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
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 socks over tights with high top
Reeboks.
24. You wore socks scrunched down (and 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."
29. (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 the World."
35. You tight rolled your jeans.
36. You owned a banana clip.
37. You remember "Where's the Beef?
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.
40. You wanted to be a 'Goonie'
41. You wore Jams.
42. You spent more than a month trying to beat Super Mario Bros.
43. You watched the Cosby Show with your parents and then went to bed so they could watch Cheers afterwards on Thursday nights.
44. You still don't completely grasp the concept that wrestling is
fake.
45. You got to watch GOOD, AMERICAN cartoons on Saturday morning like
The Smurfs, Richie Rich, Muppet Babies, The Wuzzles, and Thundercats.
The only Japanese cartoon was Hello Kitty and it sucked as bad as all of
the current Japanese cartoons.
46. You had a crush on Candice Cameron from Full House. (maybe that
was just me??)
47. Alyssa Milano and Jaime from Charles in Charge were the hottest
girls ever.
48. Pinwheel, Pinwheel, spinning around.... (go ahead... you know the
rest of it)
49. You know what getting up to change the channel is like.
50. You had a preference between Transformers and GoBots.
51. That Chris Isaak video with the girl on the beach ended up being
your introduction to manhood....
52. Someone you knew made bracelets out of string on clipboards in
school.
53. DuckHead shorts, a Big Johnson t-shirt, boat shoes (Dexters) with
no socks, and an extra long braided leather belt were all you needed to
dress for success.
54. You couldn't figure out how the HyperColor shirts worked.... you
know, the ones where the guy's pants would turn to shorts in the heat...
55. You weren't considered a loser for watching wrestling.
56. You thought guys with earrings looked gay.
57. You didn't know any gay people but you had heard of them.
58. You only got "written up" for fighting at school.
59. You know what I'm talking about when I refer to building a fort.
60. Street lights still mattered.
61. Walking to school by yourself in the first grade was not a
considered a potentially life or butt threatening experience.
62. The news about Milli Vanilli surprised you.
63. Your parents wouldn't let you watch Dallas or Knots Landing with
them.
64. You put holes in the knees of your jeans to make a fashion
statement.
65. You put British Knights (BK's) on your feet.
You're still singing "Shot through the Heart" in your head, aren't
you!!!
PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO GREW UP IN THE 80'S ↓
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| Name: dee43701 | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 4:15 AM |
| you forgot breakdancing and camaros ↑ |
| Name: Fiona | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 10:15 AM |
| How about that TV show 'Fame'. *LOL* I lived to watch that show!!! ↑ |
| Name: SAm | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 11:36 AM |
| You just have the best jokes Debra LOL, NOT! ↑ |
| Name: Debra | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 12:03 PM |
| Fiona- I loved that show- I use to wear my "leggins" around my ankles with my toes out just like the show- and Flashdance!!! I work at Old Navy and half this stuff is there right now for sale full price!! Jams (floral shorts) Gaucho Boots, TUBE Socks, gold shirts with a WHALE on the chest!! I just laugh when I walk in! ↑ |
| Name: Maxie | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 4:54 PM |
*&^&^%%$^&*@@!!!!! Man your nuts...I love it!!!!!
.....yes...I am. ... " You give give love.. a bad name........." ↑ |
| Name: Maxie | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 7:36 PM |
Ok Debra...that stupid song wont go off in my head....I have been in the garden and just taking a break now...I laughed a few more times out there recall so of the notes you made.
What about the hair....the more spray and backcombing and bigger the better...I reflect now and call it a salad! Oh my gosh oh yeah...the guys with the mimi vice clothes...and the other guys with the flock of seagulls hair doos....LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! ↑ |
| Name: Debra | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 8:07 PM |
| Maxie what about those big huge barrett bows oh and I saw limited too had the skirts with the cropped leggins in underneath!! ↑ |
| Name: Debra | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 8:09 PM |
| AND ROLLERSKATES WITH 4 WHEELS AND A KEY!!!! ↑ |
| Name: WHOA HOLD THE PHONE... | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 9:00 PM |
| Name: Maxie | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 9:51 PM |
AAAWWWWHHHH yes!!!!! Madonna baby!!! Oh so sorry Debra ...should have read....and recalling some of...reference..me last post&^%$$!!!!!! Guess you sounded it out!
LOLOLOL to the young lady who says were old...your turn is coming honey!!!! You may be right ... but thank goodness I gave up on the Miami Vice dudes!!!!! I could be married right now to a guy who never grew out of that and still had the Flock of Seagulls hair go'in on!!!!!
Dude and Cool are likely out these days too....NOT!!! ↑ |
| Name: Maxie | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 10:02 PM |
Oh girls...I should never write anything in a rush!! Further I should not review what I posted &^^%&^!!!!!!LOLOL!!! Good grief! If only Bon Jovi could hear it ...."you (give give love)...one 'give' will do...and in the key of ....WHAT!!!!!
And pretty sure its Miami not mimi....hummmmm?! Not only old but no time to give a flip really to tell the truth...just sit and laugh at myself. I am almost always in some kind of rush. Its complete madness around here. But I intend to think of some more slightly scarry eithties thoughs!!!!
Just have a laugh. ↑ |
| Name: Debra | Date: Apr 26th, 2006 11:57 PM |
| I just find it so hysterical that I look back at the pictures mortified thinking how could I have ever worn that- and then I go into work and their selling it for money- and people are buying!!!! My son was watching Jaws and the guys hair are all grown out and scum baggy looking just like they are today!!?! No style- is in style- the not combed, not washed bangs in your face look is in! I'm only old on paper, not in my heart -so to whoever said we were old- be careful- I think its having kids- once I started having them time just FLEW by!! Probably because none of us have any time to just sit and relax!! Have a great one all! ↑ |
| Name: What What Back that track up. | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 1:22 AM |
| Who who back that ass up ↑ |
| Name: Irene | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 4:40 AM |
LMAO, how funny and true, now all ive been doing is singing "you give love a bad name"
the good old leg warmers from fame(was my favourite film)
the fluro colour clothes to match Wham was another good one and oh the Madonna dress code at one stage too when she used to sing to get into the groove Oh my God i used to think i looked like her lololol,
thanks once again Debra for making me laugh!! ↑ |
| Name: Debra | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 1:09 PM |
| I can top you Irene- I paid money to go to a MILLY VANILLI CONCERT! ↑ |
| Name: Debra | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 1:10 PM |
| Name: Maxie | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 4:16 PM |
| Ok wait girls...Donny and Marie!!! I still love them..but oh my golly when I see the old footage of the show I cant believe my eyes...what was I thinking at 13/14!!!! I was going to marry Donny Osmond I figured!!!LOLOLOL LMAO!!!!!! ↑ |
| Name: Lisa | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 6:34 PM |
| Oh MY GOD!! If you were out to make anyone feel old,it just worked on me!!!! Oh my God!! That seems like a hundred years ago!!!! THANKS!!!!! (IT'S HILARIOUS THOUGH TOO)!! SO THANKS FOR THE LAUGH AND THE MEMORIES LOL!!!!!!! ↑ |
| Name: Lisa | Date: Apr 27th, 2006 6:42 PM |
| And you wore friendship pins(the safety pins with cool colored beeds on them,most of us attached them to our shoestrings),and long gaudy earrings,and chewed big wads of bubblegum,and tons of make-up and hairspray and other jewelry!!!!!And we thought we were sooooo cool back then!!!!!! ↑ |
| Name: charla | Date: May 12th, 2006 2:13 PM |
| you cant forget about billy idol my mom would cringe when i would tell her that i was going to marry him i was only 9 ↑ |
| Name: dee43701 | Date: May 13th, 2006 5:22 AM |
i found a web site that made me think of this post
you know your from the 80's if you can picture he commercial with these
Do you wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins.....NOTHING."
"Gimme a break! Gimme a break! Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat bar!!"
"2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese....pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."
"I want my MTV"
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful"
("Hefty Hefty Hefty wimpy wimpy wimpy")
"Where's The Beef?"
"Move over bacon, here comes something leaner!"
"I've fallen... and I can't get up!"
Calgon take me away" ↑ |
| Name: charla | Date: May 13th, 2006 1:54 PM |
| yikes i could visulize every one of those mostly the brooke shields jean add i thought she was sooo pretty she still is. ↑ |
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