You Know You Grew Up In the 80's if:

United States
February 28, 2007 5:20pm CST
I know that my kids will agree with much of this stuff. This was in my emails and I thought I would share it with everyone. 1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word PSYCH! 2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton 3. You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey on Blossom 4. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock" 5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. 6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. 7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. 8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side. 9. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) 10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it. 11. You know the profound meaning of " WAX ON , WAX OFF" 12. You wanted to be a Goonie. 13. You ever wore flourescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe) 14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. 15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. 16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard. 17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. 18. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. 19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. 21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. 22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" 23. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" 24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. 25. You have ever played with a Skip-It. 26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that. 27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies. 28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot. 29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac. 30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB" 31. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class. 32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. 33. You just sang those words to yourself. 34. You still sing "We are the World" 35. You tight rolled (or "pegged") your jeans. 36. You owned a banana clip. 37. You remember "Where's the Beef?" 38. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?" 39. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you?!
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@clownfish (3272)
• United States
28 Feb 07
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have the facts of life, the facts of life.... Okay, this is all your fault! :-)
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• United States
1 Mar 07
Ohhhhh how I loved to watch the Facts of Life! This post was so much fun to read. I totally loved the 80s. Madanna, Boy George, Wham.... The good ole' days for sure!
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@villageanne (8553)
• United States
28 Feb 07
LOL These are so funny, both my daughters were born in early 80s. I remember all of this stuff. Amazing how each generation adds its own marks on the world.
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• United States
28 Feb 07
Do you think leg warmers will make come back? The banana clip is still around.
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@clownfish (3272)
• United States
28 Feb 07
Hi! These are great! Remember Jeff Spicoli - "Gnarly!" I never wore neon, but I think I still have my banana clip here somewhere......
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I loved this post and seeing all the things that occurred in the 80's. Many of these I know are true and happened in the 80's and some I was not aware of til now. Thanks for bring back memories from the 80's. :-)
@Melizzy (1381)
• United States
1 Mar 07
The only one that didn't was Blossom. It was an early 90's show. Otherwise, all of those I remember far too easily! I graduated from high school in 1989.
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
28 Feb 07
LMAO I resemble all of that. I have that Bon Jovi tape somewhere lolol
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• United States
28 Feb 07
hehe thats great! i can remember a lot of that!
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@weemam (13372)
28 Feb 07
In the 80s my youngest son was born lol , so I can remember the 40's the 50's the 60's the 70's too and not enough room here to put any more , Thanks for the memories too lol xx
@clownfish (3272)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I feel the need.... the need for SPEED!
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@clownfish (3272)
• United States
1 Mar 07
Do what I'm doing - get our your George Benson albums! LOL
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• United States
1 Mar 07
OH great.....Highway to the dangerzone is spinning through my head now.
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I was definitely a kid of the 80's!!! BUT....I did NOT have a pony tail to the side. hahaha And all those things meantioned...I really loved!!! Oh! And Where's the Beef Lady! I loved her!
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• Canada
1 Mar 07
"Now this is a story all about how my My life got flipped turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air..." LOL I loved that show... Bon Jovi is still my guilty pleasure -- last time I saw them in concert was a little over a year ago. My sister and I couldn't let Jon Bon Jovi come to town and not get a good look at him ;) Oh gosh yes, I had Jelly Shoes. No one should be wearing all plastic shoes in the heat of the summer LOL But they went nicely with my fluorescent orange shirt :) Thanks for the walk down memory lane! I graduated high school in 1981 and I remember pretty much everything on this list! :D :::: wanders off singing... "I play my part and you play your game...You give love a bad name"... ::::
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• Canada
1 Mar 07
ROFL!!!!!!! that's hilarious, tammy! Now I'm going to HAVE to switch gears from Bon Jovi to the Go-Gos! LOL "Vacation.... all I ever wanted... Vacation... had to get away..." Now I wonder if anyone remembers "The Waitresses"??? I still remember that red and white checkered "tablecloth" album cover hee hee
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
1 Mar 07
I do not, but am sure someone does! I did not own many *ALBUMS* or *cassettes* but had a radio on at all times!
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
1 Mar 07
Just thought you might want to know I have been singing 'We got the beat for about a month now, and isn't it a coincidence that you were the next poster!?
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@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
1 Mar 07
Hahah how to feel old...lol And I still have the damn song rolling around in my brain.. I had to look up the lyrics though as I kept getting stuck in my mind and repeating the chorus...lol I guess that's better than the other day when Seseame Street was playing over and over again in my head...hehee
• United States
1 Mar 07
Thank you for the Sesame Street song.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
28 Feb 07
Oh AND DON'T FORGET Princess Dianna lo, and the two epic ssoaps of Dallas and Dynasty and the Sue Ellen shoulder pads..oh my mum she was a big fan of shoulder pads lol. THEN CAME THE LEGGINS. oUCH THOSE LEGGINS, THEY WERE EVERYWHERE LOL, LIKE A SWARM OF LOCUSTS!!
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@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
1 Mar 07
thanks for posting this. I am a total child of the eighties and remember all of this. I totally loved NKOTB, michael jackson, saved by the bell, and Blossom.
• United States
1 Mar 07
Did you buy the sheets, comforter and drapes too?
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• United States
1 Mar 07
Pogo ball! - Pogo ball
OMG that is soooo great That was my faves all put together! I actually was a huge Bon jove fan I went to his concert in AZ at the state fair in like 88 or something! Also don't forget the fleeting craze of LA gear shoes! an apperal I was a junkie and nmaild away for every Hot colored shirt they had and the jeans with the pink leather straps down the side! Also remember the color change shirts? that changed with heat? Family ties, Facts of life, Afterschool specials,folding noted in little packages?and how about those short little ankle boots in all different colors? The breakfast club, Pretty in pink, St elmos fire? Or Pogo balls does anyone remember those? I had one The Cabbage patch craze? it could go on forever those were the days!
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• United States
2 Mar 07
I had forgotten about the color change shirts! My kids loved them. Thanks for the link FBG.
• United States
1 Mar 07
Going to reminisce some more now that I have a link to visit! Thanks, as I was racking my brain trying to remember more from that era.
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• United States
1 Mar 07
So I found a great 80's website! check it out! www.intheeighties.com
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@not4me (1711)
• United States
1 Mar 07
Nooo! I'm too young for a "You grew up in the [insert decade here]s if:" moment! lol. I'm only 30 lol! I can so do the Carlton.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
1 Mar 07
I still bet you remember a few of these, come on we won't tell!
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
1 Mar 07
I was a diffently a 80's child teenager. The 80's were cool then but dress like that now and you would get laughed at
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• United States
1 Mar 07
Gosh, Butterfly, that made me laugh and get all teary, because that IS my childhood. And, I had forgotten so much, because I grew up so fast after my father passed away and after we moved. I loved reading this, it is so true. And it makes me reminisce all of the days gone by. Thank you so much. I will show it to my sisters and friends.
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@earthsong (589)
• United States
1 Mar 07
Well, I was singing the Bon Jovi song in my head, but we had our own words. I don't think they'd be appropriate to post here LOL Some of the songs that were popular in the 80s are making their way back into circulation. My kids are utterly amazed when I know the words, and even more so when I tell them the song was "IN" when I was their age.
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@imsilver (1665)
• Canada
1 Mar 07
Wow.. you sure know how to make a woman feel old. LOL. Many of the items of that list so apply to me. But then I guess I am getting old. ack!
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• Philippines
1 Mar 07
where is COW-A-BUNG-GA (of teenage mutant ninja turtle) here? and what about "PARTY ON DUDES!" and "EXCELLENT!" from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?
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