You Know You're a Child of the 80s If ...

[keladry_lupin]

Ganked from ltlredhairdgirl

I got this as an email, but totally decided to turn it into a meme, mainly BECAUSE I CAN! MUAH-HAHAHA!


Bold the ones you actually did/remember.

(My personal comments are in italics, because I have to have the last word.)

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE

It's actually spelled PSYCH, but no one would recognize it if I corrected it

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 "WHOA" 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

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

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

EW! They're brother and sister! ... And now I've shown exactly how geeky I am.

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 McDonald's

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

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

Although the song's real name is "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

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

No, but my first boyfriend did.

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 "Shot through the Heart" in your head, aren't you!