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Showing posts with label 1988. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1988. Show all posts
11 August 2018

This Morning Spoof: Richard, Judy And The Hair You'll Be Wearing Next Year...

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Spoof magazine interview found in a pub in December 1989... 3 October 1988 was a grand day in the history of television. Nope, it wasn...
16 June 2018

1988: The End Of The Reagan Era...

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On 9th November 1988, American Vice President George Bush beat Democrat Michael Dukakis to become President of the United States. Over her...
08 March 2015

The 1980s Mobile Phone As A Defensive Weapon!

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The Sun , November 18, 1988. Yuppie Richard De Vahl didn't hesitate when a mugger attacked him... he clocked him with his mobile ph...
10 February 2013

Fashion Trends Of The 1980s: Doorknocker Ear-Rings - Modelled Here By Neneh Cherry...

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Here's Neneh Cherry giving us her BRILLIANT Buffalo Stance and sporting a pair of 1980s doorknocker ear- rings. '80s ear-rings ...
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16 June 2012

1988 - Wicked! Gel 'N' Mousse, Designer Stubble, Ripped Jeans, Party People And Boxer Shorts...

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Let's take a look elsewhere... Ah, here's Blue Jeans , April 1988. Imagine coming across this girly in an English country garden -...
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09 June 2012

Technology 1988!

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A couple of pages from the Comet stores "programme", which appeared in some magazines from 2/11/1988 onwards. Fascinating to look...
06 June 2012

Edwina Currie - Or Should That Be "Eggwina"?!

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From the "Sun", 18/11/1988: junior health minister Edwina Currie was famous for opening her mouth and not engaging her brain. Her...
19 March 2012

The New Man

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The Eighties Man: Day Two of a fascinating Sun series. FELLAS DON'T FEEL A NINNY IN A PINNY! They'll chip in on the chores. The Sun...
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29 June 2011

Acid House

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One of the big "things" in 1988 and 1989 - the smiley face! Created in the 1960s and long associated by us plebs with kids' b...
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26 June 2010

Searching For A 1980s Wall Clock...

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Simon has written: I remember back in the late 1980s having a very excellent wall clock: It was plastic, shaped like an alarm clock, and in ...
14 April 2009

Boardroom Blinds At Home...

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Snippets from an article on window blinds, Bella magazine, January 1988. I remember a lot of very attractive window blinds in the mid-to-l...
01 April 2009

"Jenny Lives With Eric And Martin", Clause 28 and Militant Lesbians Invade The BBC News Studio...

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"20,000 people, of all sexualities, marching through the streets of Manchester on a cold February afternoon is not something we are go...
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20 May 2005

1988 - Environmentally Friendly, Red Nose Day, Clause 28, Lesbians Invade BBC News, Acid House, Roger Rabbit, Eggwina, Political Correctness,

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In the June 1988 European elections, the Greens won an unprecedented number of votes. The Green Consumer Guide was published, soon becomin...

Wicked!

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In youth terminology "wicked" was a good thing to be! These Betacom telephones featured in the autumn and winter 1988 Index catal...
19 May 2005

Rowan Atkinson and Nokia Cityman Star in TV Ad

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This ad for Eagle Star investment plans dates from 1988 and starred Rowan Atkinson - old Blackadder himself, as Captain Kidd, the pirate. I...