You Know You Grew Up In The 80's If...

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YOU KNOW YOU GREW UP IN THE 80'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 Belair"

4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tired to start a
club of your own.

6. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. You know that "WOA" comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: M.C. Hammer

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock".

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales".

12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch
cartoons.

13. You wore a pony tail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.

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) with
friends at school.

18. You wore Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear.....

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten.

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, if you will, clothing.

25. You can remember what Micheal Jackson looked like before his nose fell
off...

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took Lunch Pales to school.

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 favourite band.

32. You thought Sheena and He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you
exchanged 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 what 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 in-line 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 list occasionally saying "This wasn't from the
80's!"

42. You remember Popples.

43. "Dont worry, be happy"

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down.

46. "Miss MARY MARY MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"

47. You remember boom boxes vs cd players.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it maeant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

50. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales"

51. You thought Doogie Howser 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.

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 THRU THE HEART.


:lol:
Is it sad that I remember or did more than half of these things? :thinking:
:lol:
 
Lets see...
I watched Pound Puppies and even had some. I miss my little black one :(
I know all the words to Fresh Prince :lol:
The Babysitters Club rocked!!!!! :P
I loved Strawberry Shortcake
I didn't watch blossom thaaat much "Whooooa"
MC Hammer was the man
Fraggle Rock was my favorite show!!!
Yes I had streamers on my bike...and a little basket ^_^ :lol:
Duck Tails are awesome!!!
The Saturday Morning Cartoons were the best then :sigh:
I rocked the side pony tail
I was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle freak!!!
I remember I had a black clip and a pink clip for my shirt :lol:
I had LA Gear :P
The Karate Kid was awesome
The Goonies were the best thing ever!!!! COPPERPOT!!!!! :lol:
Who didn't wear fluorescent clothes? :thinking:
Michael Jackson used to be cool
I looooved the Smurfs :lol:
Yes I had a little lunch pale with a thurmose :lol:
THE SLAP BRACELETS!!!! I had so many of those!! And then you couldnt ever wear them to school!! :lol:
I had the jelly sandals
Pee-Wee was awesome!!!
OMG the "I've fallen and I cant get up" commercial!!! :lol: :rotflmao:
Slip-n-Slides were crazy
I always got mad at my Skip It..... :Ph34r:
I think I even had a birthday party at McDonalds!!! hahaha I know my sis did
I had a little green Popple ^_^
The "Don't Worry Be Happy" song drove me crazy! The video had Robin Williams in it!!!
I sang the whole Mary Mack thing while doing jump rope ;)
The Gremlins!!! Gizmo was sooo cute!! ^_^
I have to admit that I loved the Care Bears :lol:
Rainbow Bright and My Little Ponys were just plain great!!!
Doogie Howser was cute ^_^
Alf was scary :Ph34r:
My sis and I were New Kids On The Block freaks!!! We had the dolls,blankets,shirts and everything :lol: :confused:
Saved By The Bell still rocks
 
i still have a popple, a rainbow brite and a carebear hidden away in the dark recesses of my cupboard.

...and lots of my little ponys

you did mary mack while skipping rope? i alway did i as one of those rymhes where you had a partner and clapped each others hands

remember inspector gadget? and voltron,

voltron rocked.
 
im so a 90s kid but i did a few of these...the slap bracelets cracked me up....and the reeboks one cuz now everyone is doin it :rotf:
 
ohmygod... the 80s were the WORST fashion period EVER. ever ever ever!! i've mentally blocked my childhood fashion from my mind.

but i sure did love those slap bracelets. i had a neon pink one. :lol:

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tired to start a club of your own.

YES! sadly enough... i loved the baby-sitters club, man. claudia was my favorite. possibly because she was the only asian. :lol: but also because she was cool and stashed food in her room which i tried doing but ended up forgetting where i hid the food and finding it like, two weeks later all moldy and gross.

4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.

13. You wore a pony tail on the side of your head.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

24. You ever wore, fluorescent, if you will, clothing.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

45. You wore socks scrunched down.

that is all so very embarrassing. :blush2:
 
You watched the Pound Puppies. (yes!!!!!!! I loved them!)
You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair" (this is the story all about how my life got... yeah.)
You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish. (oh yeah. It was the ultimate cool thing to do)
You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tired to start a
club of your own. (haha yes... I was like Mary Anne, but since I'm japanese, everyone said i was like Claudia)
You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. (I loved Strawberry Shortcake)
You know that "WOA" comes from Joey on Blossom. (YES! I loved Blossom.)
Two words: M.C. Hammer (can't touch this LoL)
If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock". (we didn't have HBO at home, so every time we were at our grandparents house, my sis and I would watch it non-stop)
You had plastic streamers on your handle bars. (yes! And if I didn't have them, I made paper streamers and taped them)
You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (aww I miss Duck Tales)
When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch
cartoons. (OMG yes!)
You wore a pony tail on the side of your head. (very unfortunately)
You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen. (actually, I think I was scared to go)
You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at
school. (and I still love that game)
You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a
knot on the side. (yes!!! Or I used a scrunchie)
You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) with
friends at school. (hahhaha yes)
You wore Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it. (there's a picture somewhere...)
L.A. Gear..... (hey, they had cool sneakers!)
You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (yes! And I wanted the pink hair, too!)
You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona
books. (Ramona! I had all of the books!)
You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF" (yeah man!)
You wanted to be a Goonie. (okay, my sister STILL wants to be a goonie, I swear)
You ever wore, fluorescent, if you will, clothing. (another fashion error that is probably documented in pictures...)
You can remember what Micheal Jackson looked like before his nose fell
off... (haha yes, and before he bleached his skin)
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. (it's because the smurfs are communists)
You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. (yes! I loved those!!)
You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. (I still do it, every once in a while)
Barbie and the Rockers was your favourite band. (actually, JEM was, but Barbie was a close second)
You thought Sheena and He-Man should hook up. (It's She-ra, by the way... and I thought they DID hook up :blink: )
You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you
exchanged friendship bracelets. (WAIT... that's not true?! :blink: :blink: :lol: :lol: )
You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (hey, those were cool shoes)
After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know what you
are, but what am I?" (ARG yes!!! Me and my sibs would always say it and piss off our parents sooo much)
You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" (I'm sorry, but that commercial just never failed to crack me up)
You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates. (yes. We all wanted parties at the skating rink)
You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. (most likely... grass burn :lol: )
You have ever played with a Skip-It. (I would always play with my friend's skip-it during lunch 'cause my mom wouldn't let me get one)
You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds. (my sister had one there! There are pictures!!)
You've gone through this list occasionally saying "This wasn't from the
80's!" (yes actually, some were from the early 90s)
You remember Popples. (they were CUTE!)
"Dont worry, be happy" (okay, how can anyone not know this one? :lol: )
You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks. (yes!! :Ph34r: )
You wore socks scrunched down. (oh yeah, baby)
"Miss MARY MARY MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" (with silver buttons buttons buttons all down her back back back... yeah...)
You remember boom boxes vs cd players. (yeah, this was so early '90s)
You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies. (Yes! Gizmo was cute!)
You know what it maeant to say "Care Bear Stare!!" ( :lol: Anyone read vartanho.com's ep brief from yesterday's ep?)
You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales (YES!!!!!! I still have a Rainbow Bright christmas stocking... and I LOVED My Little Pony)
You thought Doogie Howser was hot. (sadly, yes, I did. -_- )
You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. (yeah, I never liked him)
You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool. (haha yes, but I didn't like them much either)
You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the
Bell", the ORIGINAL class. (yes!! My friend and I kick butt at the SBTB trivia game!)
You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THRU THE HEART. (oh... i sure did. ;) )

I'd say I'm a child of the '80s...
 
Existentialist said:
You thought Sheena and He-Man should hook up. (It's She-ra, by the way... and I thought they DID hook up :blink: )
she-ra and he-man were brother and sister (it scares me i remember that)

"Miss MARY MARY MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" (with silver buttons buttons buttons all down her back back back... yeah...)

she asked her mother mother mother, for fifty cents cents cents
 
ohmygod... i just remembered - i had this pair of gold-colored dangly earrings in elementary school. one said "i love homework!" and the other said "NOT!"

ahahahahaha...i can't believe i actually wore those to school. man...that's horrible. :blush: :lol:
 
Ooo!! and who could ever forget the insane craze of stick-on earrings!! :lol:
:thinking:
You know, the little sticker things you would wear on your ears??
No?? :blink:
Just me?? :thinking:
Nevermind... :P
:lol:
 
I saw this awhile ago at another forum and I went over it and it pretty much said that I was an 80's child, I remember back in the day when i did so much of that...Well I was born in late '88, so I was barely an 80's child!! :lol:
 
Mrs. Karie Vartan said:
Ooo!! and who could ever forget the insane craze of stick-on earrings!! :lol:
:thinking:
You know, the little sticker things you would wear on your ears??
No?? :blink:
Just me?? :thinking:
Nevermind... :P
:lol:
oh yeah, i remember those stick-on earrings. those things actually HURT. the adhesive on them were so strong that it really stung when you finally pulled them off your ears. geez.
 
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