Thursday, April 19, 2012

You know you are a child of the 70s/80s if.......

This is a small portion that I found online earlier.  I can honestly agree with almost ALL of them.    ENJOY!


You have a tendency to turn the collar up on your Polo shirts.
You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name.".
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or know someone who did.
"Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.
You remember when Deborah Gibson was "Debbie" Gibson.
You remember when Ricky Martin was a member of Menudo.
You actually believed for a minute that K.I.T. (The night rider) actually was real.
You remember the original version of Windows: Macintosh.
You own any cassettes or records.
You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up
You know how to use a rotary phone.
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
You yearned to be a member of The Babysitters Club, and tried to start a club of your own.
Punks actually "shocked" people.
You know what movie the phrase, "Number 5 is alive!" is from.
If you ever said "I pity the fool".
Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language
You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants.
You know what a "burnout" is.
You can, right now, hum to yourself the theme to 'Inspector Gadget'
You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words.
You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Belair".
You even wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.
You HAD to have your MTV.
You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
"Alternative" music actually was...and not popular Top 40 tunes.
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or know someone who did.
Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection.
You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence.
You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology.
You know, by heart, the words to any "Weird" Al Yankovic song.
You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
You know how (or wanted to be able) to Moonwalk!
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
The first time you ever kissed someone at a dance fell during "Crazy for You" by Madonna
You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have a collection of them).
You remember when McDonald?s served their burgers in styrofoam boxes.
You knew all the words to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", but it really didn't hold any meaning for you until about the third verse
Atari, IntelliVision, TelStar and Coleco were the ultimate gaming systems to own.
You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
You made Star Wars shrinky dinks in your oven.
You know who Mr. T is.
You ever uttered the word "Radical!"
You got a Little Professor calculator for Christmas.
You were disappointed when an episode of 3-2-1 Contact didn?t include a Bloodhound Gang segment.
You still know the Big Mac song. "Two all beef patties, special sauce?"
There were at least three people in your school that voluntarily went by the names of "Skip" "Buffy" "Muffy" or "Dexter."
You were in Cub Scouts or Girl Scouts but now you have no idea what all the badges you got were for.
Your hair, at some point in time in the 80's, became something which can only be described by the phrase "I was experimenting."
You know who Tina Yothers is.
You owned a *realRubik's cube.
While in high school, you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over again.
You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, Michael J. Fox or Don Johnson on your wall.
You always wondered why Tootie always wore those skates.
You ever owned one of those embarrassing crimping irons.
The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter
One word: Izod.
You watched Mary Lou Retton win the gold.
You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.
You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.
You have ever called 867-5309.
Leg warmers and headbands al᠐at Benatar once looked really cool to you.
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
Your hair defied gravity.
You remember when cellular phones weighed 15 lbs. and had to be carried over your shoulder.
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours.
You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
You remember exactly where you were when you heard the space shuttle had exploded.
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off.
Your first Walkman weighed about as much as a brick.
You ever had a Swatch Watch, and a Swatch Guard for it.
You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
You could have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids.
You thought eating Reese's Pieces would attract your own Alien.
You know what "Push Up" ice cream is.
You played with Lego?s when they were just blocks of various sizes, not any of the special little parts.
You were only cool if you hung out at the Roller Rink and actually knew how to skate.
You can sing the McDonald's Big Mack Filet-o-fish, quarter pounder, French Fry song while jump roping.
You know what "sike" and "not!" mean

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