You know you're a child of the '80s if...

[Pryderi]

You know you're a child of the '80s if...
# You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool"
# You know who shot J.R
# You remember when Michael Jackson was actually considered something of a sex symbol
# You practice getting in and out of your car through the windows
# You owned at least one skinny leather tie.
# Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.
# You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.
# You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax Off
# You're always "in the mood for dancing"
# If you can "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses.

# You can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you.
# You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you.
# You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery.
# You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to 'hang out')
# You still want to take Karate...(after you move to California)
# You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure".

# "Outrageous!" is the term to describe something neat and cool
# You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children's worst enemy
# You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke
# There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together
# The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.
# You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'
# You remember the magazines of song lyrics
# If you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time.
# If the best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London.

# Two words: The Clapper.
# Six words: "This is your brain on drugs."
# You want to live in 'the Valley'.
# Ferris Bueller was your idol.
# You watched 'Star Search' on a regular basis.
# Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!"
# If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.)
# If you know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs
# Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair.
# Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders
# Played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon
# You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants to a school dance


# You're still bitter that WHAM broke up
# You know whose phone number is 867-5309
# You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you to
# You still watch things on Beta tapes
# You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts
# You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs
# Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent
# People are constantly gagging you with spoons.

# You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock."
# The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer

# You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time
# You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess.

# You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head.
# You know who Martha Quinn is.
# You still carry your boom box on your shoulder
# You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider but sucks in "Boob Watch."
# When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it yourself.
# A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.
# Knickers and leg warmers were cool
# You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room.

# You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding
# You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.
# You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available
# You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween
# You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
# 'A Different World' kicked butt
# Remember "Dancin' to a Big Mac at McDonalds!"

# You know who played Magnum P.I
# One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane"
# You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack
# Still think banana clips were a godsend
# Still wear Wet n' Wild makeup
# If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers
# If you remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard
# You still wear your "Members Only" jacket.

# You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons.
# You had snap bracelets
# You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert.
# You had had five pairs of socks on at any given time
# You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up
# If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection
# If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach asplode

# If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails
# If you wear jelly shoes
# You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard
# You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour
# You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson
# Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
# You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf


I know it's probably been in your email box, but it's still fun to trip down memory lane.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. "Fantasy Island" is from the 70s

http://imdb.com/title/tt0076016/

[CrackpotAmerica]

2. I was so cool in the 80's!

Note the Echo and the Bunnymen Poster in the background!







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