"80s" news and stories

Who misses the McDLT? Ah, for those long lost days of oversized styrofoam packaging. Fortunately, I can relieve the glory days with this fantastic Jason Alexander commercial.

Cruising YouTube is a good way to pass a few minutes (or hours) when you have nothing better to do or simply can't be bothered to get on with your work. You can discover all kinds of interesting video clips - such as commercials from the 1980s. Granted, the commercials were irritating when they first aired, but they have a certain amount of appeal now. It's hard to say whether it's the fact that most of them have jingles/music or that they're simply hilarious. Here are a few more favorites, all worth reliving:

At this point, it's hard to imagine coffee needing any sort of advertisement, let alone one that hypes it as a performance enhancer. But, a few decades ago, the National Coffee Association seemed to think that the next generation of movers and shakers ("the new coffee generation") could use a boost. Enter this 1984 ad, affectionately known as "The Coffee Achievers." Yep, it's a good old 80s-style montage featuring everyone from David Bowie to Kurt Vonnegut to Heart to Cicely Tyson. All of them, ostensibly fueled by coffee. "Coffee gives you the time to dream it. Then you're ready to do it. No other drink does that like coffee," says a rather tranquil female voice-over.