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58 Reasons Why The 1980s Was The Best Decade Ever

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Michael Sullivan

Dec 29, 2015

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58 Reasons Why The 1980s Was The Best Decade Ever

The 1980s was certainly a time of blockbuster movies, over the top rock music, and ridiculousness. It sure seemed like a fun time to grow up. Though I wish I had thought of 80 reasons why the 1980s was the best decade ever, here are 58!

1. Ridiculous hair styles

2. Regan

3. The Washington Redskins won two Super Bowls

4.Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

5. Madonna

6. Maybe Regan was a bad thing, actually...

7. Michael Jackson

8. The Police

9. Denim jackets

10. In fact, the whole denim on denim look was happening

11. Aliens

12. The Terminator

13. Star Wars

14. Star Trek

15. Movie trailers basically narrated everything that happens in the movie.

16. War on drugs

17. That actually wasn't good, either...

18. "Gnarly."

19. "Totally radical, dude"

20. MTV

21. The "Every Breath You Take" music video

22. It was after this...

23. But before this.

24. Big tax cuts

25. Smaller government

26. Industrial deregulation

27. The "yuppie" generation

28. Cyndi Lauper

29. Pat Benatar

30. The Twilight Zone came back

31. Raiders of the Lost Ark

32. My parents got married.

33. The synthesizer was featured a lot more in music.

34. Everything was so unnecessarily over the top.

35. Many things were so bad, they were good.

36. Except the economy, that was so bad, it was bad

37. The Breakfast Club

38. An Officer and a Gentleman

39. Fatal Attraction

40. You could dress like this and no one thought you were weird.

41. Disco died

42. Chris Pine was born

43. Terrorism wasn't a huge concern

44. The NFL featured the rise of the black quarterback

45. Like this gem.

46. New wave

47. Progressive rock

48. Again, disco died.

49. Girls dressed like this

50. But not like this.

51. Thank God there was none of this.

52. NO MAN BUNS EITHER.

53. But there was this!

54. Leather jackets

55. More leather

56. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

57. Crowded House

58. This guy hadn't been president yet.

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We don't buy into these... just like how we don't buy our friends.

8. "The whole philanthropy thing isn't real, right?"

7. "I don't need to buy my friends."

6. "Oh, so I'll bet you love to drink."

5. "Can you tell me some of your secrets?"

4. "What do you do at your meetings?"

3. "Do you guys haze really badly?"

2. "Is it just like in the movies?"

1. "Sororities are so basic."

There are plenty of obstacles that come when taking care of kids, but it's a very rewarding experience.

1. You get excited when the parents purchase season passes to the pool.

2. You've become friends with the stay-at-home moms in town.

3. You get a chance to eat "kid foods" again.

4. You've traded in your cute purse for a large tote bag.

5. You have at least one car seat in your backseat.

6. Their nap time is your happy time.

7. Lunch time can be a disaster.

8. You have to play the same board games repeatedly.

9. You catch yourself using the same lines your parents once told you.

10. Your "mom-mode" kicks in at times.

11. Your heart melts a little when they do something cute.

You'll never find any souvenirs with your name on it

1. You know you are up next when the teacher pauses while taking attendance

2. When “I’m going to do my very best to make sure I know all your names” is said, it may or may be an empty promise

3. “Wow! That sounds so cool! Where is your family from?”

4. You dread when people ask you to repeat your name over and over because it “sounds so cool when you say it”

5. There’s a 50/50 chance that your name will come back either correct or incorrect at Starbucks

6. People try to find shorter, easier nicknames for you instead of calling you by your actual name

7. When someone famous or fictional character shares your name, you get so happy

8. “What’s your name?” “It’s [name]” “I’m sorry, what was it again?”

9. You’ve pretty much seen every misspelling and heard every mispronunciation of your name throughout your life

10. When you find another person with an “ethnic” sounding name, you both get excited

11. Despite the struggles, your name is pretty unique… just like you

Can I be excused for the rest of my life?

Don't Be That Person

1. “Oh, so you/your family are immigrants!”

2. “Is Puerto Rico near Mexico?”

3. “Do you speak Puerto Rican?”

4. “You look too light/dark to be Puerto Rican.”

5. “Do I need my passport to go to Puerto Rico?”

6. “Geez, you are obsessed with your flag. We get it, you’re Puerto Rican.”

7. “Why are you so loud?”

8. “So does your family know English?”

9. “Oh my god, Puerto Ricans are so spicy.”

10. “So did you eat a lot of tacos?”

11. “Are you Mexican?”

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