for everyone born in the 80's You know you were a child of the 80s when..... 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 cartoon. Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins. You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke. You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt. You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason. 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 knew you looked like a super-hero. You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words. Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy. Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt. You ever owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano. You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do some less boring instead". You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys. You ever said "It's my ball, and if I can't be Kevin Keegan I'm going home!" You remember the aerobie scare. You have ever po-goed or space-hopped. You remember when Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin were the hottest romantic couple. You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn't have the same range as those in the Red Hand Gang. You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High. You tried to set up a "Famous Five" or "Secret Seven" gang with your school friends. You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like KITT. "Ca-vey Wa-vey!" means anything to you. You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up. Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they were mismatched fingerless gloves and towelling socks. You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology. Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddly toy. You could have got away with it if it hadn't been 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. Shiny grey flecked suits. You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up Ooh, you could crush a Grape! You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper Stebson, and Ro-land. Fingermouse. You were proud of your picture appearing in the Gallery. You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p You wondered why you and your mates never encountered diamond thieves whilst out on your BMXs. No 73? You can remember what Quatro tasted like. Your best mate had a soda stream at home and you were jealous
You know you're a 90's kid if... You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!" You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" You've worn skorts and felt stylish You yearned to be part of the Baby-Sitters club You use to love playing with your MY Little Pet Shop You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House" You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head and had fluffed bangs You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in kindergarten You remember reading "Goosebumps" You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off" You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school. You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not... You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide You wore socks over leggings scrunched down " Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE" he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stumbed he's toe oe oe and thats the end end end of the elephants show ow ow You remember boom boxes vs. cd players You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare" You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "MY Little Wonder" You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell" You played and or collected "Pogs" You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger and you owned a Skip It You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.) You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes. You remember a time before the WB. You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack. You know the Macarena by heart.. LOL " Talk to the hand" ... enough said You thought Brain would finally take over the world
i was born in 85 and cant really remember much from that first list, however that second list pretty much sums up everything that i can remember from the 90s
thats bollocks I too was born in '81 and remember sod all from that list part from any reference to the A-Team!!
I was an 85'er too, but I can't really go for the second or the first... a couple more in the second, but not that much more. i Think this one is more true... You're an 80's child if... - You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members. - You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did) - You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video. - You wore one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth. - You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once. - You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout." - You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off." - You can remember watching full house and saved by the bell for endless hours. - You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock. - You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer." - 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. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?) - You know what "Sike" means. - You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants - You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.") - You've heard of Garbage Pail Kids. - You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince." - You ever wore fluorescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nail polish) - You could break dance, or wished you could. - You know who Max Headroom is. - You remember when ATARI2 was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong) - You know all the words to "ice ice baby". - You remember M.C hammer. - You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of BelAir". - You own any cassettes. - You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. - You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. - You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare. - You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. - You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" - You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye. - You ever mismatched your clothes in a vain attempt to emulate "Punky Brewster" - You remember when it stopped being fashionable to pull your socks up to your knees - Mr. Hooper's death on Sesame Street profoundly affected you - Two words: Lite Bright - You know how to make "Friendship bracelets" - You know why you should never feed them after midnight - You can hum the theme song of the Super Mario Brothers Nintendo game
