YOU KNOW YOU GREW UP IN THE 80's or early 90's IF.....
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 "WHOA " 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 "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)
12. When 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 big
screen... 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 a knot on the side.
17. You played the game "MASH " (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, 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 " in kindergarten. (She's
truly outrageous.)
21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing " and all
the Ramona books.
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, probably 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.
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
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.
43. "Don't worry, be happy"
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. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"
47. You remember boom boxes.. and walking around with one on your
shoulder like you were all that.
48. You remember watching both "Gremlins " movies.
49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
50. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony
Tales"
51. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and
don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".
54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on
"Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class.
55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
56. You just sang those words to yourself.
57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
58. homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
59. You remember when mullets were cool!
60. You had a mullet!
61. You still sing "We are the World"
62. You tight rolled your jeans.
63. You owned a banana clip
64. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
65.. You used to and probably still do say "What you talkin' about
Willis?"
66. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
67. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head,aren't
you!!!
I didn't get some, but it is a cultural thing. However, most of it really confirms I was born in '83. Funny, funny.
Posted by: Jano at August 22, 2004 05:00 AMI wouldn't really say I rember the 80's at all but I do remeber some of the stuff you listed. Me and my sister both had hypercolor shirts.
Posted by: James at August 22, 2004 01:42 PMWOW, looking back at the things you did in the 80's is harsh, how could this stuff ever have been cool? Especially ALF, aka Gordon Shumway, Phalus Face. Kinda like the ugly person you thought was decent looking at the time, but look back and flashbacks of bangs and Jordache hit one's brain like icepicks. Man, I would feel like a dumbass, but it gives me comfort that the whole world at that time had God-awful taste. Taste so bad it seemed good because then people were repenting for some of the disco-shit. I see now we were all just victims of the massive onslaught of advertising and media hype in the 80's. Sometimes I'm suprised any of us survived, but we came away with some things that better us today. We now have some tangible idea of things that suck without a doubt, natural constants of lameness now on the books, molding our cultural future, hopefully never to be implemented again. Now people with mullets are modern day leppers, shartruce is only for fishing lures, and MC hammer cant hold a job. It all has changed, thankfully, only Gary Coleman remains the same.
Posted by: Deezus at August 22, 2004 01:42 PMChildhood memories all the way./
Posted by: Corey at August 27, 2004 03:41 AMThe scary thing is that I recently have discussed several of your "finer" points as still being "real." Last night I was considering buying a Care Bear's puzzle to put to together. Sad, disturbing and kinda cute at 24, don't you think? You can never escape being a child or the 80s.
Posted by: Beth at August 29, 2004 02:19 PM