Child of the 80's
Sent in by my brother, Tom...thanks!
May 31, 2001
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You know you grew up in the 1980s (or had children in the 80s) when (either you or your children) .... - You know what "Sike" means. -You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off." -You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer." -You can sing the McDonald's Big Mack,Filet-o-fish, quarter pounder, and French fry song. -You know who Mr. T is. -You know who Fat Albert is. And who was old boy with the pink mask? -You ever wore fluorescent, neon clothing. -You could breakdance, or wish you could. -You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween. -You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power. -Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away. -You thought that Transformers were "more than meets the eye". -You knew that knowing is half the battle. -You wanted to be on Star Search. -You can remember Michael Jackson when he was black. -You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth. -You remember the garbage pail kids, and owned some. -You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout." -Rut row raggy. and Zoinks. -You HAD to have your MTV. -You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie. -You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game. -You owned any cassettes. -You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living in space. -You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair. -You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. -You wore your Izod shirt with the collar up. -You had a Swatch Watch with the Swatch Guard. -Your Legos collection started with the free sets in a Happy Meal. -You remember when Happy Meals came in a box, not a paper bag. -You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. -You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos. -You know what a "Push Up" ice cream is. -You had to come in the house when the street lights came on. -You had to change into play clothes after school. -You owned, or knew somebody with a Commodore 64. -You hated Scooby Doo. -You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box. -You wished you had a light saber. -Somehow you still know all the words to songs played on VH1's "Big 80s" -Your arm was full of rubber bracelets. -You have ever said, "Gag me with a spoon." -You have ever wondered what happened to Saturday morning cartoons. -You had to get up to change the channel, or had one of those noisey "clicky boxes". -You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine song on Sesame Street. -You thought the Thriller video was pretty cool. -You remember the first time you went in to a video store to rent a movie. -Canadians watched...Romper-Room, Mr. Dress-up, and the Friendly Giant - remember the teeny weeny furniture you wished you had?! -You wore those wide, colorful shoelaces. -Quiet Riot's "Come on feel the noise" was the best song - ever. -You know where "I want my two dollars" came from. -You still cannot go in to the water because of the movie Jaws. -El Debarge's "Get a beat to the Rhythm of the night" plagued the radio every hour. -You remember life before minivans and SUVs. -Cars...Gremlins were cool - Pacers were not! If you can identify with at least half of this list then you, my friend, are a "Child of the 80s or a Parent of a Child of the 80s".
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