Lady Iapetus (
ladyiapetus) wrote2004-10-03 11:32 am
Snagged, with love, from
ambobuddah
Lines in bold font are true for me.
You had a crush on one of the New Kids On The Block members
I think it might have been Jordan...can't remember now.
You wanted to be on StarSearch
You can remember Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off
You wore a banana clip or one of those snap bracelets, which always got you in trouble at school
Snap bracelet.
You had slouch socks and puff-painted your own shirt at least once
You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on its ass
Three, actually.
Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken
You wore one of those tshirt rings or a scrunchie on one side of your shirt
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout"
You can name at least half of the member of the elite 'Brat Pack'
You know that another name for a keyboard is a 'synthesizer'
You can remember watching Full House and Saved By The Bell for endless hours
Full House, yes. Never was one for Saved By The Bell
You were upset when She-Ra and He-Man were cancelled
You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock
*sings* Dance your cares away, worries for another day!
You hold a special place in your heart for 'Back To The Future'
You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name"
You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die!")
You remember Madonna in her cone stage
You know what "sike" means
You've heard of Garbage Pail Kids
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called 'Prince'
You ever wore flourescent (neon, if you will) clothing
You could breakdance, or wished you could
My cousin could breakdance. Now he's in Hollywood dancing in music videos; he was in the Elton John video for "Mona Lisa Smile."
Max Headroom was cool
You rememeber when Atari was a state-of-the-art video game
You can still sing the rap to 'Fresh Prince Of BelAir'
AND know all the words to 'Ice Ice Baby'
You were led to believe that in the year 2000, we'd all be living on the moon
Poltergeist freaked you out
You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy (remember Jem?)
You know what a Doozer is
*smirks* Which Doozer, Flange, Turbo or Cotterpin?
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish
You wore a Swatch Watch
Actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the 'Care Bear Stare'
You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos
You thought Transformers were "more than meets the eye"
You spent hours building and re-building Lego cities
Big Wheels and bicycles with streamers were the way to go
'Party Like It's 1999' seemed so far away
You owned a Jordache anything
You know how to use a rotary phone
I didn't think it was THAT difficult...
You wanted (or had) jelly bracelets and jelly sandals
You wanted to go to Kokomo, or maybe Aruba, Jamaica...
You can remember what all the fuss over 'Scottie dogs' was about
Mr. Hooper's death on Sesame Street profoundly effected you
*sniffles* We miss you, Mr. Looper (brownie points to whoever gets that.
Two words: Lite Bright
Yes!
You wanted to rollerskate everywhere like 'Tootie' ('Facts Of Life')
You know why you should never feed them after midnight
You still know the theme song of the Super Mario Brothers Nintendo games
Worse; we still have our original Nintendo!
You had a jean jacket, jean purse or jean bookbag. Acid-washed, of course!
Yes, yes and yes.
You liked the smell of the Strawberry Shortcake miniatures
You were home sick from school and wated 'Bewitched' and 'I Dream of Jeannie' repeats on TBS
You used to wear socks with the little ball on the back near the ankle
You had to take part in a slam book
Can still hum or sing the theme song to 'Three's Company' ("come and knock on my door, someone's waiting for you...")
You always wondered why Alf couldn't have fallen in YOUR backyard
You had all the different types of Play-Dough
Your ponytail was on the side of your head
You had and used a Trapper Keeper to stay organized
You wore stirrup pants with the stirrups outside your socks
Your socks or denim jacket had rhinestones on them
Yep!
You wanted to be on 'Kids, Incorporated', on the Disney Channel
You remember when all that was on PBS was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers
And Square One! Anyone remember Square One?
You ever wondered why Mr. Rogers had so many sweaters
You hear 'follow that bird' and think of the Big Bird movie
*sings again* And there ain't no road too long...
You can name the ORIGINAL TGIF lineup
You remember when McDonald's sandwiches came in styrofoam boxes
And when Happy Meals came in boxes
And when some of the toys were actually COOL
You used to watch Webster
You know that Snorkels are underwater Smurfs and not just an aquatic breathing device
You can remember the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and their names and colors
*nods* Although now TMNT makes me think of the whole Raphael abduction gag back in 7th grade...
You remember when Kennedy and Downtown Julie Brown were MTV VJs
And when MTV used to play actual music videos
