You're 30ish if....

[Peaches-n-Cream]

You're 30ish if....

1. You learned to swim about the same time Jaws came out and still carry the emotional scars to this day.

2. You could sing "99 Red Balloons" in English and German.

3. You're starting to believe that maybe having kids go to school year-round wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.

4. You did the LeFreak with Chic.

5. "All-skate, change directions" means something to you.

6. In high school you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over again.

7. You wore anything Izod, especially collar up, or the windbreakers that folded up into a pouch you could wear around you waist.

8. You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were really cool.

9. You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, Rick Springfield or Cyndi Lauper video.

10 . You actually know who Rick Springfield is.

11. You rode in the back of the station wagon and faced the cars behind you in the "tail gunner" position.

12 . Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you were educated.

13. You ever wore anything in "NEON".

14. You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.

15. You had a poster of Bo, Luke or Daisy Duke.

16. There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together.

17. Knickers and leg warmers were cool.

18. You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar or you choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room.

19. You were afraid of the Sleestaks on Land of the Lost.

20. The first time you ever kissed someone was at a dance during "Crazy for You" by Madonna.

21.You ever used the phrase "kiss mah grits" in conversation.

22. You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's Wedding.

23. You know who shot J.R.

24. This rings a bell: "and my name is Charlie. They work for me."

25. You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.

26.You sat with your friends on a Friday night and dialed "867-5309" to see if Jenny would answer.

27. You owned a pair of Rainbow suspenders just like Mork used to wear.

28. You remember when your cable TV box had the three rows of numbers and you had to move the selector switch accordingly.

29. Your jaw still aches from those "brick-sized" packages of Bazooka gum.

30. The phrase "Where's the beef" still cracks you up.

31. Two words: feathered hair.

32. The "Big Hair" was the hairstyle to have.

33. You thought the guys from "Chips" where HOT in uniform.

34. You ever bought a pair of "M.C. Hammer" Pants and actually thought they looked great.

35. You can remember watching Trapper John M.D........

[RubberSoul]

Holy Moses.....this hits home just a little too much for me!!!!!

I have some to add;

1. You remember going to K-Mart and rummaging through those bins for the latest 45s.

2. You used to hoard your quarters to spend at the arcade on Pac-Man, Dig-Dug, and Galaga.

3. Two words: pegged pants

4. You ever wore the torn-up "Flashdance" sweater, legwarmers, or Olivia Newton-John "Physical" headband...

5. You remember your parents' brand-new car with the 8-track in it

6. You and your junior-high pals engaged in lively debate over New Coke vs. Coke Classic

Any others???

[aggieAXO]

-your first car had an 8 track tape player in it

-all your early childhood pictures were in bell bottoms

-you begged your mom to let you have a mowhawk

-you had a "choose life" T-shirt from Wham!

-you were fascinated by your brother's velvet Kiss posters and his lava lamp

-you were forced to live in a house that was decorated with army green, orange and brown with plaid couches (God what were our parents thinking???)

[NinjaPoodle]

OK..now that I have wiped the tears from my face and gotten up off of the floor...thank you guys for that. Between all my finals and drama at work, I really needed that!!!


Talk about major flashbacks...

[phikappapsiman]

Not that I know too much about the 80's, but my older brother and sister were SO funny...this is what I remember about them:

Acid Washed Jeans

Members Only Jacket

"The Official Preppy Handbook"

Actually watching the last episode of M*A*S*H*-and crying!

MTV with JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, Alan, and Mark (I never knew their last names)-wow that was cool to come home after school to! Back when MTV actually SHOWED videos!

Yeah, IZOD shirts and topsiders

video games: Centipede and Donkey Kong

station wagons that had that fake wood paneling on the side

Prom themes: either "Stairway to Heaven" or "We've Got Tonight"

Big Hair: The higher the hair, the closer to God... or "Love your hair, hope it wins!"

"what you talking about, Willis???"

JUST SAY NO! (You go Nancy Reagan!)

John Cougar Mellencamp was just John Cougar (Jack and Diane)

and especially, all of the "big hair" bands-Whitesnake, Poison, Motley Crue, Duran Duran, Def Lepperd (Dude, a double shot of "Sister Christian" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me")

[SoCalGirl]

I don't like this list!

I'm only 24! So why does like 90% of this register with me? ::sob::::sob:: No wonder I relate to people in their early 30s.

[RedRoseSAI]

"Love your hair, hope it wins!"

LMAO!!! I've never heard that - too funny!