1.10.2008

The 80's

Because I loved my childhood in the 80's and I know yall did too.. I just couldnt resist posting this forward I received.... thanks Vancerelli! :)

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. You know that 'WOAH' came from Joey on Blossom

4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'

5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

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

7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

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

9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)



10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'

12. You wanted to be a Goonie.
13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.

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


21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'

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


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




25. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'
31. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.


32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
33. You just sang those words to yourself.

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're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

6 comments:

Nikki said...

I love this post. Just scrolling through brings back so many great memories! The Goonies is still my all time favorite movie and the worst thing about those jelly shoes was getting a rock in the bottom of your heel. It was like having one high heel on.

Anonymous said...

i love this post!!!!!!

Tara said...

Thank you for letting me relive my childhood! This was great! That is funny Nikki- I still remember getting that rock stuck too!

Brandi said...

I loved the 80's....NKOTB!! Jelly Shoes...Blossom...Shirt clip....neon clothes..ha..
What wasn't to love about the 80's!! ;)

The Cox Family said...

Oh my goodness! I am truly a child of the 80s b/c I remember all of those.

The 80s were so cool! I feel bad for kids today.

Wadsworth Family- said...

I love it! My students love looking at a poster of me on my wall says "Mrs.Wadsworth, through the years..." They can't believe my hair was so big! Amanda