Reply to: Roll back 25 years - it's 1986

[RichardCranium]

My biggest success was this:

Hey, I'd love a Babycham

Really?

Kewl!

[xchaotic]

In 25 years people will be scratching their heads about this:
100 youtube memes

[wurzel]

The year I started a short lived career as a metal closures technologist at Showerings Cider and Babycham factory in Shepton Mallet. That's the science of bottle tops to everyone else.

Got bored of that and was offered a horizontal move into the advertising department. My biggest success was this:

Hey, I'd love a Babycham

Later got fired. Couldn't work the same magic on their sales of Cherry B

[Churchill]

25 years is a looooooooooooooooong time.

It doesn't seem that long ago.

[Alf W]

I'm looking forward to the Ashes Tour next winter down in Oz. Do you reckon we've got a chance?

[Churchill]

No great loss now.

Oh God! My eyes!

[Alf W]

Indeed not.

Nor did I realise that Kelly McGillis was of the same persuasion.

No great loss now.

[Alf W]

What does NASA stand for?

Need
Another
Seven
Astronauts

Actually January 28th. I remember our teacher let us watch it live in a Computer Studies class. The launch that is. I don't think he was anticipating what happened.

More Challenger jokes please.

[Churchill]

Contracting at Burtons in Leeds. Went from £6k a year after completing my apprenticeship to £575 per week after tax and NI, not bad for a 19 year old.

[RichardCranium]

Oops we've already done 5.

Welcome back and straight to number 4 where Straits are not the only things that are Dire (own up - pastel jacket with sleeves rolled up and espadrilles)

Now, just managing to squeeze into the top 3 that band your Dad calls "Who's that bunch of benders"

At 2, just off the top spot, no way is this 25 years old! A group of 3 Norwegian lads who are going to create a temporary surge of popularity for the Norwegians at your Uni with all the fit girls. Knowing me, knowing you...

And still at Number 1 after 10 weeks in the chart it's that one we don't like really - anyone fancy a pint? Is he gay that one? People aren't really gay in real life are they? Leave the girls, they'll dance to this one amongst themselves.

Well done, Jimmy. Thanks for fixing that for us..

[SueEllen]

At 2, just off the top spot, no way is this 25 years old! A group of 3 Norwegian lads who are going to create a temporary surge of popularity for the Norwegians at your Uni with all the fit girls. Knowing me, knowing you...

This is what they look like now - sob

1986 was the year I discovered Smash Hits. Though I was still at primary school.

[Sysman]

I was still living with my parents, dating the woman that was to become my first wife and driving a 1956 Vauxhall Velox.

West Country? I think that era's Vauxhalls in built up areas had all rusted away by then.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Little did you know then.

I am quite sure that knowledge would have made zero difference to me.

[Churchill]

Indeed not.

Nor did I realise that Kelly McGillis was of the same persuasion.

You bastard! That's one fantasy blown out! At least my Monica fantasy is safe.

[Alf W]

Oops we've already done 5.

Welcome back and straight to number 4 where Straits are not the only things that are Dire (own up - pastel jacket with sleeves rolled up and espadrilles)

Now, just managing to squeeze into the top 3 that band your Dad calls "Who's that bunch of benders"

At 2, just off the top spot, no way is this 25 years old! A group of 3 Norwegian lads who are going to create a temporary surge of popularity for the Norwegians at your Uni with all the fit girls. Knowing me, knowing you...

And still at Number 1 after 10 weeks in the chart it's that one we don't like really - anyone fancy a pint? Is he gay that one? People aren't really gay in real life are they? Leave the girls, they'll dance to this one amongst themselves.