I'm a Product of the 80's

Okay, so after I did that Christmas Taggleton, I got a little nostalgic. Especially after seeing that picture of the Barbie Dream House. So, here is a little sumpin, sumpin for those kids of the 80's, early 90's - like me!

These really brought back some memories - oh how I miss being a kid. Go ahead admit it, they all ring a bell, don't they? My comments are in parentheses

You knew you grew up in the 80's (or early 90's) if...

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "SIKE".

2. You watched the Pound Puppies (Oh I loved my Pound Puppy)

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair"

4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. (Strawberry Shortcake was my favorite - I even had a Strawberry Shortcake kitchen set - ooh, and my sleeping bag was Strawberry Shortcake).

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: M.C. Hammer (I can't touch that)

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock". (I remember watching Fraggle Rock one time when I was sick with Strep Throat. I had just finished some of that Lipton's Chicken Soup; I was watching it and basking in the glory of making my brother watch it when all of a sudden I had to rush to the bathroom to vomit. I didn't make it. And, my brother changed the channel by the time I came back)!

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars. (what about those little ball-type things you put on your spokes that clicked - and glowed in the dark?)

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (Oo oo)

12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watchcartoons. (Oh, those were the days - admit it, you watched Pee-Wee's Playhouse, who didn't?)

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. (My neighbor, an older boy about 8 or 9 years older than me used to always pick on me about that)

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen (most definitely, with my two boy cousins)

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class atschool. (Oh Gawd, do you remember that? That was the best game ever - sick huh?)

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side. (Or banana clips)

17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) (How could you not? )

18. You wore Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear...(What about "Get In Shape Girl"? I told you! Look at the leg warmers!!!)

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (I also wanted pink hair because of her - I think I had a wig like hers - I might have been her for Halloween)

21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. Ramona completed in 1st grade. (he he - too funny)

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF" (You know it, would you believe that I still use that to this day when I'm washing my car - Gawd was Ralph Machio the cutest then?)

23. You wanted to be a Goonie. (Hell yeah!)

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Of course, we did)

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose felloff... (Oh, I was addicted to the Thriller video as a kid)

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf (Poor girl)

27. You took Lunch Pails to school.

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

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. (I just did this the other day)

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts. (Yep, mine was pink and purple)

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. (Um...I remember this, but no, they weren't my favorite band)

32. You thought Sheera and He-Man should hook up. (I thought they were supposed to, damnit...he was Master of the Universe for God's sake)

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets (yeah, that never worked)

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (Guess what color! Yep, purple)

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" (I was more fond of "I meant to do that").

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" (At work we were just talking about that commercial - what about, "Where's the Beef??")

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates (AAGHH - ROLLERCADE!!!)

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide (not seriously injured, but I surely got the wind knocked out of me a few times - and my dad never wanted us to play this in our yard because it ruined the grass :0( He was a grumpster!

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It (Nope)

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds (You betcha - you weren't right if you didn't)

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement (Obviously - read all of my comments)

42. You remember Popples.

43. "Don't worry, be happy" - (Tom Cruise had to be at his hottest in this movie - okay, so maybe he was his hottest in Top Gun, but Cocktail is right behind Top Gun. I had a pair of hot pink earrings that said "Don't Worry" on one and "Be Happy" on the other)

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks. (LOL What was wrong with us?)

45. You wore socks scrunched down (yeah, and we had leg warmers too)

46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" (Don't know this one)

47. You remember boom boxes vs. cd players (Just guess, I had a purple boom box)

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies. (I so wanted a Gizmo of my own, shoot, I even wanted a gremlin, the bad ones - I thought they were funny)

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!" (Oh, I miss my Care Bear - he's up in my attic though - this is the one I had)

50. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales (OOoohhh...I still have my Rainbow Bright doll and I remember playing My Little Pony in my bedroom because I had an ugly green carpet in my room that we pretended was grass for the ponies)

51. You thought Doogie Howser was hot (I did and I thought Vinnie was putrid)

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac (I always wanted him to come live with me)

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool (Oh my...I remember going to their concert - UgH!! I can't believe I just admitted that. Oh, yeah, and you knew them as NKOTB)

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved Bythe Bell", the ORIGINAL class. (Zach, Kelly, Lisa, Slater, Jesse and Screech - oh don't forget Mr. Belding)

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THRU THE HEART. ("And you're to blame")

56. You just sang those words to yourself. (you know you did... I did!!!)

57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. (Well, not really, but I know who they are)

58.You cut your t-shirts in half and wore it with your homemade Levi shorts...(the shorter the better)

59. You remember when mullets were cool! (I'm sorry, mullets were NEVER cool!!!)

60. You had a mullet! (NO WAY, damn,okay fine, I had one once - well, crap, even Brad Pitt had one)

61. You still sing "We are the World" (Who doesn't?)

62. You had a glowworm that you had to sleep with (oddly enough, I can't find a picture of one - at least one like I had)

63. You collected Garbage Pail Kids (collector cards)

64. You have more than one Cabbage Patch Kid

Ha Ha Ha - SIIIKE! Just joshin' (Oh yeah, remember saying that instead of "just kidding" or "just joking"?)