You know you grew up in the 80's if.....

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:44 pm

You know you grew up in the 80's
if......

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

2. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and

can do the "Carlton."

3. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

4. Two words: Hammer Pants.

5. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

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

7. You wore stone washed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

8. L.A.Gear....need I say more?

9. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona Quimby books.

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

11. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.(some of us...head-to-toe).

12. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

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

14. You ever owned a
pair of Jelly-Shoes (and probably in neon colors, too).

15. After you saw "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?

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

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

18. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

19. You have played with a Skip-It.

20. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

21. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

22. "Don't worry, be happy."

23. You wore, like, EIGHT pairs of socksover tights with high top Reeboks.

24. You wore socks scrunched down (an d sometimes still do).

25. You remember boom boxes.

26. You remember Alf, the li'l furry brown alien from Melmac.

27. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.

28. You know all the words to Bon Jovi's "SHOT THROUGH THE HEART."

(You just sang those words
to yourself.)

30. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. Oh yeah............it will never be that good again

31. Homemade Levi shorts.. (The shorter the better.)

32. You remember when mullets were cool!

33. You had a mullet!

34. You still sing "We are theWorld."

35. You tight rolled your jeans.

36. You owned a banana clip.

37. You remember "Where's the Beef? & time to make the doughnuts.

38. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

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

You're still singing "Shot Through the Heart" in your head, aren't you!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:14 pm

OMG.....That is SOOOO Me, lol...for the most part...unfortunatley... Crying or Very sad

1. Yep....
2. Heh...I still watch Fresh Prince with my son....not sure what "The Carlton" is though...
3. Didn't like that look...too hot to wear all that shit in the summertime
4. Nah, thought they looked goofy
5. Yep, did the 'do
6. Heh...
7. Woot! Jordache! Laughing

8. Nah, never liked those shoes
9. Oh, yeah.........Judy Blume STILL rocks...
10. Daniel-san...saw all the movies, lol
11. EWWW..that was the worst fashion trend ever, lol..you could see me coming in the dark....but black lights were cool though with it...
12. ...Unfortunately...Billie Jean is not my lover....hoooo!
13. I drove my parents crazy with that...
14. OMG, I had a ton of them...wore them everywhere and they were so cheap to buy! Wear out one pair, buy another for a few bucks...
15. Heh.....yep, until I found out about him whacking off in the movie theater...
16. Heh....get that old lady a bracelet
17. OOO...THE thing to do...and all the cool guys at the rink had black firebirds....
18. Slip & Slides are STILL fun, dammit
19. Never was coordinated enough for that
20. Yep...and Ronald McDonald showed up too! Awesome!
21. ...and laughing my ass off as well!
22. Now that damn song's stuck in my head, lol..."Here's a little song I wrote....I'd like to sing it note for note, don't worry.......be happy"
23. Man, legwarmers were AWESOME in the winter....kept your legs warm when wearing a skirt...
24. OMG, yes.....scrunchie socks... Cool

25. Yup....I think I actually still have one laying around here somewhere as a matter of fact...
26. Awe, man...Alf was the MAN!
27. Nah, never liked NKOTB
28. oooooo...Jon Bon Jovi....sigh...he was so HOT! Wink

29. Yeah, I started singing it... Very Happy

30. Hell yeah, Lakers vs Celtics....hmmm...OMG, was that my Sr year in high school? Hmmmm...not sure...think it may have been earlier...
31. Still wear them for cleaning house and working in the yard...
32/33. Heh...yes, I did have one...Babbs, don't you DARE dig up that picture or I'll dig yours up as well, lol
34. Ehh....not really, only if it I hear it...but I DO still know all the words...
35. Oh, yeah....lord, what a dork, lol
36. Quite a few, actually...
37. Heh...I have been known to want to ask a couple men from my past that exact question...
38. Heh..no, I don't still use it, but I did at one time, lol
39. OMG...The bigger the better...and bangs 4 inches high with enough hair spray to hold up a dead man....
40. damn song.....I hate it when they get stuck in my head...

Joined: Mar 24, 2006 Posts: 134

Releih wrote:

37. You remember "Where's the Beef? & time to make the doughnuts.

Releih wrote:

37. Heh...I have been known to want to ask a couple men from my past that exact question...

O.o

anywho...

Anyone remember Hypercolor? The shirts that would change color if you due to body heat. And what about Kangaroos? Where are they on your list??

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:56 pm

I dont remember those....

Joined: Mar 24, 2006 Posts: 134

Releih wrote:

I dont remember those....

Which ones? 'Roos or Hypercolor?

Senior Officer Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 1370

You know you grew up in the 80's
if......

1. You have any idea what Rel is talking about.... Razz

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:08 am

I most defenatly remember kangaroos, and they still make them, but sadly they dont have the pockets in teh toungs anymore.

and I wouldnt ever wear hyperclolrs because i was afriad they would just change colors under my arm pits lol.

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:28 am

tldr

Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 17

I'M OLD! I remember all of that and oftem wish I was in the 80's again. *sigh* But, time marches on and I must follow Sad