1. You learned to swim about the same time Jaws came out and still carry the emotional scars to this day.
2. You could sing "99 Red Balloons" in English and German.
3. You're starting to believe that maybe having kids go to school year-round wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.
4. You did the LeFreak with Chic.
5. "All-skate, change directions" means something to you.
6. In high school you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over again.
7. You wore anything Izod, especially collar up, or the windbreakers that folded up into a pouch you could wear around your waist.
8. You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were really cool.
9. *You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, Rick Springfield or Cyndi Lauper video.
10. You actually know who Rick Springfield is.
11. You rode in the back of the station wagon and faced the cars behind you in the "tail gunner" position.
12. Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you were educated.
13. You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.
14. You had a poster of Bo, Luke or Daisy Duke.
15. There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together.
16. Knickers and leg warmers were cool.
17. You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar or you choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room.
18. The first time you ever kissed someone was at a dance during "Crazy for You" by Madonna.
19. You ever used the phrase "kiss mah grits" in conversation.
20. You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding.
21. You know who shot J.R.
22. This rings a bell: "and my name is Charlie. They work for me."
23. You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.
24. You sat with your friends on a Friday night and dialed 867-5309" to see if Jenny would answer.
25. You owned a pair of Rainbow suspenders just like Mork used to wear.
26. You remember when your cable TV box had the three rows of numbers and you had to move the selector switch accordingly.
27. Your jaw still aches from those "brick-sized" packages of Bazooka gum.
28. The phrase "Where's the beef" still cracks you up.
29. Two words: feathered hair
30. Toni Home Perms
31. Donny and Marie, Love Boat and Fantasy Island were shows to look forward to watching when the weekend rolled 'round.
32. Jumpsies, Double Dutch.
33. Breakfast in America.
34. Watching the Brady Bunch after school (it would highlight your day if it was the Hawaiian episode)
35. Six Million Dollars would be a small price to pay today to rebuild a
man, or woman.
36. You would recognize the plastic insert that fit into a 45 record.
37. Ponchos and Gouchos and L'eggs Pantyhose.
38. Kissing Potion.
39. Macramé Plant Hangers and bean bag chairs.
40. Putting straws or playing cards in your spokes.
41. Smoking was allowed in the theaters.
42. Dixie Riddle Cups.
43. Holly Hobbie and Stretch Armstrong.
44. Whatever happened to your string art project?
45. Don't forget slime (some even had worms in it)
46. And after Land of the Lost came Shazam and Isis.
47. "I can name that tune in three notes".
48. Eight is Enough, Family and Quincy.
49. "I'd like to buy the world a coke..."

 

well i am 25 and alot of that fits me too


school house rock rules!

 

Ahhhhh ya, that was great! Thanks!

 

I feel pretty young, untill I see something like this. No, I'm still young. This stuff all took place recently. Right?

 

Seems like just yesterday to me ................ and I'll be 40something this summer.

I'm surprised there's no mention of Smokey & The Bandit on the list- I mean considering the uncanny resemblance and all.

 

damn..........even I know some of that chit

 

Same here (except I'm 26).

Don't forget playing with a Rubix cube for months before realizing you could take the stickers off to win.

 

How about when you had a 386 and someone got a 486!! ~WOW!!

My first TV had "Turn-Dials"

How about 'Dig-Dug' and Donkey Kong!! YA!

and of course the elation at rolling over your score on Asteroids on your Atari 2600!! ~I thought I should win something for that!

yes, that damn Rubik Cube

- Pegged pant legs

The Movie E.T.

.... the good ol days....

 

the ORIGINAL version, where the bad guys were allowed to hold guns

 

and don't forget B J and the Bear

feathered hair, oh man i remember too well, my mom showed my son some pics, now days it's a flat top so he had a good laugh.

 

Hey!!! That's NOT funny... (of course that's because I'm 30 on Saturday
well ok yeah most of them are...
The worst was I had a guy working for me about 5 years ago. we got to talking about music I mentioned some of the stuff I grew up on, like Def Lepard. He goes "Oh yeah, I like classic rock too"
I could have beat him

 

Beat him for me too... High and Dry

 

ROFL... that's good.

 

We got a great radio station here in Detroit that plays 80s music most of the day. I LOVE it.

rdy2rac with

 

I'm 21 and own a copy of smokey and the bandit on.....dvd.