Remembering 1986

You know you are old if you remember these events from 20 years ago!!!!

• The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after launch killing all astronauts aboard

• In the Soviet Union the Chernobyl nuclear power reactor explodes, thousands are exposed to lethal amounts of radiation
• The movies "Ferris Beuller's Day Off", "Labyrinth" & "Short Circuit" hit theaters

• We were watching our favorite cartoons like Teddy Ruxpin, Duck Tales, GI Joe, Inspector Gadget and of course Transformers
• Top selling albums were Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins (Top Gun), Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & The News and Walk Like An Egyptian by the Bangles all on tape cassette
• The original Nintendo hits the market
• Our favorite sitcoms were The Cosby Show, Cheers, Family Ties and Night Court

• Everybody's talking about Haley's comet

I thought some of these equivalents were kinda cool, see what you can come up with

• "E-mail" = "Sticky Notes" (non-personal communication)
• "N Sync" = "New Kids on the Block"
• "Coke C2" = "Pepsi Free"
• "SUVs and Minivans" = "Stationwagons"
• "Walmart" = "Consumers Distributing" or "Sears"
• "Japanese Street Racers" = "American Muscle Cars"
• "The Taco Bell Chihuahua" = "Spuds McKenzie"
• "XBox 360" = "Atari 2600"

• "Joan Of Arcadia" = "Highway to Heaven"
• "Simpsons" = "Flintstones"
• "Ipod" = "Walkman"
• "Rugrats" = "Muppet babies"
• "Gotees" = "Stubble"
• "Vote For Pedro" = "Save Ferris"