:stolen from Annie Suicide's journal:
You know you grew up in the 80s when:
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".
*2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
*3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and can do the"Carlton".
*4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
*6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
*7. You know that "WOAH " comes from Joey on Blossom.
*8. Two words: Hammer Pants.
*9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"
*10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales "Woo ooh!
*12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
*13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
*14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the bigscreen and still know the turtles names.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
*16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in aknot on the side.
*17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House)
*18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
*19. L.A. Gear.....need I say more?
*20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" (She's truly outrageous.)
21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. [sweet jesus..]
*22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"
*23. You wanted to be a Goonie.
*24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us.....head-to-toe)
*25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
*26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
*27. You took lunch boxes to school and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
*28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
*29. You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence.
*30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
*31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
*32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
*33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
*34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probabl y in neon colors, too)
*35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
*36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up".
*37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. [oh i miss it]
*38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. [bee sing, grass burn]
*39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
*****40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
*41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
*42. You remember Popples. [miss them too]
*43. "Don't worry, be happy" [my dad still sings it]
*44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
*45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)
*46. You remember boom boxes.....and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
*47. You remember watching both "Gremlins " movies.
*48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
*49. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales" [oh i miss it]
*50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
*51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". [BAHHAHHAHHAHAH...ok its true]
*53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
54. You know al l the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
55. You just sang those words to yourself.
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
*57. Homemade Levi shorts (the shorter the better).
*58. You remember when mullets were cool!
59. You had a mullet! [no[
*60. You still sing "We are the World".
*61. You tight rolled your jeans.
*62. You owned a banana clip
*63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
*64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"
*65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
*66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
-Annies Journal
67. You owned a Big Wheel.
68. You remember Pocket Rockers (and may still own one).
69. You know better than to drink Pepsi or Coke with Pocket Rocks.
70. Bengals - Walk Like an Egyptian.
71. Bengals - WHOODEY!
-Grayce
72. You complained for years about how the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers were a direct rip-off of Voltron.
73. You had a pet rock: an ordinary rock with little eyes stuck to it
74. You ever said 'Most Triumphant' a la Bill & Ted
75. You are well aware that the flux capacitor is what makes time travel possible
76. You asked your parents for a pet mogwai promising not to get it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
77. The words 'Commodore 64' bring an immediate emotional response
78. You used the insult 'Jabba the Hutt' at overweight children
79. You wondered what the T in Mr T stands for
80. Although most famous for Star Trek; William Shatner will always be TJ Hooker to you.
81. You re-re-remember the song st-st-stutter-rap
82. Tranformers had such a profound effect on you that the word 'Unicron' still fills you with wonder.
83. You wore a single glove on your right hand
84. You stood in the middle of the playground with a large stick in your hand while yelling as loud as possible 'By the power of Grey Skull.... I HAVE THE POWER!!!!'
-Erythrocyte
85. You had Cabbage Patch Kids and know the first ones heads smell funny.
86. You were envious of the older kids that figured out how to play SEGA.
87. You still sing all the game system songs to your self after being prompted by the opening chords.
88. You were a LatchKey Kid.
-Grayce
89. You were the first family yo own a coputer on your block
90. Your friends came over to play dukes of Hazard
-Hellix
91. You knew that light pink lips were the way to a mans heart.
92. You also knew that one can of hairspray a day was the way to a mans heart.
93. You remember ricki lake, not for her talk show but for her roll in hairspray!
-Edenkitty
94. you remember renting a VCR so you could rent video tapes
95. you get angry with new Transformers because they're not made of metal.
96. one word: TurboGraphix-16 (SplatterHouse Rules!)
-mr_sunshine
Please feel free to add to the list =)
good lord... i really do wish these lists could go on forever. i love it..67-end i added.. feel free to add more!
Being little made me happy..
You know you grew up in the 80s when:
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".
*2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
*3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and can do the"Carlton".
*4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
*6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
*7. You know that "WOAH " comes from Joey on Blossom.
*8. Two words: Hammer Pants.
*9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"
*10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales "Woo ooh!
*12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
*13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
*14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the bigscreen and still know the turtles names.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
*16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in aknot on the side.
*17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House)
*18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
*19. L.A. Gear.....need I say more?
*20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" (She's truly outrageous.)
21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. [sweet jesus..]
*22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"
*23. You wanted to be a Goonie.
*24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us.....head-to-toe)
*25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
*26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
*27. You took lunch boxes to school and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
*28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
*29. You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence.
*30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
*31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
*32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
*33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
*34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probabl y in neon colors, too)
*35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
*36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up".
*37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. [oh i miss it]
*38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. [bee sing, grass burn]
*39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
*****40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
*41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
*42. You remember Popples. [miss them too]
*43. "Don't worry, be happy" [my dad still sings it]
*44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
*45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)
*46. You remember boom boxes.....and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
*47. You remember watching both "Gremlins " movies.
*48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
*49. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales" [oh i miss it]
*50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
*51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". [BAHHAHHAHHAHAH...ok its true]
*53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
54. You know al l the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
55. You just sang those words to yourself.
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
*57. Homemade Levi shorts (the shorter the better).
*58. You remember when mullets were cool!
59. You had a mullet! [no[
*60. You still sing "We are the World".
*61. You tight rolled your jeans.
*62. You owned a banana clip
*63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
*64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"
*65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
*66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
-Annies Journal
67. You owned a Big Wheel.
68. You remember Pocket Rockers (and may still own one).
69. You know better than to drink Pepsi or Coke with Pocket Rocks.
70. Bengals - Walk Like an Egyptian.
71. Bengals - WHOODEY!
-Grayce
72. You complained for years about how the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers were a direct rip-off of Voltron.
73. You had a pet rock: an ordinary rock with little eyes stuck to it
74. You ever said 'Most Triumphant' a la Bill & Ted
75. You are well aware that the flux capacitor is what makes time travel possible
76. You asked your parents for a pet mogwai promising not to get it wet, expose it to bright light, or feed it after midnight.
77. The words 'Commodore 64' bring an immediate emotional response
78. You used the insult 'Jabba the Hutt' at overweight children
79. You wondered what the T in Mr T stands for
80. Although most famous for Star Trek; William Shatner will always be TJ Hooker to you.
81. You re-re-remember the song st-st-stutter-rap
82. Tranformers had such a profound effect on you that the word 'Unicron' still fills you with wonder.
83. You wore a single glove on your right hand
84. You stood in the middle of the playground with a large stick in your hand while yelling as loud as possible 'By the power of Grey Skull.... I HAVE THE POWER!!!!'
-Erythrocyte
85. You had Cabbage Patch Kids and know the first ones heads smell funny.
86. You were envious of the older kids that figured out how to play SEGA.
87. You still sing all the game system songs to your self after being prompted by the opening chords.
88. You were a LatchKey Kid.
-Grayce
89. You were the first family yo own a coputer on your block
90. Your friends came over to play dukes of Hazard
-Hellix
91. You knew that light pink lips were the way to a mans heart.
92. You also knew that one can of hairspray a day was the way to a mans heart.
93. You remember ricki lake, not for her talk show but for her roll in hairspray!
-Edenkitty
94. you remember renting a VCR so you could rent video tapes
95. you get angry with new Transformers because they're not made of metal.
96. one word: TurboGraphix-16 (SplatterHouse Rules!)
-mr_sunshine
Please feel free to add to the list =)
good lord... i really do wish these lists could go on forever. i love it..67-end i added.. feel free to add more!
Being little made me happy..
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Well at least some of that list seemed familiar. I vaguely remember the 80s. Hope you hav a great holiday season.
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