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In the 1980s, we wanted our hair to be as great as possible, our banana bags to be as brilliant as possible, and our spandex to be as tight as possible. And we were obsessed with finding how to cross the Oregon track without going down with dysentery. It was a strange time, at least. But if you grew up in the 80s, chances are you liked every minute of his wackiness. Here are 20 things that were quite acceptable in the 1980s, but the sound quite ridiculous. And for another walk in the memory, consult the100 photos that children born after 2000 will never understand.

In the 1980s, you are invested in a VCR or a Betamax. And the smart money was Betamax. They were so popular that SonySold 2.3 million recorders in 1984 alone. Well, there is 2.3 million people bet on the bad pony. Today, betamax machines are not even something that nostalgic people, as they do with vinyl or cassettes. It is the technology that no one wants to admit they never owned.

We needed our hair to be tall and effeminate in the 1980s and this look could not be achieved with large amounts of fixative. A person can not be planned to run for a good Jovi concert withapartment Hair, can they?

Back when MTV was actually, you know,music Television, there were a lot of amazing music videos. But there were also a lot of clothes. And we sat through all this: the good, the bad, and really,really Wrong. Once the network was launched in 1981, we watched the Starship video "We built this city"Hundreds or even thousands, perhaps-times, until it becomes our maize boiled brain. We watched the wham! Video for "Wake me up before go go go"As it was ordained by the Tribunal. In fact, there was nothing we would not sit through. And for more pieces all the children of the 80s recognize, consult the20 wonders at once every child of the 80s remembers.

Beforesmartphones, Someone calling hears to lift a heavy book and flipping through her blatantly to find the right number. It was a real nightmare, especially if the last name was something common, like Smith. On the rise there were coupons to Dominos Pizza. In addition, the numbers to know someone by heart was a sign of true love in the 80s. And if you want to come back to this time of Halcyon, here is20 Argot Conditions of the 80s does not use Anymore.

In a way, these strange portraits of strangely pasty women, painted by the artistPatrick Nagel, Has become so popular in the 80s they were literally everywhere: hair salons,DURAN DURAN Album pocketsThe dentist offices, bachelor carpet, you name. And for another look at the drawings of the decade, here is20 pictures 1980 Home Decor overwhelm yourself with nostalgia.

When fax machines have become a desktop food in the 1980s, it was a very exciting moment for employees everywhere. For the first time, you do not have the mail in a signed form or bring in person. You can simply place in this state-of-shish, punch in a number, and it would happen to the fax of your recipient, where he had print a warm atmosphere, new copy. You can not feel only now?

The peopleAccro at video games todayBut at least games have captivating stories,realistic graphics, And meticulously rendered endless worlds. It was really not the case in the 80s. If you had an Atari 2600, there were games where you had to eat granules or jump over barrels. Some of us spend 16 hours playing directlyFrogger.Frogger! It's 16 hours to jump on newspapers and avoiding traffic. What was the problem with us?

If there is one thing that the computer gameOregon Trail we learned was that he was really,really Easy to die of dysentery. Seriously, this game was cold. One day, you were shooting buffalo, the other-Bam! -Opoisoned again by the hullate. He was out there in the 1880sandthe 1980s.

Popularized by the video of the 1985 musicMidge ure "If I was," This "toy", which was often more of a home office accessory everyone wants to immortalize their facial features in a tiny bedroom bed, nails not too sharp. If you did not do it, trust us, it makes feel like good. And for more nostalgic information directly in your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

A small denim goes a long way. But the fashion of the 80s took jeans to another level. We are talking about denim denim shirt, denim jacket, denim or skirt pants and, in some cases, even denim shoes. Nobody needs a lot of denim!

Who knew that everything you needed to do a fun training was leg heaters, leotards and a pile of kicking and pivoting of Sassy? Of course, you can laugh now, but we had a good time dancingand Get in shape in the 80s.

If you have already wondered why people are walking today inYoga pants As if they are real clothes, it is mostly the fault of the 80s. We were pioneers in the art of wearing shorts or spandex pants that weremanner Too much adjustment for the mixed society.

There are so many things in the world to be legitimately annoyed. But in the 1980s, there was nothing more blatant that our preferred brand of carbonated sugar water being replaced by a slightly different carbonaceous sugar water. The public extension was so intense when the new coke was introduced in 1985 that it felt almost like classic coke supporters were about to form an angry crowd and walk in the streets with fisheries of land and torches inflamed.

The material girl was also popular in the 80s for her clothes as she was for her music. And girls everywhere have tried to imitate his style, wearing black strapless, silver crosses, lace gloves and giant scarves like headband, like the Lovechild of a vampire and a magician.

Even people who have not looked at the CBS show about wealthy oil tycoons have been fascinated by thisDallassuspense. During the summer of 1980, the whole country asked: "Who shot by J.R.?" Referring to J.R. ewing (played byLarry Hagman on the series of drama). We have all been hooked to try to solve the enigma of who wanted him from dead, and he turned out to be (spoiler alert) his sister-in-law and his mistress! But that's not the point. The point is that we allreally Anxious about this fictional handjob more than we should have.

Bootleging was basically a day job for the boys Ducs on our favorite 80s TV show,Dukes of Hazzard. Pork boss and his police force would not pursue them fordrive. They were trying to break them for Moonshine smuggling - and yet, there was, rooting them.

The war against drugs andFirst Lady Nancy Reagan gave us this solution too simplistic toAddiction to drugs and alcohol: "Just say no." Ah, if only it was so easy. It's like suggesting that the trick to get out of poverty is saying: "More money please!"

Slap several of these colorful suckers on one arm and cocooning the other in the black rubber bracelets made you feel like the most cool kid in the city in the 80s. But how could someone ever focus on the sound of all that hucks? On the rise, unlike children today,We could really say time.

Like the film of 1984Note Proven, it was the universal uniform carried by the pompum pumps that had so much money, they wore knitted whole cable sweaters like accessories. It's just a more advanced evidence than the 80s were really ridiculous.

It's like we were all determined to wear clothes sufficiently bright to beseen from space In the 80s. Was lighting generally so low over the decade we had to become our personal sources of fluorescent lighting? We do not think. And for a look at another mode of the time, check these25 things that cool people wore in the 1980s.