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......because I miss the retro trends.

......so I can watch all of the neato cartoons and tv shows that I watched back then.

.....so I can meet relatives that lived long ago.

...So I can purchase a sports almanac  ;)

^good one  ;)




....to be bolder and more outgoing in high school.

... to tape several MTV specials,  music videos, and stuff that are never shown

Hmm. Interesting thread, Erin. ;)

...to meet my distant ancestors.

..So i could make sure 'The Cosby Mysteries' were never cancelled.

^good one  ;)




....to be bolder and more outgoing in high school.
...and change the face of history.

..so taht today I would be independently wealthy...
(everyone sing along! "I wish that I knew what I know now....when I was younger")

.....to meet famous people that changed history.

... I'd buy some "rare" memoablia...when they were common

...and change the outcome of the Colts-Steelers game. :(

...and change the outcome of the Colts-Steelers game. :(


By not playing Van Der Jerk  ;D

...Stop my dog biteing my a minute ago. In retrospect i should have shoved my fist in her mouth  ;D

.....to get all my comic books and baseball cards,especially
my no.1 Spiderman,it was a reprint that came with an album
I still have the album but not the comic book.

...so I could go back to having good credit.  :D

so I can have the body I had at 16 and not complain about it.

...so I could go back to having good credit.  :D



I second that one!

I want to go back in time so that I can have the last word in that last phone call with a certain someone...back in 1992.

...I want to get the "Chronological Donald Duck" Vol. 1 DVD from 2004, which is very rare

By breaking Roethlesbooger's kneecaps. ;D (J/K) I would have blown the opposite direction of the Steelers fans. ;)




By not playing Van Der Jerk  ;D

...Stop my dog biteing my a minute ago. In retrospect i should have shoved my fist in her mouth  ;D

...so I would have made different choices in dating

...to save innocent people who have been murdered.

and try and get a  handle on organizing all those photo albums I have yet to make.

...to convince some people's parents that mating would be a foolish move...

and tell my dad and grandmother how much I loved them and appreciated them.

To learn the mysteries of the Universe.

Or to study hairstyles  ;D

to enjoy my teenage years and early 20's a little more then I did..

....to be a groupie to the guy below

... watch "Woops", the tv show, to see how corny it was

and study real  hard and make sumfin of myself  :P

To see T.Rex in concert

Make sure Tiffany isn't signed to a label and have malls ban her music...

To see T.Rex in concert


I'd be there with ya, love! lol

Well, actually, I would've been waiting in the wings for the afterparty! lol

... to buy some "rare" video tapes

to place bets on the Super Bowl, since we all now know that the Steelers did indeed win.

...not lost my last (good, high-paying) job

...also buy some "Debbie Gibson" posters/magazine pics from 1989/1990

...and re-type all my posts to this thread because so many people said nice, unselfish things like seeing their grandparents and helping others.
:-[

... get a "new" record player  :D

...and save my mother's life. :\'(

...set goals and feel accomplished now.
...keep my grandparent's house instead of moving out.
...pay better attention to relatives that have moved away.

...to attend my senior prom.

...to attend my senior prom.

ohh . me too.

(I'm glad I'm not the only one. ;))

...and kept my former job, which I had a better chance of a promotion.

Watch classic cartoons that are hardl shown anymore and buy tapes that are long out of print  :D

...and find out what caused my shoulder pain so I could prevent it. :(

....and correct lots of mistakes that I have made. :-\\

Everybody wants to do that! ;)

Everybody wants to do that! ;)





that's very true...I was just thinking today about some certain things that I wish I could erase...so I decided to post that as an answer to this thread. ;)

...before I had my nervous breakdown so I could have kept my apartment.

and play hour upon hour in the video arcade.  Actually, I *did* do that back then, but I wanna do it again.  ;D

so I can rethink buying all those cassettes and video tapes.

Watch MTV... and tape music videos, Club MTV, Headbangers Ball, etc.  :D

...'cause I'm feelin' so much older but I can't go back I know. (Eddie Money)

... buy some old magazines  :D

...and exercise more so I could have won that US gold medal in Nordic skiing.

...visit the '90's  8)

...to when I weighed 175 pounds.

^I hear ya, bro....I would love to go back about 6 or 7 years ago..to when I had lost alot of weight and felt GREAT!! :-\\

...to see what really happened to J.D.M that fateful July day in Paris...or maybe not, I'd probably be disappointed

to visit a former girlfriend  ;)

...to stop the premiere of reality shows.

I'd see a mid 70s linda ronstadt concert.

and meet Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, JFK Jr.

...and exercise more so I could have won that US gold medal in Nordic skiing.


Me too.  can I be on your team?

I don't think, if I went back in time, that I would do things different, and since, considering some of the things I did, I came through
it alive, I guess I'm better of sitting this one out.  ;)

Sure, as long as you have an extra pair of skis for me since I never bought any. ;D
Me too.  can I be on your team?

...so I can study some more.

...to where I could have gotten my college degree sooner.

Tape some Debbie Gibson videos, appearances, etc

...where I could still get a loaf of bread for 35 cents at the Wonder Bread Thrift Store.

Where the electric bill was $9 a month and split between 2 roommates

when gas was super cheap! :-\\

....to when I was young and still believed in Santa.

To when Christmas was magical.

....to when I was in less debt.

To when Christmas was magical.


Ah, good one.

I miss my childhood... D=

and announce to the world, that I love James dearly and wish that we could be friends again. I miss him. He was one of my best friends.

and convince my parents that I really wasn't trying to give them a hard time. :)

To when Christmas was magical.


....to when I was in less debt.


Me too!

....when my parents and grandparents were a lot younger.

....to when I was a freshman in high school

....to when I was a freshman in high school


You enjoy being chased and beaten?

... to when I was a senior in high school. The joy of picking on smaller, weaker individuals and feeling no remorse as their little screams reverberated off the walls.  :)

You enjoy being chased and beaten?

... to when I was a senior in high school. The joy of picking on smaller, weaker individuals and feeling no remorse as their little screams reverberated off the walls.  :)



I was never chased and beaten.  I didn't go to that kind of high school.


....to 1977 and see Zeppelin live

...to read some of my old posts.

...to read some of my old posts.


You can do that now!

You can do that now!

I enjoy doing it! Going back to read my old posts. In fact, I was just doing that a couple of minutes ago.

.......to just go back to a time period that I long to have been apart of.

so I can buy the winning lotto ticket.

so I can buy the winning lotto ticket.


..so I can steal his winning lotto ticket.

To the 1980s, when it was a GREAT time to be alive, and the universe still meant something.

to the 80s too, so I can still play in video arcades and my life was.... less complicated, albeit more lonely then today.  However, I wouldn't have the internet to hang out with all you fine people either so... I guess no time is perfect.

to the 80s too, so I can still play in video arcades and my life was.... less complicated, albeit more lonely then today.   However, I wouldn't have the internet to hang out with all you fine people either so... I guess no time is perfect.


I can see it now, Patty playing "Joust", while trying to get down to "Do The Donkey Kong", playing over the speakers!

.....................Nice!

There was one place I used to hang out at, when I was young, called "Stargate".
They had the BEST 1980s games, a couple foosball tables, a snack bar, and they were always showing '80s films!

Hey, if anyone wants a time-trip back to the '80s, come to my place!
I'll supply the tunes and drinks, if someone will bring the cheese 'n pretzels!

:\'(  Yeah, so I can hug and kiss my departed relations;  :\'(    Paternal Great Grandmother,Maternal and Paternal Grandmothers, Mother, and Maternal Grandfather...oh, and enjoy a sweet moment playing with all the dogs I used to own.  And I might accept a few more party invites too.

Yesterday  :D

to the 80s too, so I can still play in video arcades and my life was.... less complicated, albeit more lonely then today.  However, I wouldn't have the internet to hang out with all you fine people either so... I guess no time is perfect.


Anyone can build a MAME cabinet for around $100-500 (depending on how much wood you have laying around, or if there's a scrapped arcade machine you can get your hands on, or how many old monitors and computers you have in your basement). 

The more time I spend gaming, the closer I get to Nerdvana. Having an arcade in your basement won't make you as lonely as you might have been in the 80s... but it can sure help!

That would be kinda cool, make my own arcade in the basement.  Maybe install some cool neon lights and have a jukebox in the corner...

The only time I ever get to feeling like back in the "good old days" is when I get to go to the Pinball Tournaments they have in the fall in Pittsburgh.  I walk into one of those with about 20 machines all waiting for me to play them and I'm in heaven.  lol

The only time I ever get to feeling like back in the "good old days" is when I get to go to the Pinball Tournaments they have in the fall in Pittsburgh.  I walk into one of those with about 20 machines all waiting for me to play them and I'm in heaven.  lol

I actually tried out for the U.S. Olympic Pinball Team, years ago.

-Remember when they had Olympic "Video Game" teams?
Well, this was for pinball.
I was only 150 points off of making it!

I actually tried out for the U.S. Olympic Pinball Team, years ago.

Neat!


-Remember when they had Olympic "Video Game" teams?
Well, this was for pinball.
I was only 150 points off of making it!


Yeah I remember those days.  I think there was a movie or something about a video game tournament starring Matthew Leboitruex or however you spell his name.  I can't remember what it was called though.



I'd like to go back to the 70s when I was 10 years old or younger and I LOVED to dance and was not a bit self-concious about doing so in public.  lol

And see the following:

-The Who, prior to John Entwistle's death.
-Robert Palmer, prior to his death.
-Rodney Dangerfield, prior to his death.
-The infamous "Egg Attack" on Arnold Schwarzennegger, when he 1st ran for Governor.
-The concerts filmed in "URGH! A Music War"

..so I can steal his winning lotto ticket.


Now I know what you're planning in advance. ::)

Brilliant..... ::)

I know how to counter this, but I'm not telling.  ::) :D

I dunno.  Just to see what things in general looked like back then, and take some things to the present with me.

And buy a Blythe doll and all the Barbies I used to have...and keep them in the boxes instead of playing with them.  ;D

...so that I learn to play the piano by having proper lessons.

And buy a Blythe doll and all the Barbies I used to have...and keep them in the boxes instead of playing with them.  ;D



oohhh...yes! My dream is to have a Blythe doll...but I don't have an extra $1000 to spend to get one on Ebay. :o ::)

Make sure Milli Vanilli never won a Grammy  ::)

(though I don't know who else was nominated...)

And kick Garth Brook's egotistical butt off-stage at every Grammy ceremony he was ever at!!!!!!!!!

And kick Garth Brook's egotistical butt off-stage at every Grammy ceremony he was ever at!!!!!!!!!


How would you get inside!?

How would you get inside!?


You ever see "The Naked Gun 2 1/2"?

I'd just pull a Leslie Nielsen, see.

and stop myself from eating so much as a child and developing an eating disorder.  Also to reassure myself that my life really will turn out quite happily as an adult and not to worry so much as a youngster and to be certain to forget the past.  :)

And fwap myself for starving for a year & a half...would've saved me a lot of trouble, with teaching my daughter certain things.

...and live through yesterday again

5 seconds ago

.....so that I could save all of my old toys.

so I could meet and marry John Lodge :-* http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/heartline.gif

So I wouldn't blow money.

.....so that I could have went to college right away.

..and had more kids (yes I said more :))

.....to change some relationship decisions

...spend more time with my mom before she died :\'(

So I wouldn't blow money.


I hear ya, I'm right there with ya, sister!

......because I hate the world now...... Its a piece of sterile garbage :(

People are mean and uncaring..........

because I enjoy nostalgia.

...so that I could turn left instead of right.