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Date Posted: 11:37:17 11/04/02 Mon
Author: Achilles
Author Host/IP: slkrmb01bbj-ac02-p48-171.mts.net / 205.200.48.171
Subject: You know you grew up in the 80s if..

Although some of us may not be old enough to remember some of this stuff, lets see how much we can add to the list :-)

You know you grew up in the '80s if....

1)You ever ended your sentence with "psych"

2)You solved the Rubics cube.....by peeling off the stickers

3)You watched the pound puppies or owned some

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 scented dolls

8) You know what 'Whoa' means from Blossom

9)Three words: M.C. Hammer

10)You thought it would be great to have a friend named "Boner"

11)You can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales"

12)You played the Chipmunks Christmas album all year long!

13)The crypt keeper really freaked you out

14)Remember reading Kool-Aid man comics

15)You ever watched Fraggle Rock

16)You had plastic streamers on the handle bars of your bike, a basket in front, or a banana seat

17)When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons

18) You wore a pony tail to the side of your head

19)You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen

20)You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school

21)You made your mom buy you one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side

22)"Whatcha talking about Willis?!?!"

23)You played the game "Mash" with friends at school

24)You wore a Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it

25)L.A. GEAR

26)Your mother wouldn't let you have garbage pail kids

27)You wanted to change your name to Jem in kindergarten

28) You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books

29)You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off"

30)You wanted to be a Goonie

31)You ever wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing

32)You wanted to be on StarSearch

33)You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.

34)You took Lunch boxes/pails to school

35)You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf

36)You remember the craze, and then banning of slap bracelets

37)You still get the urge to use "NOT" at the end of every statement you make

38) You remember Hypercolor T-shirts

39)Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band

40)You remember Punky Brewster

41)You loved Howard the duck

42)You thought She-ra and He-man should hook up

43)You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged "friendship bracelets"

44)You ever owned a pair of Jelly Shoes

45)After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you couldn't stop saying "I know you are but what am I?"

46)You remember "I've fallen...and I can't get up!"

47)You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

48) You ever got seriously injured on a slip and slide

49)You know not to mix poprocks and soda

50)You have played with a 'skip-it'

51)You had or went to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheeses with the singing rat and that purple thing "When I say Happy you say Birthday...Happy...Birthday... Happy..Birthday"

52)Saved by the Bell was one of your favorite shows

53)You ever sat on or used one knee on a skateboard

54)You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks

55)You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoons

56)You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian"

57)If you remember Heathcliff the orange cat

58) You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special (the camels were so cool!!)

59)You remember Popples

60)DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

61)You wore socks over tights with high-top Reeboks

62)You wore like 8 pairs of socks at once, scrunched

63)ARUBA JAMAICA...OOHH I WANNA TAKE YOU TO BERMUDA, BAHAMAHS, COME ON PRETTY MAMA, KEY LARGO, MONTIGO, BABY WHY DON'T WE GO DOWN TO KOKOMO...THAT'S WHERE WE WANNA GO...WAY DOWN IN KOKOMO!!

64)You remember boom boxes instead of CD players

65)You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies

66)Slip on vans w/ black and white checkers

67)You remember the Transformers and Decepticons

68) You had to buy a pair of overalls when everyone started wearing them

69)You knew what it meant to say: "Care bear stare!!" and you had a favorite

70)You remember Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tails

71)You remember watching TV thinking Doogie Howser was hot!

72)You remember Alf, the little furry brown alien from Malmac

73)You remember the large amounts of hairspray used

74)You remember those very stylish headbands

75)You remember Vicky the Robot

76)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

77)You remember the beginning of New Kids on the Block

78) You remember watching The Cosby show

79)You remember Mr.Belvadier

80)You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future

81)You owned an I.O.U shirt

82)You say synthisizer not key board

83)Cabbage Patch Kids!

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