Are you a fan of the 80's?
mjindra
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I grew up in the 80's and never miss a chance to see a good 80's movie or listen to the All-80's radio stations. If you're like me, you'll love this list!
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 Bel Air"
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 clothing.
25. You can remember what Michael 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 favorite band.
32. You thought She-Ra 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
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. "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. "Miss MARY MACK MACK 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 meant 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.
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 Bel Air"
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 clothing.
25. You can remember what Michael 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 favorite band.
32. You thought She-Ra 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
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. "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. "Miss MARY MACK MACK 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 meant 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.
Comments
Then I got into the 80's punk look and I looked even crazier!
The posters I had on my wall were Michael Jackson and Prince. Shaun Cassidy was a big thing back then too!
I'm going home to look through my yearbooks!
Maybe I'll post the hot pink photo...NOT!
At the time I was so jealous, I have very fine hair, and so the big hair look was beyond my capabilities. Big sigh.
I did have the multi colored parrot eye shadow though. Maybe that's why I prefer neutral colors now!
I was also a HUGE fan of Strawberry Shortcake & the Smurfs!!! This thread is definitely bringing back memories!
--My record collection includes Madness, Tom Tom Club, B-52's, Depeche Mode, Madonna, Hoodoo Gurus, and the list goes on.
--I folded in the ankles of my jeans before rolling them up.
--I wore ankle boots. The slouchy kind. With two pairs of slouchy socks.
--I always wanted a pair of camouflage pants.
--I wore a t-shirt over two polo shirts, with both collars up and the sleeves rolled up. All in different colors.
--I wore THREE colors of eyeliner: teal and blue, with BLACK on the inner lid area. (Joan Jett style)
--I wore pink lipstick so frosty that it looked white
--I REALLY wanted to look like Belinda Carlisle.
--I wore wayfarer sunglasses. Really dark ones. Risky Business-style.
--And the BEST (or worst?) of ALL - I had the back of my hair cut into squares (don't ask) and a friend had hers cut in v's with the middle "v" bleached white-blonde.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, mjindra! xB-)
I'm not sure what you mean by folding your pantslegs in before rolling them up, BUT, I can relate to the "wearing a couple shirts" fad.
How about the ear cuff, wearing a clip on the edge of the ear, not a piercing though.
I also have three ear piercings on the left, two on the right. A friend had a bunch of piercings (maybe 10?) around the entire edge of her left ear. Hate to see what her ear must look like now. Those holes don't fill in very well!
Rolling your pants up was called "pegging" your jeans, atleast in Boston it was. You folded them close to your ankle then rolled into a cuff. They had to be Z. Cavaricci or Girbaud, no other jeans were acceptable. My brother was into that whole look.
I had the ear cuff along with multiple ear peircings. Wow! The things I forgot.