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It dawned on me that last night I keep stating that 80's night was going to be the 30th ..I just want to let everyone know 80's night is July 31st (I must be getting senile) so with that note..I would love to have everyone come out..by the way ..have we all figured out what the real food fo the 80's was??? I have suggestions on combs , nerds Pop rocks but I would love to hear about more real food so that I can provide something other than pounds of sugar lol thanx

Catnip.I'd be happy to bring some.

freeze dried astronaut ice cream? ;-)

Maybe just pizza - that seems easy enough. People had lots of pizza parties. Pigs in a blanket??

I'm not sure if this is 80's - exclusive, but I ate a ton of buffalo hot wings in the 80's. A website I looked at for research on 80's food said Burger King was *the* popular food that rose up in the eighties. Hoboken did actually have a burger king here in the 80s but now I'm dating myself.

I remember the Burger King! It was across the st. from the McDonald's.

ok, some of these ARE sugar-filled, but here's what came to mind.... Sweet Tarts, Magic Shell Ice Cream topping, Gummy Bears, Combos, Whatchamacallit, Wax Lips, Steak-Ums, SizzleLean.
Screaming Yellow Zonkers, Cool Ranch Doritos

oh my goodness..yes Steak-ums lol I remember my roomate eating those all the time lol..thats too funny...and doritos...this is going to be fun..geez can you still find the Steak-ums in the store?????

I was in Tokyo before 1987...when I moved to Virginia. I knew doritos and other stuff...

Interesting..so would you include recent rolled Doritos in the markets?

Del

Okay so at least we have steak-ums, buffalo wings, guess we will have to have Burger King ..wasnt Wendys the big thing in the late 80's????? not sure if I remember correctly ..someone let me know..

"Where's the beef?" Yes, Wendy's! That ad was big in the 80's...

yes, you can still find Steak-Ums in the store! i recently noticed them (and was surprised to see them!)

Check this out I dont think I remember half this stuff..

http://huberspace.net/80s/fads/products.php

I found this out ..interesting..Superman Peanut Butter..hmmm wonder if I can find that lol

Fast food
Burger King Cheese Trios (same as Burger Buddies?)
Burger King Burger Buddies
McDonald's McD.L.T. sandwich (1985-1990)
McDonald's Steak Sandwich
Pizza Hut Priazzo (1985-1991)
Beverages
Bubble-Up Cola
Ecto-Cooler Hi-C
Jolt Cola
New Coke - renamed Coke II after they brought back original Coke
Diet Coke (1983)
Miscellaneous
oat bran
Superman Peanut Butter

One more list of junk food from the 80's - what are boppers..........and i do remember that thing about pop rocks and soda lol that was funny
Big League Chew
Bonkers
Boppers
Bubble Tape gum
Bubble Yum - in many different flavors (e.g. chocolate mint, pink lemonade)
Burples
Chocodiles
Chu-Bops gum
Fruit Wrinkles
Fruit Bars
Pop Rocks - the stuff Life cereal's Mikey did not die from, when combined with soda
Tidal Wave gum

I love how the 80's were completely lacking in nutrition.

I have an 80's relic in my office: a top loading VCR.

Fer Sure!

can you bring that to the event lol we could find st elmos fire on video ..oh geez remember 8 tracks lol maybe we could find some of those

josh said on 6/28/2004 10:12 AM

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That is so grody!

How 'bout Chicken McNuggets?

oh my I think they are still in arent they lol

Why I dont recall a lot of these< does anyone??????

January 28, the Challenger explodes.
Worst nuclear disaster ever in Chernobyl, USSR, April.

In Nyos, Cameroon, a cloud of carbon dioxide rumbled out of the nearby lake Nyos on August 21 and killed approximently 1,700 people.
Bill Buckner lets World Series squirt through his legs. The Mets win in 7 games.
US vs Lybia's Col. Khadafi
Argentina wins Soccer World Cup in Mexico
Fox Network starts in America
June 19th, Len Bias, a first round pick by the Celtics, died of a cocaine overdose.
Mandatory recycling programs started in Rhode Island.
Iran Contra Scandal (Who can forget Ollie North?) is reported in November in a Lebanese magazine.
Vice President George Bush's broccoli incident, tons of the stuff is delivered to the White House.
Return of Haley's Comet
Hands Across America, May 25, 1986
Statue of Liberty celebrates the 100th Anniversary and gets a face lift in the process.
Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Maria Shriver.
Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past is revealed as he runs for president of Austria, and he still wins despite having been a staff officer responsible for deporting thousands of Greek Jews to the concentration camps.
"A.M. Chicago" changes its name to the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and goes national September 8th.
Turner Broadcasting begins to colorize black and white classics.
Miami Hurricanes' Quarterback Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy
John McCarthy, a British journalist was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad. Remained in captivity for a staggering 5.5 years.
America celebrates national holiday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day for the first time.
Not only did the Red Sox went to the World Series (They lost in 7 to the Mets) ,the Boston Celtics won the 1986 NBA Championship, and New England went to the the Super Bowl bt lost to the Chicago Bears 46-10.
Supermodel Gia, after years of heroin addiction, dies of AIDS. She is the first woman to sucumb to the AIDS virus in the US.
Election of Corazon Aquino ends corrupt Marcos regime in the Philippines. "Win or lose, we go shopping after the election." - Imelda Marcos

You forgot to mention Schwarzeneggar's friendship with Waldheim...I think Waldheim was a wedding guest.

BTW, the bookstore has a video copy of "St. Elmo's Fire."

What is "grody?"

How about tv/movie icons of the 80's?

ET
Indiana Jones
Ducky
Ferris Bueller
Long Duck Dong
Freddy Krueger
Jason Voorhees
John Rambo
Harry Callahan (technically 70's, but "Go Ahead, Make My Day" became a catchphrase and the tv show "Hunter" was essentially the same)
The Caddyshack gopher
The Terminator
The KITT car
The A-Team Van/Mr. T
The General Lee
Care Bears
Smurfs
MacGuyver

Crystal Light
Bartyles and James

Two icons that best represent the 80's:

1. Alex P. Keaton-greedy Republican runs roughshod over liberal household, insulting the mentally challenged (Nick and Mallory) and dominating the weak (Skippy).
2. John Rambo (in Rambo 2 and 3)-Hi, we're America and we're gonna make peace with explosives!

not sure ask oreo...lol ..thanx I saw that I will have Raffi hold onto it for dear life....it was a great film..reminds me alot of all my "peeps" in Hoboken...