25 Totally Tubular Gen X Nostalgia Memes That Only True 80s Girls Will Understand (November 5, 2024)

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Nov 5, 2024 3:00 PM EST

Welcome, Gen X ladies. Can you describe the color red? It's pretty much impossible without referencing other colors or things in the world that are known to be red. Colors are something that have to be experienced through sight in order to be understood. Likewise, many of our memories cannot be fully grasped by those who were not there to experience them. 

Stranger Things is lauded for its accurate portrayal of the 80s, but even with its niche references, it cannot truly encapsulate what it was like growing up in that time - you simply had to have been there. There is no way to accurately describe to Millennials or Gen Z what it was like to live in a world without the internet, to have the absolute freedom to bike as far from your home as possible (as long as you could make it home before sundown), or to watch Star Wars for the very first time in theaters with no preconceived notions of what to expect. If this was your childhood experience, scroll down and enjoy these totally tubular Gen X memes!

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    I'M THIS OLD 50 Enjoy Coca-Cola Coca-Cola POAM Sprite diet Coke Mr.PiBB NOTICE ALL MONIT REMOVED FROM S MACHIME DARY SAFzing
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    Scary jack in the box Jack IN THE MUSIC BOX Γατόμο Adult equivalent PRES PRESS SPOON AT SEAM UNTIL CAN POPS OPEN Flaky Layers Grand KEEP DOUGH REFRIGERATED (1802069 DIRECTIONS SNOLL
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    I believe every purse made between 1970 and 1985 came with a roll of these in it, because I don't know any adult woman, from that era, who couldn't produce one within 10 seconds on demand. The Ultimate '80s Page spe CERTS NET WT..63 OZ. wiet spearmint CERTS mints with Rets Spearmint CERTS NET WT. 63 OZ. FIONIT FLAVORED
    via The Ultimate 80s Page
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    I was recently asked who my favorite vampire was. I said, "The muppet from Sesame Street." They told me, "He doesn't count!" I replied, "I assure you, he does." @xennialsgetit
    via @xennialsgetit
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    EVERY SO OFTEN THERE COMES A BLUE DOG TO GUIDE THE GENERATIONS: Baby boomers Gen X Millennial Generation Generation Alpha
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    More than 40 years later and I still don't know the name of this candy!
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    When somebody calls you back instead of just texting... phon
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    MOM IS GOING OUT TONIGHT MORE UNSCENTED EXTRA SUPER HOLD AQUA NET PROFESSIONAL HAIR SPRAY ALL-WEATHER hair spray RESS ONS Lees ACT COLORS REGULAR Leggs WT 102 02 (2899) DON'T WAIT UP COLOR WILL NOT CHIP 0 ACTIVE LENGTH NAILS ITH 40 ADHESIVE TABS
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 09
    One burned you alive and the other one electrocuted you with static
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 10
    "So how did you get into Classical Music?" Me:
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 11
    OUR PARENTS NEVER KNEW HOW FAR WE RODE OUR BIKES IN THE 80S
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 12
    If this image doesn't immediately start a long forgotten song in your head, can you even call yourself GenX...
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    I'm this old... anwa POWER DSP NSX-520 & LAST Я соз CLASS 8790 AUTO REVERSE AUTO REVERSE FM/MW/SWI/SW SUPER 7-MAIR VOLUME
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    Just a reminder that there will never be a generation who fought harder against the wind than we did...
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    LASER BACKGROUND WAS AN EXTRA 5 BUCKS AREA totally80sroom WORTH IT
    via @totally80sroom
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    MTV USED TO PLAY MUSIC sure grandma let's get you to bed
    via @80s_foreverandever
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    The year is almost over. We're in the home stretch. The home stretch -
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 18
    REMEMBER WHEN YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION LOOKED LIKE THIS? SONY SR
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 19
    You knew someone who had these on their fridge
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 20
    WHO USED TO DO THIS? CAN YOU PLAY "LOST IN YOUR EYES" BY DEBBIE GIBSON AND DEDICATE IT TO MIKE FROM LISA?
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 21
    "Do you use iPhone or android?" Me: Garfield Telephone A real phone that's real fun! TYCO N PLZ SW $99.95 with any system TYCO Pulse/Tone Switchable-Re-dial in Pulse Mode FCC approved-Dimensions: 11x7x5 1 year limited warranty NON-HEARING AID COMPATIBLE (See enclosed literature regarding restrictions on use) $30.00 Lift the receiver, GARFIELD wakes up! Hang up and he goes back to sleep! GARFIELD 1972, 121, Led
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 22
    Mr Pringles lost his hair and that hopeful spark in his eyes. I feel you, Mr Pringles NEW LOOKI SAME CRUNCH 14871 Les DRINGH
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 23
    80'S HAIR THE WIND DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 24
    How kids think we lived in the 80s... How we really grew up..
    via @80s_foreverandever
  • 25
    YOU DON'T KNOW TRUE PAIN UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN POPPED IN THE HEAD WITH ONE OF THESE memes.com
    via memes.com

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