
Parkland Composite High School
Class Of 1988

You Know... the 80s
You Know You Grew Up In The 80's If...
- You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF".
- You wanted to be a Goonie.
- You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".
- You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
- You just sang those words to yourself.
- You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
- 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 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 remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing " and all the Ramona books.
- 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
- You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence.
- 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 #25, 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 had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
- You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
- "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)
- 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"
- 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".
- 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'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" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess.
- 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
- You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time
- You still watch things on Beta tapes
- 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 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
- 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??)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - E.T. - Ghostbusters - Alien(s) - Beverly Hills Cop - Rainman
- When Arnold Schwarzenegger was an actor?
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