From the Inbox

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's If

• You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE"
• You watched the Pound Puppies.
• You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair" … and can do the "Carlton".
• Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
• You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
• You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
• You know that "WOAH!" comes from Joey on Blossom
• Two words: Hammer Pants
• If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"
• You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
• You can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales " (Woo ooh!)
• It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
• You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
• You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " on the big screen...and still know the turtles names.
• You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
• You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
• You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
• L.A. Gear....need I say more?
• You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.
• You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"
• You wanted to be a Goonie.
• You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... head-to-toe)
• You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. (You know, back when he was black)
• You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
• You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
• You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
• You still get the urge to say "NOT!" after every sentence.
• You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
• Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
• You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
• You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
• You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probably in neon colors, too)
• After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
• You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
• You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
• You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
• You have ever played with a Skip-It.
• You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
• You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
• You remember Popples.
• "Don't worry, be happy"
• You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
• You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do... getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)
• You remember boom boxes … and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
• You remember watching both "Gremlins " movies.
• You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"
• You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales"
• You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
• You remember Alf, the lil’ furry brown alien from Melmac.
• You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".
• You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
• You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
• You just sang those words to yourself.
• You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
• Homemade Levi shorts ... (the shorter the better)
• You remember when mullets were cool!
• You had a mullet!
• You still sing "We are the World"
• You tight rolled your jeans.
• You owned a banana clip
• You remember "Where's the Beef?"
• You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"
• You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

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You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!!!