Thief Returns Sign Stolen In 80s With A Sorry Note And $50
A thief who stole a sign nearly 30 years ago has returned it to the city of New Smyrna Beach, Florida with $50 and an apology note. The sign reads “New Smyrna Beach says no to drugs” and apparently it was stolen back in the 1980s, during the hey day of Nancy Reagan’s “Say No To Drugs” campaign. Lt. Shane Riggle, of New Smyrna Beach Police Department told the local news that the signs decorated the city in...
This Karate Kid Read Along Book Is Fascinatingly Creepy
Read Along Books were big business in the 1980s. These days, not so much. They’re still around but it’s rare to see kids listening to books when they can either a) see the movie the book is based on or b) watch the movie on a phone or iPad. So really, Read Along Books were like the iPads of the 1980s. Take your favorite movie anywhere, in book form, because handheld technology didn’t really exist yet. This Karate...
This Death Metal Version Of ‘The Pina Colada Song’ Absolutely Rules
If you like piña coladas and some screaming vocals, this is your video. It’s also especially great if you hate Escape (The Pina Colada) song. Rupert Holmes’ 1979 hit gets the death metal treatment with the help of YouTuber Wilton Turdley and possibly Cookie Monster on lead...
Mattel Is Bringing Back Classic Hot Wheels Cars & Sets From 1980s
If you’re between the ages of 3 and 99, you’ve owned at least one Hot Wheels car in your life. Even if you weren’t into cars, every kid eventually owns a Hot Wheels. Some of the best Hot Wheels cars and playsets debuted in the 1980s. They were so awesome, Mattel is reissuing them for a whole new generation. Mattel has re-released a handful of individual die-cast cars and four sets including the Retro Hauler, the Dash...
Every Single 80s Cartoon You Loved Was Mashed Into One Massive TV Show
Dash Swordslash and the Defenders of Everything sounds like an actual 80s cartoon. It’s fictional, but funny as hell, in this 80s cartoon mashup from comedian Jared Jefferies. Jefferies took all the biggest cartoons of the 1980s and mashed into a very NSFW super show, creating characters like Chase Cockblock and the Creep Crew, Chainmail, Colonel Closeup, Abracabastard and Jansport the human backpack. The comedian uses footage...
