# 80's Feud by 42fish \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 13, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748 "2008-06-13T01:20:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/81 "2008-06-13T16:48:18Z")
I think my “permed hair” response could have gone into “big hair.” Not that it would move me out of the middle of the pack. ETA: Good theme, **42fish** , and, as always, thanks for scoring/running, **Dolores**! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/82 "2008-06-13T16:55:16Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] I think my “permed hair” response could have gone into “big hair.” [/QUOTE] not really - perms were just curly, sometimes long, but not necessarily big. “Big” hair was teased and backcombed and sprayed with what amounted to crazy glue in a pretty aerosol can and always looked (to me anyway) like straw (Melanie Griffith and Joan Cusack in “Working Girl” wore Big Hair) ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/83 "2008-06-13T17:04:21Z")
Ooh I didn’t get dead last! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/84 "2008-06-13T17:16:32Z")
[QUOTE=42fish] I don’t know about the leggings v leg warmers issue, but “hyper color” was a type of clothing that changed color in repsonse to heat (so if you pressed your hand against someone’s tshirt, there’d be an outline of your hand in a different color). Unfortunately, the hypercolor effect tended to die off if you washed it at too high a temp. [/QUOTE] Weird. I don’t remember that at all. Great game, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/85 "2008-06-13T17:43:13Z")
Y’all answered all the stuff I had to look up! And I agree with **anyrose** , permed hair does not equal [“big hair.”](http://backintheday.blogharbor.com/80s/80shairstyles.htm) I don’t remember hypercolor at all. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/86 "2008-06-13T17:58:36Z")
My personal worst showing! Woo hoo! ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/87 "2008-06-13T18:41:39Z")
My worst score (20) so far, but still above average. I’ve NEVER heard “gag me with a spoon” before. What does that even mean? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/88 "2008-06-13T18:42:28Z")
[QUOTE=fusoya] My worst score (20) so far, but still above average. I’ve NEVER heard “gag me with a spoon” before. What does that even mean? [/QUOTE] It doesn’t _mean_ anything! That’s the BEAUTY of it! [/sarcastic] ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/89 "2008-06-13T18:47:01Z")
[QUOTE=fusoya] My worst score (20) so far, but still above average. I’ve NEVER heard “gag me with a spoon” before. What does that even mean? [/QUOTE] which indicates you were likely born in the late 80s or early 90s - The Valley Girl Speech thing surged around '83-'84 and then slowly died off ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/90 "2008-06-13T19:03:05Z")
Cool, fifth. I didn’t think I’d scored that high. I knew i should have gone with “Duran Duran” over “Depeche Mode” and “gag me with a spoon” over “fer sure,” though. “Flock of Seagulls” didn’t even occur to me, duh. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/91 "2008-06-13T19:38:29Z")
Yikes, down in the bottom ten again. ☹ Hey I know … maybe if we did a 50s or 60s centric feud? Heh, then there’d probably be too few people who even know the answers. LOL I don’t know … I think I’m going to start working on questions from the 50s and 60s. Thanks again, **Delores Reborn** for putting these up and especially for scoring them … even though my scores lately have been in the toilet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/92 "2008-06-13T19:54:56Z")
[QUOTE=tarragon918] Yikes, down in the bottom ten again. ☹ Hey I know … maybe if we did a 50s or 60s centric feud? Heh, then there’d probably be too few people who even know the answers. LOL I don’t know … I think I’m going to start working on questions from the 50s and 60s. Thanks again, **Delores Reborn** for putting these up and especially for scoring them … even though my scores lately have been in the toilet. 😃 [/QUOTE] Y’all are very welcome. I really enjoy doing them! **Send me a list of questions, Tarr, or any of you.** I only have 2 left. Oh, and by the way, all you junkies are going to be jonesin’ - next Tuesday I have to have my gall bladder out, and I’ll be out of commission for 24 hours. But I’ll run what I have until then, and I have an idea for one on Wednesday when I get home. If I feel ok, which I’m sure I’ll be fine. It’s laparoscopy after all. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/93 "2008-06-13T20:17:18Z")
Ooh, I call dibs on doing a 90s one! ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/94 "2008-06-13T20:26:14Z")
Woot, #3!! My best showing ever! Though I completely forgot about legwarmers…blocked 'em out, I suppose. And FTR, Michael Jackson did _not_ perform at Live Aid. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/95 "2008-06-13T21:18:11Z")
[QUOTE=KGS] And FTR, Michael Jackson did _not_ perform at Live Aid. [/QUOTE] I suspect some people got confused between ‘Performed at Live Aid’ vs. ‘Sang on We Are the World’ ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/96 "2008-06-13T21:20:16Z")
Yay, I’m in the middle this time! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/97 "2008-06-13T21:20:42Z")
[QUOTE=42fish] I suspect some people got confused between ‘Performed at Live Aid’ vs. ‘Sang on We Are the World’ [/QUOTE] like me :smack: ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/98 "2008-06-13T23:10:37Z")
34th huh… did a lot better than I thought I would. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/99 "2008-06-13T23:15:39Z")
[QUOTE=KGS] And FTR, Michael Jackson did _not_ perform at Live Aid. [/QUOTE] Only #1 answers count, right? In which case I propose that if there’s a #1 answer which is factually incorrect, it get thrown out…I don’t think the television let factually incorrect answers through either. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748/100 "2008-06-14T02:21:08Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Y’all are very welcome. I really enjoy doing them! **Send me a list of questions, Tarr, or any of you.** I only have 2 left. Oh, and by the way, all you junkies are going to be jonesin’ - next Tuesday I have to have my gall bladder out, and I’ll be out of commission for 24 hours. But I’ll run what I have until then, and I have an idea for one on Wednesday when I get home. If I feel ok, which I’m sure I’ll be fine. It’s laparoscopy after all. :eek: [/QUOTE] Awww. Best of luck with the operation, hope you’re feeling okay afterwards! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-feud-by-42fish-closed/452748.md?page=6)