OT: Are you a child of the 80's???

[Natalie]

You Know You Grew Up In
The 80's or 90's if:
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE
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 "Duck Tales" (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 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 Pailkids 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.
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. 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
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"
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
54. You know all 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!
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!

[Moon Beam]

Thanks Nat, yup I remember all this
stuff even though I bet my little Sis
lived and breathed most of it!

[i2takpics]

O.M.G. ALL 66! I feel so old now............

[ohsherrie]

My oldest daughter could check yes on a lot of those. Hell, I'm her mother an I fit some of it.

[Clasicrockldy]

I am not a child of the 80's........ but the first sentence should say......"pysch"! at the end!

[*Laura]

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!

[Natalie]

I am not a child of the 80's........ but the first sentence should say......"pysch"! at the end!

Well, yeah, you would think so! I got this in an email and didn't really edit before posting.

I can picture myself as a sophmore in high school in a white and pink bubble skirt (something they left off), with black spandex leggings, three pairs of socks, white, pink and black, layered and scrunched down. My hair in a side ponytail, held in with a banana clip and jelly shoes. I WAS HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Granny]

I am definitely not a child of the eighties, but then why do I remember some of them? Osmosis thru my kids who are children of the eighties?
In fact they are prob. your ages....one born in 1968 and one born in 1970..guess I'm really old....but young at heart.

[Ratgirl]

Well, yeah, you would think so! I got this in an email and didn't really edit before posting.

I can picture myself as a sophmore in high school in a white and pink bubble skirt (something they left off), with black spandex leggings, three pairs of socks, white, pink and black, layered and scrunched down. My hair in a side ponytail, held in with a banana clip and jelly shoes. I WAS HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL! I remember all that.

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

I used to live at the skating rink.. sad.. huh!?

[ohsherrie]

I can picture myself as a sophmore in high school in a white and pink bubble skirt (something they left off), with black spandex leggings, three pairs of socks, white, pink and black, layered and scrunched down. My hair in a side ponytail, held in with a banana clip and jelly shoes. I WAS HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I had a house full of middle school girls who were trying their best to look like the big girls in high school.

[Moon Beam]

Granny, 1970 was a great year wasn't it!?

[Granny]

Granny, 1970 was a great year wasn't it!?

Sure was Moonie!

[ohsherrie]

I used to live at the skating rink.. sad.. huh!?

Every Friday night of my life for a couple years was spent taking my daughter and friends to the skating rink.

[ohsherrie]

I am definitely not a child of the eighties, but then why do I remember some of them? Osmosis thru my kids who are children of the eighties?
In fact they are prob. your ages....one born in 1968 and one born in 1970..guess I'm really old....but young at heart.

Mine were '73 and '79, so I'm not far behind you, and never did grow up.

[Natalie]

Granny, 1970 was a great year wasn't it!?

Sure was Moonie!

I'm going to have to take your word for it ladies. I wasn't conceived yet!

[Natalie]

I used to live at the skating rink.. sad.. huh!?

Every Friday night of my life for a couple years was spent taking my daughter and friends to the skating rink.

Speaking of skating rinks.....remember the "Snowball?"

[ohsherrie]

I used to live at the skating rink.. sad.. huh!?

Every Friday night of my life for a couple years was spent taking my daughter and friends to the skating rink.

Speaking of skating rinks.....remember the "Snowball?"

No, what did I miss?

[Melissa]

I loved Fraggle Rock & The Goonies, lol.

WAY too much of that list is true for me, almost all of it, lol.

[Enigma869]

Granny, 1970 was a great year wasn't it!?

Sure was...I joined the world that fateful year


John from Boston

[Natalie]

I used to live at the skating rink.. sad.. huh!?

Every Friday night of my life for a couple years was spent taking my daughter and friends to the skating rink.

Speaking of skating rinks.....remember the "Snowball?"

No, what did I miss?

OK, the snowball....All the girls would line up on one side of the rink, all the boys on the other. One boy and one girl would start it out by skating together to a slow song, then the "DJ" would say "break" and the girl would go choose another boy, the boy would choose another girl. This continued till the end of the song. The idea is that by the end all or most of the people would be skating by the end.

[Liam]

I think most of that suited me the best.

[jrnyfan86]

Long live the 80's I bleed the 80's and Journey too.

[Natalie]

Long live the 80's I bleed the 80's and Journey too.

Hey, how come you never picked me for the snowball at the skating rink?????

[jrnyfan86]

cause you were still in Diapers when I went there ha ha

[jrnyfan86]

it is true

[chickpea]

I was already married for most of those but I do remember a lot of them. I was more of a late 60s/early 70s child wearing my vinyl go-go boots.

[jrnyfan86]

You forgot parachute pants, mullets, and the infamous "MOTE" slam on yourself.

[ohsherrie]

OK, the snowball....All the girls would line up on one side of the rink, all the boys on the other. One boy and one girl would start it out by skating together to a slow song, then the "DJ" would say "break" and the girl would go choose another boy, the boy would choose another girl. This continued till the end of the song. The idea is that by the end all or most of the people would be skating by the end.

I don't remember that, but my daughter might. I didn't sit there and chaperone through the whole evening. I found out later though that I probably should have.

[SunshineTwilight]

I am definitely not a child of the eighties, but then why do I remember some of them? Osmosis thru my kids who are children of the eighties?
In fact they are prob. your ages....one born in 1968 and one born in 1970..guess I'm really old....but young at heart.

Carol,

YOU are not old!!!!

[jrnyfan86]

none of us are old