You know you grew up in the eighties if...............

(My childhood friend Lori emailed this to me! Soooo funny!...............But you have to be at LEAST 30 to "get it"....................)

1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word PSYCH!...............check!.......PSYCH!
2. You watched the Pound Puppies...................................................check!
3. You can sing the rap of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.
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................................................check!
6. You owned those Lil’ Strawberry Shortcake Pals scented dolls........................check!......and now Ava has 'em.
7. You know that “WHOA” comes from Joey on Blossom......................................check!
8. Two words: Hammer Pants........................................check!
9. If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock”.
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars… and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
11. You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales” ......................................check!
12. It was actually worth getting up early on Saturday to watch cartoons................check!
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head...................................check!
14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen… and still know the turtles names.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school...........huh?
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)....................check!
18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.........................check!
19. L.A. Gear….need I say more?................nope! You don't! Enough said!
20. You wanted to change your name to “JEM” in Kindergarten. (She’s Truly Outrageous.)
21. You remember reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and all The Ramona books.......................totally check!...I owned ALL of them!
22. You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF”...............Karate Kid! Duh!
23. You wanted to be a Goonie.............
24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing (some of us…head-to-toe)....................that's not in anymore??
25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted................................Thriller!...........Check!
26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf...............Check!...although GO smurfette you little vixen you!
27. You took lunch boxes to school…and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.................Check!...and btw...also, sticker trading!
28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets....................Check!....(sorry, i'm pretty sure they were banned because of me!;-)
29. You still get the urge to say “NOT” after every sentence........................Check!
30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts................I'm going to have to google "hypercolor"...??
31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power) and He-Man should hook up.
33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets....................Check!
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes...............Check!
35. After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”..................Major Check!
36. You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”.......................I still think it's funny!! ha!ha!
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.................what are inline skates?......but, yes Check!....and don't forget the "moonlight" skate!
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide......................is anyone seriously questioning this one with ME???..............!
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It......................Check!
40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.............Check!
41. You’ve gone through this nodding your head in agreement...................OMG! Cybervision!
42. You remember Popples.......................Check!
43. Don’t worry, be happy.....................Don't worry be happy now!
44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks................Like fer sure!
45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do…getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)..............................Check.............and Check!
46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with the one on your shoulder like you were all that.
47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies......................Check!
48. You know what it meant to say “Care Bear Stare!!”....................Check!
49. You remember watching Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony Tales................Check!
50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.................Not really...but whatever!
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac..................Still waiting for the comeback!
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool…and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as “NKOTB”.....................Check!
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on “Saved By The Bell” the ORIGINAL class.....................Check!
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART....................HELLO! Favorite band of all time! Of course I know each word and the bar codes in between! Next question!............hmmpphh!
55. You just sang those words to yourself................Every last one!
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird...........did Big Bird do a magic show that I somehow missed or something??
57. Homemade Levi shorts…the shorter the better..................Check! And I have the pics to prove it!
58. You remember when mullets were cool!................I think my brother had one...........
59. You had a mullet.
60. You still sing “We Are The World”....................Well, WE ARE!!!!
61. You right rolled your jeans.........................You know it baby, and it was HOT!!!
62. You owned a banana clip.......................like maybe a THOUSAND???....still waiting for that comeback as well!!
63. You remember “Where’s the Beef?”.........................Check!
64. You used to (and probably still do) say “What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?”...............YES!......and I still crack myself up when I say it!!..................Why doesn't anyone else laugh??.....it's like the funniest thing EVER!!
65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.............OOOOHHHHHH YEAHHHH!
66. You’re still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren’t you?............Nope. It's now playing on my stereo!.................