You know you grew up in the 80’s if…
I can’t take credit for this. It came to me in an email, and I have no idea who the original author is. But it was funny, so I’m reposting it here.
You know you grew up in the 80’s if…
- You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
- You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
- You know that ‘WOAH’ comes from Joey on Blossom
- If you ever watched ‘Fraggle Rock’
- It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
- You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
- You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
- You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
- You played the game ‘MASH’ (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House).
- You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
- You know the profound meaning of ‘ WAX ON, WAX OFF.’
- You wanted to be a Goonie.
- You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us…head-to-toe)
- You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
- You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
- You took lunch boxes to school…and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
- You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
- You still get the urge to say ‘NOT’ after every sentence.
- You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
- You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
- After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you kept saying ‘I know you are, but what am I?’
- You remember ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!’
- You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
- You have ever played with a Skip-It.
- You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
- You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
- You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
- You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
- You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool…and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as ‘NKOTB.’
- You knew all the characters names and their life stories on ‘Saved By The Bell,’ The ORIGINAL class.
- You know all the words to Bon Jovi’s SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
- You just sang those words to yourself.
- You still sing ‘We are the World.’
- You tight rolled your jeans.
- You owned a bannana clip.
- You remember ‘Where’s the Beef?’
- You used to (and probably still do) say ‘What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?’
- You’re still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren’t you!
For numbers 5, 11, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 36, 37, and 38 - I have to plead guilty.

