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You know you lived through the 80's if..........

You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool"

You know who shot J.R.

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

You practiced getting in and out of your car through the windows

You owned at least one skinny leather tie

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

You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes

You know the meaning of "Wax on/Wax Off"

You could "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses

You needed a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you 

You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery

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

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

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

You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke

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

The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter

You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'

You think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time

"This is your brain - this is your brain on drugs" rings a bell

You wanted to live in "The Valley"

Ferris Bueller was your idol

You watched "Star Search'"on a regular basis

Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!"

You had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing 

You know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs

Your bangs were teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair

You have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders

You played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon

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

You're still bitter that WHAM broke up

You know whose phone number 867-5309 belongs to

You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts

You never went out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs

Everything in your wardrobe was either pastel or fluorescent

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

The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer

You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess

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

You know who Martha Quinn is

You still carry your boom box on your shoulder

You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in "Knight Rider" but sucks in "Bay Watch" 

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

You think knickers and leg warmers are still cool

You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room

You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding

You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut

You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available

You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween

You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"

You know who played Magnum P.I.

You remember the phrase, "The Plane, The Plane"

You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack

You still think banana clips were a godsend

You still wear Wet n' Wild makeup

Y
our idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers

Y
ou remember Bruce Willis from "Moonlighting" - not "Die Hard"

You still wear your "Members Only" jacket

You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons

You had snap bracelets

You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert

You had five pairs of socks on at any given time

You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up

You still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection

You remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach explode 

You ever used Lee Press-On Nails

You still wear
jelly shoes

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

You still argue over who was better - Tiffany or Debbie Gibson