30 sentences that only those who lived through the '80s or '90s will understand - The younger generation will never get it!

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"I need to rewind the VHS tape before returning it to the video store." -

Anyone who visited a video rental store back in the day remembers a sticker placed on the front of a VHS tape to remind the renter to rewind the tape before returning it.

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"I'm going to the arcade to play Pac-Man and Space Invaders." -

There's nothing more '80s than playing Pac-Man and Space Invaders at your local arcade. Those were the good times!

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"My mixtape is on a Maxell cassette with handwritten track listings." -

This was the way to go before we could make our own playlists on music streaming platforms.

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"I got the phone. Hang up!" -

Oh, the days before the smartphone. Remember hearing your parents or siblings breathing, while still on the line?

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"Did you get your film developed at the one-hour photo lab?" -

Ever in a rush to develop your photos? Well, the one-hour photo lab was there for that! However, it was more expensive.

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"I hope my Walkman batteries last through the entire road trip." -

If you were smart, you'd bring some extra batteries for the road. Just like you'd bring a portable charger today!

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"I've got to set the VCR to record my favorite TV show." -

Back in the day, if you wanted to record a TV show while you weren’t home, you had to program the VCR to start recording at a certain time, and on a certain channel.

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"I spent hours playing Oregon Trail on my Apple II computer." -

The Oregon Trail was a computer game, in which the player took on the role of a wagon leader guiding settlers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon's Willamette Valley in 1848. You couldn't imagine kids playing that today, could you?

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"My Saturday mornings were all about cartoons like 'He-Man' and 'Thunder Cats.'" -

There was nothing better than having Saturday breakfast in front of the television, watching some great cartoons.

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"I can't chat on the phone; I'm busy dialing into the internet with my modem." -

Back in the day, we weren't allowed to use the phone while connected to dial-up internet. This is simply unimaginable with today's technology.

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"I've got a stack of floppy disks for my computer programs." -

You know you had a computer in the '90s if you had a stack of floppy disks. How else would you get all those computer programs?

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"The Rubik's Cube was both my greatest challenge and frustration." -

Invented in 1974, the Rubik's Cube has frustrated and challenged generations ever since. Be honest: have you ever solved it?

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"I have to blow on the Nintendo cartridge to make it work." -

This quick-fix trick cleared out any dust that was preventing games from working properly. But saliva was a concern!

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"I wore my Swatch watch and thought I was the coolest kid in school!" -

A fun fashion accessory, Swatch watches were most popular during the good times of the mid-'80s. Who didn't want to wear them?

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"My fashion statement included leg warmers and shoulder pads." -

Some other must-have accessories included leg warmers and shoulder pads, which were symbols of '80s and early '90s fashion.

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"I rocked a perm and teased my hair to achieve the ultimate '80s hairstyle." -

These were some of the sacrifices we made for beauty. And the hilarious thing is that we thought we looked good!

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"Waiting for the MTV premiere of my favorite music video was a big deal!" -

Remember waiting for your favorite music video on MTV? Those were the days before YouTube. Pictured: MTV founder Bob Pittman in 1983.

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"My computer had a green or amber monochrome monitor, and I loved it." -

Early personal computer monitors were either green, amber, or gray. These were the colors of the phosphor used at the time.

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"I was part of the New Kids on the Block or Madonna fan club." -

If you were a fan, then you were probably a member of their fan club. Plus, you'd turn on MTV, hoping to catch their latest music video!

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"I had a collection of Pogs and knew how to play the game." -

Originally named Milk Caps, this game became known as Pogs, under which name it was sold commercially in the '90s. Players would make a stack of them, and take turns dropping a heavier "slammer" object onto it, causing the Pogs to be disrupted.

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"I can't decide which movie to rent at the video store — 'The Breakfast Club' or 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'" -

The '80s and '90s gave us iconic movies, and with so many great options, it's understandable some of us were left indecisive.

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"The smell of freshly printed dot matrix paper takes me back..." -

Some scents take us back to a simpler time, and freshly printed dot matrix paper do just that. Where can we even find them nowadays?

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"My first computer game was played on a floppy disk and had pixelated graphics." -

Sure, the quality and technology is incomparable to what we get today, but there's still something heartwarming about those earlier computer games.

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"I traded stickers and had a Lisa Frank folder for every subject." -

We might not have had advanced technology as kids, but we did have awesome stationary and stickers!

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"Recording songs off the radio was the original way to make a mixtape." -

Before we could download music and create playlists on music platforms, this was the way to go.

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"I know the thrill of finding the last Blockbuster in town." -

As they were slowly disappearing, there was a small spark in still finding one last Blockbuster in town.

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"I can still do the Moonwalk thanks to Michael Jackson." -

While Michael Jackson adapted the Moonwalk from street dancers, we can't deny that he influenced us all with it.

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"The sound of dial-up internet is forever etched in my memory." -

Generated when the modem from your computer was trying to connect to the modem of another computer, the sound is forever etched in your memory.

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"I had a membership card for the local video arcade." -

If you frequently went to your local video arcade, then you just had to have a membership card.

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"I owned a Trapper Keeper that was the envy of my classmates." -

Introduced in 1988, the Trapper Keeper was the ideal pocket binder that protected and organized your homework.

Sources: (Bustle) (Travel + Leisure) (Business Insider) 

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