I'm an eighties fan all right.
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I'm an eighties fan all right.
Well, I was born in '79 so I guess I was an '80s kid. I'll see if any of these apply to me.
1. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members. - no, I couldn't stand them.
2.You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did) - never watched it.
3.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. - Yeah, this I can remember.
4.You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth. - haha, everyone at school had those wrist bands! I think they got outlawed or something.
5.You wore french rolls on the botom of your splatter painted jeans. - I don't understand this one, so I doubt it.
6. You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once. - I don't understand this one, so I doubt it.
7.You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt. - no
8.You knew what Willis was ''talkin' 'bout.'' - no
9.You know the profound meaning of ''Wax on, Wax off.'' - I know this was from the Karate Kid, but that's about it. Not my favorite movie by any means.
10.You can name at least half of the members of the elite ''Brat Pack.'' none
11.You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!!!!!! - I doubt there is an episode of Saved by the Bell that I didn't see at least 3 times.
12.You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock. - nope
13.You know that another name for a keyboard is a ''Synthesizer.'' - Sure, I guess.
14.You hold a special place in your heart for ''Back to the Future.'' - not really
15.You know where to go if you ''wanna go where everybody knows your name.'' - This refers to the show Cheers but I hated that show.
16.You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?) - The only movie I can think of with her was the made for TV movie version of The Stand which sucked compared to the book.
17.You know what ''Sike'' means. - No.
18. You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants. - I've never been a victim to any fashion, I think.
18.You wanted to be a Goonie. - no
19.You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls. - I guess I had a few trolls.
20. You knew ''The Artist'' when he was humbly called ''Prince.'' - Never cared for him
21.You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played ''Sam'' to be. - didn't like that show, as I said.
22. You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nailpolish) - no
23.You could breakdance, or wished you could. - I wish I could, yeah!
24. You know who Max Headroom is. - no
25.You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong) - Hell yeah, we had to have had at least 30 Atari games. I wish my parents didn't throw that away, it still worked!
26.You know all the words to ''Ice Ice Baby''. - I don't now, but I sure did back then!
27. You remember MC hammer well. - I remember a couple of his songs.
28.You can still sing the rap to ''Fresh Prince of Belair''. - Never watched that show.
29. You own any cassettes. - not anymore, but I did!
30.You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon. - I don't think so.
31. You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from PizzaHut. - no
32. Poltergeist freaked you out. - never seen it.
33.You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox. - I never had a lunch box.
34.You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. - who hasn't pondered this?
35.You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits. - no
36. You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house. - hell no
37.You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. - definitely not.
38. You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish. of course not
39. You ever had a Swatch Watch. - no idea what that is
40.You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare. - no
41.You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman). - no
42. You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. - haha, yeah
43.You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear. - no. He-man underwear, I probably did have though.
44. You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween. - no
45.You Believed that ''By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power'' - haha, I was a he-man fanatic.
46.You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye. - sure
47.Partying ''like it's 1999'' seemed SO far away!!!!!!!!!!!! - never gave it much thought.
And a few others (yes, I'm an 80's kid):
-You actually remember that there was a Pac-Man cartoon.
-You know what to say to get green slime dumped on you.
-You play with a Rubic's cube until you just decide to rip off the stickers.
I was born in 85' and most of those apply to me aswell. Especially anything to do with transformers. They are still 'More than meets the eye' to me :love: :love: :love:
As I was reading the list, I got to this one just as those lyrics sung on the TV. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying Mullet
Most of the 80s kids ones and the 90s kids ones apply to me. I was born in '83.
1. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
2.You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did)
3.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.
4.You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
5.You wore french rolls on the botom of your splatter painted jeans.
6. You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
7.You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt.
8.You knew what Willis was ''talkin' 'bout.''
9.You know the profound meaning of ''Wax on, Wax off.''
10.You can name at least half of the members of the elite ''Brat Pack.''
11.You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!!!!!!
12.You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
13.You know that another name for a keyboard is a ''Synthesizer.''
14.You hold a special place in your heart for ''Back to the Future.''
15.You know where to go if you ''wanna go where everybody knows your name.''
16.You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)
17.You know what ''Sike'' means.
18. You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants.
18.You wanted to be a Goonie.
19.You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls.
20. You knew ''The Artist'' when he was humbly called ''Prince.''
21.You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played ''Sam'' to be.
22. You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nailpolish)
23.You could breakdance, or wished you could.
24. You know who Max Headroom is.
25.You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong)
26.You know all the words to ''Ice Ice Baby''.
27. You remember MC hammer well.
28.You can still sing the rap to ''Fresh Prince of Belair''.
29. You own any cassettes.
30.You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
31. You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from PizzaHut.
32. Poltergeist freaked you out.
33.You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
34.You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
35.You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.
36. You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house.
37.You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
38. You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish.
39. You ever had a Swatch Watch.
40.You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
41.You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
42. You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
43.You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear.
44. You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
45.You Believed that ''By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power''
46.You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
47.Partying ''like it's 1999'' seemed SO far away!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members. Ehr, no.
2.You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did) heh.
3.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. As a Michael Jackson fan I do remember, although I was not born at that time.
4.You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth. Nope.
5.You wore french rolls on the botom of your splatter painted jeans. Nah.
6. You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once. Oh god no!
7.You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt. Nay.
8.You knew what Willis was ''talkin' 'bout.'' I actually did not.
9.You know the profound meaning of ''Wax on, Wax off.'' Of course I do!
10.You can name at least half of the members of the elite ''Brat Pack.'' Demi Moore and ehm... the red-haired chick Molly Ringwald or something. The entire cast of "The Breakfast Club" was in the "Brat Pack" as I remember it.
11.You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!!!!!! I did watch some Full House, but only on the days I was sick - It was the only reasonable thing on TV in the mornings at that time... imagine that.
12.You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock. Never seen it.
13.You know that another name for a keyboard is a ''Synthesizer.'' Of course.
14.You hold a special place in your heart for ''Back to the Future.'' The movies were enjoyable, but Puh-lease.
15.You know where to go if you ''wanna go where everybody knows your name.'' CHEERS! :beer:
16.You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?) Nope.
17.You know what ''Sike'' means. Not exactly.
18. You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants. No!
18.You wanted to be a Goonie. I liked the movie, but not THAT much.
19.You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls. No.
20. You knew ''The Artist'' when he was humbly called ''Prince.'' Yes! :cool:
21.You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played ''Sam'' to be. Nah.
22. You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nailpolish) Did not!
23.You could breakdance, or wished you could. I always wanted to be able to do a headspin..
24. You know who Max Headroom is. No.
25.You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong) Can not exactly say I do.
26.You know all the words to ''Ice Ice Baby''. Hell no!
27. You remember MC hammer well. He's a classic along side Sir. Mixalot :)
28.You can still sing the rap to ''Fresh Prince of Belair''. heh, some of it.
29. You own any cassettes. I do...
30.You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon. Nope.
31. You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from PizzaHut. I really dislike those things..
32. Poltergeist freaked you out. Very much indeed.
33.You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox. No.
34.You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. I used to all the time... Why was she?
35.You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits. No.
36. You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house. No, he freaked me out in a very unfunny way..
37.You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. No.
38. You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish. No.
39. You ever had a Swatch Watch. Nope.
40.You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare. As mentioned earlier I really, really dislike those things...!
41.You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman). ...And they are?
42. You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. Never watched it.
43.You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear. Nay.
44. You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween. Never, although he is kinda cool.
45.You Believed that ''By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power'' ..what?
46.You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye. eh?
47.Partying ''like it's 1999'' seemed SO far away!!!!!!!!!!!! Not for us real Prince fans! :cool:
Actually, I was born in 1988 (which makes me a 90's kid I guess), so my knowledge of the 80's must come from my huge interest for Pop-culture.. kinda scary.
I was born in 87, yet a few of these apply...
2.You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did) - What? If its similar to what im thinking off, then yes
3.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, I used to like his music >_>
11.You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!!!!!! - I remember watching Full House when utterly bored, it as on right after the after-school cartoons
13.You know that another name for a keyboard is a ''Synthesizer.'' - yes
14.You hold a special place in your heart for ''Back to the Future.'' - kinda, it was a cool movie series, I liked Terminater the most
15.You know where to go if you ''wanna go where everybody knows your name.'' - ARGHHH, I hated that show
19.You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls. - one troll, thats it
23.You could breakdance, or wished you could. - I wanted to
25.You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong) - Nope, I had a Sega Master System II
28.You can still sing the rap to ''Fresh Prince of Belair''. - Yes
29. You own any cassettes. - Yes: Metallica
34.You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. - Yep
36. You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house. - I dont think so
45.You Believed that ''By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power'' - HELL YES! I had like about twenty something action figures and the castles, and this wierd skeleton car thing...HOURS of fun! Skeletor's Castle = awesome toy
46.You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye. - the BEST cartoon EVAR
A synth isn't a keyboard. It might incorporate a keyboard, but you can have one without the other.
Just thought I should let you know.
Back to the Future is the best series of movies ever, ever. And Fraggle Rock rocks.