Category Archives: Child Of The 80′s

You know you’re a child of the 80′s when…

Can You Believe This?

It’s a website I just found while trawling around (I love a bit of a Friday morning internet wander). The blog post I was reading though isn’t about cakes that have gone wrong… it’s crammed full of cakes based on the 1980s… take a look here: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunday-sweets-back-to-80s.html I bet you never thought you’d see a…

Doing The Rubiks Cube – Can You Believe This?

This little girl is only 3… And already she can complete the Rubik’s cube… And in under 2 minutes! Take a look for yourself… Can anyone beat that?  Or is she the youngest person to finish the Rubiks cube?

This Gave Me The Willies

Remember The Hammer House Of Horror? Crumbs… that sent shivers down my spine! Here’s a special Friday Afternoon Nostalge for Halloween (yes, I know it’s Tuesday today but it gives me an excuse for another wander down memory lane.) Here’s the best of the stuff I could find online about this fab series.  (was it…

Tales Of The Unexpected

Bet this gets you nostalging! Remember the Tales Of The Unexpected (TOTU) stories with the big twist at the end?  And the silhouetted dancing woman in the credits (she was from Slough!  How sad am I?) Here she comes… Here’s some fab info about TOTU that will brighten up your Friday… and it’s a bit…

Pacman Returns – and Gobbles Up 4.8 Million Hours!

Did you search on Google last week and see that little Pacman game they used for the Google logo? Did you see that you could actually play the game? Google was celebrating 30 years of Pacman. And incredibly people spent a total of over 4.8 million hours playing their Pacman game! I remember my brother…

You Know You`re a Child of the 80s when

- this brings memories flooding back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9foZ7KVSng Isn’t it strange how the mind works – a song, a taste (of your favourite childhood sweet of course!!!), a place or a picture – can really transport you back. What does it for you? Enjoy!

You Know You`re a Child of the 80s when

You rolled your jacket sleeves up to the elbow and you thought it was cool. What were we thinking???

You Know You`re a Child of the 80s When

This was the must have, latest phone – http://retrowow.co.uk/retro_collectibles/80s/motorola_8000X.php. And people really called things car phones (as in that famous high street phone shop) – because there was no way you could get the thing out of your car, short of snipping a load of cables (not good for call quality!)

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Who Was Scarier?

Jon Pertwee as Doctor Who, or the childcatcher in Chity Chitty Bang Bang? I’d go for Mr Pertwee every time. He really gave me the willies. I started to get jumpy during the closing credits of Grandstand in anticipation. Or can you remember someone even scarier?

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