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Subject: ***A cool question****

Written By: JennParkandKyan on 01/26/04 at 09:48 a.m.

I saw this on some message board I came across.  If you were in a plane crash and  stranded on a desert island...you had 10 item's from the 80's with you for entertainment...what would they be?
Here's mine!
1. Dirty Dancing movie
2. Footloose movie
3. Cyndi Lauper "She's so unusual" tape
4. Full House on VHS
5. Archie comics
6. Roseanne on VHS
7. Original Whitney Houston tape
8. Nintendo NES
9. Father of the Bride 1 and 2 movie
10. Sweet Valley High and The Babysitter's Club books
;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D

What's yours??

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: bj26 on 01/26/04 at 09:56 a.m.

I would like to be stranded with Suzannah Hoffs of the Bangles and Jane Wiedlin of the GoGos 8)

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: rubixgirl on 01/26/04 at 10:03 a.m.

I would like:
1) A pair of Raybans
2) Heathers movie
3) Duran Duran Arena album
4) Duran Duran Seven and the Ragged Tiger
5) Pretty in Pink movie
6) Nightmare on Elm St. movie
7) A banana clip
8) VC Andrews books
9) Rubixcube
10) Swatch watch

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I saw this on some message board I came across.  If you were in a plane crash and  stranded on a desert island...you had 10 item's from the 80's with you for entertainment...what would they be?
Here's mine!
1. Dirty Dancing movie
2. Footloose movie
3. Cyndi Lauper "She's so unusual" tape
4. Full House on VHS
5. Archie comics
6. Roseanne on VHS
7. Original Whitney Houston tape
8. Nintendo NES
9. Father of the Bride 1 and 2 movie
10. Sweet Valley High and The Babysitter's Club books
;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D

What's yours??
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Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: woops on 01/26/04 at 05:24 p.m.


Quoting:
I would like to be stranded with Suzannah Hoffs of the Bangles and Jane Wiedlin of the GoGos 8)
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Ditto.   :D


1. "Married...with Children" on tape
2. "Valley Girl" on tape
3. "Bachelor Party" on tape
4. Duran Duran music video compilation
5. Madonna Music video compilation
6. Duran Duran "Rio" L.P.
7. Michael Jackson "Thriller" L.P.
8. Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet" L.P.
9. Raybans sunglasses
10. An early cell phone (to contact land)

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: OptimusPrime on 01/27/04 at 06:27 a.m.

No probs with the Rubik's Cubes or RayBans, but what are you going to play those albums and VHS tapes on? Remember, you have no power sockets on desert islands  :P

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: rubixgirl on 01/27/04 at 06:59 a.m.

Well, didn't you know that every deserted island now comes standard issue with those items??  ;)  ;D

Quoting:
No probs with the Rubik's Cubes or RayBans, but what are you going to play those albums and VHS tapes on? Remember, you have no power sockets on desert islands  :P
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Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: OptimusPrime on 01/27/04 at 07:14 a.m.


Quoting:
Well, didn't you know that every deserted island now comes standard issue with those items??  ;)  ;D

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Ah, I must be getting old. I don't keep up with the latest developments in island tech ;)

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: Zed_Omega on 01/27/04 at 10:30 a.m.


Quoting:
I would like to be stranded with Suzannah Hoffs of the Bangles and Jane Wiedlin of the GoGos 8)
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Absolutely!

Add in Belinda Carlisle, Terri Nunn from Berlin, & Annabella Lwin from Bow Wow Wow...

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: rubixgirl on 01/27/04 at 10:44 a.m.

Well if we could take a person as an item, I would trade one of the Duran Duran albums, for John Taylor.  :-*

Quoting:

Absolutely!

Add in Belinda Carlisle, Terri Nunn from Berlin, & Annabella Lwin from Bow Wow Wow...
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Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: bj26 on 01/27/04 at 11:33 a.m.

Annabella was a minor, she'd have to stay on the plane ;D

Quoting:

Absolutely!

Add in Belinda Carlisle, Terri Nunn from Berlin, & Annabella Lwin from Bow Wow Wow...
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Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: eightiesfan on 01/27/04 at 12:57 a.m.

What would I take?
1) a copy of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
2) a tv and vcr to watch it on, of course
3) Simon Lebon himself
4) lifetime supply of contact lenses (as I am very nearsighted without them)
5) copy of "Songs from the Big Chair" by Tears for Fears
6) several pairs of long dangly earrings

Sorry that's all I can think of right now.

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: Marian on 01/27/04 at 01:41 p.m.

;D ;D ;DWell,i bought a copy of the Golden hits of the Everly Brothers in the 80s,which contains the song "Ebony eyes'---does that count?Cheers!

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: Zed_Omega on 01/27/04 at 01:53 p.m.


Quoting:
Annabella was a minor, she'd have to stay on the plane ;D

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I was hoping no one would remember that!

Really officer, she said she was 18!!!

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: Sue1015 on 01/27/04 at 05:39 p.m.

Hmmm...10, huh?

Here it goes (in no particular order)


1.  Tom Cruise
2.  Mel Gibson
3.  Jason Patric
4.  Corey Haim
5.  Chevy Chase (for the laughs)
6.  Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates0
7.  Rick Springfield
8.  John Taylor
9.  Original coke (not the 'new' coke)
10. My Kodak Disc camera and lots of film because NO ONE would ever believe this happend to me!!!!!!!   :o

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: MLB on 02/05/04 at 07:42 p.m.

 HMM.
 10my best friend from that time.
9 my second best friend.
8 sun tan lotion--i burn, i don't tan but I can try:(
7. my Michele Lee jeans with the cute red belt.
6. my fake "poodle" skirt with a koala bear on it, and the      pink shirt  bought to match.
5. a bunch of those glow sticks.  Weren't they around?
4. um, a case of Evian, or any other water available ...insert proper name here_______________
3. The compilation book "more Stories for Girls"  the cutest stories, I could read em over and over.
2. a purple/pink unicorn backpack full of picnic munchies .(food) wrapped inside a blanket to cushion them when they land.
1. the promise of having 10 things more brought by each of my friends.
 **Celebrities would only whine at not being pampered and catered to on an island.  And through most of the 80s I was younger than 18 anyhow. 8)

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: SafetyDance on 02/05/04 at 08:14 p.m.

1.Gummy Bears- the first became really big in the 80's, and they last long and are good for sugar energy.

2. Sony Walkman with plenty of batteries.
3.tape- Songs From The Big Chair- Tears for Fears
4. Wine coolers to drown out my sorrows.
5.tape- Rio- Duran Duran
6. My jeans jacket full of 80's pins/buttons, the jeans jackets last forever!
7. Slouch socks and legwarmers in case it ever got cold on the island!
8. Rubik's cube to keep me busy.
9. "Love's Baby Soft" perfume- another 80's relic, smelled really good, and I want to smell nice on an island!
10. Designer jeans- also very durable!

Subject: Re: ***A cool question****

Written By: JennParkandKyan on 02/05/04 at 09:30 p.m.

"Heaven scent and "Electric Youth for purfume too!