My gal-pal Monica, sent this to me. I nodded my head in agreement to, like, 75% of these. I was born in 1978, but grew up in the 80's.

See how many you remember.

Thanks Mony-Ca!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. I'm gonna comment on the ones I remember. (THEY'LL BE IN ALL-CAPS)


>> You're an 80's kid if:
>> 1. You ever ended a sentence w/ the word "SIKE" (AH...MY EARLY DAYS OF SARCASM)
>> 2. You watched Pound Puppies (WATCHED? I HAD TWO OR THREE ON MY BED)
>> 3. You can sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" ( STILL DO WE I FLIP BY IT ON CABLE)
>> 4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish. (YEP)
>> 5. You yearned to be a member of the babysitters club and tried to start >> One of your own. (I DIDN'T BABYSAT, BUT I DID READ THE BOOKS!)
>> 6. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. (DIDN'T HAVE THESE, BUT I DID HAVE SCENTED PUSH UP PENCILS
>> 7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on "Blossom" (I LOVED JOEY AND EVEN HAD A POSTER OF HIM ON ABOVE MY BED IN MY BEDROOM!.....A BIT OBESSIVE?)
>> 8. Two words: M.C.Hammer ( I DID NOT OWN BALLOON PANTS, BUT I SURE WANTED SOME!)
>> 9. If you ever watched Fraggle Rock (I KNEW ALL THE WORDS TO THE THEME SONG, TOO!)
>> 10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars. (HECK YEAH!!!) (MINE WERE RED AND WHITE...I EVEN HAD AN ORANGE FLAG ON THE BACK OF MY BIKE, TOO!)
>> 11. You can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales" (I ALSO LOVED ANIMANIACS, PINKY AND THE BRAIN AND GARFIELD.)
>> 12. It was actually worth getting up on Sat morning to watch cartoons. (I CAN REMEMBER BEING SICK ONE SATURDAY, SO MY SWEET DADDY TAPED THEM FOR ME TO ENJOY WHEN I FELT BETTER. HE WAS SUCH A SWEETHEART!)
>> 13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. (AND SPORTED A HEADACHE ALL DAY, TOO!)
>> 14. You saw "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen. (HECK! I EVEN HAD THE VHS TAPE!)
>> 15. You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class.( NOPE....SORRY)
>> 16. You had a clip that held your shirt in a knot at the side. ( YES! IT WAS NEON YELLOW. I ALSO USED HAIRCLIPS, TOO!)
>> 17. You played the game MASH (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) (YES....AND WE EVEN LISTED BOYS WE LIKED, SO WE COULD FIND OUT WHO WE WERE GONNA MARRY.)
>> 18. You wore a Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it. (DIDN'T HAVE ONE)
>> 19. L.A. Gear... need I say more (YES! HAD SHOES, SHIRTS, SOCKS...YOU NAME IT!)
>> 20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in kindergarten. (NOPE)
>> 21. You remember all of the Ramona books (BY BEVERLY CLAREY, I BELIEVE)
>> 22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF". ( BACK TO THE FUTURE, BIFF AT THE END OF THE FIRST MOVIE )
>> 23. You wanted to be a Goonie (YES! AND I STILL HAVE A CRUSH ON SEAN "SAM WISE" AUSTIN. )
>> 24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing (some head to toe). (YES AND SOME OF IT CHANGED COLOR ACCORDING TO BODY HEAT....CREEPY)
>> 25. You can remember what Michael Jackson REALLY looked like. (ALL I REMEMBER IS THAT BACK THEN HE WAS A BLACK MAN AND NOW HE'S A WHITE ANIME WOMAN)
>> 26. You ever wondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. (I EVEN HAD A PAIR OF PINK SMURFETTE GLASSES...)
>> 27. You took lunch pals to school. ('FRAID NOT...)
>> 28. You remember the CRAZE! , then the BANNING of slap bracelets. (PEOPLE CLAIMED THAT A KID IN CALIFORNIA CUT HIS WRIST OPEN WITH ONE AND BLED TO DEATH. SOMEHOW, I DOUBT THAT HAPPENED.)
>> 29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. ( OF COURSE I DON'T....NOT!)
>> 30. Barbie and the Rockers were your fav band. (ACTUALLY, AS A KID, I LISTENED TO THE RADIO AND LOVED U2....I DID, HOWEVER, HAVE A BARBIE AND THE ROCKERS DOLL AND COLORING BOOK.)
>> 31. You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up (I HAD A SHE-RA PUZZLE AND I GAVE MY DADDYA "PUFFY" HE-MAN STICKER. HE STILL HAS IT AT WORK ON HIS PEN HOLDER.)
>> 32. You thought your childhood friends would never leave you b/c you >> exchanged friendship bracelets. (YES AND WE BRAIDED SOME OF OUR OWN ON THE PLAYGROUND AT P.E. ON THE SWINGS AND SEESAWS.)
>> 33. You ever owned a pair of jelly shoes (and probably in neon colors) (I HAD A PAIR OF PINK, BLACK AND WHITE....THEY ALWAYS GAVE ME BLISTERS.)
>> 34. After Pee-Wee's Big Adventures you kept saying "I know you are but what am I? (MY HUBBY BOUGHT ME THE BOXSET OF THE FIRST TWO SEASONS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.... I DON'T CARE IF HE DID BAD STUFF IN HIS SPARE TIME, I STILL ENJOYED HIS SHOW)
>> 35. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up". (LIFE ALERT I BELIEVE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I COULD SWEAR I SAW THE COMMERICAL THE OTHER NIGHT ON CABLE AT ABOUT 2 A.M.)
>> 36. You remember skating before inline skates. ( I TRIED....I USUALLY HELD ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROLLER RINK.)
>> 37. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip-n-slide. (YEAH...I STILL HAVE A EVERSION TO LONG, YELLOW, SLIPPERY SHEETS OF PLASTIC WITH ROCKS POKING THOUGH, NO MATTER HOW CLEAN I TRIED TO MAKE IT UNDER THE "SLIDE". I ALSO GOT LOOSE PIECES OF GRASS IN STRANGE PLACES....NO THANKS!)
>> 38. You had a Skip-it. (MY MOMMA MADE ME ONE THAT WAS MUCH COOLER THAN THAT PLASTIC THING!)
>> 39. You had or attended a b-day party at Mc Donald's. (YEP... I REALLY LIKED THE SUGAR CHARACTERS ON THE CAKE AND THE SOFT SERVE VANILLA ICE CREAM.)
>> 40. You've gone thru this nodding your head in agreement. (UH-HUH)
>> 41. "Don't worry, Be happy!!" (SONG BY A GUY NAMED BOBBY MCFARLINE OR SOMETHING.....IT WAS ACAPELLA AND ANNOYING AS #@&%)
>> 42. You wore like 8 pair of socks over tights w/high top Reeboks. (AND THE SOCKS DIDN'T NECESSARILY MATCH WHAT CLOTHES I WAS WEARING....)
>> 43. You wore socks scrunched down. (SURE DID)
>> 44. ! "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" (I GOT REALLY FAST AT ONE POINT)
>> 45. Boom boxes vs. Cd players. (I HAD ONE IN MY ROOM AND I WORE IT TOTALLY OUT)
>> 46. Both Gremlin movies (I GOT SO TICKED OFF I COULDN'T HAVE A GIZMO OF MY OWN....WITHOUT WATER OR MIDNIGHT FEEDING, OF COURSE!)
>> 47. "CARE BEAR STARE!!!" (UHHHHHH OKAY)
>> 48. You remember Rainbow Bright and My Lil Pony (I HAD SEVERAL MY LITTLE PONIES , BUT I DIDN'T GET A RAINBOW BRITE UNTIL I WAS IN MY 20'S....I'M SCARRED FOR LIFE!)
>> 49. You thought Doogie Howser was hot! (HE STILLIS! HE'S ON "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER")
>> 50. Alf, the furry brown alien from Melmac. ( I EVEN HAD AN ALF DOLL)
>> 51. New Kids on the Block when they were cool. ( I KNEW EVERY WORD TO EVERY SONG AND HAD A HUGE CRUSH ON JOEY MACINTYRE )
>> 52. Knew all the characters and there life stories on the ORIGINAL "Saved By the Bell" ( THAT WAS THE ONLY NON-ANIMATED SHOW I WATCHED ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. I WANTED TO LOOK LIKE TIFFANY AMBER THESSIAN SOOOOOOO BAD. )
>> 53. Know all the words to Bon Jovi- SHOT THRU THE HEART ( AND WHEN IT AS NAMED SONG OF THE YEAR..I HAD A HISSY FIT!)
>> 54. You just sang it to yourself. ( YEP )
>> 55. You remember when Mullets were cool. (BUSINESS IN THE FRONT...PARTY IN THE BACK)
>> 56.. You tight rolled your pants. ( YEAH, AND IT WAS TOUGH WITH THOSE PANTS WITH THE ZIPPER AND LITTLE BOW ON THE BACK NEAR THE BOTTOM)
>> 57. You owned a banana clip! ( SURE DID AND MY MOMMA WAS SO CREATIVE IN HOW TO STYLE THE HAIR THAT HUNG OUT.)
>> 58. You send this to only your friends that will remember this too!!!!!!