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You know you're a child of the '80s if...






  • You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool"

  • You know who shot J.R

  • You remember when Michael Jackson was actually considered something of a sex symbol

  • You practice getting in and out of your car through the windows

  • You owned at least one skinny leather tie.

  • Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.

  • You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.

  • You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax Off

  • You're always "in the mood for dancing"

  • If you can "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses.


    You can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you.


  • You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you.

  • You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery.

  • You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to 'hang out')

  • You still want to take Karate...(after you move to California)

  • You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure".


  • "Outrageous!" is the term to describe something neat and cool

  • You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children's worst enemy

  • You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke

  • There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together

  • The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.

  • You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'

  • You remember the magazines of song lyrics

  • If you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time.

  • If the best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London.


    Two words: The Clapper.


  • Six words: "This is your brain on drugs."

  • You want to live in 'the Valley'.

  • Ferris Bueller was your idol.

  • You watched 'Star Search' on a regular basis.

  • Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!"

  • If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.)

  • If you know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs

  • Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair.

  • Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders

  • Played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon

  • You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants to a school dance



  • You're still bitter that WHAM broke up

  • You know whose phone number is 867-5309

  • You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you to

  • You still watch things on Beta tapes

  • You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts

  • You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs

  • Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent

  • People are constantly gagging you with spoons.


  • You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock."

  • The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer







  • You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time

  • You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess.


  • You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head.

  • You know who Martha Quinn is.

  • You still carry your boom box on your shoulder

  • You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider but sucks in "Boob Watch."

  • When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it yourself.

  • A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.

  • Knickers and leg warmers were cool

  • You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room.


  • You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding

  • You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.

  • You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available

  • You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween

  • You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"

  • 'A Different World' kicked butt

  • Remember "Dancin' to a Big Mac at McDonalds!"


  • You know who played Magnum P.I

  • One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane"

  • You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack

  • Still think banana clips were a godsend

  • Still wear Wet n' Wild makeup

  • If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers

  • If you remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard

  • You still wear your "Members Only" jacket.


  • You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons.

  • You had snap bracelets

  • You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert.

  • You had had five pairs of socks on at any given time

  • You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up

  • If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection

  • If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach asplode


  • If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails

  • If you wear jelly shoes

  • You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard

  • You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour

  • You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson

  • Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

  • You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf


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    Pambo


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    I am SO '80s...for sure, like totally.

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    Jeremy Riggs


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    Just for the record, it was Tiffany. She was HOT!

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    Pambo


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    Wasn't the Pop Rocks & Coke thing how Mikey from the Life Cereal commercial died??? 

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    Mad Mema


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    Pambo wrote:

    Wasn't the Pop Rocks & Coke thing how Mikey from the Life Cereal commercial died??? 

    Nah... he gagged on a spoon. 


    Big Boggle ROCKED!  I loved that game. 



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    That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
    Molly


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    Aw man, I remember making fortune tellers!!! And I still have my Casio! And I miss jellies!!!

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    Anonymous

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    Molly- you a child of the eighties is stretching it huh?!?!




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    Molly


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    Come on people, I'm not THAT young! I'm literally a child of the 80's: I was a child in the 80's. All 9 years of them!

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    Marky


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    ...you remember Nicolas Cage from Valley Girl...


    -Everything was "excellent."


    -Ate a McDLT.


    -Had hair a mile high to go with your ripped jeans.


    -Were astounded when the space shuttle went up...and came back.


    -Hoped the Russians loved their children too.


    -Knew what Franky Says and had it (or remember seeing it) on a t-shirt.


    -Held hands across America...


    Alright, I'm done.  I could go on all day.



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    Anonymous

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    I hope I did not offend you! You fit in with us 30+ just fine!

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