ARE YOU A CHILD OF THE 80's?

This is a combination of two lists, one that was e-mailed to me from my friend in Australia, the other I found on the net. It brought back a lot of memories, some I didn't want to remember! I added a few of my own too. - Edgar Beals

You are a child of the 80's if:

You know what a burnout is.

You know that another name for a keyboard is a Synthesizer

You can name at least half of the members ofthe elite Brat Pack.

You wanted to be a Goonie.

You felt ashamed when Rob Lowe got in trouble for sex with minors and videotaping it, because you liked him.

You know who Max Headroom is.

You wore fluorescent, neon clothing.

You could breakdance, or wished you could.

You understand the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".

You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.

You Believed that By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power.

Partying like its 1999 seemed SO far away.

You ever dialed 867-5309, just to see if Jenny would answer.

You owned a pair of Jordache jeans or knew someone who did.

You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.

You were pissed that you couldn't really participate in the 60's, pissed that you were a part of the 70's, think you wasted too much time doing stupid, meaningless things in the 80's, and still have no clue what the 90's were all about.

Star Wars opens: you are still in single digit ages, and you think the creatures are WAY cool.

The Empire Strikes Back opens: you are now in early double digit ages, and you are convinced that the special effects are much better, the characters are cool, and you want one of every collectible out there.

Return of the Jedi hits the theaters: you are now a teenager, and you cannot get your eyes off Princess Leia's breasts or Han Solo's butt.

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.

You thought his red leather jacket was cool.

You used to wear one woolen glove to school too.

You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth, or knew someone who did.

You thought that there would NEVER EVER be a movie with better special FX than Tron.

You hold a special place in your heart for Back to the Future.

You know where to go if you wanna go where everybody knows your name.

You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.

You remember with pain the sad day when the Green Machine hit the streets and made your old big wheel quite obsolete

You thought Sean Cassidy was "dreamy", lusted after "Ted, your ship's photographer" on the Love Boat and Chachi, or, to keep it fair to the comically interested, thought Fred was just a hunk on Scooby Doo and Johnny Quest was a cutie.

You actually thought Dirty Dancing was a REALLY good movie.

When you had fights with your siblings you'd say "Don't make me angry!" then pretend to turn your eyes green.

You have heard of Cabbage Patch Kids.

You knew The Artist when he was humbly called Prince.

You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played Sam to be.

You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.

You thought Pong was tops until Donkey-Kong came along, which you thought would never be surpassed.

You own any cassettes.

You ever rang someone's doorbell and said "Landshark."

You own any Tiffany cassettes.

You spent hours trying, but never mastered that damned cube!

You remember dancing to popsters like Debbie Gibson.

You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.

Glow-worms?

You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or any other stupid collection they came out with.

Poltergeist freaked you out.

You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, Star Wars or an ET lunchbox.

You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.

You know what a Doozer is.

You wore bike shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or knew someone who did.

You ever had a Swatch Watch.

You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.

You used to laugh at a hairy sock called Alf.

You used to boast about how they would achieve those motorcycle formation shots in CHiPs.

You used to get into the family car by sliding through the open window of the closed car door.

You saw Ghostbusters 7 times.

You ran around the playground saying: "We came, we saw, we kicked ass!"

You knew the opening monologue to The A-team

You know, by heart, the words to any "Weird" Al Yankovic song.

When someone mentions two consecutive days of the week, the Happy Days theme is stuck in your head for hours on end.

Three words: "Atari" "IntelliVision" and "Coleco". Sound familiar?

You remember the days when "safe sex" meant "my parents are gone for the weekend"

You rode in the back of the station wagon and you faced the cars behind you in the tail-gunner position

You owned a pair of Rainbow suspenders just like Mork used to wear

You remember when VCRs cost $2,000

You ever said "Wonder twin powers, activate!"

You actually believed that Mikey, famed for his Life cereal commercials, died after eating a packet of pop rocks and drinking a Coke.

You actually know who Rick Springfield is.

You remember any or all of the following: Echo & the Bunnymen, Cutting Crew, Scritti Politti, or Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark

You ever owned a crimping iron

You wore anything Izod, especially those windbreakers that folded up into a pouch you could wear around your waist

You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.

You know who shot J.R.

This rings a bell: "and my name, is Charlie. They work for me."

-Found on the net

You are a child of the 80's if:

You ever tried to play Stairway to Heaven on an acoustic guitar at a party.

You remember your first push button telephone.

You owned a pair of North Star sneakers.

You ever asked "What 'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

You know what a Commodore 64 is.

You discussed how Happy Days was going down hill when the Fonz started teaching.

You ever owned or wanted a pair of Fancy Ass jeans.

You ever owned any brand of jeans with zippers on the cuffs.

You ever pretended to be running in slow motion while trying to make the "Bionic running sound".

You ever danced like an Egyptian.

You ever wore a tie with a width of 1.5 inches or less.

-EB

Two words...."Rugby Pants!"

You know every word to "Rock Lobster"

-Scott

-Laura

One word........"polyester!"

-Dan

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