Is Kestrel for a Knave, or Kes culturally relevant to the 1980's?

ie, if I was going to a 80's fancy dress, would it be relevant?

Posted By: pants on November 6th 2012 at 14:41:38

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Is Kestrel for a Knave, or Kes culturally relevant to the 1980's? (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 14:41:38
- Go as one of the kids from Fame....nice leotard and leggings... (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Nov 6, 15:25:29
- Boots, jeans, Red braces and a short haircut (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Nov 6, 15:05:51
- Go as a big mobile phone. Or a mullet. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:51:52
  - Anything I can think of, costs money to go as, and I don't have it (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 14:54:27
    - He's not the 80s either. Go as Airwolf. Or Manimal. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:55:45
      - Or The A Team. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:59:49
        
        I met the A-team at the V festival (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Nov 6, 15:23:55
        
        Nothing not PC about this... (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 15:00:40
        
        I'm going as George from Rainbow, and I can now insert as much (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 15:26:59
        
        Geoffrey! Geoffrey! Bungle's going out! (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 15:30:52
        
        I did suggest I just not go as anything, but that didn't go down well (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 15:36:47
        
        Go as a Bawdy Seventies Hospital? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 15:44:09
        
        Why not go as Jimmy Savile ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 6, 15:31:34
        
        You could go as Joey Deacon? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 15:20:42
        
        Or Freddie Mercury or Bob Geldof (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 15:21:11
        
        All of them (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 6, 15:00:13
        
        Yes, in turn. I suggest this order... (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 15:11:57
        
        What about the bird in it ? (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 6, 15:24:06
        
        April (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 6, 15:31:47
        
        May (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Nov 6, 15:34:24
        
        Hold up a tinny, a pair of scissors and some duct tape and say (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 15:22:07
    - and (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 14:54:37
- Go as Margaret Thatcher. Be sure to snatch any milk you see. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 14:51:24
- Go as a Sinclair C5 (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 6, 14:49:57
  - Go as a ZX81. Slowl,, square and over-sensitive with very little memory. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 6, 14:52:39
    - Not a reconditioned one though. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:53:53
    - LOL (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:53:34
- Was seventies weren't it? (General Chat) - Holy lambchop of god, Nov 6, 14:49:16
  - SHit. All the decades are merging into one for me. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 14:49:37
    - If you can remember the 80s, you weren't there man. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:51:15
      - I can barely remember my own name, apparently (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 14:51:41
        
        Nice one OG. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:52:30
- Kes was much earlier weren't ut? Early 70s I reckon. Go as George Michael. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:43:54
  - I wondered if it reached schools or modern culture later (General Chat) - pants, Nov 6, 14:44:56
    - Yes. You'll be a pedant magnet. Go as some shoulder pads. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:46:00
      - 1969 according to IMDB. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 6, 14:47:33
        
        Great year (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 6, 14:49:10
- Kes is fo shizzle (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 6, 14:42:45

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