# 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
[Edited 1/4/06 21:16pm]

roflmbo .. das funny 2 read

Ohhhh I remember lots of those handsome

the sad thing is when they make a list like this in 20 years for todays generation
what are they gonna put??

your a child of the 00's if you remember staying in and playing video games because theres no place cool to go to

your a child of the 00's because you remember when Ashlee Simpson was cool!

your a child of the 00's because you remember where you were when 9/11 happened

sad decade

That's funny.....Talk about the 90's and what was the 80's GENERATION Called? Was it the ME GENERATION? The 90's had all the Boy and Girl bands...

Mazerati said:

gotta agree

your a child of the 00's because you remember where were you when the tsunami hit

whoa, I remember a lot of those! Good times.

Being born in '85 I didn't think I'd remember that many....but I do!

# 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
# Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.
# You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.
# You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you.
# You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery.
# You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure".
# There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together
# You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'
# You remember the magazines of song lyrics
# Two words: The Clapper.
# Six words: "This is your brain on drugs."
# Ferris Bueller was your idol.

# You still watch things on Beta tapes
# The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer
# You know who Martha Quinn is.
# You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider but sucks in "Boob Watch."
# A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.
# You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available
# You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"

# You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack
# If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers
# 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 remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach asplode
# Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

lol

I had a betamax in my room
my brother had a Commodore 64 that we had fights over
I wore jelly shoes for school
I had to whatch Moonlighting with my mum
and me and best friend used to play popstars and i was always Tiffany , she had to make do with being Debbie Gibson.

The 80s were soo cool

Oh my God. I knew every single reference.

I feel old.


M

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Me too

mdiver said:

i only knew half of them. i guess i'm not as old as you guys!

fantasyislander said:

No you were just dim in the 80's

mdiver said:

well, i was a toddler until 1983. what do you expect ya old fogey!?

fantasyislander said:

I was born in 1966. The eighties were sooooo great. Music was at it's best.


M

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

1979. i just caught the 80s on their way out!

You know you're a child of the '80s if you keep saying you need to find "Pulse machine" to get cash. I do this all the time.

How about:

If you ever wore mousse & hair spray at the same time? I did.

Lol, thats a really fun list! I came to be in 84, I knew quite a fair few of them! Im definitely a child of the 80s. The last good decade, downhill from there!

PS the fourth last one - New Kids? I hear from a reliable source it may just be in the works! Cant decide how I feel about that one....

Mazerati said:

I was thinking of that very same thing recently. I feel very lucky to have been young during the 80's. It was fun and we have a lot to look back on and smile & laugh about. What are the kids today going to have???
Kind of sad....

Mazerati said:

I had one.

my contribution


# You wore a headband or a visor
# Fannypacks
# Where's the beef?
# Wow, Nintendo has really good graphics, way better than Atari2600
# Garbage Pail Kids
# For those without MTV there was Friday Night Videos
# You purposely ripped holes in your jeans
# Gun's N Roses was the fuckin shit
# Chevy Chase was cool
# 86 Mets
# Jason and Freddy were still scary
# You remember when Rock still ruled
# You remember Rap was fun
# Door Knockers
# Jerri Curls and shower caps
# Adidas
# Pumas
# Kangol
# Your C64 keyboard is now bigger than your PC
# Velcro
# You got your TV from Crazy Eddie
# Fraggle Rock
# Saturday Morning Cartoons on NBC
# Bobby Brown was the Shit
# Mike Tyson was invincible
# Janet was killer on a Different Strokes
[Edited 1/6/06 20:20pm]

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I miss the 80's, I had sooo many fun memories of that decade!

I miss the 80's too...I am a child of the 80's....and I'm not gonna take it anymore!

pardonme4livin said:

Co-sign!!

Mazerati said:

a few weeks ago, i took my younger sister to toys r us for some last minute xmas shopping--so i'm walking around gas-facing at all these lame ass toys and what do i see--a 2-disc DVD set of all the schoolhouse rock jingles!! i snateched that mutherfucka up for $16.99..i was so cheesing when i came home and started watching those damn things

three six nine
twelve fifteen eighteen
twennyone twennyfo twenneyseven
thurty
that's a magic number

I gotta pocket full of quarters,
And I'm headed to the arcade.
I don't have a lot of money
But I'm bringing everything I've made.
I've gotta callus on my finger,
And my shoulder's hurtin' too.
I'm gonna eat 'em all up,
Just as soon as they turn blue.

'Cause I've got Pac-Man Fever
Pac-Man Fever