Friday, February 15, 2008

You must have grown up in the 80's if...

One of our teachers sent this out in an email the other day, and it has had all of us remembering "when". See if this brings back any memories for you:

  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 Dance

  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". (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 neon 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.

  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

  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 - > YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME

  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 (pegged) 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' 'bout Willis?

  65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it

  66. You're still singing YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME in your head, aren't you!


Check out this link for even more 80's stuff!
http://www.liketotally80s.com/

1 comment:

Rachel said...

Laughed so hard! We actually bought our kids the Fraggle Rock series, lol.