10. 
       MTV actually played videos in the 80's.
    9. 
       There were only one kind of Nike tennis shoes (white with a red
       swoosh), and they didn't cost $125.
    8. 
       A comb in your back pocket is more practical and less painful than a
       ring through your nose.
    7. 
       In the 80's playing video games actually meant going out to DO
       something.
    6. 
       In the 80's, when you were out partying, you didn't have to worry
       about
       your Mom calling you on your cell.
    5. 
       In the 80's we didn't have to worry about getting our heads blown off
       at school unless you put a whole pack of Pop Rocks in your mouth and
       drank
       a coke.
    4. 
       Debbie Gibson vs. Britney Spears. New Kids on the Block vs. NSync.
       New
       Edition vs. Hanson. OK, that one's a draw.
    3. 
       In the early 80's there were kids in your high school who could BUY
       ALCOHOL LEGALLY.
    2. 
       Feathered hair was easier to care for than dreadlocks.

 And the number one reason the 80's were a cooler 
 time to grow up than the 90's:
     1. 
       Molly Ringwald