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LibraSparkle
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From: Vancouver USA
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posted January 30, 2006 12:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LibraSparkle     Edit/Delete Message
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair " ...and can do the "Carlton".

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. "WOAH " comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: Hammer Pants.

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock ".

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales ". (Woo ooh!)

12. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

13. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " on the big screen... and still know the turtles names.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

17. You played the game "MASH ". (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear... need I say more.

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM " in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous)

21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing " and all the Ramona books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF".

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... head-to-toe)

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probably in neon colors, too)

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

42. You remember Popples.

43. "Don't worry, be happy"

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)

46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK "

47. You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"

50. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales "

51. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class.

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

56. You just sang those words to yourself.

57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

58. Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better)

59. You remember when mullets were cool!

60. You had a mullet!

61. You still sing "We are the World"

62. You tight rolled your jeans.

63. You owned a bannana clip.

64. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

65. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"

66. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

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

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AcousticGod
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posted January 30, 2006 12:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message
I did roll my jeans.

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LibraSparkle
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posted January 30, 2006 12:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LibraSparkle     Edit/Delete Message
Me too... and I had HUGE bangs!

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beebuddy
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posted January 30, 2006 01:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for beebuddy     Edit/Delete Message
Me too AG. We called it the "tight-roll". It was sick with a pair of fresh Jordans with the tounges pulled all the way out.

Also, does anybody else remeber "parachute pants"? lol

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beebuddy
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posted January 30, 2006 01:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for beebuddy     Edit/Delete Message
DP YO

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geminstone
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posted January 30, 2006 04:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for geminstone     Edit/Delete Message
Hehehee... 'My Little Ponies'... I STILL love them! Started my collection when I was about 4 or so and, proudly keep the over 400 collected
Never did the 'fashionable' things but, did have a pair of those pants, Beebuddy, up until about 5 years ago. Found out they were to be part of ' Clothes that are NOT good for work ', when the guard on my saw hung up and, those pants were easily grabbed! They did, however, bind it up quick enough so, my leg was not injured to the degree it could have been!! I really liked those though,... comfortable...

~ geminstone

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ScotScorp
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posted January 30, 2006 06:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ScotScorp     Edit/Delete Message
Oh my gosh!

I *still* wear a pony tail on the side of my head. There's just days where it feels appropriate. Wish I had banana clips still... and who didn't watch cartoons!?

WOAH!!! (Didn't Blossom have style? LOL)

Angela

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AcousticGod
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posted January 31, 2006 01:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message
I still feel a bit of the 80's when listening to new bands like She Wants Revenge. Was listening to their stuff tonight, and felt totally goth.

BloodRedMoon, if you're out there, I think you'd love them.

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SunChild
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posted January 31, 2006 07:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SunChild     Edit/Delete Message
I only can relate to a few of these, because I'm Australian...pretty good though!

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WaterNymph
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posted January 31, 2006 08:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for WaterNymph     Edit/Delete Message
It’s weird because my baby sister now loves my little pony, like I did
Yesterday she was complaining that she lost hers awww she has too many toys anyway.

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hot_ice
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posted January 31, 2006 08:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hot_ice     Edit/Delete Message
I spent most of my life(I'm just 21) in the 90's,but I can relate to a lot of those...nice list!

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Moon666Child
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posted January 31, 2006 09:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moon666Child     Edit/Delete Message
80's still rock

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Yin
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posted January 31, 2006 12:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Yin     Edit/Delete Message
Not valid if you didn't grow up in the US.

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Devilfish
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posted January 31, 2006 03:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Devilfish     Edit/Delete Message
ironically enough, before i read this thread today i was listening to an all 80's music station and they played "shot through the heart" and i DID/DO know all the words and LOVED singing it.i also danced not stop when i heard "oh mickey your so fine your so fine you blow my mind hey mickey"
i identified way too much with that list and could even add a few................
quick confesseion:my headboard on my bed had a sliding cubby hole and i had a picture of jon bon jovi in it ...........hahahahaha lMAO.

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CancerianMoon
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posted January 31, 2006 08:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CancerianMoon     Edit/Delete Message
Geees i loved Banana clips!!! LOL

and what about the tube skirts that were so tight you could barely walk!! in fluro of course!!

ohhh and WHAM were just the coolest!!!

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braveheart
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posted January 31, 2006 08:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for braveheart     Edit/Delete Message
I used to love 'Saved By The Bell'. I think it used to be on Sat morns in Oz. Now two of my daughters (9 and 12 y.o) watch it and the College Years and The New Class on Nick. I tell them I was about 15 when it first came out here(I think).

LOL

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lioneye68
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posted January 31, 2006 08:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lioneye68     Edit/Delete Message
I grew up in Canada, and I can relate to about 85% of these. This had me laughing my arse off I DID start singing "Shot Through The Heart" when I read that one.

I loved acid wash jeans, and jean-jackets.

Big hair? HELLOO, Leo here....

Yeah, the eightees lol... Sigh.

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CancerianMoon
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posted February 01, 2006 07:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for CancerianMoon     Edit/Delete Message
OMG big hair???...u mean where you'd back brush it up and spray a whole can of hair spray in it!!! hahahahahaha...ahhh those were the days

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peace
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posted February 01, 2006 07:46 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for peace     Edit/Delete Message
Okay,
Me and my friend always discuss this decade.Remember that song "I've Gotta Wear Shades by Timbuk 2?.My assumption was I know this sounds laughable:In order to be cool you have to wear shades.Btw he laughed at me and said "No Peace,you got it wrong."That song was about nuclear matters".Hey,being born 1978,how was I supposed to know?.That just proves to you that I'm not a Gen X.I'm a Y.

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