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75 Images That Might Make Your Heart Race If You Lived Through The ‘80s
Forty-six years ago, the world welcomed the ’80s. It was an era of bright neon colors, big hair, unforgettable music, and the rise of modern gaming. Few people probably realized then just how iconic those years would become.
Like every decade, though, the ’80s eventually came and went. Now, all we can do is look back and enjoy the nostalgia. We gathered some of the best throwback posts from the Old School Cool ’80s subreddit to bring those memories flooding back. So if you grew up during this time, fair warning: they might hit you right in the feels.
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#1
Remember When These Were The Norm
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#2
The Old Days
Auntriarch 3 months ago
And sauce bottles. It was years later I discovered what tamarind actually is
#3
Do You Remember Being Kept Entertained With One Of These?
Sue Denham 3 months ago
Great fun. And if you got totally frustrated you could pull all the tiles out and put them back in the right order.
#4
Another Use For Tape
#5
Remember This?
#6
Who Remember?
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 months ago
We still have these in South Africa. We call them "prefabs" because they were prefabricated.
#7
Who Remembers These Bad Boys. Used To Love Em
#8
Remember This Bad Boy?
Gracie Jay 3 months ago
Did it manage to always stop you from riding it barefoot? Me either:) I’d always regret it though!
#9
Who Else’s Parents Had One Of These In The 80’s. Classic
#10
Do You Remember The Days Of Picking A Film From The Video Shop?
#11
The Myth That The Pink Side Removed Pencil And The Blue Removed Ink
#12
Remember This ?
#13
Do You Remember These? I Put Them On My Pens
#14
Anyone Else's Nan Have A Knitted Toilet Roll Protector? 😄
Roman Arendt 3 months ago
Was it just a German thing that (older) people had these on the "hat board" (the board above the boot) of the car?
#15
Did Anyone Have One Of These Beauties?
#16
The Flash Was Blinding!
#17
I Remember Warming Myself Infront Of This On A Winter Morning Before School
Gracie Jay 3 months ago
Try fighting over this in the morning with 6 siblings!:) jk, you’d actually be surprised how well kids could rotate turns warming up when you’re still mostly asleep in the morning. You stand in front of it on high till your about to catch fire, then move over. It’s one of the only things we didn’t have to fight over:)
#18
Do You Remember Fuzzy Felt?
#19
That Plasticine Smell
#20
Do You Remember The Rubik Snake?
#21
Do These Bring Back Memories To Write Home About?
#22
Do You Remember Sliding Down One Of These On A Hot Day? It Was Red Hot To Touch!
#23
Do You Remember This Piece Of Apparatus From School?
#24
Do You Remember When Smarties Lids Had A Letter Underneath?
#25
Did You Have Stickle Bricks At School?
#26
Who Remembers The Feeling Of Getting A Brand New One Of These. (UK)
#27
Do You Remember Danger Mouse?
#28
Imagine The Excitement Of Opening This, On Christmas Day, In The 1980s!
#29
Who Remembers The Free Little Bottles Of Milk Every Morning School?
#30
You Either Had Freezing Cold Water Or Boiling Hot Water Come Out Of It!
#31
Anyone Remember Reading Adrian Mole?
#32
Who Had One Of These Absolute Beauts As A Kid?
#33
Loved Having These! Always Went For The Panda 🤭
#34
Love It Or Loathe It?
#35
Anyone Remember The Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon?
#36
Only Ever Had These At Christmas , Used To Love Em
#37
Anyone Else Remember When Easter Eggs Were Actually Chocolate With The Sweets Inside
#38
Remember Sleeping On These
#39
Do You Remember Watching The Coins You Put In, Snake All The Way Down?
#40
Did You Watch This?
#41
I Could Just Eat A Packet Of These, Much Better Than Today’s Version
#42
Do You Remember Golf Ball Chewing Gum?
#43
Did Your Mum Buy One Of These For The Hall Carpet?
#44
When You Went To Class, The Teacher Says Your Doing Something Different Today.. And You See This ! 😁
Justin Case 3 months ago
I used a calculator for the first time after graduating high school and used a computer for the first time after completing my first college degree.
#45
Who Else Liked Take Hart (1977-1983)
#46
Anyone Fancy A Screwball ?
#47
Fancy A Pack Of Toffo’s?
#48
Did You Ever Eat It Straight From The Packet?
#49
Anyone Remember This?
#50
Do You Remember These?
#51
The Worst Sweet Ever?
#52
Who Remembers The Original Sherbet Fountain In The Paper Wrapper?
#53
Old School Money Box
#54
Remember These?
OneWithRatsAndKefir 3 months ago
Had a few and got to use them indoors with two friends. Was supposed to chuck them on the floor so it could be easily cleaned up; then got the idea to throw one up at the ceiling. Mark is still visible to this day and nobody got in trouble because no major damage done, just a subtle dusty/dark mark left behind.
#55
Do You Remember Half Pennies?
#56
Do You Remember Chocolate Limes?
#57
Vehicles Of My Childhood
#58
Anyone Remember This?
#59
It Wasn’t A Birthday Party If You Didn’t Have These
#60
Was Anyone Else Given Lucozade As A Cure-All?
#61
Did You Have An Airing Cupboard? Keeping All Your Towels Warm?
#62
Do You Remember Paper £1 Notes?
#63
Anyone Else Remember These?
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago
I had these on my bike. They were free inside boxes of cornflakes.
#64
Easter Egg Nostalgia
#65
Waiting Ages For The Bottle To Be Empty Then Filling It With Water To Write On The Pavement Or Use In Water Fights
#66
Do You Remember Topic (Before Chocolate Was Ruined)
#67
Did You Have A ‘Snake’ Belt?
Brain-In-A-Vat 3 months ago
I always wanted a snake belt , my parents said they weren't for 'posh' (we weren't) kids like me .. .
#69
Did Anyone Else Learn To Wire A Plug At School?
Robert T 3 months ago
Never at school, but my dad taught me when I was about 8. He'd let me do them and then check my work before the lid went on. Pic is actually correctly done - the live (brown) should be the shortest so it pulls out first when something catches the cable hard, earth (green/yelllow) is longest so it pulls out last. From the colour, that is most likely a 13A fuse. I was taught to put the rating facing upwards.
#70
Who Remembers These?
#71
Did Anyone Have One Of These, Back In The Day?
#72
Maybe A Long Shot But Does Anyone Remember Chockablock?
#73
Who Used To Stand Outside Dixons Watching Themselves On Video?
#74
Did Your School Bus Look Like This?
#75
Anyone Remember Astro Wars?
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Kiki Likes Sweets 3 months ago
That was great! Mostly UK things so as an Australian all really familiar to me, thanks!!!
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago
Yes, nice to have a list that isn't entirely US-centric.
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Kiki Likes Sweets 3 months ago
That was great! Mostly UK things so as an Australian all really familiar to me, thanks!!!
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago
Yes, nice to have a list that isn't entirely US-centric.
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