Did VHS skew your perspective?

Many of us came of age during the rise of VHS and early '80s movies.
40 years later, I'm still confused as to why my life didn't turn out as a daily routine of fighting Soviets and attending wet t-shirt contests.

What say you?

 

Didn't you get the fighting Soviets part, at least for a little while?

 

Every time I see an old school full-face hockey goalie mask I get a little scared.

 

Yes, and I attended some wet t-shirt contests, too. But damn it, it wasn't supposed to end. I mean, I'd have to take some naps and wear stretch waist pants, but I could still do those things. My beard is gray, and my wife would be pissed. Still.

 

Well, that's stopped me to this point.

 

I never heard of a high school that had an all-day Saturday detention until Breakfast Club.

 

To borrow another phrase from the VHS era...we're fighting Soviets on the daily, but THE CALLS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!

 

I firmly believe that at least 80 percent of our personal disagreements can be settled with a ski contest.
Snow or water. Either one.

 

Also, fuck St. Elmo's Fire b/c I thought for a good decade afterward that I'd get to hook up with the hot girl forever out of my reach if I just told her that I'm totally...completely...in love with her, a la Kevin with Leslie. Never happened!

 

Chinese downhill.

 

Hey, is that Shannon Tweed in the hot tub?

 

I've been watching "Workaholics" a lot lately. The actors/creators were born around 1984. Their pop culture knowledge is amazing. A part of it has to be growing up with a VCR and watching everything.