You Know You Grew Up In The 80's If...
You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE". 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 owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. "WOAH " comes from Joey on Blossom. Two words: Hammer Pants. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock ". 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 "Duck Tales ". (Woo ooh!) You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " on the big screen... and still know the turtles names. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. 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. 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 You wanted to be a Goonie. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... 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 took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probably in neon colors, too) After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" You remember "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've gone through this nodding your head in agreement. You remember Popples. "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) "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK " You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that. 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 thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - 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 sing "We are the World" You tight rolled your jeans. You owned a bannana clip. You remember "Where's the Beef?" You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?" You had big hair and you knew how to use it. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head,aren't you! You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool" You know who shot J.R You practice getting in and out of your car through the windows You owned at least one skinny leather tie. Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick. If you can "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses. You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure". "Outrageous!" is the term to describe something neat and cool You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer You remember the magazines of song lyrics If you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time. If the best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London. Two words: The Clapper. Six words: "This is your brain on drugs." You want to live in 'the Valley'. Ferris Bueller was your idol. You watched 'Star Search' on a regular basis. You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.) If you know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair. Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders Played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon You're still bitter that WHAM broke up You know whose phone number is 867-5309 You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you to You can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you. You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs People are constantly gagging you with spoons. You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock." You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!" You still watch things on Beta tapes You know who Martha Quinn is. You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider. You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune. Knickers and leg warmers were cool If you remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut. You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it yourself. You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" 'A Different World' kicked butt Remember "Dancin' to a Big Mac at McDonalds!" You know who played Magnum P.I One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane" You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack Still wear Wet n' Wild makeup If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room. You still wear your "Members Only" jacket. You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons. You had snap bracelets You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert. You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails If you wear jelly shoes If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach explode You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour (which may be happening soon) You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf Leg warmers - need we say more?
Revenge of the Nerds and Fast Times at Ridgemont High were X-rated movies
Madonna was just another female singer
You didn't die from certain physical encounters
STD meant something to do with a car, not something you catch
Crop pants/half-shirts
BIG balls of yarn wrapped around class rings
Day After wasn't a pill - it was a movie
MUSCLE cars (front wheel drive - what was that??)
Vinyl records/cassette tapes/8-tracks (that's pushing it)
Like, anyone have a satin, two-toned zip-up jacket OR Levi's, Calvin Klein & Guess jeans??
CRUISIN on Friday/Saturday nights
Star Wars/The Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi were high tech and you didn't care about Episodes I, II & III (so how many of us went to see them when they came out though??)
BOAT shoes
Raiders of the Lost Ark - E.T. - Ghostbusters - Alien(s) - Beverly Hills Cop - Rainman
When Arnold Schwarzenegger was an actor?
