An 80's Thing
This entry was posted on 1/28/2007 7:01 PM and is filed under General.
I read this and agree with about 98% of them. Methinks I am getting old. 'Back in my day..."
You Know You're a Child of the 80's if...
- You've ever ended a sentence with the word "SIKE!"
- You watched the Pound Puppies.
- You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair" and can do the "Carlton".
- Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
- You yearned to be a member of the Baby-Sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
- You could name at least three members of the Brat Pack.
- You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
- You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.
- You still think Joey/Six on Blossom is cool/hot.
- Two words: Hammer Pants.
- If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."
- You barely remember the "Muppets," but were an avid fan of "Muppet Babies."
- You
had plastic streamers on your handle bars and "spokey-dokes" or playing
cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
- You can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales." (Woo ooh!)
- It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
- Your favorite TV station was the one that showed cartoons in the morning before school.
- You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
- You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.
- And you still know the Turtles names.
- You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
- You learned 4-4-3-2 was the "Math of Nutrition."
- You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
- You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House).
- You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
- L.A. Gear... Need I say more?
- You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous.)
- You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.
- You know the profound meaning of "Wax On, Wax Off."
- You wanted to be a Goonie.
- You had a poster of Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke.
- You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Some of you, head-to-toe)
- You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
- You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female Smurf.
- You thought nothing was weird about Bert and Ernie living together.
- You think Hulk Hogan was the greatest wrestler of all time.
- You took lunch boxes to school.
- You traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
- You participated in the "cool" game, whatever it was at the time. (Marbles was popular for a year at my school)
- A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.
- You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
- You still get the urge to say "NOT!" after every sentence.
- You understand the word "Doi" and have mumbled it to yourself during meetings with coworkers.
- You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
- Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
- You thought She-Ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
- You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
- You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (probably in neon colors; see flourescent clothing, above)
- After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
- Yello's song "Oh Yeah" brings back fond memories of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
- You remember "I've fallen, and I can't get up."
- You acted out "I've fallen, and I can't get up."
- You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
- You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
- You have ever played with a Skip-It.
- You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
- You remember Popples.
- Six words: "This is your brain on drugs."
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
- You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
- You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do, getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family for doing so).
- You remember walking around with a boom box on your shoulder like you were all that.
- You know whose phone number is 867-5309.
- You remember "Punch it, Margaret!"
- You still say "Punch it, Margaret!" when riding in vehicles.
- You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
- You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
- You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales."
- You could have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids.
- You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
- You remember Alf.
- You remember Alf was from Melmac.
- You remember Alf's real name. (Gordon Shumway)
- You listened to New Kids on the Block when they were cool.
- You know exactly what people mean when they say "NKOTB".
- You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved by The Bell."
- You know all the words to Bon Jovi's "SHOT THROUGH THE HEART."
- You just sang those words to yourself.
- You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
- Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better)
- You remember when mullets were cool.
- You had a mullet.
- You still have a mullet.
- Your children have mullets.
- You still sing "We are the World."
- You tight rolled your jeans.
- You owned a banana clip.
- You remember "Where's the Beef?"
- You know who shot J.R.
- You practiced getting in and out of your car through the window.
- You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
- You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
- Your parents listened to eight-tracks or vinyl records, and you made fun of them for it.
- You
have a collection of cassettes in a box at the bottom of your closet
you just can't bear to part with, and you're made fun of for it.
- Your collection includes one or more of the following: MC Hammer, Bon Jovi, Milli Vanilli, Poison
- You owned a Walkman, but it weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.
- You're still singing "Shot Through the Heart" in your head, aren't you?