I'm an 80's child!

[flybye023]

Sadly, I identify with most of this list
You might be a child of the 80's if...

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

"Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.

Indeed it did. My parents tell me when I was little, and music from that film would come on the TV or the radio, I would quickly leave the room.

You wanted to communicate with Synergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.

What if I want jet-black hair like the singer of the real Misfits?

You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence.

I, like, still do, like, that.

You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

Saturday Night Live was funny?

You were shocked and horrified at the Challenger explosion (which you were probably watching in school at the time).

Wasn't in school yet, don't remember seeing it live.

You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool.

I once had a pair of Jordache high tops.

You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours.

I have a T-shirt that says "Bayside High" on it. It's a great conversation starter.

You ever wore fluorescent—neon if you will—clothing...

Guilty!

You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf

Nowadays I ponder how Smurfette never ended up with VD.

[Redrum]

Missed

That list missed a few.
..Chicks who wore "Leg Warmers" were cool.
...Your girlfriend smelt like "Aqua-Net" hairspray and her heavy make up would smear the shoulder of your shirt.
..You stood in line to see Star Wars multiple times.
.. You remember when you didn't have cable.
..You had to work to get pornographic material, like steal your dads not just turn on the computer.
..You played outside but had to be home when the street lights came on.
..Your car in H.S was made of more metal than plastic and could seat 6 no problem My first was a 1974 Chevy Malibu classic.
..Speaking of metal thats what school playground equipment was made of. Not plastic, the ground had some grass if you were lucky. It was easy to crush, cut,bang,bruise and break your body. BACK THEN THIS WAS called learning your limitations and was not ground to sue the school.
.. How can the leave off "Parachute pants"
..Friday night meant going roller skating and ended with the DJ's call for "Final Couples" and either the song "Open Arms" or "Endless love"
.. You like "Album Cover" art
.. David Lee Roth Was and still is the only lead singer the real "Van Halen" ever had.
..Def Lepards drummer had 2 arms.
.. The coolest birthday gift was a huge "GHETTO BLASTER" with tape to tape function.
..Aerosmith still did drugs.
.. HIS NAME was just John Cougar
..Bruce Springsteen didn't suck
..A box of Marlboro reds was $ 0.99 at the local deli and they would sell them to you no question asked
.. MY H.S HAD A SMOKING SECTION for a quick smoke between classes.
..Hackysack were not the choice of sport for burnouts we threw around a frisbee.
.. CRACK was a joke made towards a friend.
.. If you skate boarded you remeber when there was no "Ollie"
.. Walkman's were the most progressive things for personal use, no CD ones just tapes, so you could kill your batteries holding down the FF and rev buttons.
..The whole "New" Coke thing.
.. The Mc DLT " the hot side stays hot and the cool side stays cool"
..When you had a PT job at Shop N Bag you had to punch in the item price not just scan it.
.. You remeber someone saying CD's were just a fad.
..Movie theater seats did NOT have cup holders.
..The reason you wore condoms was so the girl wouldn't get pregnant.
.. Some of use had Mopeds.
..AMC was a car maker not a multiplex, multiplexs were the new thing, and you would look foward to the preview because there was only one or two and you couldn't see them anywhere else.
...OZZY was still crazy...oh wait that hasn't changed sorry.
..Only of few of use knew that Metallica was awesome.
.. You learned alot about sex listen to Dr. Ruth shows "Sexually speaking"
..California Coolers were the first wine cooler, the orange flavor 2 Liter size was a nice treat.
..The fat kid really got teased because there wern't that many because we still played outside.
...You cut open your childhood "Stretch Armstrong" because you had to know what was inside.
...Arcades were filled with machines that at one time was 20 Ateroid machine and 20 Space Invaders and 50 Pac-man machines.
...OuTTA my way hear comes the Ice Cream man. Like clock work in the summer same time always.
..."Where's the Beef"
.. The Dukes of Hazzard, Beverly Hilbillies, Charlies angels, Mission Impossible, Bewhitched, The fugitive, and Batman, were TV shows only.
.. Mr Miagi from the Karate kid will always be "Arnold" to you
..Pop Rocks and coke=Dead.
..UNWRITTEN law all cool band T-shirts had those 3/4 sleeves no exceptions

Thats all for now.

[Dreamstalker]

Oooh, yeah, metal (and wood) playgrounds. In RI there used to be this awesome, HUGE all-wood playground right off one of the main roads. Right next to a cemetery (I always found that morbidly amusing). Yeah, I got a few splinters, but damn was that thing fun.

Now there's some dinky molded plastic thing on the same spot that takes up about a tenth of the land the old one did.

* You ever wore fluorescent—neon if you will—clothing...

For a time, there were photos of me in pseudo-surfer clothing (WTF was I thinking...wait, it was the 80's, I wasn't). I haven't seen them in awhile so I can only hope they got "lost".

* You know who Max Headroom is.

Even my dad is mildly surprised that I know this.

* You wanted to be The Hulk or Rainbow Brite for Halloween.

What, no Captain Power?

"What the HECK is this noise on the radio?"

The majority of pop music does suck...

[Severen13]

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.

Yes, kids, Michael Jackson was once a black man.

You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

Guilty as charged.

You ever wore fluorescent—neon if you will—clothing...

Hey, it was cool!! LOL

You know who Max Headroom is.

Bonus points if you watched the short-lived Max Headroom series, like me.

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

Space Invaders rocked!!

"Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.

Oh yeah! That clown! *shudder*

You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).

Corey Haim was cute. He looks like absolute hell now.

You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

Otay!!

Songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt you to this day.

That's because she SUCKED!!!!

You remember "Friday Night Videos" before the days of MTV.

Bonus points if you also remember "Radio 1990". Or am I the only one?

You were shocked and horrified at the Challenger explosion (which you were probably watching in school at the time).

I was home sick from school that day. My dad called and told that the Space Shuttle exploded and I didn't believe him.

You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.

All three. *blush*

The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.

Bonus points if you know the name of the actress who said that phrase.

You HAD to have your MTV

I remember when MTV actually played music videos!!

You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.

Yes, kids, there was a time before Madonna. I remember watching the "Borderline" video and not knowing who the hell Madonna was.

You remember any or all of the following: Echo & the Bunnymen, Cutting Crew, Scritti Politti, or Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark.

I remember all of them. *sigh*

You actually know who Rick Springfield is

Hey, Rick Springfield had some good songs!!

You jammed to the Miami Vice theme and thought Jan Hammer was cool.

I have the Miami Vice theme on my playlist.




I love the 80's!!!

[Greenday]

..When you had a PT job at Shop N Bag you had to punch in the item price not just scan it.

Phf, the one job I just recently stopped working at still has those registers...

This is sad, I'm only 19 and I still identify with a lot of that stuff...

[Ringtail Z28]

That list missed a few.
..You stood in line to see Star Wars multiple times.

Went to see Return of the Jedi a few times.

..You played outside but had to be home when the street lights came on.

Hah! playtime wasn't over 'til someone went home crying

..Your car in H.S was made of more metal than plastic and could seat 6 no problem My first was a 1974 Chevy Malibu classic.

My first was a '79 Z28, and that was in '97.

..Speaking of metal thats what school playground equipment was made of. Not plastic, the ground had some grass if you were lucky. It was easy to crush, cut,bang,bruise and break your body. BACK THEN THIS WAS called learning your limitations and was not ground to sue the school.

People actually had balls back then.

..Bruce Springsteen didn't suck

He didn't?

..The whole "New" Coke thing.

I kinda liked it. But also liked Crystal and Blue Pepsi.

.. You remeber someone saying CD's were just a fad.

I remember when laserdisks were supposed to replace VHS.

..Arcades were filled with machines that at one time was 20 Ateroid machine and 20 Space Invaders and 50 Pac-man machines.

I remember when there actually were arcades around.

.. The Dukes of Hazzard, Beverly Hilbillies, Charlies angels, Mission Impossible, Bewhitched, The fugitive, and Batman, were TV shows only.

They should've stayed that way.

..Pop Rocks and coke=Dead.

I tried that on a dare, so I knew for the longest time that it was a myth.

[Redrum]

A few more

For this board I thought of these, well George Carlin thought of most of them

Cashiers were not Sales associates
Security guards were not Loss prevention specialist.
Stewardess were not flight attendents
Stock boys were not inventory managment personel
Waiters and waitress were not servers
Theme park workers were not Cast Members, or playmakers
Janitors were not sanitation control officers.
Secretaries were not executive assistance.
Bank tellers were not Currency control officers.
Hotel cleaning ladies were not House keepers or room attendants,Real house keepers are now domestic matinence personel.
Eran boys were not personal assistance.
Gym employees were not personel fitness counslers.
Gas pumpers were not petrolium transfer engineers.
Garbage men were not Sanitation control experts
PORN STARS were not adult film entertainers.
Bellhops were not Luggage assistance
Desk clerks were not front desk agents
Hotel door signs had DO NOT DISTURB on them not Pricay please.
CUSTOMERS were NOT Clients OR GUESTS.
Teachers were not educators
drummers were not percussionists
Directors were not film makers
Family doctors were not primary-care providers
Bounty hunter were not recovery agents.Magazine photographers were not photojournalists.
Librarians were not Media center advisors.
Complaint department not customer relations (What are you gonna have sew qith them) Or Fuck them as it use to known.
Be good in the sack or they might give you criticism or as its known now feedback.


Also.
You use to sleep on a matress and box spring you did not purchase A sleep system.
No more hair pieces or rugs now its hair replacment systems.
Heat and air conditioning yep you guessed it NOW climate control systems.
Whats that your brake pads are worn better replace you onboard controlled braking system.
Dont worry if your braks fail your seat belt and air bag will save you, oh no it won't that would be your impact-management system that saves you.
To check to see if your seatbelt is fasten check the dashboard even though you should be looking at the instrument panel.
You need to know all these terms if you buy a used car sorry I mean Pre owned vehicle.
If the car is junk just take to the dump or the LANDFILL.
After you junk your car if the Certified pre owned dealer shows up and knocks at your door be sure to look out the Obsevation port not the peephole.
What no observation port because you live in a trailer park, don't worry abracadabra now you live in a modular home communitty.
Re runs are now encore presentations
Hospitals are medical centers, or if your really hurt hit the Emergency room or now its better know as the severe trauma center.

I'm tired thats all for now.
I did not edit for spelling or grammer sorry you grammer cops or should I call you Luingistic modifacation advisors?

[DesignFox]

I'm gonna pick at you for the fun of it. The word is "grammar."

*ducks to avoid flying tomatoes*

On topic- I was a little kid in the 80's.
-I miss a lot of those cartoons and kid's shows. When it came to Jem, I always wanted to be a Misfit! "We are the Misfits, our songs are better! We are the Misfits, the Misfits! And we're gonna get her!"
-I absolutely wanted to be a Goonie.
-Who didn't have neon clothes?
-The shirt clip things were cool.
-I had enough slap bracelets to fill my arms
-C'mon, you guys didn't like "Opposites Attract?"
-I personally like the Star Wars Ewok Adventure
-My town actually had a roller skating rink- with an arcade- and if you wore neon clothes on Friday you got a free glow stick
-I dreamed I met Rainbow Brite
-He-Man and She-Ra were my biggest heroes
-The playgrounds were actually dangerous and fun and we didn't sue the school when we got hurt
-Disney made the only animated movies worth watching in the theater
-MY LITTLE PONIES!
-Puff paint was a favorite past-time
-anyone else ever rigged the cable to get The New Kids On The Block concert on PPV?

Hehe. I'll stop there for now

[XCashier]

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.

Yes, kids, Michael Jackson was once a black man.

Here's proof:

-I miss a lot of those cartoons and kid's shows. When it came to Jem, I always wanted to be a Misfit! "We are the Misfits, our songs are better! We are the Misfits, the Misfits! And we're gonna get her!"

Yeah, in real life the Misfits would've kicked Hologram arse any day! A couple of years ago, they came out with the Jem cartoons on DVD, and I'm still kicking myself for not buying a copy.

You're PO'd that you couldn't really participate in the 60's, pissed that you were a part of the 70's, think you wasted too much time doing stupid, meaningless things in the 80's, and still have no clue what the 90's are all about.

Guilty as charged!