Thursday, October 9, 2008

Does this mean I'm old?

I got this from a friend today. I've seen it before, and it makes me smile everytime. Enjoy!

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 "WOAH" 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 and his cheeks shifted.

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

16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids 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 l eave 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 Kids 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 s till sing "We are the World"

35. You tight rolled your jeans.

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!

10 comments:

Marty said...

Love this post! How did you get your blog header to be so cute?

Anonymous said...

I was leaving a store the other day (babyless, no less) and the 12 year old behind the counter said "thank you ma'am" I wanted to throw something at her!! I am not a ma'am, I'm cool, like you!!
Harper

Jan Johnson said...

LOVE this post! It made me laugh so hard. . . probably b/c I can still see myself in the sideways ponytail, preprolled jeans, and don't forget the two different color socks! :) My vote for the Halloween costume is an 80's schoolgirl! How fun!

Anonymous said...

Am I even a child of the 80's? Pictures of me early in the decade would suggest yes, but now I wonder: I never LIKED nkotb, never SAW blossom, never HEARD shot to the heart until the 90's, and don't recognize half the things on this list. I did, however, enthusiastically partake in slap bracelets, fragglerock, SIKE, and the t-shirt tied to the side. Love it.

Anonymous said...

Remembering these things doesn't make you old....it makes you awesome.

The Davidsons said...

Love it! Memories...

Jason, Cathy, Claire, Grey, and Nate said...

WOW! That brought back a lot of memories! I love it!

AmyKnight said...

OH my goodness I am OLD!!! Looking forward to getting to spend time with you when we move to Starkvegas!!!

Mrs. McMillen said...

hahaha...I remembered several things on the list but not all of them....I guess I am a LITTLE bit younger than you are...slap bracelets were definitely awesome though :)

Tracy~ said...

Oh my gosh! I just loved this post! Gotta love the 80's! I wore my hair in a banana clip everyday for about 2 years! I also loved the friendship bracelets and want to make them again!