Don't know if this has been posted before but... :D

Note.  This is not written by me!

It's scary....very scary!!!!!

Snap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.

Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo

You played with "My Little Ponies."

Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken.

You ever read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Babysitters Club,
Forever or Sweet Valley High.

You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby".

You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.

You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix It".

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had
plastic surgery.

You wore one of those slap-on wristbands at somepoint...or heaven
forbid one of those T-shirts that changed colour with heat (Global
Hypercolour) or one of those t-shirt rings on one side.

You wore multiple pairs of socks in the middle of the summer just so
you could be "hip."

You had slouch socks and puff painted your own t-shirt at least
once.

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

You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got
cancelled.

You can remember watching Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back
when they were new episodes.

You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

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

You know someone who appeared on Wac-a-day.

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

You wanted to be a Goonie. ("Goonies never say die.")

You remember Madonna in her cone stage.

You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."

You say 'PJ and Duncan' not 'Ant and Dec'.

You even wore fluorescent-neon clothing... (if you can call it
clothing!)

Not only did you wear fluorescent-neon clothing, but they were
mismatched with fingerless gloves and toweling socks. And who can forget those shellsuits!!!

You could break dance (ok, you wished you could)

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

You remember M.C. Hammer.

You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"....

You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT
just plain Will Smith!

You own any cassettes.

You owned a pair of L.A. Gear, Keds, or Converse tennis shoes.

You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ALF or ET lunchbox.

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

My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to you. You ever had a Swatch Watch.

You wore a plastic tennis viser all summer

You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the "Care Bear
stare."

You had Wonder Woman or Superman undies.

You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"

You spent hours in the basement building and re-building Lego cities.

Big wheels and BMX's were the way to go.

With your pink (or blue) portable tape player, you sang to Kylie and Jason!

If you ever owned Polly Pocket or Micro Machines.

If you ever made Ken fall in love with Barbie.

You know what " Psyche" means.

Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.

You knew that Transformers were "more than meets the eye".

You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth.

You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good film.

You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'dall be living in space.

You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.

You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt andfelt stylish.

You had to change into play clothes after school.

You wore acid washed jeans

Sported at least one tye dyed shirt Jean cutoffs, or cut sweathsirts seemed -really- cool

Scooters were in

Watching Neighbours was considered essential

You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.

Somehow you still know all the words to songs playedon VH1's "Big 80s"

Your arm was full of rubber bracelets.

You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine song on Sesame Street.

You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces.

You still don't like going in the sea because of Jaws.

You remember Now compilations that had the pig on the front cover.

You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places
that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.

Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme.

You've ever said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice.

You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative
merits of Matt & Luke.

Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in
your wardrobe or make-up collection.

You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and you knew you looked like a superhero.

Your new winter coat was best used to demonstrate that your wings were like a shield of steel.

You still remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology and you can still sing all the words.

Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.

You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do something less boring instead".

You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High.

You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester,a pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal (RentaGhost v.cool!!)

You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of redl ights on the front of Capri so it looked like KITT.

You've ever seen a girl, a clown and noughts and crosses on your TV.

You've ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.

You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word "Exterminate!".

You could have got away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids. (Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie boots, generally worn with leg warmers. (Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with white towelling socks.

Ooh, you could crush a grape!

You've ever held a chicken in the air or stuck a deckchair up your nose.

You wore legwarmers & tried to do the splits while jumping in the air while singing you were going to live forever.

You remember Fingermouse and Dangermouse (not forgetting his trusty sidekick Penfold!)

Trains in Wales went "Pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf".

You know all the words to "Hey Mickey" (well, nobody knows past the first verse anyway).

You remembered Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p and Monster Munch when they were 10p.

Your best mate had a Soda Stream (or a Mr Frosty!!) at home and you were jealous.

Any elderly Scottish lady sounds like Supergran

You remember crying on the beach building sandcastles in the rain.

Hide and seek in the park, the corner shop, Hopscotch, butterscotch,
skipping, handstands, football in the park/street, British Bulldog, Beano, Twinkle, Hula Hoops, jumping in enormous puddles and building dams

When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled

You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone on a warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly (cider lolly? - cherry brandy lolly - yum!!).

You got up extra early, especially to watch Saturday Morning cartoons (and Going Live!)

You were occasionally allowed to stay up late for Howard's Way, Dallas, Dynasty or Minder.

Running till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.

Using the bed as a trampoline. Pillow fights.

Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down made you have a fit of the giggles,being tired from playing.

Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.

It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.

You remember when 25p was decent pocket money and you'd reach into a
muddy gutter for 10p.

Important decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better and taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.

Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dare".

Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.

Pass this on to anyone who needs a break - I DOUBLE-DARE YA!!!

Don't know if this has been posted before but... :D

You remember M.C. Hammer

It could very well be that for this alone, I am proud NOT to be a child of the 80's  :P

You know you're a child of the 80's when you go see a movie about a 12 or 13 year old kid from 1988 that wakes up in 2004 called Thirteen going on 30, and then sadly realize that it's about someone around YOUR age.

Everyone born in the 1970's, either already has, or will turn 30 sometime in this decade.  Suddenly that show from the 80's that was about "the old people"  called Thirty-Something, doesn't look all that confusing.

You know you're a child of the 80's when you go see a movie about a 12 or 13 year old kid from 1988 that wakes up in 2004 called Thirteen going on 30, and then sadly realize that it's about someone around YOUR age.

Everyone born in the 1970's, either already has, or will turn 30 sometime in this decade.  Suddenly that show from the 80's that was about "the old people"  called Thirty-Something, doesn't look all that confusing.


That is so true.  :o

You ever read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Babysitters Club,
Forever or Sweet Valley High.


I owned every Sweet Valley High book there was.  Hated the tv show, though.


You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had
plastic surgery.


I was totally in love with him in 8th grade.  I can't believe I just admitted that. :-
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".

You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

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

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

You remember M.C. Hammer.

You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"....

You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT
just plain Will Smith!

You own any cassettes.

If you ever made Ken fall in love with Barbie.

You know what " Psyche" means.

Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.

You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good film.

You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'dall be living in space.

You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.

You had to change into play clothes after school.

Somehow you still know all the words to songs playedon VH1's "Big 80s"

Your arm was full of rubber bracelets.

You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine song on Sesame Street.

You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces.

You still don't like going in the sea because of Jaws.

You've ever said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice.

You still remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology and you can still sing all the words.

You know all the words to "Hey Mickey" (well, nobody knows past the first verse anyway).

Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.

It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.

Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.



Yup, I am definately a child of the 80's. :)

I would know I was a child of the early early 80s, (I was a little bit punk then) if:  when I heard disco music on a boom-box, i would smash the box into pieces, jump up and down on it until exhausted, then politely apologize to the stunned disco people telling them, "Sorry, that music kind of sets me off   ::).

Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo

You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix It".

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had
plastic surgery.

You wore one of those slap-on wristbands at somepoint...or heaven
forbid one of those T-shirts that changed colour with heat (Global
Hypercolour) or one of those t-shirt rings on one side.

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

You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got
cancelled.

You can remember watching Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back
when they were new episodes.

You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

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

You know someone who appeared on Wac-a-day.

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

You wanted to be a Goonie. ("Goonies never say die.")

You remember Madonna in her cone stage.

You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."

You say 'PJ and Duncan' not 'Ant and Dec'.

You even wore fluorescent-neon clothing... (if you can call it
clothing!)

Not only did you wear fluorescent-neon clothing, but they were
mismatched with fingerless gloves and toweling socks. And who can forget those shellsuits!!!

You could break dance (ok, you wished you could)

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

You remember M.C. Hammer.

You own any cassettes.

My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to you. You ever had a Swatch Watch.

You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"

You know what " Psyche" means.

Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.

You knew that Transformers were "more than meets the eye".

You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good film.

You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.

You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt andfelt stylish.

You had to change into play clothes after school.

Watching Neighbours was considered essential

You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.

Somehow you still know all the words to songs playedon VH1's "Big 80s"

Your arm was full of rubber bracelets.

You remember Now compilations that had the pig on the front cover.

You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places
that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.

Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme.

You've ever said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice.

You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative
merits of Matt & Luke.

You still remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology and you can still sing all the words.

You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do something less boring instead".

You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester,a pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal (RentaGhost v.cool!!)

You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word "Exterminate!".

Ooh, you could crush a grape!

You've ever held a chicken in the air or stuck a deckchair up your nose.

You remember Fingermouse and Dangermouse (not forgetting his trusty sidekick Penfold!)

Trains in Wales went "Pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf".

You know all the words to "Hey Mickey" (well, nobody knows past the first verse anyway).

You remembered Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p and Monster Munch when they were 10p.

Your best mate had a Soda Stream (or a Mr Frosty!!) at home and you were jealous.

Any elderly Scottish lady sounds like Supergran

Hide and seek in the park, the corner shop, Hopscotch, butterscotch,
skipping, handstands, football in the park/street, British Bulldog, Beano, Twinkle, Hula Hoops, jumping in enormous puddles and building dams

When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled

You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone on a warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly (cider lolly? - cherry brandy lolly - yum!!).

You got up extra early, especially to watch Saturday Morning cartoons (and Going Live!)

You were occasionally allowed to stay up late for Howard's Way, Dallas, Dynasty or Minder.

Running till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.

Using the bed as a trampoline. Pillow fights.

Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down made you have a fit of the giggles,being tired from playing.

Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.

It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.

You remember when 25p was decent pocket money and you'd reach into a
muddy gutter for 10p.

Important decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better and taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.

Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dare".

Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors

Wow! There's a lot to explain to the people outside Britain. I try my best . . .

Jim'll Fixit was a program hosted by ex-disk jockey Jimmy Saville. Children would write in requesting to do things they wished of like meeting pop bands, eating burgers and drinking milkshakes on rollercoasters (yep, it happened) and flying planes and stuff. Once the child got his wish, he received a special 'Jim Fixed it for me' medal. Was axed around 88/89 - A bit of a shame really.

Wac-a-day was a holiday morning show (featured Monday to Friday) introduced by a maniac called Timmy Mallet. He would show lots of stuff, featuring his take on the world - like Russia and Germany (esp. when the Berlin Wall was destroyed). His main party piece was a game called Mallet's Mallet where you had to say words that associated with each other in quick time or else he would smack you over the head with a big spongey mallet. The winner received a prize and a loser recieved a Wac-Plaster (A plaster with 'WAC' written on it). Amongst his other eccentricities, Mallet would wear Dame Edna style glasses and would roll the right knee of his Bermuda shorts up. It was entertaining and has a cult following where he goes around Universities now, still bashing people over the head with a stuffed mallet.

The Now compilations (Now that's what I call music to give it's full title) with the pig on the cover was the brainchild of Virgin Music and featured hits of the time. The Pig featured from 1 - 6 I think. The institution has been around since 1983 and is now on it's 57th music CD!

PJ and Duncan were stars of a kids show called Byker Grove, set in Newcastle and was about a youth club that was always threatened of closure. They became pop stars in the mid 90s and are now famous British TV hosts.

The brothers Matt and Luke Goss were part of the band Bros. They were major teen-idols back in the late 80s, very early 90s. Sort of lost their influence after 1991. One of the brothers appeared in Blade 2.

The 'Turn off your TV set and do something less boring instead' slogan was paying homage to the kids show 'Why Don't You?' It was a kind of activity show that was pretty awful - It did encourage me to do something less boring. I changed the channel.  ;D

'Ooh you could crush a grape' was a phrase often used by Liverpudlian, track-suit wearing Stu Francis, host of kids shows Crackerjack (a gungy game show) and 'Crush a grape'.

Going Live was a Saturday morning kids show featuring Phillip Scofield and Sarah Greene. They did lots of activities and phone-ins while introducing cartoons (The Racoons was one of them!). They were often joined by Emma Forbes (in the cookery corner) and the two very underated comedians called Trevor and Simon - They were very funny. 'Swing your pants'!

OMG! guilty as charged, LOL (i still have my gummy bracelets).
"I pitty the fool" who doesnt admit the same, lol

Wow! There's a lot to explain to the people outside Britain. I try my best . . .

Yeah I agree! :)  I was in my late teens in the 80's so I can remember my neice and things being into this stuff.  I was more into music ;)

You know you're a child of the 80's if you can name at least one of the hosts of Solid Gold. (I remember all of them)

1980-81 Dionne Warwick
1981-82 Marilyn McCoo and Andy Gibb
1982-83 Marilyn McCoo and Rex Smith
1983-84 Marilyn McCoo
1984-85 Rick Dees
1985-86 Dionne Warwick
1986-88 Mariliyn McCoo, Nina Blackwood and Arsenio Hall

youre a 30 sumthing year old gamer that can own and silence a pimple faced teenager-of-today's a$$ bigtime online in any pc game.

You think new video games suck :)

I would much rather play a marathon game of Robotron than touch one of these complicated, boring new games that they put out these days. With a few exceptions, most of them are the same game with different graphics and more complexity each time. Ugh.

Don't know if this has been posted before but... :D

You ever read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Babysitters Club,
Forever or Sweet Valley High.

You can remember watching Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back
when they were new episodes.

You remember M.C. Hammer.

You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth.

You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good film

You had to change into play clothes after school.

You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.





These are dead on! :P

You know you're a child of the 80's if you can name at least one of the hosts of Solid Gold. (I remember all of them)

1980-81 Dionne Warwick
1981-82 Marilyn McCoo and Andy Gibb
1982-83 Marilyn McCoo and Rex Smith
1983-84 Marilyn McCoo
1984-85 Rick Dees
1985-86 Dionne Warwick
1986-88 Mariliyn McCoo, Nina Blackwood and Arsenio Hall


OMG - Solid Gold was still on the air in 1988?  I remember seeing it in the early 80's but had no idea it lasted that long on TV.

Guilty as charged!  ;)  (nice call, Cheryl!)

And I remember Solid Gold from Marilyn McCoo and Andy Gibb to Marilyn McCoo and Rex Smith.   :D

Oh..and you know how WIERD it is to be buying My Little Ponies for your 7 year old... :-\\

I remember watching Solid Gold.  The one I remember the most is Dan Seals performing Bop.

http://www.geocities.com/sgdancers/images/group2p2.jpg

Solid Gold dancers and Madam ^^ ;D



Howard

you see breakdancing movies and say, "i could do that but i dont wanna."

WORE NEON COLORS, A SMILEY FACE T SHIRT, A DONT WORRY BE HAPPY SHIRT AND ACID WASH JEANS BABY!!!

Aimee

GOT TO LOVE THE 80S

Aren't Acid Washed Jeans making a comeback in some parts of the world?? ??? ??? ??? ???

You thought that a white jacket, a pastel T shirt and no socks made you look cool.

You own more cassettes than CD's.

you remember "Puttin On the Hits" with Allen Fawcett

I might be off a few years: Luke and Laura's wedding on "General Hospital"

You've ever had a discussion on who the cooler Duke boys were.

You've ever wanted to weld the car doors shut

"General Lee" brings to mind a car, and not a person.

The other "big" wedding of the decade was Charles and Di

You remember when MTV played all music all the time (debut 1981)

And was "Remote Control" from the 80's, or didn't it come out until the 90's? I don't remember.

you remember "Puttin On the Hits" with Allen Fawcett




OMG!! I do. I loved that show. Didn't Christopher Atkins take over at one point?

OMG!! I do. I loved that show. Didn't Christopher Atkins take over at one point?


Dont know but I know I loved that show too.  Id watch it late Saturday nights when my folks would leave us at grandmas all the time.

I think the reason I thought it was Chirstopher Atkins is b/c he had the curly hair do back then. And there is a slight facial resemblence.

Allen Fawcett (today)
http://beinglinda.com/images/allen_award.jpg

Christopher Atkins (then)
http://www.stargalaxy.com/show_image.php?SID=9670371eea74931a7b6ded69ce7c5ef9&size=large&image=66975&id=6

I think the reason I thought it was Chirstopher Atkins is b/c he had the curly hair do back then. And there is a slight facial resemblence.

Allen Fawcett (today)
http://beinglinda.com/images/allen_award.jpg

Christopher Atkins (then)
http://www.stargalaxy.com/show_image.php?SID=9670371eea74931a7b6ded69ce7c5ef9&size=large&image=66975&id=6



That's a nice picture of Allen Fawcett.What's he doing these days? ???



Howard

That's a nice picture of Allen Fawcett.What's he doing these days? ???



Howard
Not much of anything.

If you remember when Caffeine Free Pepsi was known as Pepsi Free!

If you remember when Caffeine Free Pepsi was known as Pepsi Free!
I remember that whole scene in Back to the Future in the 50's soda shop and he asks for a Pepsi Free and the server said "If you want a Pepsi pal, you're gonna have to pay for it."  ;D

Not much of anything.



What about making a kids version of Puttin Back On The Hits? ???



Howard

You know you're a child of the 80's when you go see a movie about a 12 or 13 year old kid from 1988 that wakes up in 2004 called Thirteen going on 30, and then sadly realize that it's about someone around YOUR age.

Everyone born in the 1970's, either already has, or will turn 30 sometime in this decade.  Suddenly that show from the 80's that was about "the old people"  called Thirty-Something, doesn't look all that confusing.

Now most of those born in the 70s are in their 40 ' s  and the rest will turn 40 soon and those born in the early 70s will turn 50 in the early 2020s. People who were 13 and 14 years old back then like me will turn 30 in  a couple of years :-\\

Now most of those born in the 70s are in their 40 ' s  and the rest will turn 40 soon and those born in the early 70s will turn 50 in the early 2020s. People who were 13 and 14 years old back then like me will turn 30 in  a couple of years :-\\


I'm going to be 43 in March.