You know you grew up in the 80's if:
1. You ever ended your sentence with "psyche".
2. You solved the Rubics cube . . . by peeling off the stickers.
3. You watched the "Pound Puppies". (Don't deny it.)
4. You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
5. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.
6. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters Club and tried to start a club of your own.
7. You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
8. You know that 'Whoa' comes from Blossom.
9. Three words: M.C. Hammer. (Can't touch this.)
10. You thought it would be great to have a friend named "boner".
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (WoO-WOO-Woo..)
12. You played the Chipmunks Christmas album all year long!
13. Remember reading Kool-Aid man comics. (Oh my.)
14. You ever watched Fraggle Rock.
15. You had plastic streamers on the handle bars of your bike.
16. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. (Amen, I can't believe kids watch what they're showing these days.)
17. You wore a pony tail to the side of your head.
18. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen. (COWABUNGA! I remember the cartoons too.)
19. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at
school. (YES!)
20. You made your mom buy you one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a
knot on the side.
21. You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall.
22. You played the game "Mash" with friends at school.
23. You wore a Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it.
24. L.A. GEAR. (My first set of "bling bling's".)
25. Your mother wouldn't let you have garbage pail kids.
26. You wanted to change your name to Jem in Kindergarten.
27. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the
Ramona books.
28. You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".
29. You wanted to be a Goonie.
30. You wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.
31. You wanted to be on StarSearch.
32. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell
off.
33. You took Lunch pales to school.
34. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
35. You remember the craze, and then banning of slap bracelets.
36. You still get the urge to use "NOT" at the end of every statement you
make. (Not.)
37. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.
38. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
39. You remember Punky Brewster.
40. You loved Howard the duck.
41. You thought Sheera and He-Man should hook up.
42. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged
"friendship bracelets". (Hehehe.)
43. You owned a pair of Jelly Shoes.
44. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you couldn't stop saying "I know
you are but what am I?".
45. You remember "I've fallen . . . and I can't get up!".
46. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
47. You got seriously injured on a slip and slide.
48. You know not to mix poprocks and soda.
49. You have played with a 'skip-it'. (I still remember the commercial song.)
50. You had or went to a birthday party at McDonald's.
51. You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks.
52. You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoons.
53. You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian".
54. You remember Heathcliff the orange cat.
55. You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special.
56. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "That wasn't from the
80's". (True, true.)
57. You remember Popples.
58. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!!!
59. You wore socks over tights with high-top Reeboks.
60. You wore like 8 pairs of socks at once, scrunched down.
61. MISS MARY MACK MACK MACK ALL DRESSED IN BLACK BLACK BLACK . . .
62. You remember boom boxes instead of CD players.
63. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
64. You remember the original Transformers. (Cars against Airplanes. How did the Cars end up winning all the time?)
65. You knew what it meant to say: "Care bear stare!!".
66. You had a favorite Care Bear.
67. You remember Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales.
68. You remember watching TV thinking Doogie Howser was hot!
69. You remember Alf, the little furry brown alien from Melmac. (Who doesn't?)
70. You remember the large amounts of hairspray used.
71. You remember those very stylish headbands.
72. You remember Vicky the Robot. (And her tacky red polka-dot dress that she wore everyday)
73. You remember Eve Garland from Out of this World and how she could stop
time by pressing the tips of her index fingers together and talking to her
dad through a glowing cube in her bedroom. (I just cracked a rib.)
74. You remember the beggining of New Kids on the Block.
75. You remember watching The Cosby Show.
76. You remember Mr. Belvadere.
77. You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future.
78. You know all the names of the gang from "Saved by the Bell". (Zack, Kelly, Slater, Screech, Lisa, and Jessie. Oh, and how could I forget Mr. Belding?)
79. You remember Captain Planet and how he would get weak from the sludge that got on him, when all the Planeteers needed to do was pour water on him to power him back up. (With your powers combined...)
80. NANOO NANOO! (Hehehe, he popped out of an egg shell spaceship)
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