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You Know You Grew Up In The 80's if.....

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You Know You Grew Up In The 80's if:
1. You used to buy cassette singles… and still have some stashed somewhere…
2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
3. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
4. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
5. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls (or your sister did).
6. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom
7. Two words: Hammer Pants
8. You watched "Fraggle Rock".
9. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokies or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
10. You watched "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)
11. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
12. You (your sister, cousins) wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
13. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen..and still know the turtles names.
14. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
16. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
17. L.A. Gear....need I say more?
18. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all the other Judy Blume books.
19. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"
20. You wanted to be a Goonie.
21. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)
22. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
23. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
24. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
25. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.
26. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
27. Barbie and the Rockers was your favourite band.
28. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
29. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
30. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
31. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
32. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
33. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
34. You have ever played with a Skip-It or Elastix
35. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
36. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
37. Don't worry, be happy
38. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
39. You wore socks scrunched down
40. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
41. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
42. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"
43. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales
44. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
45. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
46. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"
47. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
48. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
49. You just sang those words to yourself.
50. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
51. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
52. You remember when mullets were cool!
53. You had a mullet!
54. You still sing "We are the World"
55. You tight rolled your jeans.
56. You owned a bannana clip.
57. You used to (and probably still do)
say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
58. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
59. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO GREW UP IN THE 80s or Early 90s!!!
ROCK ON!!!
 
Ooh I love it!! I am still singing bon jovi!!! I loved saturday morning cartoons - kissifur? I also loved Motormouth, going live, parallel 9! I loved t-bag and t-shirt!! Simon and the Witch all the gooduns!! I want to be back in the eighties!!

Ooh and I remember I've fallen and I can't get up but I can't think why!!!
 
me too. Everyone knew someone who had a white Tshirt with 'RELAX' written in big black letters!
 
I recall some of them and i was born nov 86
haha

L.A. Gear *cringes*
 
Eeekk!!! Remember it all! Was just talking about those hypercolour T shirts the other day! And it's true...cartoons just aren't the same as they used to be!
 
missac said:
Ooh I love it!! I am still singing bon jovi!!! I loved saturday morning cartoons - kissifur? I also loved Motormouth, going live, parallel 9! I loved t-bag and t-shirt!! Simon and the Witch all the gooduns!! I want to be back in the eighties!!

Ooh and I remember I've fallen and I can't get up but I can't think why!!!

Simon at the witch!! Remember Gummy bears, Getalong Gang and Why Dont You!
 
Friday night, Channel 4 I'd be 'tuning into' (yes did actually turn the knob to tune in and out) Roseanne :)
 
LOL That's cheered me up :lol:

Made me remember the dodgy fashion of the 80's i'd forgot all about banana clips and scrunching down your socks my mum used to go mad when i did that.

Em x
 
Who mentioned Simon and the Witch? I keep trying to explain to everyone at work that Carole from Big Brother reminds me of The Witch!!!! They all think I am mad!


And.......this morning whilst I was doing my hair and rambling on to Brad about nonsense, he turned to me and said in his best Gary Coleman voice
"What you talkin' 'bout Knoxville?" :rotfl:

he calls me Knoxville by the way........he didn't just forget the words!
 
evemarie8 said:
he calls me Knoxville by the way........he didn't just forget the words!

I thought he calls you Princess Fiona?!!! :rotfl:
 
Glad you all enjoyed it!! That hypercolour T-shirts were just nasty - drew attention to the fact whoever was wearing them was sweating!! :puke:

I loved Simon & the Witch!!!
 
SarahH said:
Glad you all enjoyed it!! That hypercolour T-shirts were just nasty - drew attention to the fact whoever was wearing them was sweating!! :puke:

I loved Simon & the Witch!!!

Haha my brother had an orange one, it was his fave T-shirt!!! He used to shout at me if I touched it :roll:
 

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