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04-05-2008, 06:42 PM
80's Child?
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!!!
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04-05-2008, 07:04 PM
Originally Posted by random 
[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Snap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.
i had a pink one!!!
Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo
apples and the grapefruit, the orange and the mango!
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.
LIZ AND JESSICA WAKEFIELD RULE!!!
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.
ha ha ha!!! my dad ruined my elastic hypercolour wristband and t shirt by putting them in a hotwash!
You had slouch socks and puff painted your own t-shirt at least
once.
Whats wrong with slouch sock???i still have em!
You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got
cancelled.
SO TRUE!!
You can remember watching Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back
when they were new episodes.
Ok so i wanted to date zac and look like kelly!!!!
You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
"cast your cares away...ready for another day...let the music play...down at fraggle rock...
You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
O YEah!!! Micheal J fox was a babe!!
You know someone who appeared on Wac-a-day.
Not really but my sister still knows the whole Timmy mallet fast speech at the beginning!
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
You say 'PJ and Duncan' not 'Ant and Dec'.
Ha ha Still do!!!!
I cannae see declan!!!!
You remember M.C. Hammer.
what ever happened to him!
You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"....
yeah and???? who cant??
You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT
just plain Will Smith!
"boom boom shake shake the room ....
You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ALF or ET lunchbox.
Alf was soooooo cute!! i even had the annual!
If you ever made Ken fall in love with Barbie.
Well i made them do stuff even if he didnt love her
You know what " Psyche" means.
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good film.
IT IS!!!!!!
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt andfelt stylish.
and got made to dance the lambada at new year with dad!
You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
sunday top forty!!!!
Somehow you still know all the words to songs playedon VH1's "Big 80s"
You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places
that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.
and why no one ever got killed????
Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme.
You still remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology and you can still sing all the words.
" take on me ....take on me....." i still love that video!!!
Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.
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!!)
so coool!!!!
You've ever held a chicken in the air or stuck a deckchair up your nose.
That almost made me choke on me tea!!!!
You remembered Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p and Monster Munch when they were 10p.
I used to always get that!!!
You got up extra early, especially to watch Saturday Morning cartoons (and Going Live!)
And sending in postcards for the competitions!!!! Bring back emma forbes!!!!
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04-05-2008, 07:16 PM
Dirty Dancing - wow, best film ever!!!
'A watermelon?? I carried a watermelon??'
You should have seen my hair back then, it was a perm that was so tight it looked like spaniels ears in the rain
I used to spray the life out of it with Elnette hairspray so much that you could lift up the sides like a judges wig As for the Now albums, I had the first one out, it depresses me when I see what number they are up to now!!
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04-05-2008, 07:23 PM
Originally Posted by Fudgeley
And the problems page in Jackie was so very risque......
I adored Jackie magazine!!!! When I was younger I used to read Twinkle too, remember that?
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04-05-2008, 07:33 PM
Water balloons, Saved by the Bell (poor Screech!), Care Bears, don't forget My Little Pony..Oh, I could go on!
Was I the only one who bought "Girl Talk" magazine? (As I see it's not mentioned there!
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04-05-2008, 07:34 PM
Originally Posted by Westie_N
Thanks very much for posting this, Kel, brought back a lot of fond memories!!
Water balloons, Saved by the Bell (poor Screech!), Care Bears, don't forget My Little Pony..Oh, I could go on!
Was I the only one who bought "Girl Talk" magazine? (As I see it's not mentioned there!
).
but did you ever get smash hits and rip out the lyrics?????
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