Children of the
80's, this will take you
back but it will also make you realise that you are now
quite old!
You Know You Grew Up In The Eighties If: You
know who else went to sleep when Bagpuss went to
sleep You
know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby". You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix
It". You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before plastic surgery. You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax
off". You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got
cancelled. You can remember watching Saved by the Bell You
remember Madonna in her cone stage outfit. You knew "The Artist" when he
was humbly called "Prince." You could break dance (ok, you wished you
could) You remember when Amiga was a state of the art video game
system. You tried to dance like M.C. Hammer. You can still sing the rap to
"Fresh Prince of Bel Air".... and you can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and
The fresh Prince and NOT just plain Will Smith! You owned any
cassettes. You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ALF or ET
lunchbox. You have ever pondered on why Smurfette was the ONLY female
smurf. My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to
you.
You
know what happened if, 'As if by magic a man appeared.' You owned Polly Pocket or Micro Machines. You made Ken fall
in love with Barbie. Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far
away. You knew that Transformers were "more than meets the
eye". You
actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good film. You were led to
believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living in space. You know what
leg warmers are and probably had a pair. You wore biker shorts underneath
a short skirt and felt stylish. You had to change into play clothes after
school. You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box. You
wore those wide, colourful shoelaces. You still don't like going in the
sea because of Jaws. You never questioned why the A-Team were always
imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured
tank. Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme. You
said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice. Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever
featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection. Big wheels and BMX's were the way to
go. With your pink (or blue) portable tape player, you sang to Kylie and
Jason!
You
remember when bags of monster munch, wagon wheels,
curly wurlys
and cadburys cream eggs really were huge! You did the top toggle
of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and
you knew you looked like a super hero. Your wings were like a shield of steel. You still
remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology and you can
still sing all the words. Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or
puff-ball skirt. You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester, a
pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly
normal. You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on
the front of a Capri so it looked like KITT. You had more than 10 sweets
in a 10p mix-up. You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word
"Exterminate!". Girls - You owned a pair of Pixie boots, generally worn
with leg warmers. Boys - You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons,
generally worn with white towelling socks. You held a chicken in the air
or stuck a deck chair up your nose. You wore leg warmers & tried to do
the splits while jumping in the air while singing you were going to live
forever.
You remember Finger
mouse and Danger mouse (not forgetting his
trusty sidekick Penfold!), You know all the words to "Hey Mickey"
(well,
nobody knows past the first verse anyway). Your best mate had a Soda
Stream at home and you were jealous. You remember playing British Bulldog. When
'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled, You got up extra early, especially to watch
Saturday Morning cartoons, You were occasionally allowed to stay up late
for Howard's Way, Dallas, Dynasty or Minder. Water balloons were the
ultimate weapon. You remember when 25p was decent pocket money and you'd
reach into a muddy gutter for 10p. Important decisions were made by going
"eeny-meeny-miney-mo." Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
and taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. You had a Swatch Watch.
You believed that "By the power
of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" Pass this on
to anyone who needs a smile - I DOUBLE-DARE YA!!!