Ways to Know You Were Born in the ’80s – LUAQuotes.com
Ways to Know You Were Born in the ’80s
- You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-man got cancelled.
- Snap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.
- You played with My Little Ponies.
- Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn’t be broken.
- You know all the words to “Ice Ice Baby.”
- You wanted to be Hulk for Halloween.
- You had a crush on the New Kids on the Block members- *THE* ORGINAL BOY BAND.
- You wanted to be on “Star Search.”
- You wore one of those t-shirt rings or a scrunchie on the side of your shirts.
- You were styling with your french-rolled pants.
- You wore multiple pairs of socks in the middle of the summer just so you could be hip.
- Cabbage Patch Kids ring a bell?
- You can remember watching “Full House” and “Saved By the Bell” for endless hours, back when they were new episodes.
- You have seen at least 10 episodes of “Fraggle Rock.”
- You hold a special place in your heart for “Back to the Future.”
- You always brought a sticker book to school.
- You wanted to be a Goony (“Goonies never say die!”).
- You remember Madonna in her cone stage.
- You wore fluorescent-neon clothing.
- There was ATARI: the state of the art video game system.
- Do you remember MC Hammer?
- You can still sing the rap to “Fresh Prince of Bel Air.”
- Can you recite the theme to “Duck Tales?”
- You own any cassettes.
- You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlin or ET lunch box.
- You ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female Smurf or why Baby Smurf never grew up…
- You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the Care Bear Stare.
- You had Super Woman or Superman underwear.
- Do Polly Pockets and Popples ring a bell?
- You stayed up all night listening to Teddy Ruxpin.
- “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?”
- You still have a crimper in your bathroom drawer.
- You own an Indiana Jones hat.
- You love your pink jeans and black stretch pants.
- You learned how to spell “mouse” from the Mickey Mouse Club theme song.
- You felt like a big girl when your mom bought you Girl Talk.
- You used to wear bright pink slip-ons and jelly shoes.
- You used to compare you brother to Ferguson.
- You remember when Ren and Stimpy was a new show.
- PEE WEE’s PLAY HOUSE!!!!!
- Rainbow Brite, Lady Lovely Locks, Quints– hours of fun.
- You can’t forget My Buddy, Ghost Busters, Pogo Balls and/or Skip it.
- You weren’t allowed to watch “You Can’t Do That” on Television.
- You went through a denial stage when you were told CDs were going to replace cassettes.
- Leggings and baggy sweaters.
- A younger sibling has looked at pictures of you and either asked if it was Halloween, or if you and your friends were “losers.”
- You’ve had the internet for only around a third of your life.
- Two words: Shrinky-dinks.
- Cyndi Lauper and Tiffany were your idols.
- You knew Prince before he was The Artist.
- You had a crush on Ben Affleck when he was on The Voyage of the Mimi.
- The Hanna Barbara shows weren’t reruns.
- The New Scooby-Doo Shows…were really new.
- Saturday morning cartoons…. The Wuzzles, Gummy Bears and Supergang, Snorks, and Pound Puppies.
- Instead of sitcoms like Friends, Seinfield and Will & Grace you had….uh uh…. The Cosby Show?
- You had streamers on the ends of your bike and/or a basket.
- You had a scooter….not a razor…a scooter that weighed as much if not more than your bike.
- You never quite got around to setting up the trap in Mouse Trap.
- Lite Brite, Lite Brite turn on the magical shining light.
- SLIP N SLIDE!!
- Lunchtime Recess was devoted to Sticker Books.
- The only way to carry your books around was a Trapper Keeper.
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