Gee I must be getting old, as you will see from my comments after each numbered item...

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.

*not even close to funny, as I still do this from time to time!


2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

*yep- guilty!

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

*seriously guilty

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

*most definately guilty

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

*ummm, no...baby-sitters club was stupid... and I sure did not want to waste my time babysitting, figured I would get enough practice when I had my own kids.... and I was right!


6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

*OMG... totally guilty..and I still have mine!

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom

*Go Joey!

8. Two words: Hammer Pants

*lol

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

*guilty guilty guilty..even subscribed to the muppets magazine and still have those issues, not just one or two either..but all issues ever created- wondering what they are worth now..hmmm

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect


*once again...GUILTY! till i realized how "special" those streamers made me look

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)

*OMG.... I am so guilty it is not even funny..even after all these years!humming duck tales theme as I type....


12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.


*oh saturday..isn't that the day after friday but before sunday? sunday cartoons were my favorite!


13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

*nope..not ever, left that for DJ and her silly side kick Kimmy Gibler!

14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen..and still know the turtles names.

*definately guilty of this one!

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

*LMAO.... sadly, I did get excited about Oregon Trail day in computer class!

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

*dont need no stinking clip..tie the dang thing up in a knot and call it done!

17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

*no comment



18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

*nope... it was Guess brand for me!

19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?

*and LA Gear too!

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.)

*no, not ever....

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.

*oh boy do I, funny enough, those are some of the first books I read to my kids when they were little.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

*wax on, wax off daniel-san

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

*heck yeah, sadly, I am just a goon now who has lots of reptiles!

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

*guilty, but not of the head to toe thing!

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

*umm..yeah, I remember that! Sadly, after his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted, he got even funnier looking....

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

*actually, yeah I have..although.......

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

*guilty

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

*boy do I!

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

*like..duhhh, its like an english rule you have to include that into any sentence that comes out of your mouth------ "NOT"!

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

*lol

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

*definately not..hell I dont even remember who they are, so they must have been kinda cruddy for me to not notice/remember them!

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up..

*funny enough, I remeber getting into a fist fight with my younger brother over this very subject......

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

*actually, I have one friend whom I have had since I was about 9 years old... we did exchange friendship bracelets.. and we still have them to this day..in our jewelery boxes cause they are old....

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

*so totally guitly I should be ashamed, but am not..I had them in every color imaginable!

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

*no, actually, I have this thing about pee-wee herman, he just creeps me out, always has, always will

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

*hahaha- I remember that very well cause of all the jokes that came from that originally

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

*oh yes... every weekend... fri night to sun night..and wed nights! Even went to a bunch of the lock ins sponsored by our local skate rink..which to this day, is still up and running and looks no different than when I was a kid...

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

*do slip n' slide burns count? and then there was the time I broke my wrist!

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

*guitly guilty guilty


40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

*so guilty I should be ashamed!

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

*most definately..wait..how do you know I am nodding? can ya see me through the monitor or something?

42. You remember Popples.

*let not go there..pop rocks anyone?

43. Don't worry, be happy

*my brother drove me CRAZY with this song!

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks..

*I wore reeboks..but not with tights and multiple pairs of socks

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do..getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)

*no comment-

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

*not me, I was the one stealing them from those stupid enough to walk down the road with one on thier shoulders

47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

*At the drive in theatres! Use to be able to pack a vehicle, trunk included with ppl and get a butt load of ppl in the drive in for cheap... but there was hell to pay if you got caught by the dude walking around with an ultra bright flash light shining it in your face

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

*lets not go there!

49 You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales

*oh yes, another one I should be ashamed of..but am not! ....wondering when they will bring those back..I might get up early on saturday AM to watch them then!

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

*yeah! I am a child of the 80's!

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

*I always wanted a pet Alf... but Mom got me all the Alf stuffed animals and gidgets and gadgets pertaining to Alf... I still have the stuffed animals even! I hear Alf actually ate too any cats and exploded, so they replaced him with some mutt from the pound....

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

*"boy" bands! ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww..........

53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.

*I still watch it...... right beside my kids! And still love it...

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

*I had better, been to a few of thier concerts, even got to meet Jon Bon Jovi once!

55. You just sang those words to yourself.

*lets not go there, cause funny enough... I was singing it to myself as soon as I saw #54!

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

*I think I missed something along the way... cause I am lost as to what this is... referring to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird? or is it referring to the count on sesame street and big bird?

57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)

*oh yeah, lots of them too~

58. You remember when mullets were cool!

*Thats debatable...to me mullets were never cool

59. You had a mullet!

*NOT! There is that "NOT" thing again!

60. You still sing "We are the World"

*umm, no... hated that song

61. You tight rolled your jeans.

*guilty guilty and once again- GUILTY

62. You owned a bannana clip.

*and still do!

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

*always wondered if they found thier beef

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

*not I! But I watched that show too! Along with the Facts Of Life!

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

*most definately guilty!

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

*umm, actually..yeah I am!

PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO GREW UP IN THE 80s or Early 90s!!!