President Jimmy Carter:
CAN’T DO THIS IN A GYM! We have learned that ‘more’ is not necessarily ‘better,’ that even our great nation has its recognized limits, and that we can neither answer all questions nor solve all problems.”-Inaugural…
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“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!,” Ronald Reagan delivered his famous challenge, at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987. The line was directed at Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, urging him to dismantle the Berlin Wall and make a visible sign of his commitment to reform
What major historical events do you remember? “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!,” Ronald Reagan delivered his famous challenge, at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987.…
Reagan on Government
“Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.” What major historical events do you remember? Reagan on Government “Government is not the solution to our problem,…
As if!”
This was a shortened way to say, “As if it were true” and is a playful and 80s way to say, “Yeah, right.” It is often associated with valley girl…
That’s bogus”
If something is bogus, then it’s something ridiculous whether that was a scam, a hoax, or a tall tale told by a friend. What major historical events do you remember?…
Psych!”
“Psych!” is sometimes spelled “Sike,” and meansto trick someone. You might have used it to act like you were giving someone a high five or a dollar bill and then…
Don’t have a cow”
Telling someone not to have a cow is similar to telling them to take a chill pill and is a very fun and playful way to say so. What major…
Gnarly”
Another word derived from surfer slang, “Gnarly” is a great way to say something is extreme, dangerous, or bizarre. What major historical events do you remember? Gnarly” Another word derived…
Take a chill pill”
We all need to “take a chill pill” sometimes and this saying from the 80s still gets used today, but it started when ADHD was first recognized and medicated during…
Barf me out”
While you can say this to express your disgust, if you remember the way we used it as part of 1980s slang words then you probably know it commonly meant…
Bodacious”
You may have heard this word the most in the iconic 1980s movie, “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” but it was already used in some circles throughout the 80s before…
No duh”
“No duh” is a sarcastic way to tell someone that what they said was glaringly obvious. While it might sound ridiculous today, both “no duh” and “no doy” lasted through…
Radical”
To call something radical is to say it is cool and out of this world and was often used to describe the bright, neon, and wild colors from the 1980s.…
Like, totally”
This is another one of the more lasting sayings from the 80s that was often used sarcasticallybut could also be genuine agreement at something. You get double points for combining…
Gag me with a spoon”
This is such an eloquent way to say something is gross that evokes such imagery and was adapted from valley girl speak, or lingo from the San Fernando Valley that…
I asked you here tonight because when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
Graeme Simsion What major historical events do you remember? I asked you here tonight because when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you…
Don’t mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns.
Paul Gleason What major historical events do you remember? Don’t mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns. Paul Gleason
I feel the need… the need for speed.
Tom Cruise What major historical events do you remember? I feel the need… the need for speed. Tom Cruise
When you grow up, your heart dies.
Ally Sheedy What major historical events do you remember? When you grow up, your heart dies. Ally Sheedy
I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do that.
John Cusack What major historical events do you remember? I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought…
One of my favorite eras is the ’80s. I’m an ’80s baby to the world, love everything about the ’80s.
Deon Cole What major historical events do you remember? One of my favorite eras is the ’80s. I’m an ’80s baby to the world, love everything about the ’80s. Deon…
The mood of the 80s – Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.
Patricia Schroeder What major historical events do you remember? The mood of the 80s – Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can. Patricia Schroeder
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
John Hughes What major historical events do you remember? Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. John Hughes
Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!
The opening line of “Saturday Night Live,” which debuted in 1975 What major historical events do you remember? Live from New York, it’s Saturday night! The opening line of “Saturday…
I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.
Margaret Thatcher, six years before becoming the U.K.’s first woman prime minister in 1979 What major historical events do you remember? I don’t think there will be a woman prime…
I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie / To the hip, hip-hop and you don’t stop
The Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight,” the first hip-hop song to gain widespread attention What major historical events do you remember? I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie / To…
If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door in the country.
Gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, recorded days before his assassination on November 27, 1978 What major historical events do you remember? If a bullet should enter my brain,…
If we are not our brother’s keeper, at least let us not be his executioner.
Marlon Brando, after rejecting the Best Actor Oscar in protest of the U.S. treatment of Native Americans What major historical events do you remember? If we are not our brother’s…
I’d like to teach the world to sing / In perfect harmony / I’d like to buy the world a Coke / And keep it company.
Coca-Cola’s “Hilltop” commercial, considered one of the greatest TV ads ever made What major historical events do you remember? I’d like to teach the world to sing / In perfect…
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go / I wanna be sedated.
“I Wanna Be Sedated” by the Ramones, a band at the forefront of the punk rock movement What major historical events do you remember? Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go /…
OK, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.
Astronaut Jack Swigert, when the Apollo 13 crew experienced a life-threatening oxygen tank explosion en route to the moon What major historical events do you remember? OK, Houston, we’ve had…
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now,” a scathing rebuke of the U.S. war in Vietnam What major historical events do you remember? I love the smell of napalm in the morning.…
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother / You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.
Bee Gees, “Stayin’ Alive,” a song that defined the disco generation What major historical events do you remember? Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother / You’re stayin’…
The force will be with you. Always.
From George Lucas’ “Star Wars,” one of the decade’s most popular movies What major historical events do you remember? The force will be with you. Always. From George Lucas’ “Star…
The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will.
From Jimmy Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” speech, seen by many as a political misstep that doomed his 1980 reelection bid What major historical events do you remember? The threat is…
You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one / I hope someday you’ll join us / And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, “Imagine,” which encapsulated the dream of world peace that permeated the decade What major historical events do you remember? You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m…
People have got to know whether their President is a crook — well, I’m not a crook.
Richard Nixon, during a televised press conference on the Watergate scandal What major historical events do you remember? People have got to know whether their President is a crook —…
