Child of the 80's

According to that list and chronological placing of my birth, I am a child of the eighties....... In honor of this fact, I'd like to quote the great profit Mr. Miyogi - BANZAI!1!1111111!1!!1!!!!


Great list Mig it is radical!!!!1!1.................. sike!11111 Someone just got burned. I may have to be on the forefront of the "sike" revival.

 

I'm chronologically a child of the 80's, and I understand the significance of one of these (the one about lightsabers).

I was in grade school for most of the 80s, and I used to have trouble paying attention in class. I guess that phenomenon extended beyond school -- I seem to have missed most of a decade.

 

I went through Army basic in 1980.

 

at least 60% of that applies to me and I was born in 1986.

 

i still have my garbage pail kid collection after all these years. 80's were the best years.....90's, too much of an alcoholic blur really.

 

Born in '83 and much of the list is atleast somewhat recognizable to me, but I'm really more of a child of the 90s. My early childhood is much a blur.

 

i refused to wear the jelly shoes...i was so not cool

 

i was born in 82' and i can honestly say all apply to me... well other than bannana clips??? care bear glass and pig latin. I mean i know what it is and others around me in school tried to use it but i can't claim im bi-lingual because of it. But anyway that was really good.

I remember throwing rocks at the street lights to see if that could allow me to stay out later.

Bick

 

Yes    You know what "Sike" means.
Yes    You know the profound meaning of "wax on, wax off"
Yes    You know that another name for a keyboard is a "synthesizer"
Yes    You can sing the McDonald's Big Mac, Filet-o-fish, quarter pounder and french-fry song.
Yes    You know who Mr. T is.
Yes    You know who Fat Albert is.
Yes    You ever wore fluorescent, neon clothing.
Yes    You could breakdance, or wish you could.
Yes    You wanted to be Hulk Hogan for Halloween.
Yes    You believed that "by the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
Yes    Partying "like it's 1999" seemd SO far away.
Yes    You thought that Transformers were "more than meets the eye"
Yes    You knew that knowing is half the battle. GEEEE EYE JOOOOOOE!!!
Saw it You wanted to be on Star Search.
Know what it is You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth.
Yes    You collected Garbage Pail kids.
Yes    You knew what Willis was "talk'n 'bout".
Yes    You knew who said "rut row raggy" and "zoinks".
Yes    You HAD to have your MTV.
Saw it You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
Yes    You remember when ATARI was a state of the are video game system.
Yes    You owned Cassettes.
Yes    You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon and Rosie would be doing the housework for you.
Yes    You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or the Muppest glasses from McDonalds.
Yes    Poltergeist freaked you out.
Yes    You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ET, Dukes of Hzard, Knight Rider, Strawberry Shortcake, Pac man or A-Team lunch box.
Yes    You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
Yes    You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.
Yes    You wore your Izod shirt with the collar up.
Yes    You had a Swatch Watch with the Swatch Guard.
Yes    You're sometimes tempted to say to people " i know you are but what am i?"
Yes    You remember when Happy Meals came in a box.
Yes    you know who Max Headroom is.
Yes    You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
Yes    You know what a "push-up" ice cream is.
Yes    You had to come in the house when the street lights came on.
Yes    You had to change into "play" clothes after school.
Yes    You owned, or knew someone with a Commodore 64.
Yes    You hated Scrappy Doo.
Yes    You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
Yes    You wish you had a light saber.
Yes    Somehow you still know all the words to songs played on VH1's Big 80's.
Saw it You arm was full of rubber bracelets.
You wore jelly shoes even though they gave you blisters.
Yes    You have ever said, "gag me with a spoon".
Yes    You have ever wondered what happened to Saturday Morning Cartoons.
Yes    You had to get up to change the channel.
Yes    You can still sing 1 to 12 from the pinball machine on sesame street.1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. E-leven. Twelve. Doo Doodoo Doodoo Doo Doo Doo Doodoo Doo Doodoodoo.
Yes    you consider pig latin to be your second language.

If you can identify with at least half of this list, then you my friend, are a "child of the 80's"

 

Did my Army Basic in '77 - was discharged by 82. To me: is a younger guy!

How about:

When a "record" was made of vinyl
Knows what an 8 track was (or worse: owned one - or even worse: STILL owns one)​

Good Times! hehe

 

Ok I was born in 1984, and I even knew over half the list. Sad thing is, for my highschool senior year book (in 2003) We had like a list of 100 of "Your an 80's child if..." If I wasnt lazy Id type them up!

 

More like...

"You had to have your MUSIC on MTV"

 

Arg, yes you know what they are or yes you had a pair?

I graduated High School in 84. I know that list.

 

That question would be answered by the part that I underlined

 

Still do.

 

Methinks this was a 90 thing, but it fits.

Pogs anyone?

 

pogs haha