Do you remember these from the 80’s?
I found this listing on a cool website called Openzine… Worth sharing…
- You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word PSYCH
- You watched the Pound Puppies
- You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton Dance
- Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy
- You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
- You owned those lil’ Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls
- You know that “WOAH” comes from Joey on Blossom
- Two words: Hammer Pants
- If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock”
- You had plastic streamers on your handle bars… and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
- You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales” (Woo ooh!)
- It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons
- You wore a ponytail on the side of your head
- You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen…and still know the turtles names
- You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school
- You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side
- You played the game “MASH” (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
- You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it
- L.A. Gear….need I say more?
- You wanted to change your name to “JEM” in Kindergarten. (She’s Truly Outrageous.)
- You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books
- You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF”
- You wanted to be a Goonie
- You ever wore fluorescent neon clothing (some of us…head-to-toe)
- You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted
- You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf
- You took lunch boxes to school…and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard
- You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets
- You still get the urge to say “NOT” after every sentence
- You remember Hypercolor t-shirts
- Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band
- You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
- You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
- You ever owned a pair of Jelly shoes.
- After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”
- You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”
- You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
- You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
- You have ever played with a Skip-It.
- You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
- You’ve gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
- You remember Popples
- Don’t worry, be happy
- You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
- You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do..getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)
- You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
- You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
- You know what it meant to say “Care Bear Stare!!”
- You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales
- You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot
- You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac
- You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool…and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as “NKOTB”
- You knew all the characters names and their life stories on “Saved By The Bell,” The ORIGINAL class
- You know all the words to Bon Jovi – > YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
- You just sang those words to yourself
- You remember watching Magic vs. Bird
- Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
- You remember when mullets were cool!
- You had a mullet!
- You still sing “We are the World”
- You tight rolled (pegged) your jeans
- You owned a banana clip
- You remember “Where’s the Beef?”
- You used to (and probably still do) say “What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?
- You had big hair and you knew how to use it
- You’re still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren’t you!
Your post brought a smile to my face! It reminded me of who I am (or was, LOL) thanks for sharing with us!