You knew that you grew up in the 80's if....

       You ever ended your sentence with "psych".You solved the Rubics cube....by peeling off the stickers.You
watched the pound puppies.You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".You wore biker shorts under
your skirts
       and felt stylish.You yearned to be a member of the Baby-Sitters Club and tried to start a club of your own
(amen).You owned thoes little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.You know what 'Whoa' means from
       blosson.Three words:  M.C. Hammer.You thought it would be great to have a friend named "boner".You can
sing the entire theme to "Duck Tales" long!The crypt Keeper really freaked you out.remember reading Kool-Aid
man
       comics.You ever watched Fraggle Rock.You had plastic streamers on the handle bars of you bike.When it was
actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.You wore a pony tail to the side of your head.You
       saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Tutles on the big screen.You got super-excited when it was Oregon
Trail day in computer class school.You made your mom buy you one of thoes clips that would hold your shirt in a
knot
       on the side.You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall.You played the game "Mash" with friends at
school.You wore a Jordach jean jacket and you were proud of it.L.A. Gear.Your mother wouldn't let you have
       garbage pail kids.You wanted to change your name to Jem in Kindergarten and all the Romoma books.You
know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off"You wanted to be a Gonnie.You ever wore fluorescent, neon if
you
       will, clothing.You wanted to be on StarSearch.You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his
nose fell off.You took lunch pales to school.You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female
       smurf.You remember the craze, and then the banning of slapbraclets.You still get the urge to use "NOT" at the
end of every statement you make.You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite
       band.You remember Punky Brewster.You loved Howard the duck.You thought Sheera and He-Man should
hook up.You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged "friendship braclets".You
ever
       owned a pair of Jelly shoes.After you saw Pee-Wee's big Adventure you couldn't stop saying "i know you are
but what am I?".You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.You ever got seriously
       injured on a slip 'n' slide.You know not to mix pop rocks and soda.You have played with a 'skip-it'.You had or
went to a birthday party at McDonald's.If you've ever wanted to go to Degrassi High.You ever sat on or used one
       Knee on a skateboard.You learned oldies songs by watching "Alvin and the Chipmunks".You had a Glow Worm
or watched the cartoons.You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk like An Egyptian".If y ou
       remember Heathcliff the orange cat.You saw the Clifornia Raisins Christmas claymation special.You've gone
through this list occasionally saying "That wasn't from the 80's".You remember the PopplesDON'T WORRY, BE
       HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You wore socks over tights with high-top ReeboksYou wore like 8 pairs of socks ar once,
scrunched down.MISS MARY MACK MACK MACK ALL DRESSED IN BLACK BLACK BLACK......You
       remember boom boxes instead of CD players.You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.You remember
the gimp fad.You remember the transformers.You knew waht it ment to say: "Care bear stare!!" and you had a
       favorite.You remember Rainbow Bright and MY Little Pony Tails.You remember watching TV thinking doogie
howser was hot!You remember Alf, the little furry brown alien from Malmac. You remember the large amounts
       of hairspray used.You remember those very stylish headbands.You remember Eve Garland from out of this
workd and how she could stop by pressing the tips of her index fingers together and talking to her dad through a
glowing
       cube in her bedroom.You remember the beginning of New Kids on the Block.You remember watching The
Cosby Show.You remember Mr. Belvadier.You remember Michael J Fox in Familys Ties and Back to the future.

-  A forward from my good friend Brian "The DUKE" Morris