February 09, 2006

You know you grew up in the 1980's if...

(i've bolded whatever it is that i identify with - there's quite a bit)

Cabbage patch kids were legitimate members of your family

You watched the Pound Puppies

You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of BelAir"

You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish

You yearned to be a member of the Baby Sitter's Club and you even started a club of your own

You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls

You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey on Blossom

Two words: M.C. Hammer

You ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

You had plastic streamers on your handlebars

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

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

You wore a ponytail on the side of your head

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

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

You played the game "MATCH" (Mansion, Apartment, Toilet, Church, House)

You walked like an Egyptian

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

You remember reading "Are you there God, it's me, Margaret"

You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

You wanted to be a Goonie

You ever wore fluorescent clothing

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

You have even pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf

You took Lunch Pails to school

You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence

You remember Hypercolor tshirts

Barbie and the Rockers was your favourite band.

You thought Sheera and HeMan should hook up

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

You even owned a pair of JellyShoes

After you saw PeeWee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

You remember, "I've fallen and I can't get up"

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

You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide

You remember when the film clip to "Like A Prayer" was banned

You have even played with a SkipIt

You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds

You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement

You remember Popples

"Don't worry, be happy"

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

You wore socks scrunched down

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

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales

You thought Doogie Howser was hot

You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac!

You remember New Kids on the Block when they were famous

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell", the ORIGINAL class

You know all the words to Bon Jovi SHOT THRU THE HEART

You just sang those words to yourself

You cut your tshirts in half and wore it with your homemade Levi shorts...(the shorter the better)

You remember when mullets were cool!

You had a mullet!

You still sing, "We are the World"

Category: Reminiscences
Posted by jenny at February 9, 2006 12:31 PM
Comments

Hey! Been a while since I've read blogs - but heard about your engagement in Tassie and just wanted to say hi!

And I related to sooooooooooo many of that eighties list!

Posted by: Fi at February 9, 2006 07:03 PM

hi fi!

Posted by: jenny at February 10, 2006 08:44 AM

nostalgia

Posted by: Ian at February 11, 2006 12:54 PM
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