Children of the 80's

november · 10-30-2003, 07:56 PM

For all you young pups out there, you know you remember all this. Relax, I'm a dork too

YOU KNOW YOU GREW UP IN THE 80's IF-

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

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

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

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.

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

8. Two words: M.C. Hammer

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock".

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales".

12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

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

17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

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

19. L.A. Gear...need I say more

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten.

21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. Ramona completed in 1st grade.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off...

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

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.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought Sheera and He-Man should hook up.

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

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

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

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

42. You remember Popples.

43. "Don't worry, be happy"

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down.

46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"

47. You remember boom boxes vs. cd players.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

50. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales"

51. You thought Doogie Howser was hot.

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

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell", the ORIGINAL class.

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THRU THE HEART.

56. You just sang those words to yourself.(didn't you)

57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

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!

60. You had a mullet!

61. You still sing "We are the World"

62. You "Pegged" your pants ritually

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

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know that, so it goes on flying anyways--unknown

Spazway · 10-30-2003, 09:36 PM

Thanks November for that wonderful trip down memory lane! Actually, Shot Through the Heart wasn't the song going through my head; I was hearing "Hangin' Tough". EEK! I remember most of those things, and a few others:

- Madonna's "Like a Virgin"
- "Spokey Dokeys" on the spokes of your bicycle
- Bright blue eyeshadow
- The "Flashdance" dancer look
- Friendship pins
- Plastic bracelets (the ones that kinda felt like they were made from jelly shoe material)
- You thought Nancy Drew and Frank Hardy should hook up
- Judy Blume was one of the best authors
- Sesame Street was on TV about 6 times a day
- G.I. Joe was one cool guy

He is able who thinks he is able. - Buddha

cheesecake · 10-30-2003, 09:56 PM

OMG I feel old. My daughter grew up with most of this..not me!

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles"....C. Reeve 1998

Mike C · 10-31-2003, 05:32 AM

More flashbacks!

Def Leppard was blasted 24 hours a day.

I got my MTV. (Nina Blackwood!)

Valley Girls.
I got gagged with a spoon. Oh ma God!

Gloria Vanderbilt.

Wedge shaped cars! Blah!

Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Pac Man.

Reeces Pieces was hyped till you puked.

Cabbage patch dolls.

Walkmans.

Atari.

Capezzios.

Thin leather ties.

Stocks. (Remember Wall Street?)

Schwarzenegger.

Redline and Mongoose BMX bikes.

XR-80´s!!

New York Islanders won Stanly Cup 4 years in a row.

"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer

Steven Edwards · 10-31-2003, 07:31 AM

Some things I remember:

-Garbage Pail Kids
-The "Like A Virgin" VMA performance
-Controversy surrounding "Like A Prayer" video
-Crackerjacks
-Thriller
-Vincent Price

-Steven

Chris Chappell · 10-31-2003, 02:55 PM

..some of the memorable '80's stuff..

1. lipsyncing Billy Idol in college
2. Freeze Frame album - J.Geils band
3. Flock of Seagulls
4. Risky Business
5. St. Elmo's Fire
6. Brat Pack
7. Wall Street (movie), Working Girl
8. White lines...vision dreams of passion
9. Like a virgin
10.Big hair

11.Buggles...original (1st) MTV video
12.Princess Di's wedding
13.GH, All My Children
14.M*A*S*H
15.Joan Jett
16. my first thre...oops

...ok, we'll stop now..

Great memories of those rockin college days and beyond..

betheny · 10-31-2003, 03:06 PM

Dire Straits
Big ol' mall bangs
Cool black punk rock boots
On other days, cool cowgirl clothes (Urban Cowboy)
Billy Squiers
Headbands around your forehead under the mall bangs
Jane Fonda and aerobics

I wasn't acually a child of the 80's. More like a 20's-er.

10-31-2003, 03:19 PM

Stop Bethany Stop! It hurts too much! God I miss my "big hair" and headbands!

LOL Carol

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!", he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing", said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."

antiquity · 10-31-2003, 03:33 PM

Gawd is this bringing back memories:

1. Rapper's Delight
2. Buttefly Clips
3. Crimping Irons
4. Fantasy Island which followed Love Boat
5. When a pink shirt with black polka dots looked good
6. Judy Bloom's "Dear God"
7. Attempt on Reagan's life/Iran-Contra affair
8. Mt. St. Helen's eruption
9. The TV series "V"
10. Little House on the Prairie
11. Crowded House, English Beat, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Thompson Twins
12. Darcy vs Barbie
13. Announcement on the news about a new mystery disease called AIDS
14. Jacque Cousteau
15. Kung Fu theatre which was followed by creature double feature every Saturday afternoon
16. leg warmers
17. "Pretty in Pink'
18. Shuttle explosion (the first one)

[This message was edited by seneca on 10-31-03 at 05:44 PM.]

Theophania · 10-31-2003, 03:59 PM

And if you love Labyrinth!

10-30-2003, 07:56 PM	#1
november Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,978	Children of the 80's For all you young pups out there, you know you remember all this. Relax, I'm a dork too YOU KNOW YOU GREW UP IN THE 80's IF- 1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE". 2. You watched the Pound Puppies. 3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" 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. 7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom. 8. Two words: M.C. Hammer 9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock". 10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars. 11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". 12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. 13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. 14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen. 15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. 16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side. 17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) 18. You wore Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it. 19. L.A. Gear...need I say more 20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. 21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. Ramona completed in 1st grade. 22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF" 23. You wanted to be a Goonie. 24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. 25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off... 26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. 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. 30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts. 31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. 32. You thought Sheera and He-Man should hook up. 33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets. 34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. 35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are,but what am I?" 36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" 37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates. 38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. 39. You have ever played with a Skip-It. 40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds. 41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement. 42. You remember Popples. 43. "Don't worry, be happy" 44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks. 45. You wore socks scrunched down. 46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" 47. You remember boom boxes vs. cd players. 48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies. 49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!" 50. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales" 51. You thought Doogie Howser was hot. 52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. 53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool. 54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell", the ORIGINAL class. 55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THRU THE HEART. 56. You just sang those words to yourself.(didn't you) 57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. 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! 60. You had a mullet! 61. You still sing "We are the World" 62. You "Pegged" your pants ritually You're still singing shot through the heart in your head aren't you!!! > >>you!!!dork too Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know that, so it goes on flying anyways--unknown

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10-30-2003, 09:36 PM	#2
Spazway Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 175	Thanks November for that wonderful trip down memory lane! Actually, Shot Through the Heart wasn't the song going through my head; I was hearing "Hangin' Tough". EEK! I remember most of those things, and a few others: - Madonna's "Like a Virgin" - "Spokey Dokeys" on the spokes of your bicycle - Bright blue eyeshadow - The "Flashdance" dancer look - Friendship pins - Plastic bracelets (the ones that kinda felt like they were made from jelly shoe material) - You thought Nancy Drew and Frank Hardy should hook up - Judy Blume was one of the best authors - Sesame Street was on TV about 6 times a day - G.I. Joe was one cool guy He is able who thinks he is able. - Buddha

10-30-2003, 09:56 PM	#3
cheesecake Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Posts: 5,276	OMG I feel old. My daughter grew up with most of this..not me! "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles"....C. Reeve 1998

10-31-2003, 05:32 AM	#4
Mike C Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deutschland Posts: 4,423	More flashbacks! Def Leppard was blasted 24 hours a day. I got my MTV. (Nina Blackwood!) Valley Girls. I got gagged with a spoon. Oh ma God! Gloria Vanderbilt. Wedge shaped cars! Blah! Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Pac Man. Reeces Pieces was hyped till you puked. Cabbage patch dolls. Walkmans. Atari. Capezzios. Thin leather ties. Stocks. (Remember Wall Street?) Schwarzenegger. Redline and Mongoose BMX bikes. XR-80´s!! New York Islanders won Stanly Cup 4 years in a row. "So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer

10-31-2003, 07:31 AM	#5
Steven Edwards Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Acme Labs Posts: 13,971	Some things I remember: -Garbage Pail Kids -The "Like A Virgin" VMA performance -Controversy surrounding "Like A Prayer" video -Crackerjacks -Thriller -Vincent Price -Steven

10-31-2003, 02:55 PM	#6
Chris Chappell Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 6,608	..some of the memorable '80's stuff.. 1. lipsyncing Billy Idol in college 2. Freeze Frame album - J.Geils band 3. Flock of Seagulls 4. Risky Business 5. St. Elmo's Fire 6. Brat Pack 7. Wall Street (movie), Working Girl 8. White lines...vision dreams of passion 9. Like a virgin 10.Big hair 11.Buggles...original (1st) MTV video 12.Princess Di's wedding 13.GH, All My Children 14.MAS*H 15.Joan Jett 16. my first thre...oops ...ok, we'll stop now.. Great memories of those rockin college days and beyond..

10-31-2003, 03:06 PM	#7
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 15,411	Dire Straits Big ol' mall bangs Cool black punk rock boots On other days, cool cowgirl clothes (Urban Cowboy) Billy Squiers Headbands around your forehead under the mall bangs Jane Fonda and aerobics I wasn't acually a child of the 80's. More like a 20's-er.

10-31-2003, 03:19 PM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	Stop Bethany Stop! It hurts too much! God I miss my "big hair" and headbands! LOL Carol Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!", he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing", said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you."

10-31-2003, 03:33 PM	#9
antiquity Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 14,014	Gawd is this bringing back memories: 1. Rapper's Delight 2. Buttefly Clips 3. Crimping Irons 4. Fantasy Island which followed Love Boat 5. When a pink shirt with black polka dots looked good 6. Judy Bloom's "Dear God" 7. Attempt on Reagan's life/Iran-Contra affair 8. Mt. St. Helen's eruption 9. The TV series "V" 10. Little House on the Prairie 11. Crowded House, English Beat, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Thompson Twins 12. Darcy vs Barbie 13. Announcement on the news about a new mystery disease called AIDS 14. Jacque Cousteau 15. Kung Fu theatre which was followed by creature double feature every Saturday afternoon 16. leg warmers 17. "Pretty in Pink' 18. Shuttle explosion (the first one) [This message was edited by seneca on 10-31-03 at 05:44 PM.]

10-31-2003, 03:59 PM	#10
Theophania Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,562	And if you love Labyrinth!