YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE 80'S IF:
~Well, I graduated high school in 1985, so...
You know what a "burnout" is.
~Definitely!
You owned/operated a 'Trapper Keeper'
~Probably more than one.
You know what "Psych" means.
~Yep!
Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you actually lined up quarters on the top panel of the game-to "reserve" your spot.
~I didn't play many archade games, but I remember watching while my hubby (then friend) and yes, he did reserve next game.
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".
~We
love that movie. In fact, my hubby chose a song from the second movie as our wedding song.
You know that another name for a keyboard is a
"Synthesizer".
~I had one of those little two octive Casios in college.
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack".
~Didn't that include those kids from "The Breakfast Club"?
You know who Tina Yothers is.
~Zara's little sister. I still watch "Family Ties" whenever I see it on "Nick @ Night".
You wanted to be a Goonie.
~Nope. I still haven't seen that one, even tho' I know the reference.
You felt ashamed when Rob Lowe got in trouble for having sex with minors and videotaping it, because you liked him.
~Yes, I do remember that particular scandal. He seems to have gotten past it tho'.
You had top-of-the-line Commodore 64s in your jr. high computer lab.
~I never took a computer course in high school. I think it was a new class in my senior year, but I was too busy taking other things, like Drama, Chorus and Creative Writing.
You know who Max Headroom is.
~
Loved that show!!!
You ever wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.
~Yes, I can finally admit I wore neon. I still have a bright orange sweatshirt that always got the same comment..."Does that thing have volumne control?"
You could breakdance, or wished you did.
~Not really.
You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
~Nope. But I loved watching Bill Bixby. Did you ever notice that he always changed twice, no more no less, per episode.
You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
~How about "ThunderCats Ho!"
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
~When we graduated, I still remember my best friend making a comment about how far away 2000 was.
You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
~I never really got into that one too much.
You can, right now, hum to yourself the theme to
'Inspector Gadget'.
~Nope.
You wanted to be on Star Search.
~Yep! We watched it as a family every week.
You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
~Definitely!
You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth, or knew someone who did.
~Often. I think I still have one. (I never throw anything away!)
You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on its butt, or knew someone who did.
~I don't get it.
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
~Yep!
You HAD to have your MTV
~We didn't at home, but did at my grandfather's house.
You remember when Kramer was on a show called 'Friday's'
~YES! I
LOVED that show and no one else that I work with have any idea what I'm talking about. I especially loved that character he played that was a kid who would destroy his army men with a lighter.
You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future".
~Yeah, I enjoyed all three movies, but "Indiana Jones" was better!
You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name".
~I remember taping that song onto cassette long before someone else made "TV Toons".
You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
~I didn't see most of her movies until later.
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
~Yes! I even remember my dad telling me how he was arrested for dirty dancing at a Jerry Lee Lewis concert.
You heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
~Yeah, but I never really wanted one.
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince".
~Some friends of mine went to see him when he played at the Orange Bowl in Miami (it was renamed the Purple Bowl for the concert) and one girl got separated from the others and ended up lost amongst a bunch of tents and actually ran into Prince as he was coming out of one. She asked for his autograph but didn't have any paper so she had him sign her arm. She refused to wash it until our other friend took a picture of it in school two days later...
You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
~Not really.
You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.
~I used to babysit for a family that had one and I couldn't wait until the kid went to sleep.
You own(ed) any 'cassette singles'.
~Still do. Just one.
You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
~No, but I thought we'd have flying cars by now.
You remember And/or own any of the Care Bear Glass
collection from Pizza Hut. Or any other collections they came out with.
~No, but we had the McDonaldland characters on glasses.
Poltergeist freaked you out.
~YES!
You carried you lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
~I think I had a "Bewitched" one but that was back in grammer school.
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
~I saw her origins episode, too.
You wore bike shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or knew someone who did.
~No, I never did that, but I did wear a tank top under a big sweatshirt that fell off one shoulder.
You ever had a Swatch Watch.
~Nope.
You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
~DEfinitely.
You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.
~No. But I still collect Wonder Woman comic books.
You know what a "Whammee" is.
~Yes.
You ever equated your coolness with the amount of snap bracelets in your collection.
~I never had those.
You ever wanted to change your name to "Debbie" or
"Tiffany".
~No, but I did want to change my name to Samantha for some reason.
