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Let me just tell you that the oldest millennials have turned 42 this year. And while we’re well aware of the fact we’re no kids, we don’t feel that ancient either. Dad jokes and cargo pants seem to be a boomer thing, but what if we’re not that far from them?

So today, my fellow millennials, we’re about to feel not just old, but ancient thanks to this walk down memory lane right back to our simpler and happier childhood days.

“The Ultimate '80s Page” Facebook page is a notorious source for nostalgia–inducing content, and below we wrapped up some of the best examples shared here. The page’s whopping 2.7M followers show just how much we all relate to the long gone days, and honestly, it’s no surprise.

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    Loverboy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Robin was such an amazing person. I want to cry anytime I see him or watch his movies, I miss him so much.

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    Lauren McMenemy, a professional writer, journalist, and writing coach who runs workshops and training to help people get their words down right, told Bored Panda that the immediate thought when someone says "1980s" is the cliches: “neon, big hair, shoulder pads, power ballads. It was an era of multitudes.”

    She commented: “There was indeed that break-out fun, bright and fluffy, everyone's excited angle - but there was also the ‘Greed is Good’ angle, the Wall Street tycoons, the money-at-all-costs which really started to dominate at this time (and still does).”

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    John Harrison
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear other generations: Just in case you forgot, we drank from garden hoses. Sincerely, GenX.

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    Lauren argues that what was unique about the '80s - aka her childhood - “was the sense of adventure and exploration, particularly as technology started to infiltrate the home. It was the first era of home computing consoles, of Nintendo and Atari.” So for her, as a kid, it was the absolute best time.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got to spin the wheel once (relative works for CBS & he was giving us a backstage tour). It's *really* heavy.

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    Since the '80s style, from clothing to music, has been coming back to fashion in recent years, we asked Lauren why she thinks this bygone era has this enduring appeal.

    Lauren believes that there isn't anything unique about the '80s that's driving this comeback. “As humans, we are inherently nostalgic, and there seems to be a trend that we go back every 30 and/or 50 years.”

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    In fact, Lauren argues, “in the '80s, we were obsessed with the '50s. In the '90s, it was the '60s, and so on. It's a long enough time-lapse that we can remember things with rose-tinted glasses.”

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and it is resistant, since the 70s, we are in the 4th generation to play with, still works "Ding!" !

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    KJ
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to be a smoker, still hated people smoking where I was eating back then.

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    We also asked Lauren what’s her favorite '80s thing, and she said it’s “Back to the Future. Hands down, my favorite movie ever. And you get the double whammy of '80s and '50s nostalgia, too!”

    “I'm also partial to hair metal and power ballads; put on The Final Countdown by Europe and I'll sing at the top of my lungs,” she added.

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    Ariom Dahl
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently went to a high school reunion. Those of us who are still alive are turning 75 this year. :)

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    VodkaInMySweetTea
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We called the theatre phone number and listened to the recorded listings on repeat

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    KJ
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dads car had a hatch in the backseat that gave access to the boot, my dumbass would happily travel about in the boot with my head through the hatch.

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    Weiss Denise
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll can tell you, as the teacher writing on and teaching from an overhead projector, that thing gave off massive amounts of heat! I pitied the kid sitting behind it.

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    Ashley Schriber
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when those were called "hard disks" and floppy disks were larger and literally floppy.

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    VonBlade
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's good to be the King. (also shout out to my first ever crush, the Brazilian Bombshell herself, Cleo Rocos)

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe, but Ford has had a spontaneous combustion issue WAY before Tesla. Think it started with the Windstar

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    Michelle M
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.” - Dolly Parton Don’t you just love her. And here’s a cheesy joke. Q. How can you spot Dolly's children in a crowd? A. They're the ones with stretch marks round their mouths.

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    KJ
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of them had to be checked for any coins left in the coin return slot, you never know!

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    Louisa Johnson
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah we had some, bloody horrific seeing them again. Somethings you don't need reminding of

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this American? I think the UK equivalent is chip paper and those foam ceiling tiles!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "UUUUUUPPPPP next it's COUPLE'S skate!!! Grab your sweetheart and head to the floor!!!!" ::: Every middle schooler::::: immediately skates to the exit

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMFG! I got this toy and I loved it I was convinced that I was going to be a fashion designer. I'm not.

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    KJ
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brilliant movie and songs, Sir Didymus and his noble steed are still my favourite characters.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    By the time I was a kid we were playing Cruisin' USA. We earned those book-it pizzas.

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    Kate Jones
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol it's true. There was a point where everything had to be see-through so we can see the workings inside. Phones, toys, etc.

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    Huddo's sister
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the day they replaced the blackboards in my school with whiteboards (2001)

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    Lakota Wolf
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those of us who pretended to be dogs when we were children found that they also made lovely "doghouses" XD

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    Mr.G86
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You meann whole new bedroom! I miss being small sometimes.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can remember my cousins and I playing with the box my grandparents new tv came in. The box went through many transformations (house, fort, car) before it fell apart and we just used it to slide down the stairs. There is a videotape somewhere of my grandmother taking a ride down her big central staircase (about 25 steps) on the cardboard. She was a hell of a fun lady. I miss you, me-ma.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    still rmmr when my family got a new fridge and i played in that box for WEEKS.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad should bring reddit and washing machine boxes home(come to think.of it, I don't know server he got them as he was a fire fighter, I need to ask) and the whole neighborhood would come over and we would all.play many different and somewhat i.We weird games and make believe with the box for days

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't remember most of my childhood. CAN remember when my folks got a new fridge and I got the box. It was the toy of the week for me and neighbor kids.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    During pandemic I built a massive geodesic dome out of cardboard for my kids.

    StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was younger, we made a plane out of a cardboard box (me and my brother. I was probably ten at the time — 2016 or so)

    JL
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people can't afford the down payment on a home like this now.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was little my mom made me a playhouse out of a refrigerator box and I played with it for years

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I made one into a pool when I was in elementary school. It held water for a while at the beginning, until the cardboard got saturated and the whole thing fell apart.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There were 4 of us and the highlight was when mum raided the boxes at the supermarket and we each made our own "house". Hours of fun

    Amy Taylor
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had an alley behind my house and a refrigerator box was an epic score lol.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad loves telling the story of when we visited my grandparents for the weekend and they made a box train for me. Apparently I spent the entire weekend in those boxes. Dinner, bed, everything (was still in diapers).

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most versatile toy! Could be anything!! I grew up in a tropical island, for me and my friends it was a sled. Lol

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This goes for every generation. My own kids always played with the boxes at Christmas rather than the toys and they're Gen Z and younger.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When it finally collapsed, we used it to slide down the hill on the squished mulberries.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember making a fort out of a refrigerator box in the mid-70’s like it was the best day ever.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still is for little kids. My youngest is 13 and still has a fascination with boxes of all sizes. I have to sneak them into the trash when she isn’t home lol

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We got a new dishwasher and my brother and I played with the box for AGES (probably like a week tbh) until we destroyed it

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was the opposite. "Dad, I can swim!" *takes armbands off* *has to be fished out from under the water*

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of my pants cut off around the ankles because I have long legs. I still rock these bad boys.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We didn't have the video games for many years. But I remember the despair when Soul Train came on and you knew cartoons were over.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn I remember how those smelled. I was obsessed with stickers and had many sticker books

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Minimalism is killing every ounce of creativity in several industries, especially food. A great comparison is logos. McDonald’s became an M, Chanel: two Cs, Sometimes Walt Disney appears as a single D, etc. And the latest brands/companies just have their names in solid fonts. Not even fancy ones.

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    S. E. in Indiana
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when Walter Cronkite gave you the news. The last newsman you could really trust.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As much as I loved police academy, I think they were four too many. Stopped being funny after the third.

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    You know you grew up in the 1980's if you remember getting super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hear coworkers and customers say this every day with that sarcasm...and im just so bored with it now. I'm gonna opt to refer them to the classical works of Mr F Krueger..certainly gives "living the dream" a much less mundane feeling.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With proper treatment, these could be transformed into a decent shiv.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was describing old school movie theater popcorn butter to a couple of teenagers a few weeks ago, and felt the winds of time blow through me

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    The old square pizza and corn lunch.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have rectangular pizza at the cafeteria at work. It does give me some 80's/90's vibes.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I loved hearing that they'd brought her back to voice Betty in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's funny how some of these cheats stick in the brain, e.g. Aladdin, desert level, use the mickey mouse ears on the washing line for an extra life, why do I remember that?!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one makes me so sad. Roseanne was the only show on tv that showed what it was really like in a lower middle class household, which what so many people were. It was the most accurate to how I grew up and how most kids I knew grew up. Even the afghan on the couch was legit, lol. The kids were realistic. Honestly, the most unrealistic thing was how funny they all were. But I really loved the show and felt like Roseanne was one of the few people who stood up for that group. Now she's so batsh!t nuts conservative, and believes we're being controlled by snake people, she's racist and can barely put a cohesive sentence together. I don't know what happened to her.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Millenials and younger, do NOT research this. This a movie scene containing extremely raunchy humor. You will be offended.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear people who make this kind of art : NONE of our childhoods looked like this. The only people who think the 80s looked like this are people born in the 90s or later.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My MIL was SO offended by this flik. But she had NO problem with kids watching F___ing Scarface

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