I Love the 80's

I got this forward today from my skinny-minnie-has -lost-all-the-baby-weight-and-then-some friend Daina (she made me say that, but she really does look fabulous, I guess running around after a 10 month old cutie pie all day must be good exercise). Anyway, it made me laugh and remember hilarious things, so now I will share it with you.

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
Tate said this all the time. "Wanna play Mario? Sike!" Brannen and Peter remember saying "FACE" which had a similar meaning but includes a funny hand gesture.

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
Watched them, and owned about three.

3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
I can't do the Carlton, but I still sing the rap all the time. Whenever Brannen asks what I'm up to I am prone to reply, "Not much, Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool and all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school"

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
Well, I wore stretch pants under my skirts. And two different socks, and a handpainted t-shirt. Hotttttt.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
Yes!! I owned all the books and tore through them. I wanted to Be Claudia Kishe, she was awesome.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
Yes.

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom
I don't know if I agree that it COMES from there, but I know he said it all the time. But can someone please settle a burning question in my head? Is te word spelled "Woah" or "Whoa". I spell it the second way...but I see an equal amount of both.

8. Two words: Hammer Pants
I challenge your hammer pants with two more words, "Jam shorts"

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"
Down on Fraggle Rock. Down on Fraggle Rock.

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
Ok, no. But I did have a basket. I didn't ride bikes a lot. I have an awesome scar on my knee from a bike crash as a kid though.


11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)
Boo, no. I can hum along and blurt out a word here and there.

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

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
Check. Held up with a...anyone?...anyone?...That's right, a scrunchie.

14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen...and still know the turtles names.
I don't know that I saw the movie in the theatre, Tate did I'm sure. But their names were Michaelangelo (Red), Raphael (Purple), Leonardo, and....Federico? No...Lorenzo? Francisco?

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
So excited!! And then later I discovered Oregon Trail 2, and one time I made it to Oregon. And I think I cried a little.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
I didn't make mom buy one, but I had one. But again I remind you of the many uses of the Scrunchie.

17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
Ha HA! I still play MASH on road trips. Brannen and I saved one once that was hilarious and giggled about it for weeks. But I'm not telling who was on it!

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
Guess...stonewashed...overalls...one strap in my back pocket. Ohhhh Yeahhhh.

19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?
They were silver, with silver laces. And they were spectacular.

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.)
Yes.

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.
Yes. And her sister Beezie.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"
My mom's best friend is named Yaakov, we used to always say, "Yaak On, Yaak off"

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.
You know, Goonies was a bigger part of most kids childhood than mine. I saw it, but I don't really remember it. Sorry.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)
Yes.

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
Yes. Not Jackson 5 Michael...but Beat It Michael. He was cool, I mean, he was weird, but cool. Now I just sort of ignore him cause I'm afraid if I look at his face when he's on TV I might burst into tears and start melting or something.

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
My friend Kerry (the smartest person I know) has a whole theory. The smurfs are Communists. Right when I wrote that I got an IM from him, so I'm making him explain...

Brooke: i was just thinking about you
are u the one that had the theory in college that smurfs were communists?
kerry: Yes. And it's not a theory.
Brooke: ha ha. can u tell me the highlights again, I know gargamel is capitalism
kerry: Yes, it's obvious: Gargamel always wants to turn the smurfs into gold (money) The smurfs live in a peaceful, utopian society, working together for the common good. Each smurf has his own special talent or ability (construction, fashion, math, etc.) They are governed by a benevolent, all-power dictator.
Brooke: who wears red
kerry: And there's Smurfette, who's willing to cheerfully whore herself out to whatever male smurf needs her services. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurf_Communism
Brooke: perfect! im answering a questionnaire on my blog and one of the questions is "why is there only one female smurf" can i copy what you wrote?
kerry: Of course. As long as I'm properly credited as the "smartest person you know."
Brooke: done

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
YES. And I still have garbage pail kids on my fridge. Babbling Brooke was eating a PBJ sandwich and talking on the phone. Perfect.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
Oh yeah. I had a million of those.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.
My mom still says it sometimes and when she does I say, "Groovy"...but she does't get it.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
And I remember falling asleep once and leaving a handprint that looked slightly vulger.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
Yep. Her hair was awesome! So curly!

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
It only makes sense.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
Yes, or because we had necklaces. Mine said "Be Fri" and Sarah's said "St Ends"...she's the only one that is still my befri from childhood.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
A pair? As in only one? Ha ha, no no no my friends. When we would go to Myrtle Beach to visit my grandpa we would stop at a little beach store and load up on towels and jellies and al kinds of things.

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

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
Yes, ha ha. Why was that so popular? Isn't that the strangest thing? I mean, when they made that commercial they probably had no idea it was going to be so famous. I just remember laughing my ass off the first time I saw it.

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

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
Those things were lethal. Grass burn if you slid off, that was the worst.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
Hmm, actually...I don't think I know what that is.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
YES!! Those were the best. And Ronald McDonald would come out and make balloon animals as we all sipped our orange drink.

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

42. You remember Popples.
Yep, although I don't think I had any...those came around a little later I think...

43. Don't worry, be happy
Yes, I loved that song. Now if I hear it my ears start bleeding.

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
I've got to start posting pics of myself as a ten year old...

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)
um, what?

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
Boom boxes yes, boom boxes on my shoulder...no.

47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
Yes, and when they were Gizmos they looked SO CUUUUUUUUTE.

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

49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales
Yes!

50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
I still think Doogie is hot.

51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
Yes, although I think I forgot about him until just now. Wow. Alf was always funny, but also kind of freaked me out a little.

52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"
I remember them, but am proud to say that I never liked them. And I never had one of those NKOTB hats.

53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
I didn't watch this a lot, but of course I remember Jessi Spanno, "I'm so excited! I'm so...scared." the others were Screech, Zach, Lisa and ...Mario? Anthony?

54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOU'RE TO BLAME, YOU GIVE LOVE, A BAD NAME. BLAH BLAH BLAH AND YOU PLAYED THE GAME, OH, YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME.

55. You just sang those words to yourself.
Ha ha, yes.

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
No...basketball?

57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
Oh, I was so bad at making cut offs. So So bad.

58. You remember when mullets were cool!
Johnny C., you remember that don't you?

59. You had a mullet!
Never.

60. You still sing "We are the World"
...we are the children. We are the ones to make abetter place so let's start living. there's a choice we're making, we're saving our own lives....

61. You tight rolled your jeans.
You mean I "pegged" them? Yes.

62. You owned a bannana clip.
Yes. A couple. but not as many as Scrunchies!

63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
And I ask you? where IS the beef?

64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
Yep.

65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
I never could do it. I tried. And mom wouldn't let me get a perm, which I now thank her for.

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

PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO GREW UP IN THE 80s or Early 90s!!!

ROCK ON!!!


WAIT A MINUTE!!!! THIS TEST WAS MISSING ONE CRUCIAL QUESTION!!!! SO I WILL ADD IT....
67. Who puts Baby in a corner?
Nobody.