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10 Items U Would You Put In An 80's Time Capsule?

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10 Items U Would You Put In An 80's Time Capsule?

Postby 2Nu » Sun May 30, 2004 2:38 pm

Haven't seen this one posted yet (puh-leez correct me if I'm wrong)
Imagine, if you will, that you were on a committee that was planning to commit to burial or launch into interstellar space, a time capsule representing the 1980's. What 10 items would have to be inside it?
Have at it folks! [;)]
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Postby devildog » Mon May 31, 2004 8:20 am

Rubick's cube, Asteroids (or PacMan, Centipede, Galaxian. What a huge time capsule?) video game, Jolt Cola, Pop Rocks, and Rhino's Totally 80's box set and Just Can't Get Enough New Wave series cds.
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Postby ekahob » Mon May 31, 2004 9:50 am

<p align="left">How about a Ramones T-shirt<img src="http://www.oneposter.com/UserData/Poster/Poster_10626.jpg" width="237" height="235" align = "right">
and a Devo hat?<img src="http://www.trakmarx.com/2003_05/choc/devo_hat.jpg" width="237" height="2
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Postby ghosty » Mon May 31, 2004 4:03 pm

1. An Activision game cartridge
2. New Order's "Temptation" 7"
3. A can of "Big Red" cola (anybody remember that? It tasted like the gum)
4. Any teenage girl's mimeographed "New Romantic" fanzine
5. Rubik's Cube
6. Buckner And Garcia's "Pac Man Fever
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Postby ExRat » Tue Jun 01, 2004 12:16 am

Wow. This is a difficult one!

1. Copies of "Smash Hits" and "Face" magazines from say, 1982 through 1984.
2.VHS tape of "Live AID"
3. A plethora of skinny ties!
4. Spiked bracelets and gummy-bracelets.
5. Arcade tokens.
6. The VHS collection of th
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:28 am

Excellent replies all.

- Taxidermied Ronald Reagan repeating his off-air comments about “the missiles have launched” (what do you mean he’s not dead yet?!)
- John Hughes DVD Pack: 16 Candles, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris…
- Single of Black
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Postby ExRat » Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:41 am

...Skip Stevenson, a DeLorean car and a 'Solid Gold' dancer.
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Postby schwenko » Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:49 am

[quote]Originally posted by ExRat
[br]...a DeLorean car and a 'Solid Gold' dancer.
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Postby golfer » Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:12 pm

Bruce Springsteen & JimmyBarnes!!!!! anything to get them off the face of the earth.[;)]
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Postby 2Nu » Wed Jun 02, 2004 2:30 am

Hey thanx everyone!,
Great submissions by all (especially Myirwin..LOL)[:D]

P.S. Hey Mike P., I know you are just sitting on this one.[;)]
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Postby randy » Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:11 pm

Myirwin...
Wow--did you know something that the rest of us did not know???
Hmmmmmmmmmm......
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:30 pm

[quote]Originally posted by randy
[br]Myirwin...
Wow--did you know something that the rest of us did not know???
Hmmmmmmmmm
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Postby WoodlandParkPunk » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:00 am

1) Fast Times' - VHS
2) Van Halen - 1984 album
3) Rubic cube
4) Pac-Man video game
5) Live Aid Concert - VHS
6) Friday Night Video Fights - VHS
7) New York Mets 1986 World Champion t-shirt
8) Union Jack sleeveless t-shirt
9) Jane Fonda workout - V
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Postby Sean » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:11 am

I would put:

1) Keren Woodward of Bananarama
2) Siobhan Fahey of Banananarama
3) Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles
4) Sandra Cretu
5) Rose McDowall from Strawberry Switchblade
6) Ann Wilson of Heart (The blond one, I always get them mixed up)
7)
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Postby Tomb » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:44 pm

[quote]Originally posted by Sean
[br]I would put:

1) Keren Woodward of Bananarama
2) Siobhan Fahey of Banananarama
3) Susann
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