179Man
over a year ago

London


"Leaving the bath water for other family members "

Brought back the terrible memory of staying away at my friends holiday apartment with his family (yes you'd expect they were well to do).

Got back from the beach and realised all the family were using the same bath water.

"Would you like to use the water too?" I was asked.

No thanks I only ever shower

Still haunts me to this day!

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By *attb179Man
over a year ago

London

A Team

Spitting Image (making a return apparently!)

Hand of god... But Mexico 86 was majestic

5 people in the back of a saloon

Top trumps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Taping the top 20 off the radio on a Sunday eve complete with commentary if you weren't quick enough to pause it between tracks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bum bags

File O fax

Yuppies

Amstrad computers

Took ages to load then crash

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Austin Allegro

Austin Princess

Top Deck Shandy

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By *latinumkittenWoman
over a year ago

from Home Counties to Middle Earth

Polystyrene ceiling tiles

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By *ltrMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Hit man and her

( pete waterman and Michaela Strachan )

Bros and grolsh tops on shoes

Jim Davison

Bernard manning

Kylie and jason

Minder

dallas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Timmy Mallet Wacka day

Scooby Doo

Shandy Bass

Reclaim Falklands

B Squadron end Iran embassy siege

Snickers was a Marathon

Sunday empty streets

Wish I could send you all a link I got sent in homage to the 80’s...brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"MC Hammer "
the scottish rap artist....i'll get me coat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Public hair

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands


"Austin Allegro

Austin Princess

Top Deck Shandy

"

Two of the worst cars Austin ever made.

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Speaking your mind without people taking offence at everything single thing that's said.

Playing conkers.....health and safety has gone mad and stopped so much fun stuff.

Mrs

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By *ockandspoonCouple
over a year ago

Chester

Playing tag or hide and seek in your street x

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By *idewillyMan
over a year ago

portsmouth

To have respect for everything and each other...something lacking today

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry


"Taping the top 20 off the radio on a Sunday eve complete with commentary if you weren't quick enough to pause it between tracks."

To have a cassette recorder with a soft pause button in order to avoid that tell tale noise at the end of the recording. Making mixtapes for girls.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hair gel and perms. On lads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Miami Vice "look" of t-shirt with jacket.

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By *illyjohnyCouple
over a year ago

brighton


"Kids being kids,playing out till got shouted in for tea when the street lights came on,and getting muddy...

"Bath night" every Sunday...haha

Oh to go back!!! "

Ah bath nights on a Sunday mother used to give us a live wire to play with ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big hair, leg warmers, rara skirts

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I did love a rara skirt

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

Playing marbles.

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