Somebody Save Me...
90s Fads
Bold if you ever did these (you know you have just admit it)
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCH!" (I so have never done that--PSYCH!!!"
2. You watched the Pound Puppies. (you're my one and only puppy love)
3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." (Yeah West Philly!)
4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-Sitters Club and tried to start a club of your own. (does anyone else remember the "Babysitter's Little Sister" Books?)
6. You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
7. You know that "WOAH" 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." (I think it's something like: da na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na DUCK TALES!)
12. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. (can have pictures to prove it)
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 (ummm...got? I STILL love Oregon Trail, especially playing with friends and you could kick them out of the wagon train)
16. You played the game "MASH"
17. You wore a Jordache Jean jacket and you were proud of it.
18. L.A. Gear
19. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (no, but I bet I know someone who did...)
20. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. (Remember Reading Rainbow? When Manoa did their version of it, I was the kid reading and reviewing "Ramona Quimby, Age 8". Ah, the fad of egg-cracking...)
21. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF."
22. You wanted to be a Goonie. Truffle Shuffle! Boodie Trap!
24. You even wore flourescent clothing. (it's still in a tub in my basement)
23. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
25. You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. (Did anyone ever come up with an answer?)
26. You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
27. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. (Every time I find one, the craze begins anew--last week it was leopard print, now it's yellow feathered)
28. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence. (Not and Psych were interchangeable, right?)
29. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.
30. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
31. You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up.
32. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets. (especially the ones that came out of the machines in store exits where you get stuff for a quarter)
33. You owned a pair of jelly sandals. (pimp status.)
34. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
35. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
36. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. (Just the music from there alone is enough to scar you for life)
37. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip 'n' Slide. (At camp we set up a huge one spanning nearly the entire length of Glendale park--it was the most massive thing I have ever seen. After a while, the grass around it got wet so people slid right off the tarps, onto the grass, and into trees. It was hysterical. Plus, there was lots of soap in people's eyes from trying to keep the tarp wet. Speaking of which, I actually have an unopened slip'n'slide in my basement...)
38. You have ever played with a Skip-It. (It was the colored see-through one--I even sang the song while skipping--Skip it, skip it, skip it, clap clap clap--yeah, I know I was a loser)
39. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's. (sadly, both)
40. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "that was so awesome."
41. You remember Popples.
42. "Don't worry, be happy." (Oooooooooooo)
43. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights. 44. You wore socks scrunched down.
45. "Miss MARY MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BACK" "With silver BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS all down her BACK, BACK, BACK!" (the handclap game that started them all sigh)
46. You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.
47. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
48. You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
49. You remember watching Rainbow Brite and My Little ponies.
50. You thought Doogie Howser was hot.
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. YES!!!!
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell," (and the super-awesome song)
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi.
55. You played and or collected "Pogs" (who didn't? That was good stuff--slammers, playing for 'keepsies', the big bins of them at A.C. Moore--my parents got all these crappy free advertising ones when they went to buy a car so me and my sister always used them in keepsies games--we were so bad)
56. You used to pretend that you could transform into a Power Ranger (every day at reccess)
Can anyone else absolutely NOT WAIT until I LOVE THE 90's comes out this summer!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Nothing majorly important to say except that all of the goodbyes are starting to hit home--I just hope I don't cry. I'm going to miss...forget it. No sappiness in this entry. Another time. No one's dying, they're just moving on.