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You know you grew up in the 80′s or early 90′s if…

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  1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word “PSYCHE”
  2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
  3. You can sing the rap to the “Fresh Prince of Belair”
  4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
  5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
  6. You owned those lil’ Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
  7. You know that “WHOA” comes from Joey on Blossom
  8. Two words: Hammer Pants
  9. If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock “.
  10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars…playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
  11. You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales ” (Woo ooh!)
  12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
  13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
  14. You saw the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ” on the big screen… and still know the turtles names. (Heroes in a half-shell… Turtle Power!)
  15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
  16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
  17. You played the game “MASH ” (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
  18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
  19. L.A. Gear…. need I say more.
  20. You wanted to change your name to “JEM ” in Kindergarten. (She’s truly outrageous.)
  21. You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF “
  22. You wanted to be a Goonie.
  23. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us…head-to-toe)
  24. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
  25. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
  26. You took lunch boxes to school… and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
  27. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
  28. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
  29. You thought She-ra and He-Man should hook up.
  30. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
  31. You ever owned a pair of Jellies.
  32. After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”
  33. You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up “
  34. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. (or when the rink was carpeted, on the walls)
  35. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
  36. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
  37. You remember Popples.
  38. “Don’t worry, be happy ”
  39. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of scrunchie socks over tights with High top Reeboks.
  40. “Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK”
  41. You know what a Boom box is and you’re not afraid.
  42. You remember watching “Gremlins ”
  43. You know what it meant to say “Care Bear Stare!!”"
  44. You remember watching “Rainbow Bright” and “My Little Pony Tales
  45. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
  46. You remember Alf
  47. You remember when New Kids on the Block were cool… and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as “NKOTB”.
  48. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on Saved By the Bell “, the ORIGINAL class.
  49. You know all the words to Bon Jovi – SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
  50. You just sang those words to yourself.
  51. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
  52. homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
  53. You remember when mullets were cool! (or even had one yourself) Hopefully you don’t still sport one
  54. You still sing “We are the World “
  55. You tight rolled your jeans.
  56. You owned a bannana clip
  57. You remember “Where’s the Beef?
  58. You used to (and probably still do) say “What you talkin’ about Willis?”
  59. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
  60. Paula Abdul and Michael Jackson had the best dance moves and still do.
  61. The whiney guys with glasses and high waters, always got the girl
  62. It wasn’t weird for three grown men to raise three little girls.
  63. You can remember when the Simpsons was the most controversial tv show.
  64. You’re still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren’t you!!!

ROCK ON!!!