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Jenny
12-13-2005, 09:09 PM
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "SIKE."
2. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and can do the "Carlton."
3. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
4. Two words: Hammer Pants.
5. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
6. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
7. You wore stone washed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
8. L.A.Gear....need I say more?
9. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona Quimby books.
10. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF."
11. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Some of us...head-to-toe).
12. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
13. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.
14. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes (and probably in neon colors, too).
15. After you saw "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?
16. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up."
17. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
18. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
19. You have played with a Skip-It.
20. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
21. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
22. "Don't worry, be happy."
23. You wore, like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
24. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do).
25. You remember boom boxes.
26. You remember Alf, the li'l furry brown alien from Melmac.
27. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.
28. You know all the words to Bon Jovi's "SHOT THROUGH THE HEART."
29. (You just sang those words to yourself.)
30. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. Oh yeah............it will never be that good again.
31. Homemade Levi shorts... (The shorter the better.)
32. You remember when mullets were cool!
33. You had a mullet!
34. You still sing "We are the World."
35. You tight rolled your jeans.
36. You owned a banana clip.
37. You remember "Where's the Beef?
38. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
39. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.





You're still singing "Shot through the Heart" in your head, aren't you!!!

Cubsfan
12-13-2005, 09:16 PM
11. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Some of us...head-to-toe).

Anyone remember those shirts that would change colors if you were in the sun? I forget what those were called, but I had one.

tupacboy
12-13-2005, 09:35 PM
Anyone remember those shirts that would change colors if you were in the sun? I forget what those were called, but I had one.

hypercolor?

Cubsfan
12-13-2005, 09:46 PM
hypercolor?
That's it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercolor

tupacboy
12-13-2005, 10:12 PM
That's it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercolor


woot! where's my prize :)

Freelance Superhero
12-13-2005, 10:35 PM
i actually saw a list of these a couple days ago that had about 60 or so of them... what a wonderfully forgettable decade, the 80s. :P

ladyluck
12-13-2005, 11:03 PM
LOL...awwww 80s. gotta love it.

hapoo
12-14-2005, 12:46 AM
wow, almost every single one.

Jane83
12-14-2005, 01:26 AM
that side ponytail was awesome...i still think its cool.
hahaha

Sirrich3
12-14-2005, 06:58 AM
Wow, I can reflect on alot of those

welfareloser
12-14-2005, 07:31 AM
ummm... i never had a mullet or jelly shoes... so there! as for the others... *grumble* :P

and i'll see your "knows the entire fresh prince of bel aire rap" and raise you "knows the entire teenage mutant ninja turtles rap."

not. kidding. on the half shell, they're the heroes four...

cheapie
12-14-2005, 07:40 AM
what i love is watching movies from that area and the "gangsters" were wearing these brightly-colored clothing with pink hair. yeah...real tough.

mcs328
12-14-2005, 07:51 AM
Hypercolor was in the early early 90's if I recall. The same company I read have found a new use for their technology other than shirts. I forget what it was but it was very sci-fi work and junk.

Markel
12-14-2005, 07:53 AM
40. You grumble about the contents of this thread (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94838).

bachviet
12-14-2005, 08:11 AM
Been there seen that! :D

speedracer120
12-14-2005, 08:23 AM
Genera Hypercolor. Dude, I've always wanted one.

You can't forget wearing the Gibraud Jean jackets.

cheapie
12-14-2005, 08:49 AM
z cavarrici anyone?

Jeffbx
12-14-2005, 10:03 AM
Genera Hypercolor. Dude, I've always wanted one.

You can't forget wearing the Gibraud Jean jackets.

That's Generra.

And Girbaud.

Not that I've had either... :dodgy:

smeakim
12-14-2005, 10:12 AM
Girbaud and z cavarrici I had a friend that is all he wore and it wasn't even that long ago.

welfareloser
12-14-2005, 10:21 AM
Girbaud and z cavarrici I had a friend that is all he wore and it wasn't even that long ago.

hmm, never heard of either. lemme guess... they weren't sold at target? :P

Mommypooh
12-14-2005, 10:25 AM
ummm... i never had a mullet or jelly shoes... so there! as for the others... *grumble* :P

and i'll see your "knows the entire fresh prince of bel aire rap" and raise you "knows the entire teenage mutant ninja turtles rap."

not. kidding. on the half shell, they're the heroes four...

My Daughter loves the original turtles movies. We watch them regularly on DVD. WE own all three. She only likes the first two though. They are her Mikey, Dono, Ledo, raph. Yeah I know she has changed the names but she is only 2.

welfareloser
12-14-2005, 10:38 AM
Mikey, Dono, Ledo, raph.

sounds like my kids with their tome toopers, dark ord vayer and weepeeoh :P

speedracer120
12-14-2005, 10:54 AM
That's Generra.

And Girbaud.

Not that I've had either... :dodgy:

I stand corrected. :bawl:

sizemic1
12-14-2005, 11:10 AM
What? No parachute pants or studded leather accessories?

bachviet
12-14-2005, 12:30 PM
I remembered Girbaurd.

ShawnLee
12-14-2005, 12:42 PM
and i'll see your "knows the entire fresh prince of bel aire rap" and raise you "knows the entire teenage mutant ninja turtles rap."

not. kidding. on the half shell, they're the heroes four...
Go ninja! Go Ninja! Go!Dude. Badness. Argh! Childhood memories and nonsensical pop-culture overload!

Grimm
12-14-2005, 01:01 PM
It's "Psyche", not "SIKE".

It makes me want to cry that young kids growing up today don't have Mr. Rogers.

zippyjuan
12-14-2005, 01:59 PM
At least Mr Rogers is in reruns.
"Miami Vice"
"Head of The Class" with Screech and Mr Belvedere.

speedracer120
12-14-2005, 02:04 PM
Who's the Boss
Mr. Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel.

How about the people?
Baby Jessica.
Read my lips.
Jessica Rabbit.

Dude so much more, but I'm perpetually brain dead now.

GraingerGuy
12-14-2005, 03:29 PM
One word....transformers. Not those sissy beast wars or energon ones...but the old school ones. :)

/me sings "More than meets the eye!"