# For a good time, type 1980 ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 12, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029 "2013-08-12T12:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/1 "2013-08-12T12:03:28Z")
… after clicking in a blank area of the screen while a YouTube video is running. Defend the YouTube from attack! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/2 "2013-08-12T15:10:34Z")
Ha, fun. ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/3 "2013-08-12T17:49:45Z")
Cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/4 "2013-08-12T18:13:22Z")
I ain’t doin’ it till someone tells me what to expect! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/5 "2013-08-12T18:20:12Z")
All I get is that each digit jumps you to a different part of the video - 1 takes you to the 10% mark, 2 to the 20% mark, etc. 1980 just jumps you around then back to the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/6 "2013-08-12T18:43:50Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > All I get is that each digit jumps you to a different part of the video - 1 takes you to the 10% mark, 2 to the 20% mark, etc. 1980 just jumps you around then back to the beginning. Click somewhere blank, like in the white space below the video down where the description is, then type 1980. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/7 "2013-08-12T18:47:56Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > All I get is that each digit jumps you to a different part of the video - 1 takes you to the 10% mark, 2 to the 20% mark, etc. 1980 just jumps you around then back to the beginning. Me too ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/8 "2013-08-12T19:32:28Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I ain’t doin’ it till someone tells me what to expect! Ah, live a little! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/9 "2013-08-12T19:34:42Z")
That was actually kinda fun… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/10 "2013-08-12T19:35:24Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I ain’t doin’ it till someone tells me what to expect! It’s a playable version of Missile Command. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/11 "2013-08-12T21:22:30Z")
Damn programmers with too much time on their hands… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/12 "2013-08-12T21:28:24Z")
That’s very funny. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/13 "2013-08-12T21:37:05Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s a playable version of Missile Command. That is really what it is Gato. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/14 "2013-08-12T21:53:01Z")
It just paused my video and made a big blank space above it, and caused my cursor to disappear. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/15 "2013-08-12T22:31:09Z")
Is it possible to win? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/16 "2013-08-12T22:38:42Z")
That was cool. Unfortunately, Sheldon and Penny in the jewelry store did not survive the attack, so nobody watch that clip anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/17 "2013-08-12T23:07:56Z")
I never did like that game too much. I’m a “pinball man”. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/18 "2013-08-12T23:14:37Z")
Jeez…that’s a lot faster than I remembered! (Or my reflexes are 30 years older…) ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/19 "2013-08-13T04:50:21Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Jeez…that’s a lot faster than I remembered! (Or my reflexes are 30 years older…) Yeah, it’s not just you. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/20 "2013-08-13T04:54:26Z")
Also, type “1337”. The comments improve greatly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029.md?page=2)