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Posted: 3/29/2022 2:06:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Absolute King if you had one of those. No doubt. I had a buddy from day care who had the first and only Kuwahara BMX bike I'd ever seen. Others were kings, he was the God Emperor. Same buddy also had a Powell-Peralta Tony Hawk skateboard. Basically, he owned everyone. Crazy thing was/is, he wasn't a spoiled kid and he's grown up to be a down to earth guy. I see him maybe twice a year; we still talk bikes and skateboards like we were 10 years old.  
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:11:00 PM EDT
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Finding a HUGE stash of porn mags in the woods.
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:24:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got a little tool kit for Christmas one year. You know the one, came in the wooden box that opened like a cabinet and all of the tools said, “Poland” on it. I still remember the smell of that case. Anyway, I got a bunch of scrap wood, some nails from the basement and sat out on the back porch and went to town with it. Smashed my thumb with the hammer and smashed it all up. Blood everywhere. I started screaming and my dad came out, Michelob beer in his right hand looks down at me and my thumb and just says, ‘Well. Guess you learned why you don’t put your fingers under the hammer now didn’t you?’ Then he just walked back inside. Dad had me mowing the yard as a kid. I wasnt even tall enough so I just used the middle cross bar. One day the mower wouldn't shut off. DAAAAAAAAAD THE MOWER WONT STOP!. "Just pull the plug wire he said." I can still remember him rolling around on the ground in tears laughing at my shocked ass. 
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:40:33 PM EDT
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The thing I notice most about younger millennials and gen-Zers... they are generally pasty white and chubby from never going outside and getting exercise. (And half the time, it's hard to tell whether they're male or female or whatever the fucking gender of the day is).
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:43:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The thing I notice most about younger millennials and gen-Zers... they are generally pasty white and chubby from never going outside and getting exercise. (And half the time, it's hard to tell whether they're male or female or whatever the fucking gender of the day is). Right or wrong, my mom didn't want me in the house during the day. I was sweaty, hot, and dirty. My buddies and I were practically pushed out of our respective homes to go outside/explore/ride bikes, etc. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:43:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Finding a HUGE stash of porn mags in the woods. With a few good pages that weren't ate up by the weather. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:52:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Right or wrong, my mom didn't want me in the house during the day. I was sweaty, hot, and dirty. My buddies and I were practically pushed out of our respective homes to go outside/explore/ride bikes, etc. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The thing I notice most about younger millennials and gen-Zers... they are generally pasty white and chubby from never going outside and getting exercise. (And half the time, it's hard to tell whether they're male or female or whatever the fucking gender of the day is). Right or wrong, my mom didn't want me in the house during the day. I was sweaty, hot, and dirty. My buddies and I were practically pushed out of our respective homes to go outside/explore/ride bikes, etc. Then you got any scrapes/bruises sprayed down with Bactine when you got home. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 3:56:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Then you got any scrapes/bruises FIFY |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 4:00:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: FIFY Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Then you got any scrapes/bruises FIFY campho phenique |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 4:00:43 PM EDT
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 Attached FileWe were on summer vacation, mom and grandma took us shopping with them. I spent my entire summer allowance ($40) on the OG Gen1 Jetfire Transformer. My dad was SO FKN pissed I spent all my money on that thing, we were mere seconds of having to return it when grams came to our defense. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 4:05:20 PM EDT
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My wife came home from work the other day with a huge box full of vintage 1/6 G.I. Joe’s from the 1970’s. Got four figures, two in phenomenal shape and two that need a lot of work and two vehicles, a foot locker and a bunch of accessories. This is one vehicle she came home with: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PqwAAOSw7rdiCri3/s-l1600.jpg It’s incomplete. And this is the other one: https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/donley/48/675548/H5675-L213381156.jpg It’s mostly there. Cotswold |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 4:10:31 PM EDT
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I was born in 1964 (graduated high school in 1982). I can assure you all that the 80s was also a great time to be a teenager!
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Posted: 3/29/2022 4:26:35 PM EDT
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I usually never miss an 80's thread. Sorry I'm late.
I used to think peak 80's was in 1984, but then I was thinking 1986. Now I've come to understand that the '85 Bears made 1985 the year of peak 80's.  Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle 1985 |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 4:58:59 PM EDT
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Watched the 87’ Challenger explosion while sitting in the school library in 8th grade.
 Shuttle Challenger Explosion [New Copy Found; Better Quality] |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:19:30 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Then you got any scrapes/bruises sprayed down with Bactine when you got home. You guys got disinfectant?  I got "Do you want to scrub it out or do you want me to do it?" |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:22:18 PM EDT
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i was all of your little brother
as an 82er i consider myself an honorary gen xer as well as a millennial. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:22:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys got disinfectant? I got "Do you want to scrub it out or do you want me to do it?" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Then you got any scrapes/bruises sprayed down with Bactine when you got home. You guys got disinfectant? I got "Do you want to scrub it out or do you want me to do it?" Iodine. I’d rather just die. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:28:01 PM EDT
[#18]
SWATCH watch
High tops "Shotgun" Dave O' Neal Song dedication hours Rocky Mountain jeans Damn, what a time to be alive. 
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:29:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How embarrassing for you. That’s ok. You can still hang with us, just don’t tell mom anything. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:44:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Then you got any scrapes/bruises sprayed down with Bactine when you got home. Witchhazel or Seabreeze for us. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:54:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/480138/G1Jetfire_Map_jpg-2330730.JPG We were on summer vacation, mom and grandma took us shopping with them. I spent my entire summer allowance ($40) on the OG Gen1 Jetfire Transformer. My dad was SO FKN pissed I spent all my money on that thing, we were mere seconds of having to return it when grams came to our defense. Don't click this link. It will make you poorer. https://www.transformerland.com/store/transformers/g1/ |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 5:56:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i was all of your little brother as an 82er i consider myself an honorary gen xer as well as a millennial. Yup. Siblings were ‘76 and ‘78. I tagged along and ruined their fun… good times. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 6:37:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have that exact CD, bought it in 1993 or so before they changed the name. The newer ones said Green Jelly, and Maynard from Tool did the piggy voice on the "Three Little Pigs" song. Also a funny rip off of a Sex Pistols song "Anarchy" in there. And who can forget SHIT MAAAAAAN!! No way I'd let my 14yo listen to that, but those were different times. I have that CD too |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:27:39 PM EDT
[#24]
 Back To The Future Best Scenes - Marty Appears As Darth Vader From Planet Vulcan To George  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:47:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: SWATCH watch High tops "Shotgun" Dave O' Neal Song dedication hours Rocky Mountain jeans Damn, what a time to be alive. that made me think of super dave... |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:50:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys got disinfectant? I got "Do you want to scrub it out or do you want me to do it?" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Then you got any scrapes/bruises sprayed down with Bactine when you got home. You guys got disinfectant? I got "Do you want to scrub it out or do you want me to do it?" 
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:51:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It sure made it difficult to keep the boots on your feet. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: But did you also have the moon boots? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/0F3B37AD-7D08-40A2-B687-377962A7D1F5_jpe-2330301.JPG Still do. https://i.imgur.com/ir1M5pD.jpg Did you also have to wear sandwich bread bags over your socks to make sure your feet didn't get wet? Yes. It sure made it difficult to keep the boots on your feet. And your feet still gold wet and really cold anyway. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:55:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dad had me mowing the yard as a kid. I wasnt even tall enough so I just used the middle cross bar. One day the mower wouldn't shut off. DAAAAAAAAAD THE MOWER WONT STOP!. "Just pull the plug wire he said." I can still remember him rolling around on the ground in tears laughing at my shocked ass. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I got a little tool kit for Christmas one year. You know the one, came in the wooden box that opened like a cabinet and all of the tools said, “Poland” on it. I still remember the smell of that case. Anyway, I got a bunch of scrap wood, some nails from the basement and sat out on the back porch and went to town with it. Smashed my thumb with the hammer and smashed it all up. Blood everywhere. I started screaming and my dad came out, Michelob beer in his right hand looks down at me and my thumb and just says, ‘Well. Guess you learned why you don’t put your fingers under the hammer now didn’t you?’ Then he just walked back inside. Dad had me mowing the yard as a kid. I wasnt even tall enough so I just used the middle cross bar. One day the mower wouldn't shut off. DAAAAAAAAAD THE MOWER WONT STOP!. "Just pull the plug wire he said." I can still remember him rolling around on the ground in tears laughing at my shocked ass.  And these: 
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:57:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very nice! You can check out Cotswold Collectibles for some repair parts and decals (both vintage and repro) Cotswold Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My wife came home from work the other day with a huge box full of vintage 1/6 G.I. Joe’s from the 1970’s. Got four figures, two in phenomenal shape and two that need a lot of work and two vehicles, a foot locker and a bunch of accessories. This is one vehicle she came home with: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PqwAAOSw7rdiCri3/s-l1600.jpg It’s incomplete. And this is the other one: https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/donley/48/675548/H5675-L213381156.jpg It’s mostly there. Very nice! You can check out Cotswold Collectibles for some repair parts and decals (both vintage and repro) Cotswold I've bought a bunch of stuff from Cotswold. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 7:58:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Watched the 87’ Challenger explosion while sitting in the school library in 8th grade.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUqPMMgfJ4QSame. Also watched them take the Berlin wall down in school. |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 8:37:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've bought a bunch of stuff from Cotswold. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: My wife came home from work the other day with a huge box full of vintage 1/6 G.I. Joe’s from the 1970’s. Got four figures, two in phenomenal shape and two that need a lot of work and two vehicles, a foot locker and a bunch of accessories. This is one vehicle she came home with: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PqwAAOSw7rdiCri3/s-l1600.jpg It’s incomplete. And this is the other one: https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/donley/48/675548/H5675-L213381156.jpg It’s mostly there. Very nice! You can check out Cotswold Collectibles for some repair parts and decals (both vintage and repro) Cotswold I've bought a bunch of stuff from Cotswold. Any of you guys remember Johnny West?  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/29/2022 9:46:16 PM EDT
[#32]
Good video, great decade.
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Posted: 3/30/2022 6:33:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same. Also watched them take the Berlin wall down in school. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Watched the 87’ Challenger explosion while sitting in the school library in 8th grade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUqPMMgfJ4QSame. Also watched them take the Berlin wall down in school.  Ronald Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!"  Nov. 10, 1989: Celebration at the Berlin Wall |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 7:21:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any of you guys remember Johnny West?https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/513887/69758C84-4189-4235-914B-A3CBC869507A_jpe-2331143.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: My wife came home from work the other day with a huge box full of vintage 1/6 G.I. Joe’s from the 1970’s. Got four figures, two in phenomenal shape and two that need a lot of work and two vehicles, a foot locker and a bunch of accessories. This is one vehicle she came home with: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PqwAAOSw7rdiCri3/s-l1600.jpg It’s incomplete. And this is the other one: https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/donley/48/675548/H5675-L213381156.jpg It’s mostly there. Very nice! You can check out Cotswold Collectibles for some repair parts and decals (both vintage and repro) Cotswold I've bought a bunch of stuff from Cotswold. Any of you guys remember Johnny West?https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/513887/69758C84-4189-4235-914B-A3CBC869507A_jpe-2331143.JPG Honestly, the 1/6 G.I. Joes were a few years before my time. I was aware of them but never had any until now. I really like the Joes with the lifelike hair and beards. I’m going to end up buying a few more. I grew up with the 3.75” Joes. I don’t remember the Johnny West figures. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 7:41:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're lucky you had a gas mower. I used one of these: https://img.thrfun.com/img/168/314/value_of_adams_presto_vintage_push_mower_x8.jpg And these: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614WnJiHgtL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I got a little tool kit for Christmas one year. You know the one, came in the wooden box that opened like a cabinet and all of the tools said, “Poland” on it. I still remember the smell of that case. Anyway, I got a bunch of scrap wood, some nails from the basement and sat out on the back porch and went to town with it. Smashed my thumb with the hammer and smashed it all up. Blood everywhere. I started screaming and my dad came out, Michelob beer in his right hand looks down at me and my thumb and just says, ‘Well. Guess you learned why you don’t put your fingers under the hammer now didn’t you?’ Then he just walked back inside. Dad had me mowing the yard as a kid. I wasnt even tall enough so I just used the middle cross bar. One day the mower wouldn't shut off. DAAAAAAAAAD THE MOWER WONT STOP!. "Just pull the plug wire he said." I can still remember him rolling around on the ground in tears laughing at my shocked ass. https://img.thrfun.com/img/168/314/value_of_adams_presto_vintage_push_mower_x8.jpg And these: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614WnJiHgtL._AC_SL1500_.jpg I had to use the push mower (gas). I also had to trim around all the trees, house, landscape ,etc with hand trimmers. That sucked. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 7:47:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had to use the push mower (gas). I also had to trim around all the trees, house, landscape ,etc with hand trimmers. That sucked. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT777dnyNVcU1QF-H1V_dHWhEfNVNFcvjoQuw&usqp=CAU Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I got a little tool kit for Christmas one year. You know the one, came in the wooden box that opened like a cabinet and all of the tools said, “Poland” on it. I still remember the smell of that case. Anyway, I got a bunch of scrap wood, some nails from the basement and sat out on the back porch and went to town with it. Smashed my thumb with the hammer and smashed it all up. Blood everywhere. I started screaming and my dad came out, Michelob beer in his right hand looks down at me and my thumb and just says, ‘Well. Guess you learned why you don’t put your fingers under the hammer now didn’t you?’ Then he just walked back inside. Dad had me mowing the yard as a kid. I wasnt even tall enough so I just used the middle cross bar. One day the mower wouldn't shut off. DAAAAAAAAAD THE MOWER WONT STOP!. "Just pull the plug wire he said." I can still remember him rolling around on the ground in tears laughing at my shocked ass. https://img.thrfun.com/img/168/314/value_of_adams_presto_vintage_push_mower_x8.jpg And these: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614WnJiHgtL._AC_SL1500_.jpg I had to use the push mower (gas). I also had to trim around all the trees, house, landscape ,etc with hand trimmers. That sucked. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT777dnyNVcU1QF-H1V_dHWhEfNVNFcvjoQuw&usqp=CAU Me too but we did eventually get an electric trimmer that I then proceeded to cut through the cord with. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 8:12:29 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Any of you guys remember Johnny West?https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/513887/69758C84-4189-4235-914B-A3CBC869507A_jpe-2331143.JPG Sure do. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 8:22:43 AM EDT
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Gen X reporting in.
As a previous poster commented, the 80's were the last decade of freedom. This timeline does suck and I want to go back. I miss big hair, beaver, my old 80 Chevy truck that I got mountains of poon in, even 3.2 beer. Not 3.2 beer but the South Dakota border bars us 18 years hung out in and drank at. The college girls with that big, beautiful hair and no fatties. I miss the homogenous, rural ranching community I grew up at, the old timers that would hang out in front of the bar and grocery store, the old trucks and muscle cars that would be cruising around. All the good Catholic families with tons of kids running around. You don't see that anymore unless they are welfare rats. What a time to be alive! |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 8:36:51 AM EDT
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10 years old Grampa decides I can drive the grain truck next to the combine. I can't push the clutch in... no problem he puts the thing in gear and shows me how the hand throttle works on the dash, says "Keep the chute near the back and I will have you slow down and move it forward as it fills... got it"?
Alright driving next to the combine standing on the seat with the door open so I can see where the chute is dumping in back. Get to the end of the field and his farm hand jumps in the cab and turns the truck around or pulls off so the next one can load. Anyways one pass the combine has a problem, gramps slows down and stops. So I push the fuel shutoff to stop the truck. I apparently didn't hold it long enough, the engine stopped just right to restart backwards. I didn't know this was a possible thing, but diesels can run backwards. So the truck started going backwards. I'm sort of freaking out, WYF did I do. Gramps is shaking his head the farm hand jumps in the cab asked what did I thinking I bumped the gear shift into reverse. He pusheds the clutch and the truck stops, puts it in gear and lets the clutch out. Truck goes back again. He slams the clutch and tries again. Starts looking around then kills the engine. "So that's how I know a 6 cylinder catapillar can run backwards." That was my show and tell story in school on Monday. So I'm 40 and appreantly I'm supposed to be a millennial... I call BS on that. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 9:18:39 AM EDT
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A few quick musings from my old gen x mind.
Remember when… Seat belt law was new and a big intrusion on liberty. Same for strict dwi laws. SNL was actually funny and worth watching. Don Kirshner’s rock concerts ended in 81. Cold War , ending in the wall coming down 89. Ronaldus Magnus presiding over the shining city on the hill. We had the best music and enjoyed the most freedoms , long live gen x. Used to meet up here & then shop for cassettes at local mall.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 9:22:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/30/2022 9:48:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
A few quick musings from my old gen x mind. Remember when… Seat belt law was new and a big intrusion on liberty. Same for strict dwi laws. SNL was actually funny and worth watching. Don Kirshner’s rock concerts ended in 81. Cold War , ending in the wall coming down 89. Ronaldus Magnus presiding over the shining city on the hill. We had the best music and enjoyed the most freedoms , long live gen x. Used to meet up here & then shop for cassettes at local mall. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/341059/8D47B9A5-2E48-4652-832E-3146F2872ECD_jpe-2331497.JPG  Attached File Attached File Attached File The Ultimate Early 80s Arcade Tribute |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 9:49:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same. Also watched them take the Berlin wall down in school. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Watched the 87’ Challenger explosion while sitting in the school library in 8th grade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUqPMMgfJ4QSame. Also watched them take the Berlin wall down in school. 86... I had just walked back into the dorm from class. I was heading down to my room put my books away to go to lunch. Every dorm room door was open and there were people crowded around TVs. I stuck my head in one of the rooms and said what's going on? They said the space shuttle blew up. I said no shit? And then they replayed it again on the TV. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 9:50:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For us it was Aladdin’s Castle. Malls had everything a kid needed. Arcades, movies, pizza, toys, music and girls. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/0AD12615-A9C5-4EBB-88CE-7FD99B5BD1A9_jpe-2331520.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/74D2B5B5-F002-4222-A618-BA3A8DD8FF4F_jpe-2331521.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/173DAAF9-4387-4029-A642-D60830D95EB3_jpe-2331522.JPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWevidSFyjYYup.. there was Aladdin's Castle in Greentree Mall Clarksville Indiana. Spent a lot of time there. That and a local place called The Green Scene in New Albany. They had a big game room and putt putt golf |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 9:54:40 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yup.. there was Aladdin's Castle in Greentree Mall Clarksville Indiana. Spent a lot of time there. That and a local place called The Green Scene in New Albany. They had a big game room and putt putt golf
 MOON PATROL arcade game by Irem 1982 retro oldskool video game |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 10:01:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 86... I had just walked back into the dorm from class. I was heading down to my room put my books away to go to lunch. Every dorm room door was open and there were people crowded around TVs. I stuck my head in one of the rooms and said what's going on? They said the space shuttle blew up. I said no shit? And then they replayed it again on the TV. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Watched the 87’ Challenger explosion while sitting in the school library in 8th grade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUqPMMgfJ4QSame. Also watched them take the Berlin wall down in school. 86... I had just walked back into the dorm from class. I was heading down to my room put my books away to go to lunch. Every dorm room door was open and there were people crowded around TVs. I stuck my head in one of the rooms and said what's going on? They said the space shuttle blew up. I said no shit? And then they replayed it again on the TV. I was 9 and couldn’t quite grasp what had happened. My parents explained it to me as gently as they could. |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 10:20:28 AM EDT
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Anyone else remember that horrendous orange sawdust concoction the janitors threw down when some kid barfed on the carpet in school?
  That intoxicating smell of freshly xeroxed papers still wet to the touch.
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Posted: 3/30/2022 10:22:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone else remember that horrendous orange sawdust concoction the janitors threw down when some kid barfed on the carpet in school? That intoxicating smell of freshly xeroxed papers still wet to the touch. That and the smell of markers on a hot over head projector. Probably gave us all cancer and we don't know it yet... 
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Posted: 3/30/2022 10:25:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/480138/G1Jetfire_Map_jpg-2330730.JPG We were on summer vacation, mom and grandma took us shopping with them. I spent my entire summer allowance ($40) on the OG Gen1 Jetfire Transformer. My dad was SO FKN pissed I spent all my money on that thing, we were mere seconds of having to return it when grams came to our defense. @HiFlow I remember that. Pure awesomeness. Remember Gen 1 Soundwave with all the cassettes? That was the one everyone wanted in my grade.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/30/2022 10:33:38 AM EDT
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Anyone else remember that horrendous orange sawdust concoction the janitors threw down when some kid barfed on the carpet in school? That intoxicating smell of freshly xeroxed papers still wet to the touch. |
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