5.30.2004

You might have grown up in the 80s if...

You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool"
* No.

You know who shot J.R
* No.

You remember when Michael Jackson was actually considered something of a sex symbol
* Somewhat.

You practice getting in and out of your car through the windows
* No.

You owned at least one skinny leather tie.
* No.

Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.
*Yes.

You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.
* Yes.

You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax Off
* Yes.

You're always "in the mood for dancing"
* No.

If you can "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses.
* No.

You can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you.
* No.

You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you.
* Yes.

You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery.
* Yes.

You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to 'hang out')
* No.

You still want to take Karate...(after you move to California)
* No.

You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure".
* No.

"Outrageous!" is the term to describe something neat and cool
* Yes.

You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children's worst enemy
* Yes.

You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke
* No.

There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together
* Yes.

The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.
* No.

You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'
* No.

You remember the magazines of song lyrics
* No.

If you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time.
* Yes.

If the best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London.
* No.

Two words: The Clapper.
* Yes.

Six words: "This is your brain on drugs."
* Yes.

You want to live in 'the Valley'.
* No.

Ferris Bueller was your idol.
* No.

You watched 'Star Search' on a regular basis.
* Yes.

Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!"
* No.

If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.)
* No.

If you know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs.
* Yes.

Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair.
* No.

Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders
* No.

Played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon.
* Yes.

You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants to a school dance.
* No.

You're still bitter that WHAM broke up
* No.

You know whose phone number is 867-5309.
* Yes.

You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you to.
* No.

You still watch things on Beta tapes.
* No.

You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts.
* No.

You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs.
* No.

Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent.
* No.

People are constantly gagging you with spoons.
* No.

You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock."
* A Few.

The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer
* No.

You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time.
* Yes.

You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess.
* No.

You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head.
* Sometimes.

You know who Martha Quinn is.
* Yes.

You still carry your boom box on your shoulder.
* No.

You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider but sucks in "Boob Watch."
* No.

When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it yourself.
* No.

A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.
* Yes.

Knickers and leg warmers were cool.
* No.

You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room.
* No.

You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding.
* No.

You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.
* Yes.

You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available.
* No.

You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween.
* No.

You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name".
* Yes.

'A Different World' kicked butt.
* No.

Remember "Dancin' to a Big Mac at McDonalds!"
* No.

You know who played Magnum P.I.
* Yes.

One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane".
* Yes.

You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack.
* Yes.

Still think banana clips were a godsend.
* No.

Still wear Wet n' Wild makeup.
* No.

If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers.
* Yes.

If you remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard.
* No.

You still wear your "Members Only" jacket.
* No.

You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons.
* Yes.

You had snap bracelets.
* Yes.

You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert.
* Yes.

You had had five pairs of socks on at any given time.
* No.

You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up.
* Yes.

If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection.
* Maybe.

If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach explode.
* No.

If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails.
* No.

If you wear jelly shoes.
* No.

You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard.
* No.

You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour.
* Yes.

You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson.
* No.

Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
* Yes.

You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf.
* Yes.

51 - No
31 - Yes
1 - Somewhat
1 - Maybe

I guess I did not grow up in the 80s. Which would be strange since I was born in the early 80s.