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Just_Jam_Please
03-27-2001, 05:13 PM
You know you grew up in the 80's when:

You know what "Sike" means.

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."

You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."

You can sing the McDonald's Big Mack, Filet-o-fish,quarter pounder, and French fry song.

You know who Mr. T is.

You know who Fat Albert is. And who was old boy with the pink mask?

If you ever wore fluorescent, neon clothing.

You could break dance, or wish you could.

You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.

You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"

Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.

You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.

You knew that knowing is half the battle.

You wanted to be on Star Search.

You can remember Michael Jackson when he was black.

You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth.

You remember the garbage pail kids, and owned some.

You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."

"Rut row raggy" and "Zoinks!"

You HAD to have your MTV.

You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.

You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.

You owned any cassettes.

You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.

You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or the Muppets glasses from McDonalds

Poltergeist freaked you out.

You knew who Ben Stein was before you could win his money,"Bueller?"

You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ET, Dukes of Hazzard,Knight Rider, Strawberry Shortcake or A-Team lunch box.

You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.

You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.

You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.

You wore your Izod shirt with the collar up.

You had a Swatch Watch with the Swatch Guard.

Your Legos collection started with the free sets in a Happy Meal.

You remember when Happy Meals came in a box, not a paper bag.

You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.

You know what a "Push Up" ice cream is.

You had to come in the house when the street lights came on.

You had to change into play clothes after school.

You owned, or knew somebody with a Commodore 64.

You hated Scrappy Doo.

You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.

You wish you had a light saber.

Somehow you still know all the words to songs played on VH1's "Big 80's"

Your arm was full of rubber bracelets.

If you have ever said, "Gag me with a spoon."

You have ever wondered what happened to Saturday morning cartoons.

You had to get up to change the channel.

You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine on Sesame Street.

You thought the "Thriller" video was pretty cool

You remember the first time you went in to a video store to
rent a movie.

You wore those wide, colorful shoelaces.

Quiet Riot's "Come on feel the noise" was the best song -
EVER.

You know where "I want my two dollars!" came from.

You still cannot go in to the water because of that damn movie - Jaws.

El Debarge's "Get a beat to the Rhythm of the night" plagued the radio every hour by the hour.

You remember life before minivans and SUVs.

You can still feel that your circulation is cut off from your feet, because you folded and rolled your pants so tight at the ankles.

You can remember that all night skates at the roller rink.


'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'

jamijams
03-27-2001, 05:22 PM
I love those! they are so great! and what about jelly shoes, and hypercolor clothing that changed colors? and when you were younger, the rainbow shirt that went across both arms and your chest....i had wonderwoman underoos - damn proud of it! yay! :)

You bring about what you think about

Highway23
03-27-2001, 05:25 PM
that was great! thanks!

and don't forget the GOONIES!!!

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bluecow
03-27-2001, 05:26 PM
hehe... i was born in '81 and a lot of those apply to me...

and ATARI was cool! i can't even play nintendo 64 and all that shit they have out now... too complicated and the 3-D stuff makes me dizzy.

i will also admit to having owned a pair of leg warmers... light yellow.

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-You only had one chance. Why be a window washer?- Buk

csmooth24
03-27-2001, 05:42 PM
...icy cold thick shake, sundae and apple pie!

he he...thanks! /images/smile.gif

~chris
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Just_Jam_Please
03-27-2001, 05:48 PM
OMG I am laughing so hard right now and the BIG boss guy is standing across the hall. I just can't help it!!! The rainbow shirt!!!!!!!!!! And jelly shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great time to be a girl:-)

'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'

jamijams
03-27-2001, 05:51 PM
dorothy hamill haircut anyone? :) yeah, i LOVED my rainbow shirt, damn Mariah Carey *nearly* ruined that one for me... pahlease

You bring about what you think about

bluecow
03-27-2001, 05:51 PM
ah yes, the jelly shoes... i always had those too and we had a gravel driveway so i would get little chunks of gravel stuck in the bottom of my shoes all the time.

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-You only had one chance. Why be a window washer?- Buk

Just_Jam_Please
03-27-2001, 05:54 PM
OMG...stop with the rainbow shirt!!!! I am laughing so damn hard right now. I always thought that when I saw that album cover. She must have ruined it for those of us who had the shirt!

'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'

13throwcenter
03-27-2001, 07:25 PM
yes...but did you wear your rainbow shirt with knickers? or legwarmers?
I had hot pink jellies and i looooved Swatches. Remember it was cool to wear more than one? What a marketing ploy THAT was!!

and i did have a Dorothy Hamil haircut when I was like 10- or at least *reeeeeallly* wanted one and tried to have one but my hair is a little curlier than Ms. Hamil's :)

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And the rivers shall open for the righteous, someday.

jamijams
03-27-2001, 09:11 PM
**gaaassppp** you mean I wasn't the *only* one with the shirt? there were others? waahhhhh!! ;) and the rocks in the jellies, oh man that WAS a bummer! should i meet you all at the roller rink?

You bring about what you think about

13throwcenter
03-27-2001, 09:46 PM
but how old *were* you when you wore that shirt... 6?? I was 13 and obviously participating in a very important fashion trend.

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And the rivers shall open for the righteous, someday.

13throwcenter
03-27-2001, 09:47 PM
hey.... i always thought it was "icy coke, thick shake, sundae and apple pie" !!!

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And the rivers shall open for the righteous, someday.

Just_Jam_Please
03-27-2001, 11:04 PM
I love this PJ BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all make me laugh!!!!!

'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'

mtgirl
03-27-2001, 11:09 PM
a) dirty dancing still is a kick ass movie
b) yah, leg warmers, wtf? like hello i personally like to have cool clothing on when i'm working out

cute boys make me smile

13throwcenter
03-28-2001, 01:43 AM
haha... like they were ever worn for working out!!! damn Flashdance!!

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And the rivers shall open for the righteous, someday.

ByzantineBug
03-28-2001, 05:13 AM
I love it!! /images/laugh.gif
Remember those bracelets that you had to slap! on your wrist so that they would fold?
And jelly shoes rule!!..

Awwww baby! /images/laugh.gif

yer ardy
03-28-2001, 07:19 AM
Quiet Riot's "Come on feel the noise"
*IS* the fucking best song - EVER...
....girlZ...rock yer boyZ...../images/laugh.gif

(i grew up in the 70's...DON'T get me started..hehe)

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~there's still time to change the road you're on..

mtgirl
03-28-2001, 11:09 AM
woohoo! remember when they had a resurgence a few years ago? my friend and i bought like 10 pairs and dyed them different colors. damn. those were the days.

cute boys make me frusterated

csmooth24
03-28-2001, 11:33 AM
mmmmm...coulda been icy coke...i always heard icy cold thick shake....

oh well...

~chris
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jamijams
03-29-2001, 01:01 PM
one more, what about Greatest American Hero on TV?

**sings in her terribly unattractive voice** "Believe it or not, I'm walking on air, never thought I could feel so freeeeee"

and hey, Sandi are you making fun of my youth sister? thought not! hmph!

You bring about what you think about

csmooth24
03-29-2001, 01:09 PM
"flying away on a wing and a prayer...who could it be??? believe it or not, its just me!"

nice call jami!

~chris
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Just_Jam_Please
03-29-2001, 01:15 PM
That was the first white man I ever saw with an afro!

'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'

dharma bum
03-29-2001, 01:18 PM
I had a Garfield lunch box. :)
Reebok high tops, anyone? With 2 pairs of different colored socks?
"I want my two dollars!"- ha!! I was just talking about Better Off Dead yesterday!!
In a box somewhere at home, I still have a whole bunch of Michael Jackson pins that I used to wear on my jean jacket. And 16 years later, I'm once again wearing a jean jacket with pins on it, just not Michael Jackson ones, although that might be kind of cool. :)
I think my fashion high point in the 80's was my hot pink muscle shirt with a Thriller album cover iron on that I wore with my turqoise parachute pants. Yikes!

jamijams
03-29-2001, 01:20 PM
with an afro....so true...LOL

You bring about what you think about

jamijams
03-29-2001, 01:24 PM
but was it *the* jean jacket, the L.A. Gear stonewashed one with the fuzzy pink letters on the back? If you had that jacket, you *knew* you had arrived! Hi top Reeboks-colored ones no less!

You bring about what you think about

Just_Jam_Please
03-29-2001, 02:02 PM
I had a hot pink tank top that said PYT for Michael Jackson's 'Pretty Young Thing.' Man I wore the HELL out of that shirt!!! And I sooooooooo remember the different colored sock thing. I thought it was just me and my sister!!!

'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'

dharma bum
03-29-2001, 02:09 PM
Unfortunately, I didn't have the LA Gear jean jacket, but I DID have LA Gear high tops... to go with my acid washed jeans... on the days I wasn't wearing my reeboks... :)

csmooth24
03-29-2001, 02:11 PM
i had a nice black parachute outfit...for my breakdancing of course...it had a million zippers on it that had "hidden" red strips...i was so cool!

~chris
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dharma bum
03-29-2001, 02:14 PM
I want to love you - PYT - Pretty Young Thing
You need some lovin' - TLC - Tender Lovin' Care
And I'lllllll take you there...

flashbacks... flashbacks... somebody help me!!!

I can't believe how in love I was with Michael Jackson.

jamijams
03-29-2001, 02:15 PM
I can hear those parachute pants down here man...you know you still wear it. bust out the cardboard baby, smoothie's gonna break! lmfao

You bring about what you think about

csmooth24
03-29-2001, 02:37 PM
double post...sorry...

csmooth24
03-29-2001, 02:37 PM
i am doing the centipede and i will transition into the back spin...

damn this is fun!

~chris
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jamijams
03-29-2001, 02:40 PM
you can work up an appetite for that awesome free lunch!

You bring about what you think about

csmooth24
03-29-2001, 02:42 PM
mmm...free lunch...GOTTA GO...be back later!

*smooth walks off doing the robot...*

~chris
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Just_Jam_Please
03-29-2001, 04:14 PM
Do you know who I was so in love with? Patrick Swayze and the Karate Kid himself Ralph Macchio. I think that I watched those movies about 150 at least. I would cry whenever he would do the crane. Wax on! Wax off!

'Saw things clearer in my rearviewmirror.'