Hey guys I know that this has nothing to do with Disney but somebody just sent me it in a email and I thought it was funny so I thought I would put it up on here! Children of the 80's How true is this, aah the good old days! Hello children of the 80's. Read this, it will take you back but be careful 'cause it will also make you realise that you are now actually quite old....... 1.. Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo. 2.. You played with "My Little Ponies." 3.. Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken. 4.. You ever read Nancy Drew. 5.. The Hardy Boys, The Babysitters Club, Forever or Sweet Valley High. 6.. You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix It". 7.. You wore one of those slap-on wristbands at some point...or heaven forbid one of those T-shirts that changed colour with heat (Global Hypercolour). 8.. You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got cancelled. 9.. You can remember watching Saved by the Bell. 10.. You even wore fluorescent-neon clothing... (if you can call it clothing!). 11.. You could break dance (ok, you wished you could). 12.. You remember when Amiga was a state of the art video game system. 13.. You remember M.C. Hammer. 14.. You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air". 15.. You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT just plain Will Smith! 16.. You own ANY cassettes. 17.. You have ever pondered on why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. 18.. My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to you. 19.. You ever had a Swatch Watch. 20.. You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" 21.. With your pink (or blue) portable tape player, you sang to kylie and Jason! 22.. Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away. 23.. You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living in space. 24.. You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box. 25.. Your arm was full of rubber bracelets. 26.. You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces. 27.. You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank. 28.. You never did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and you knew you looked like a superhero. 29.. You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester, A pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal. 30.. You've never had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up. 31.. You could have got away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids. 32.. You remember Fingermouse and Dangermouse (not forgetting his trusty sidekick Penfold!). 33.. You remembered Monster Munch when they were 10p. 34.. When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled. 35.. You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone on a warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider Lolly. 36.. You got up extra early, especially to watch Saturday Morning cartoons. 37.. You remember Ant and Dec as PJ and Duncan. 38.. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. 39.. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. 40.. You remember when Snickers were Marathons and Starburst were Opal Fruits. 41.. You remember when 25p was decent pocket money and you'd reach into a muddy gutter for 10p. 42.. Important decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo." 43.. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better and taking drugs meant orange- flavoured chewable aspirin. 44..You called Going Live on 081 811 8181. 45..And you had your own Gordon the Gopher.
Wow here I thought I was a child of the 80s (born in 84) but I guess after reading that I must've been a child of the 90s since I couldn't relate to most of them. Speaking of the 90s guess what I saw on sale a week and a half ago (yes they're back...) POGS!
Oh dear.... I can remeber all that, and stil have a global hypercolour tshirt somewhere! Mind you, being born in 1976 I suppose I would remember all that!
Guilty as charged, and I still have it and know exactly where it is.. I think the squeaker in his mouth still works, too ;D
gummy bears...bouncing here and there and everywhere...... THUNDER CATS HO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! etc etc...oh the joys of being born in 1980!!!!! i am o old!!!
thunder cats was one of the best programmes EVER!! and i have vivid memories of My Little Pony- and i remember being pretty angry when they changed the name of Opal Fruits! (starburst? whats that all about!) And i was born in '85, so i reckon although its chilrdren of the 80s it definatly means born in the 80s, as mosty of those were 90's things or i wouldnt remember 'em ;D Thanks for that post- makes me smile .. although shell suits should (unfortunately) definately be on there!! We were such geeks lol Hugs Gem x0x
Here's a 90s version: I can relate to all of these, as I was born in 83. You know you're a 90's kid if... * You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!" * You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" * You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, and Selena died. * You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House" * You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. * You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. (LMAO) * You remember reading "Goosebumps" * You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off" * You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. * You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school. (Mine was TAZ!) * You danced to "wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.) * You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books. * You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not... * Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show. * You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green* Ranger were meant to be together. (later to be white) * "I've fallen and I can't get up" * You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates * Two words... Trapper Keeper. * You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide * You wore socks over leggings scrunched down (not me!) * "Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show * You remember boom boxes vs. cd players * You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool * You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell" * You played and or collected "Pogs" * You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere * You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and/or Ninja Turtles * Yikes pencils and erasers were the shit. * All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.) * You remember when the new Beanie Babies (and were always sold out. * You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes. * You remember a time before the WB. * You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" * You know the Macarena by heart. * "Talk to the hand" ... enough said * You thought Brain woud finally take over the world * You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
hehehehe yep to just about everything there... Although maybe this reason is why I can't for the life of me make decisions anymore :-\ because now the decisions require more than "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
There we go, I got 25 of the 90s ones lol. Oh and THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER CATS! (lol my brother has the first season on DVD... man those shows are corny now but they certainly were awesome back in the day).
Just thought i would say that water baloons where and still are the ultimate weapon. i am a child of the 80's was born in 86 but still remember loads of those things. He-man Rules!!!!!
Ya, gotta agree with Jorden here, certainly can relate to a lot more of the 90's, I guess since it's easier to remember stuff from when I was 5, then when I was 1... I definitely agree that the quality of Saturday morning cartoons has seriously gone downhill, I mean, now, if I'm up early on a Saturday, it's either to work or watch some Premiership football! Power Rangers were the bomb! Red Ranger forever! anyone remember the special they had with 10 red rangers??? And here's one for y'all, who can remember the Thunderbirds? Those crazy dolls had some pretty cool ships! As for oregon trail, the hunting was the best part! I mean how can you beat spinning around in circles with the space bar button held down, shooting bears and deer!?! I could go on and on... but I won't make y'all suffer
I LOVE the Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and Stingry. And when you where little you didnt actually notice the wires Plus i'm a child of 87 but i remember way more stuff from the 80's list than the 90's list :-\ weird! Mhairi
Erm no Pink Ranger was the best I always wanted to be Kimberly... I remember going to see the Power Rangers first movie.. and I was annoyed because I wanted to see Casper
