{"id":39,"date":"2006-09-13T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2006-09-13T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lee-toma.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2006-09-13T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2006-09-13T10:39:23","slug":"humor-80s-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lee-toma.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Humor – 80s Flashback"},"content":{"rendered":"

You Know You Grew Up In The 80’s if:<\/font><\/p>\n

1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
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<\/font>2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
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3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
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4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.<\/font><\/font> <\/font>5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
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<\/font>6. You owned those lil’ Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.<\/font><\/p>\n

7. You know that “WHOA” comes from Joey on Blossom
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8. Two words: Hammer Pants
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9. If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock”
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10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars… and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
\n<\/font><\/font> <\/font>11. You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales” (Woo ooh!)
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<\/font>12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
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13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
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14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen… and still know the turtles names.
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15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
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16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side. <\/font><\/p>\n

17. You played the game “MASH” (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
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18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
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19. L.A. Gear….need I say more?
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20. You wanted to change your name to “JEM” in Kindergarten. ( She’s Truly Outrageous.)<\/font><\/p>\n

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.
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22. You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF”
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23. You wanted to be a Goonie.
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24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us…head-to-toe)
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25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
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26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female Smurf.
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27. You took lunch boxes to school…and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
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28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
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29. You still get the urge to say “NOT” after every sentence.<\/font><\/p>\n

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
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31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
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32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
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33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
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34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
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35. After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”
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36. You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”
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37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
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38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
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39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
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40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
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41. You’ve gone through this nodding your head in agreement.<\/font><\/p>\n

42. You remember Popples.
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43. Don’t worry, be happy
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44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.<\/font><\/p>\n

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do… getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)<\/font><\/p>\n

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
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47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
\n <\/font><\/font> <\/font>48. You know what it meant to say “Care Bear Stare!!”
\n<\/font><\/font>49 You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales
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50. You thought Doogie Howser \/ Samantha Micelli was hot.
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<\/font>51. You remember Alf, the ‘lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
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52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool…and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as “NKOTB”
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53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on “Saved By The Bell,” The ORIGINAL class.
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54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi – “Shot Through The Heart”.
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\n55. You just sang those words to yourself.<\/font><\/p>\n

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
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57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)<\/font><\/p>\n

58. You remember when mullets were cool!
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\n59. You had a mullet!<\/font><\/p>\n

60. You still sing “We are the World”
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61. You tight rolled your jeans.
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62. You owned a banana clip.
\n<\/font><\/font> <\/font>63. You remember “Where’s the Beef?”
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<\/font>64. You used to (and probably still do) say “What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?”
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65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
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66. You’re still singing “Shot Through The Heart” in your head, aren’t you!<\/font><\/p>\n

PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO GREW UP IN THE 80s or Early 90s!!! <\/font><\/p>\n

(Thanks to Mike Chizmar)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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