mr_alberta
08-12-2004, 08:29 PM
You know you grew up in the 80's when.....
* You know what "Psyche" 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 Mac, 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."
* You knew "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 system.
* You owned any cassettes.
* You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
* You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or the Muppets glasses from McDonalds Poltergeist freaked you out.
* You knew who Ben Stein was before you could win his money,"Bueller?"
* You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ET, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, Strawberry Shortcake or A-Team lunch box.
* You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
* You know what leg warmers are and probably had 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 Scrappy Doo.
* You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
* You wish you had a light saber.
* Somehow you still know all the words to songs played on VH1's "Big 80's" ("it's been 7 hours & 15 days...")
* 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.
* You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine on Sesame Street.
* You thought the "Thriller" video was pretty cool.
* You remember the first time you went into a video store to rent a movie.
* 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 that damn 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.
* You know what "Psyche" 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 Mac, 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."
* You knew "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 system.
* You owned any cassettes.
* You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
* You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or the Muppets glasses from McDonalds Poltergeist freaked you out.
* You knew who Ben Stein was before you could win his money,"Bueller?"
* You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ET, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, Strawberry Shortcake or A-Team lunch box.
* You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
* You know what leg warmers are and probably had 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 Scrappy Doo.
* You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
* You wish you had a light saber.
* Somehow you still know all the words to songs played on VH1's "Big 80's" ("it's been 7 hours & 15 days...")
* 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.
* You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine on Sesame Street.
* You thought the "Thriller" video was pretty cool.
* You remember the first time you went into a video store to rent a movie.
* 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 that damn 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.