Jeremiah 29:11

The 80's

Our co-op is having a fundraising dance with an 80's theme on Friday night ... as I was looking for the lyrics to one particular song (I'm not telling which one) I found a funny list of "You might be a child of the 80's if ..."

I hope you enjoy it!

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 practice 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're always "in the mood for dancing" If you can "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses. 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 need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you. You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery. You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to 'hang out') You still want to take Karate...(after you move to California) 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 feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to     control the racecar in Enduro Racer You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice' You remember the magazines of song lyrics If you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time. If the best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London. Two words: The Clapper. Six words: "This is your brain on drugs." You want to live in 'the Valley'. Ferris Bueller was your idol. You watched 'Star Search' on a regular basis. You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand     that it is about chess. If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.) If you know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair. Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders Played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon You're still bitter that WHAM broke up You know whose phone number is 867-5309 You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you to You can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you. You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your     head. You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent People are constantly gagging you with spoons. You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock." The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter. You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!" You still watch things on Beta tapes 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 "B ay Watch." You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune. Knickers and leg warmers were cool If you remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard 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 When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it     yourself. You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" 'A Different World' kicked butt Remember "Dancin' to a Big Mac at McDonalds!" You know who played Magnum P.I One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane" You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack Still think banana clips were a godsend Still wear Wet n' Wild makeup If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing     Queen" by yourself in your room. 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 had five pairs of socks on at any given time You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails If you wear jelly shoes If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your     stomach explode You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf

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8:35 AM, Nov. 28, 2007 .. Posted by SmallWorld

Those are beautiful! I am going to have to dig out some 80s photos today....

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9:39 PM, Nov. 28, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous

I'm an 80s child for sure! :)
Cindy

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12:21 PM, Nov. 29, 2007 .. Posted by LaDonna C.

I'm so excited about the 80's night...I'm digging out my banana clip and heating up the hot rollers!!!