Saturday, April 4, 2009

You Know You Grew Up in the 80's if...

(I got this as a forward, but then found it with all the pics here.)

You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
80s slang sike you out

You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton

fresh prince of bel aire

You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom

blossom joey woah whoa

If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'

jim hensons fraggle rock

It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

saturday morning cartoons ninja turtles foghorn leghorn looney tunes

You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

80s pony tail on side of head

You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
80s shirt knot clip

You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
mash mansion apartment shack house shelter

You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
stone washed blue jean jackets jordache

You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'

wax on wax off karate kid 80s

You wanted to be a Goonie.
goonies 80s

You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)
flourescent clothing 80s fashions

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

michael jackson 80s music

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

smurfette smurfs

You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

lunch box gi joe
garbage pail kids

You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

snap bracelets

You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.

not

You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

friendship bracelets

You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

jelly shoes 80s clothing

After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'

pee wees big adventure

You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'

ive fallen and cant get up

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
skating rink

You have ever played with a Skip-It.
skip it

You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

boom box on shoulder

You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
gremlins

You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
doogie howser samantha micelli whos the boss

You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
alf

You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'

new kids on the block

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.
saved by the bell

You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
bon jobi shot through the heart

You just sang those words to yourself.

You still sing 'We are the World'
we are the world

You tight rolled your jeans.
tight rolled jeans

You owned a bannana clip.

banana clip

You remember 'Where's the Beef?'

wheres the beef lady

You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'
different strokes arnold what you talkin bout willis

MacGyver was your hero
macgyver

You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

bon jobi shot through the heart

You have other friends that will laugh just as much as you did while reading this.

1 comment:

Jobina said...

Love it! BTW, I actually have a NKOTB cd, a Fragglerock Dvd, and my grade 6 FLOURESCENT grad dress. Gotta keep the memories alive!