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

leighdvm Posted:

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

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'. (um, shouldn't it be 'PSYCH!'?)

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air' and can do the Carlton.

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts.

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: Hammer Pants

9. If you ever watched '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

11. You can sing the entire theme song to 'Duck Tales' (Wooooh!)

12. 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...and still know the turtles names.

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 stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and 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.

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 and his checks shifted.

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

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail kids in the schoolyard.

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 She-ra and He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade 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 McDonald's.

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. You remember boom boxes. . and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

47. You remember watching both 'Gremlins' movies.

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

49. You remember watching 'Rainbow Bright' and 'My Little Pony Tales'

50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

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

52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool..and don't even
flinch when people refer to them as ' NKOTB'

53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on ' Saved by the Bell' the ORIGINAL class.

54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART

55. You just sang those words to yourself.

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

57. Homemade Levi shorts..

58. You remember when mullets were cool!

59. You had a mullet!

60. You still sing 'We are the World'

61. You tight rolled your jeans.

62. You owned a bannana clip.

63. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'

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

65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you?!?!
july06bride Posted:

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too true!
curliegirl Posted:

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It's nice to remember the past, and be glad it's in the past!!!!!!

One of my colleagues was just talking about Triple Fat Goose jackets, and another younger guy had never heard of them!!!!
LaurenluvsTJ Posted:

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Wow, I have to say yes to pretty much every one of those!
YIKES
N.Y.bride Posted:

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OMG! Thats so funny!

I remember my favorite outfit was flouresecnt green skids with 3 different colored socks and keds!
Jax430 Posted:

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Yup, that was pretty much my childhood!
glinda_goodwitch Posted:

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Yes! This was my childhood completely! Especially the fluorescent clothing!!

kbeana24 Posted:

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OH MY GOD,

SOOOOOOO TRUE!!!!!!

babysitters club! - ME
Duck Tales -ME
JEM!?!?!?!??! ME

I HAVE OREGON TRAIL!!!!

ed: i just emailed this to everyone I know
103005FallBride Posted:

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So so funny you post this! We recently got XM and I cannot stop playing 80's & 90's music when at work! All day I had to keep calling another co-worker who worked across the office to listen to Poison, Boys II Men, Wham, INXS... We were loving it! ahhh...brings back memories of the good ol' days...
Wintersbride Posted:

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The funniest thing is the part where is says 'you are nodding your head in agreement'...I was. 'you are singing the words to Shot Thru the heart by BOn Jovi'...and I was

Is it me or does anyone else remember friendship pins (safety pins w/ the beads) and those horrible charm necklaces (early 80's)?
PegaLega Posted:

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What is so funny is me and FH went thru our storage room-you wouldnt believe what came out of it!!!

In my things were the New Kids dolls-each still in the box! Hyper color shirt-and I even owned the shorts!!!!
And I still have all my 25 pound puppies!



HearzBellz Posted:

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Posted by 103005FallBride

So so funny you post this! We recently got XM and I cannot stop playing 80's & 90's music when at work! All day I had to keep calling another co-worker who worked across the office to listen to Poison, Boys II Men, Wham, INXS... We were loving it! ahhh...brings back memories of the good ol' days...



i do the same with my Sirius radio
TreAnt425 Posted:

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I got this in an email the other day, soooo funny and TRUE!!!
Stacey04 Posted:

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Posted by kbeana24

OH MY GOD,

SOOOOOOO TRUE!!!!!!

babysitters club! - ME
Duck Tales -ME
JEM!?!?!?!??! ME

I HAVE OREGON TRAIL!!!!

ed: i just emailed this to everyone I know



They still make Oregon Trail? Is it the same??? I loved it!

I still have my Garbage Pail Kid cards and I think I still have my My Little Ponies , and Barbie house .
JanuaryBride06 Posted:

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I MISS Oregon Trail so much!

May2004 Posted:

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so true
mrsmeri1104 Posted:

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Can I add:

Madonna gloves remember they were the ones with the no fingers and they were lace.

Rubber bracelets.

Remember those plastic charm necklaces I used the charms as key chains too.

Cabbage Patch Kids.

And best friend shirts...................
stephanief Posted:

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love those...there's one :you know your from li when.....'

So funny
tjs Posted:

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omg love it!!! i used to get in trouble by my father for trying to dress like madonna bra with lace shirt ...and the gloves and a million jelly bracelets that you never took off and your arm would get all sweaty
Pookiesangel Posted:

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Now I feel old.. jeeze I remember my brother and sister getting all that He-man and She-ra stuff.. and summer's at the Jersey shore listening to Bon Jovi and the shirts will all the fringes...


ETA: Has anyone seen the tv spot for the new show on FOX, Reunion.. when they said something about a 20 year old mystery and how they graduated in 1986... I was like OMG I was 14 year's old in 1986.. that was 20 year's ago?????

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