Fun
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. (still try to refrain from that, doesn't always happen)
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Belair and can do the
Carlton.
4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy. (yup)
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to
start a club of your own. (still do)
6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. (I did. Wonder what happened to them)
7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.
8. Two words: Hammer Pants. (yuk)
9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock". (HBO baby)
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes
or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect (couldn't get them damn things off tho)
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo hooh!).
12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch
cartoons. (Yay, smurfs for two hours)
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. (hides)
14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big
screen...and still know the turtles names. (leonardo, michaelangelo, raphael and donatello - only had to look up donatello)
15. You remember playing Pac Man when it first came out. (love ms. pacman more, but had original on atari)
16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your
Shirt in a knot on the side. (oops)
17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shack,House). (all the fucking time)
18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it. (my mom bought my sister a pair of stonewashed jeans a few years ago. She is 19 and doesn't quite get it. she won't throw them out but I've never seen her wear them)
19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?
20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten.(She's
Truly outrageous.) (used to watch every morning before school but remember none_)
21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all the
Ramona books. (didnt much like ramona and BEEZUS but loved tales of the fourth grade nothing)
22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF". (what movie was that from again - would that be karate kid?)
23. You wanted to be a Goonie. (still do just bought the movie)
24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe). (sigh)
25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. (yes I do, I used to watch the thriller video every day at 2:30 on MTV - we had half/day kindergarten)
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. (I still have a box of these)
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. (i even had shorts and we wore them to school dances)
31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. (I had some of these)
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up. (ew they were brother and sister)
33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you
exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. (am still sad. I am a bitter bitter girl)
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (I took some to camp before third grade and my feet decided to grow while there. needless to say, all my shoes hurt. why didn't i have more flip flops?)
35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" (my sister was friggin obsessed with peewee. loved the show. she cried when she found out what he did - to some extent - and I'll post the pic of her crying when I get the scanner cable)
36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up". (fucking great)
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. (definitely and they played rob base and dj ezrock)
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. (not seriously but like, that thing was damn uncomfortable )
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds. (sigh)
41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement. (pretty fucking much)
42. You remember Popples.
43. Don't worry, be happy. (good old bobby mcferrin)
44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top
Reeboks.
45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting
yelled at by younger hip members of the family).
46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your
shoulder like you were all that. (i always wanted one. My purple little one never really made much of an impact)
47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!" (well see, my daughter still watches this crap because of the frigging 80s comeback - thanks vh1 - and this is not old at all to me)
49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales. (hated rainbow bright loved MLP)
50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot. (nope, sorry)
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. (I loved alf. my daddy made a good impression of him. wish i could remember...)
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". (poor NKOTB still love jordan)
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved
By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class. (of course, like who doesnt)
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. (heard this the other night, so I can say that this is...
TRUE)
55. You just sang those words to yourself. (all the time. Bon Jovi is from NJ)
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. (I think it should be Byrd, but sure - er, not really)
57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better). (mine were more Guess? but sure)
58. You remember when mullets were cool!
59. You had a mullet! (I sure did. Just another pic to post)
60. You still sing "We are the World". (and have ti DL)
61. You tight rolled your jeans. (I did - what are you going to do about it?)
62. You owned a bannana clip.
63. You remember "Where's the Beef?" (wendys - she died - so did dave thomas : ( )
64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about
Willis?"
65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it. (I'm from jersey)
66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head aren't
you. (what do you think - me and my sis both bought my stepdad - her dad - Bon Jovi cds last christmas)
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE. (still try to refrain from that, doesn't always happen)
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Belair and can do the
Carlton.
4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy. (yup)
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to
start a club of your own. (still do)
6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. (I did. Wonder what happened to them)
7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.
8. Two words: Hammer Pants. (yuk)
9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock". (HBO baby)
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes
or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect (couldn't get them damn things off tho)
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo hooh!).
12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch
cartoons. (Yay, smurfs for two hours)
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. (hides)
14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big
screen...and still know the turtles names. (leonardo, michaelangelo, raphael and donatello - only had to look up donatello)
15. You remember playing Pac Man when it first came out. (love ms. pacman more, but had original on atari)
16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your
Shirt in a knot on the side. (oops)
17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shack,House). (all the fucking time)
18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it. (my mom bought my sister a pair of stonewashed jeans a few years ago. She is 19 and doesn't quite get it. she won't throw them out but I've never seen her wear them)
19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?
20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten.(She's
Truly outrageous.) (used to watch every morning before school but remember none_)
21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all the
Ramona books. (didnt much like ramona and BEEZUS but loved tales of the fourth grade nothing)
22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF". (what movie was that from again - would that be karate kid?)
23. You wanted to be a Goonie. (still do just bought the movie)
24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe). (sigh)
25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. (yes I do, I used to watch the thriller video every day at 2:30 on MTV - we had half/day kindergarten)
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. (I still have a box of these)
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. (i even had shorts and we wore them to school dances)
31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. (I had some of these)
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up. (ew they were brother and sister)
33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you
exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. (am still sad. I am a bitter bitter girl)
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (I took some to camp before third grade and my feet decided to grow while there. needless to say, all my shoes hurt. why didn't i have more flip flops?)
35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" (my sister was friggin obsessed with peewee. loved the show. she cried when she found out what he did - to some extent - and I'll post the pic of her crying when I get the scanner cable)
36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up". (fucking great)
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. (definitely and they played rob base and dj ezrock)
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. (not seriously but like, that thing was damn uncomfortable )
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds. (sigh)
41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement. (pretty fucking much)
42. You remember Popples.
43. Don't worry, be happy. (good old bobby mcferrin)
44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top
Reeboks.
45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting
yelled at by younger hip members of the family).
46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your
shoulder like you were all that. (i always wanted one. My purple little one never really made much of an impact)
47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!" (well see, my daughter still watches this crap because of the frigging 80s comeback - thanks vh1 - and this is not old at all to me)
49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales. (hated rainbow bright loved MLP)
50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot. (nope, sorry)
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. (I loved alf. my daddy made a good impression of him. wish i could remember...)
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". (poor NKOTB still love jordan)
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved
By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class. (of course, like who doesnt)
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. (heard this the other night, so I can say that this is...
TRUE)
55. You just sang those words to yourself. (all the time. Bon Jovi is from NJ)
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. (I think it should be Byrd, but sure - er, not really)
57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better). (mine were more Guess? but sure)
58. You remember when mullets were cool!
59. You had a mullet! (I sure did. Just another pic to post)
60. You still sing "We are the World". (and have ti DL)
61. You tight rolled your jeans. (I did - what are you going to do about it?)
62. You owned a bannana clip.
63. You remember "Where's the Beef?" (wendys - she died - so did dave thomas : ( )
64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about
Willis?"
65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it. (I'm from jersey)
66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head aren't
you. (what do you think - me and my sis both bought my stepdad - her dad - Bon Jovi cds last christmas)