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You Are A Child of The Eighties If:
* You owned a “real” Rubik's cube.
* You remember when MTV didn't exist.
* "Alternative" music actually was alternative...and not popular Top 40 tunes.
* You were a "wanna be" Madonna, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Cyndi
Lauper, Boy George, etc.
* You found yourself saying "Where's the beef?"
* You know how to use a rotary phone.
* You thought Max Headroom was cool.
* You know how (or wanted to be able) to Moonwalk!
* You thought Atari, IntelliVision,TelStar & Coleco were the ultimate systems.
* You think Leg warmers & headbands alá Pat Benatar once looked really cool.
* You remember when Jordache jeans with a flat-handle comb in the back
pocket was cool.
* You wore jelly bracelets & shoes.
* Your hair defied gravity.
* You thought Pacman was high tech.
* You know who Mr. Miyagi is and you can do the Crane Technique.
* You remember when Tom Hanks dressed as a girl.
* You girls had pics of Tom Selleck, Leif Garrett, & Eric Estrada on your walls.
* You know who J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman
and Alan Hunter are. Even worse -you still remember Pete Townshend
doing those "I WANT MY MTV" Promos.
* You still think that KITT and Doc Brown's DeLorean were cool cars, no
matter how dated they really are
* You remember watching the TV show "Thirtysomething" back in the '80s and
thinking that was a show for crusty old people.
* You remember when Reagan was shot in 1981
* You remember there was a time when a guy wearing an orange mesh half
shirt with a matching pair of parachute pants was considered cool...
* You can change a needle in a record player and remember the little
plastic piece you used to put in the center of your 45 to make it fit on a
record player.
* You wanted to be a Solid Gold Dancer.
* You could ride a bike and not have to wear a helmet or knee/elbow pads.
* You remember a time when there was no microwaves, no beepers, no
cellphones, no caller ID, no CDs, telephones were pulse, your parents’ idea
of a remote control was to tell you to get up and change the channel, TVs
had dials and antennas, there was no cable, no one had a computer and
the internet didn’t exist, clocks had hands, cars were square, and writing a
research paper meant a trip to the library.
* You know all the songs on the oldies station.
* You remember when the ‘retro look’ was new!
* You can recite “two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese on a
sesame seed bun” in 3 seconds or less.
* You could spellout “SHELLOIL” and “HELL” using your calculator.
* You ever wore Underoos.
* You had a birthday party at Show Biz Pizza or Chuck E Cheese.
* You said “wonder twins power activate..form of an eagle, shape of a glacier!
* You still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection.
* You remember Strawberry Honeycombs, and have the collectible license plates.
* You remember giving or receiving a lifesaver book from someone in school for
Christmas.
* You remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would
make your stomach explode.
* You ever owned the tan and brown Fisher Price Record Player.
* You remember when Mr. Snuffelupagus was only seen by Big Bird.
* You ever used (and failed) Lee Press-On Nails.
* You owned a Wacky Wallwalker.
* You had Moonboots and the mittens or gloves that change color in warm and
cold air.
* You drink Strawberry Quik.
* You still make the best forts.
* You remember when Johnny Carson was the Tonight Show host.
* You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert.
* Mr. Rogers still freaks you out.
* You checked garbage cans for Oscar the Grouch.
* You learned about love from listening to Hair Bands.
* You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up.
* You're waiting for Freddy and Jason to finally have it out.
* You remember the "Square Peg" song.
* You spent most of your allowance on tapes.
* You were going to marry Matt Dillon, Rex Smith, or Leif Garrett.
* You still have your "Shawn Cassidy" poster.
* You remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard.
* You know who Booger is and own his "Who Farted?" t-shirt.
* You fell in love with Jack Wagner and John Stamos before Melrose and Full
House when they had a band on General Hospital.
* Every time you hear someone say, "time after time" you immediately get the
song stuck in your head and get a flashback of the video.
* your Hungry Hungry Hippos game is still under the couch somewhere...
* You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available.
* You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax Off.
* You wanted to be a Goonie.
* You pondered as a kid, "How Many Licks Does It Take To Get To The Bottom of
a Tootsie Roll Pop".
* You know who cultivated the saying, "Well, isn't that SPECIAL?"
* You thought Dirty Dancing was the best movie ever made.
* You wanted to be "The Hulk" for Halloween.
* You know what happens when you throw water on "them!"
* You know what it means to "Never Feed Them After Midnight".
* You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name".
* You thought the Transformers were more than meets the eye (and Go-Bots
were a cheap imitation!)
* You didn't think it strange that Human Turtles and Rats knew karate.
* You know what Cowabunga means.
* You dreamed of being on Star Search.
* You remember watching Friday the 13th...in a theater, and it actually freaked
you out.
* You remember the theme to Jaws.
* You thought Smokey and the Bandit ruled, and you know who Frog is.
* You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool".
* You know who played Magnum P.I.
* One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane".
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