Children of the 80's

Trapped between the "Baby Boomers" and "Generation Y" is a special generation ... a generation we call "Children of the 80's." If you can identify with most of the points below, chances are you are definitely one of them. Congratulations!

 
You might be a child of the 80's if...
? You wanted to be on “Star Search”.
? You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
? You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
? You had slouch socks and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
? You owned a doll with Xavier Roberts signed on its butt.
? You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
? You know the profound meaning of "wax on, wax off."
? You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
? You can remember watching “Full House” and “Saved by the Bell” for hours.
? You have seen at least 10 episodes of “Fraggle Rock” and you know what a Doozer is.
? You know that another name for a keyboard is a Synthesizer.
? You'll always hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
? You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."
? You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
? You know what "psych" means.
? You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and it defied gravity.
? You wore spandex pants.
? You wanted to be a Goonie.
? You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
? You ever wore fluorescent (or neon) clothing.
? You could break-dance, or at least wished you could.
? You know who Max Headroom is.
? You know by heart the words to any Weird Al Yankovic song.
? You remember when ATARI was a state-of-the-art video gaming system.
? You own any cassettes.
? You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
? "Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.
? You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
? You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
? You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence.
? You wore biker shorts underneath a mini-skirt and felt stylish.
? You ever had a Swatch Watch.
? You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
? You had Wonder Woman or Superman Underoos.
? You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
? You had a crush on Bo Derek.
? Punks actually "shocked" people.
? Songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt you to this day.
? You remember "Friday Night Videos" before the days of MTV.
? Speaking of MTV, you remember when the M stood for Music.
? You and your friends discussed planned to get together at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince.
? You remember when music that was labeled "alternative" really was.
? You were shocked at the Challenger explosion (which you were probably watching in school at the time).
? You can't remember a time when "going out for coffee" DIDN'T involve 49,000 selections to choose from.
? “Schoolhouse Rock” played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language.
? You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.
? During your teen years, you walked with a tilt to one side due to the number of plastic rings on that arm.
? "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at a school dance.
? The first time you ever kissed someone at a dance fell during "Crazy for You" by Madonna.
? You ever owned one of those embarrassing crimping irons.
? The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.
? You've ever shopped at a Banana Republic or Benetton.
? You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.
? You remember "Hey, let's be careful out there."
? You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or knew someone who did.
? You thought eating Reese's Pieces would attract your own Alien.
? You have ever called 867-5309. (You just sang that, didn’t you?)
? You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall.
? You held the top score on Pac-Man.
? You owned a t-shirt that said, "I shot J.R." or know someone who did.
? You owned a Jordache anything or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool.
? You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.
? You thought "Weird Science" was a masterpiece.
? Chevy Chase was really funny in those vacation movies.
? You owned a *real* Rubik’s cube.
? One word: Izod.
? Leg warmers and headbands looked really cool to you.
? You carried a flat-handle comb in the back pocket of your Chic jeans.
? Jelly shoes and bracelets.
? You know how to use a rotary phone.
? You actually know who Rick Springfield is.
? You knew how (or wanted to be able) to moonwalk.
? You jammed to the Miami Vice theme and thought Jan Hammer was cool.
? You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.
? You know that “WHOA” comes from Joey on Blossom.
? It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
? You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
? You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you traded handmade friendship bracelets or pins.
? 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 boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
? You remember watching both Gremlins movies…at the theater.
? You thought Doogie Howser or Samantha Micelli was hot.
? You still remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
? You know all the words to Bon Jovi – “Shot Through the Heart”.
? You still sing “We are the World”.
? You tight rolled your jeans.
? You remember Don Johnson when he was cool.
? You know who shot J.R.
? You owned at least one skinny leather tie.
? Your first Walkman weighed ten pounds and was the size of a brick.
? You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bright red Reebok high tops or parachute pants to a school dance.
? You had a poster of Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke.
? You thought “The Clapper” was cool and always wanted one.
? You remember, "This is your brain on drugs."
? Ferris Buehler was your idol.
? You had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.)
? You wore multi-colored earrings that touched your shoulders.
? You have felt St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you.
? You used to have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts.
? You never went out for a night on the town without frosted blue eye shadow and feathered bangs.
? Everything in your wardrobe was either pastel or fluorescent.
? You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock."
? You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available.
? One Phrase, "the plane, the plane".
? You still have a couple of those barrettes made of woven ribbons.
? You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up.