30 Nostalgic 1980s Snapshots for The Latchkey Generation

I recently went to see Deadpool and Wolverine in the cinema and had I suddenly realized why GenX love these characters so much. There is no doubt 80s (and also 90s) kids love the Wolverine, but it seems like Deadpool has become very popular in our demographic, even though his humor and sensibilities are more in line with those of a 13 year old boy. So why do we like these characters so much? Because they ARE us.

We have the rough and indestructible Wolverine who just wants to be left alone, but god help anyone who messes with him, and then we have the wisecracking, sarcastic, irreverent and equally indestructible Deadpool, who doesn't take anything serious, refuses to grow up and seems to just want to have fun, even if it's in the expense of the entire world (Just not at the expense of people he loves). Sounds familiar?

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This little buddy hang on to my bag strap for three whole years!

Via u/Ebonystealth
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This wall looks like my childhood

Via u/StandBy_HouseTabs
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"A peeble streamer on doop" :)

Via @VeryBadLlama
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GenX in a nutshell

Via u/2foxy4blvd
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"Have fun and don't get hurt" is literally my moto

Via @bikiniatolband
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"We didn’t need sex-ed classes."

Via u/99titan
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How come Punky Brewster is still cute?

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"Visiting my folks in my old country town where I grew up. Found this in my stored stuff."

Via u/OldSkoolPantsMan
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Merlin

Via u/60sStratLover
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When was the last time you saw an ad for raisins?!

Via u/emptycoils
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If you understand what these two have in common, you have good taste in books

Via u/arethereany
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Accounting for inflation he is the $22,876,820.39 dollar man now

Via u/InAllThingsBalance
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I used to buy my Boom sticks at S-Mart

Via u/EdwardBliss
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That's too much power for one generation

Via @AnthroOmri
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Ziggy piggy!

Via u/Weekly-Batman
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Royal Crush

Via u/Tiny_Ear_61
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OMG remember these?

Via u/RandallinaO
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I need one for reasons

Via u/EdwardBliss
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Not saying this movie was bad (But it was)

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Nuke it!

Via u/fishhead12
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For some reason it's all mixed up with George Costanza's home message

Via u/TheSonsofSanFernando
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A relic from an ancient Alien civilization

Via u/CrazyIrina
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So much practice

Via u/ducky_1
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What was your favorite arcade game?

Via u/EdwardBliss
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Memory Unlocked

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This is very true. They don't account for circle pixles

Via u/CountPacula
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How to spot a Yuppie

Via u/Ebonystealth
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According to this I am overweight (also not according to this)

Via u/OldSkoolPantsMan
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How did they get this installed? it's huge!

Via u/EdwardBliss
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Willy Wonka's

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This one held on to my bag strap for less than a month :(

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