Monday, February 16, 2009

Had To Post This

A friend sent this in an email but I had to post this. Read and weep if you grew up in the 80's. I found it very scary in the fact that I knew every point mentioned and actually owned a "Where's The Beef" board game. I also found myself singing the songs referred to.

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 'WHOA' comes 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, his cheeks shifted and his nationality became questionable.


15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.



16. You took lunch boxes to sc hool...and traded Garbage Pail Kids 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 K ids 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 or french cuffed your jeans. And still debate on which is the right term!



36. You owned a bannana 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!



40. your hair looked like this for at least 1 school picture!


So how did you do? Recognize anything or did it bring back nightmarish memories?


4 comments:

Kelli said...

Our poor children! Yes, to all of them.

Anonymous said...

With the exception of the pony tail on the side of my head, clip for my t-shirt, and the jelly shoes...YEP...I know all of those.

I did have some jelly bracelets though...

I still say "WHOA"

I have Fraggle Rock on DVD

We still play Oregon Trail on our PC.

We played air-guitars and lip-sinked to Shot Through the Heart in 5th grade for the talent show...

Melissa said...

lol! This brought back some memories...I did not remember friendship bracelets, but I do remember making "friendship pins" we put on our "bow-bows" (white tennis sneakers with no laces). We slid different colored beads onto safety pins and gave them to each other.

Funny about "We Are the World"...I just dusted off my program from Live Aid the other day in the basement! My Live Aid t-shirt is around here somewhere, however, I have since discarded all my Def Leppard and Bon Jovi fake "concert shirts"!

Trish said...

You got me about half-on half-off for this one, I guess my age is showing!

And Melissa, I do remember friendship pins on the shoes. :)