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1982 in Review
... or "What was it like in the old days?"
• The Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
• Tommy Tutone - "867-5309 (Jenny)"
• Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now?"
• Alan Parsons Project - "Eye in the Sky"
• Asia - "Heat of the Moment"
• Laura Branigan - "Gloria"
• Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra"
• A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"
• Jackson Browne - "Somebody's Baby"
• Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong"
• 1. E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial
• 2. Tootsie
• 3. An Officer And A Gentleman
• 4. Rocky III
• 5. Porky's
• 6. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Kahn
• 7. 48 HRS
• 8. Poltergeist
• 9. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
• 10. Annie
• 11.Witness for the Prosecution
• Dallas
• 60 Minutes
• The Jeffersons
• Joanie Loves Chachi
• Three's Company
• Alice
&bull The Dukes of Hazzard
• Too Close for Comfort
• Falcon Crest
• M*A*S*H
• One Day at a Time
• The Love Boat
• Hart to Hart
• Trapper John, M.D.
•Magnum, P.I.
• Happy Days
• Dynasty
• World Series Champions: ->St. Louis Cardinals
• 1982 CFL Grey Cup Champions: ->Edmonton Eskimos
• Superbowl XVI Champions: ->San Fransisco 49ers
• NBA Champions: ->Los Angeles Lakers
• Stanley Cup Champs: ->New York Islanders
• U.S. Open Golf ->Tom Watson
• U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) ->Jimmy Connors/Chris Evert Lloyd
• Wimbledon (Men/Women): ->Jimmy Connors/Martina Navratilova
• World Cup (Soccer): ->Italy
• Charlene Tilton
• Catherine Bach
• Cheryl Tiegs
• Iman
• Christie Brinkley
• "E.T. phone home" - E.T. in 'E.T.'
• "They're Here" - Heather O'Rourke in 'Poltergeist'
• "RAID kills bugs dead"- RAID
• "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" - FedEx
• Time Magazine's Machine of the Year - The Computer
• Miss America: - Elizabeth Ward (Russellville, AR)
• Miss USA: - Terri Utley (Arkansas)
• The Scandal: - Airplane Celebrity Death
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• Seven people died from swallowing poisoned Tylenol. This event is why food packages are now so tightly wrapped.
• Movie Star Death: John Belushi (heroin & cocaine overdose)
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The San Fernando Valley
Home of the Valley Girls - from the neighborhoods
of San Fernando Valley- they made valspeak the colloquial
language of the day - Films like Valley Girl,
and Frank (and Moon Unit) Zappa's hit Valley Girl.
It brought the following terms into the American
lexicon:
(from Wikipedia)
Like - Used as an interjection: "That was, like, the worst thing ever!" or to indicate speech: "And she was like 'Get out of my way!'"
As if - lit. "yeah, right" or "as if" except it does not use a subject; expresses disbelief.
Bitchin' - adj. slang for excellent; first-rate. Though a derivative of "bitch", bitchin' is sometimes not considered profane.
Whatever! - short for "whatever you say"; sarcastic interjection often emphasizing the final syllable.
Fer shur - lit. "For sure", often used in agreement.
Totally -"I agree" or "completely."
Oh my God (later OMG!) - can be used many ways; expresses shock.
Tre - A synonym for "very" (derived from French "très")
So - Very; used frequently and said with strong emphasis.
Seriously - Frequent interjection of approval.
Gnarly - expression of seriousness. can be a word for very intense or very pleasing
Are you serious?- expression of surprise.
Anyways... - Substitute for the grammatically correct "Anyway..."
• 1982 - EA (Electronic Arts) was founded.
• (Paul) Newman's Own opened for business, making a profit from year one, and donating all profits to charity.
• Lowest PGA score of 63 played by Ray Floyd.
• GM introduced the General Motors' Saturn car company.
• 1982 was the year Kenneth Cole launched his shoe company.
• Adobe was founded in California by Chuck Geschke and John Warnock in 1982.
• Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1982: $324,000
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• Playing video games Ms. Pacman and Q*bert
• Breakdancing
• Moon Walking
• watching the film E.T.
• watching, and sometimes excerising with Jane Fonda' Workout video tape
• wearing Deely Bobbers
• playing with Strawberry Shortcake dolls.
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• Strawberry Shortcake
• Smurfs
• My Little Pony
• BMX Bikes
• Trivial Pursuit
• Sequence
Did anything happen in Melfort in 82?