Child of the 80s?

alexpnz

Lord Dipstick
still use words like "fresh,psyche,dope" to this very day..............AND IM 34!! BTW.....remember how no chick had anything shaved "down there"? everything was like a forest and you know what? none of us 30 yr olds gave a crap right? just happy to be there as a teen!! thank god things cleaned up nowadays though! looking back i dont see how i put up w/ a girlfriend and a hairy cooch!!:eek:
 
Oh my friggin god!!!!

I remember all that shit and partook in most of the non-gender specific activities...woww!!! What a flashback!

I needed that today!
 
Some great music: Madonna: Papa Don't Preach, Borderline.
Some great films: Flashdance (great soundtrack), Fame (great soundtrack).
Some great movies: Wall Street, Fatal Attraction.
et al. to be continued...
 
I tend to think I am a child of the 80s. I'm guilty of:
2. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
6. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.
8. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."
10. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales."
11. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
13. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.
14. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
16. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House).
18. L.A. Gear
21. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF."
23. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.
24. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
26. You took lunch pails to school. And it had a matching thermos.
29. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.
31. You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up.
35. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
36. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
38. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
41. You remember Popples.
42. "Don't worry, be happy."
44. You wore socks scrunched down.
46. You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.
47. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.
 
I can and will admit to all but about 10 items on the list.

And I still own a Popple. :D
 

bigbadbrody

Banned
I lived through 6 years of the 80's and all I remember are the great cartoons and breakfast cereals, which are way better than the ones we have now.

I have always wondered why all of the great cereal commercials are not longer played on tv
 

Legzman

what the fuck you lookin at?
My answers Part 1::D

1. You know what "Sike" means.
means...just kidding
2. You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer".
yes
3. You can name at least half of the members of the BRAT Pack.
I can name none
4. You know who Tina Yothers is.
no
5. You know who Max Headroom is.
yes
6. You could breakdance, wish you could.
no and no
7. You wanted to dress like the Hulk at Halloween.
no
8. You believed that "By the Power of Greyskull," you HAD the POWER.
no, but I did like he-man
9. Partying "like it's 1999" seemed sooo far away.
yea
10. You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
I LOVED that show!
11. You wanted to be on Star search.
no
12. You owned a doll with "Xavier Roberts" signed on its butt, or knew someone who did
no
13. You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
no
14. You HAD to have your MTV.
hell no
15. You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future"
dunno but I've seen all 3
16. You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name"
never cared
17. You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
no
18. You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
fuck no
19. You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids".
yes
20. Punks actually "shocked" people
what?
21. You knew "The Artist", when he was humbly called "Prince".
no
22. You actually saw Ted Danson as the Mac Daddy he played "Sam" to be.
no
23. You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game.
absolutely!
24. You own any cassettes.
yes
25. You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
Back then it wouldn't have surprised me
26. You remember and/or owned any of the CareBear glass collections from Pizza Hut Hut, Or any other stupid collection of glass they came out with.
no, but I do remember those
27. Poltergeist freaked you out.
no
28. You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, He-Man, Strawberry Shortcake, or an ET lunch box.
I don't remember, but I think I had a transformers one
29. You ever had a Swatch Watch, or three.
sadly, yes
30. You had a crush on one of the Corey's (Haim or Feldman).
I don't swing that way
31. You had a crush on Bo Derek or Heather Locklear.
Heather
32. You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
yes
33. You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
lol, yea
34. You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or knew someone who did.
again, I don't swing that way
35. You thought eating Reeses Pieces would attract your own Alien.
never like them anyway
36. You have ever called 867-5309.
yea
37. You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Camron, or Michael J. Fox, or Ricky Shroeder on your wall.
Not queer, remember?
38. You held the top score on PacMan.
was never that good at that game
39. You had MALL Hair.
what?
40. You owned a T-shirt that said, "I shot J.R." or know someone who did.
no
41. You wore one or more thin rubber bracelettes, black or in multiple colors, or you wore them up to your elbow.
no
42. "Gag me" is in your vocabulary
no
43. Radical!!!
just Rad
44. You went on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures and Bogus Journey ~ and you remember the cartoon version
vaguely
45. You read "Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret" for a book report.
no
46. Snap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.
again, sadly, yes
47. You played with "My Little Ponies" or "G. I. Joes."
G.I. Joe, A real American hero motherfucker!!!:thefinger
48. You've ever read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Babysitters Club, or Sweet Valley High.
Hardy Boys
49. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
Oh lord, I couldn't stand those fuckers, but all the girls in school did.
50. heaven forbid you wore one of those t-shirt rings or a scrunchi on one side of your shirt during your youth.
no
51. You were styling with your french rolled pants.
no
52. You wore multiple pairs of socks in the middle of the summer just so you could be "hip"
you must be crazy
53. You had puff painted your own shirt at least once.
no
54. You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power, and He-Man were cancelled.
kinda
55. You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back when they were new episodes.
not endless hours, but I did watch often
56. You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
only 1 and it sucked
57. you always brought your sticker book to school
didn't have one :(
58. you have a collection of hackey-sacks
used to
59. You remember Madonna in her cone stage.
lord, yes
60. You owned a pair of L.A. Gear, Keds, or Converse tennis shoes.
L.A. Gear
61. The USA Cartoon Express every weekday morning
didn't have cable :(
62. My Little Pony, Gummy Bears,Transformers, You can't do that on Telivision, Noozles, KIDS Incorperated, Captian Kangroo,Double Dare, Punky Brewster, and Hey Dude are familiar to you.
Only transformers and captain kangroo and double dare
63. You spent hours in the basement building and re-building Lego cities.
I used to have a ton of legos
64. Do Polly Pockets or Popples ring a bell?
no
65. Big wheels and bicycles with streamers were the way to go.
Big wheels!
66. With your playschool record player you sang back up to Debbie Gibson.
didn't have that either
67. You stayed up all night listening to Teddy Rupskin
never had that
68. Can we say Trapper Keeper?
yes
69. "Can you tell you how to get to Sesame Street?"
yes, then again, who can't?
70. If you wanted to be on the GLADIATORS!!!
yes
71. If you still have a crimper in your bathroom drawer
not a chick
72. You owned a indiana jones hat
no
73. You had more than one original Star Wars action figure
yes
74. You loved your pink jeans and black stretch pants
not queer
75. big loop earings
I like seeing chicks wearing those!
 

Legzman

what the fuck you lookin at?
continued...

76. If you wanted to pick a lock with a toothbrush just like MacGyver
I wanted to be MacGyver!
77. You wanted to travel through time on Quantum Leap
yes
78. If you remember when rollerblades were the new thing
yep
79. If you learned how to spell mouse from the Mickey Mouse Club theme song.
no
80. you felt like a big girl when your mom bought you GIRL TALK
...no comment
81. you used to compare your little brother to Ferguson
only child
82. When MTV was all about Rock Hard videos and BIG hair (first aired in 1981!!!)
wasn't that great even back then
83. Pee Wee's Play House...
hell no
84. Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake
porn sites? Oh, guess not!
85. Fanny Packs
still see those here and there
86. If you can remember when you're "Kid Sister, Kid Sister" and "My Buddy, My Buddy"
yes
87. Who you gonna call....Ghost Busters
damn right
88. The USA Dino Power Hour with "Denver, the Last Dinosaur" followed by "Dinosaucers."
:dunno:
89. Pogo Balls
lol, yep
90. Super Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda, the cartoon
the video game not the cartoons
91. remember when they WERE the New Kids on the Block
Yea I also remember when they finally shut their damn traps!
92. remember when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a new thing
yep
93. ever wanted hair like Paula Abdul
I wanted to fuck paula abdul before I even know what sex was!
94. remember seeing SuperMario Bros. in the arcade
very vaguely
95. ever begged Mom & Dad for an 8bit NES
yes and got it for christmas the first year it was out!
96. your parents dressed you in StarWars clothing as a baby or toddler
how the fuck would I know?
97. remember when new cars still had only lap belts in the back seat, and no back window light
yes
98. remember when your parents owned a Beta or took home movies with that type of cassette
we had no video camera
99. listened to 8 track tapes of Star Wars (Return of the Jedi) and Sesame Street
no
100. remember when Oliver & Co. came out for the first time
yes
101. had Hammer Pants, or wanted some
no, and no
102. Ice Ice Baby. . .
not at all
103. ever curled your bangs upward, and sprayed them in place there
no
104. remember when the Minivan was a new thing
yes
105. the first movie you ever remember seeing is Return of the Jedi
My parents told me they went to see that when my mom was pregnant with me. I guess it's one of the first things I heard
106. remember when your parents owned a PC without a hard drive (1983-4, Heathkit)
yes, fuckin piece of shit
107. got into mom's makeup and smeared on the blue eyeshadow
no
108. know that Michael Jackson's contribution to Free Willy first appeared in his Dangerous album
don't care
109. remember most of the words to "We Are The World"
know none
110. played with the Little People when they were still a choking hazard
oh, I'm sure
111. remember when CD's were the new thing
yep
112. owned a red "speak and spell"
yea actually, I think I did
113. ever tried to phone home on it
no
114. owned a first edition set of NERF fencing swords
no
115. remember when laser tag was new
yes
116. ever had to sit throught family slide shows, and realize now that your younger siblings have never seen a slide
I did, but never had siblings
117. TRON and The Last Starfighter have special meaning to you
TRON was cool, never heard of the last starfighter
118. played Zaxxon as a kid (arcade, Sega Master, or the Board Game)
no
119. fished in the bottom of cereal boxes for the Thundercats insignia ring
not for that but for other toys
120. had, like, a TOTAL valley girl accent
no
121. identified with Ramona Quimby
no
122. remember when Chuck-e-Cheeses was Showbiz Pizza
yea and it sucks since it switched names
123. watched The Driods or Ewoks cartoons
no
124. loved Benji
no
125. Remember seeing the Challenger blow up on the evening news
I watched it live!
126. your parents put you to bed so they could watch The Who
no
127. begged for fruit rollups and got Fun Fruits instead
sometimes
128. ever ate ET cereal for breakfast
no
129. remember when BK did not have a kids meal
yea, back when I was a fuckin kid!
130. remember when the Marlins and the Rockies were new teams
yea, it's really not been that damn long ago, everyone here should remember that!
131. If you ever owned the action figures or remember someone who did own Destro, Cobra Commander, Snake-eyes, and Duke.
I owned them all, then I found them in a pile of dog shit, wonder how they got there?
132. If you ever shouted or know someone who did shout the words cobraaa or yo-joe!!
I did, what you gonna do about it?
133. You know who Jem and the Holograms are.
no
134. If you ever envied Jem for her purple duds.
no
135. If you OWNED a Jem doll or knew someone who did.
no
136. If you ever thought Jem was cool for being taller then your other barbies.
no
137. Can you chant the theme to Mighty Mouse?
no
138. Do you remember when Inspector Gadget was a NEW cartoon?
yes
139. Count Duckula ring a bell??
yes
140. You owned a game called SHARK ATTACK!
no
141. Invited all your friends to MEET ME AT THE MALL!
no
142. Splash was such a cool movie!!!
no
143. Your dream was to be a Teenage Witch {hense the film of the same name}
no
144. Did ya have a slinky??
a couple of em, but they always got fucked up
145. When Tom Cruise was that guy from Legend
he was in that movie?
146. Neverending Story was the "movie" to see.
yes it was
147. Do you know all the words to Dance Magic?
no
148. Labyrinth was your FAVORITE movie!!!
no
149. Do you remember when Ferris Beuller had his day off?
yes good for him
150. oh PIPPY LONGSTOCKING!!!
oh hell no!

Damn that was a long fucking list! I might do part 2 later, but I doubt it!
 
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