You know you're a child of the 80s if:
You have a tendency to turn the collar up on your Polo shirts.
Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddly toy.
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
You chewed Dr. Pepper bubble gum.
You wore the little bootie socks with the colored balls on the back.
You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or know someone who did.
"Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.
You never questioned why the A-Team was always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armored tank.
The Dark Crystal is still one of your favourite movies.
You remember when Deborah Gibson was "Debbie" Gibson.
You actually believed for a minute that K.I.T.T (the car from Knight Rider) was actually real.
You remember the original version of Windows: Macintosh.
You owned cassettes and records.
You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up.
You remember Michael Jackson when he was still black.
Punks actually "shocked" people.
Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you actually lined up quarters on the top panel of the game to "reserve" your spot.
You always said "I pity the fool!"
You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants.
You owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano.
You know what a "burnout" is.
You know who played Uncle Ned, Elyse's brother, on Family Ties. (Answer = Tom Hanks).
You remember Tom Hanks played a guy in drag in the TV show Bosom Buddies and you remember him from the raunchy comedy movie Bachelor Party.
You owned at least one Choose Your Own Adventure book.
You had top-of-the-line Commodore 64s in your junior high computer lab.
You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
You remember when the A-HA video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words.
You sat on your back porch playing with your "My Little Pony", "Rainbow Brite", and "Strawberry Shortcake" dolls.
You even wore fluorescent (neon if you will) clothing.
You HAD to have your MTV.
You wore a banana clip or one of those slap-on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or know someone who did.
You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence, like, you know, like, you did.
You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology.
You believed that "by the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
There were days that the homework just had to wait until the ABC After-School Special was over.
You know how (or wanted to be able) to Moonwalk!
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
The first time you ever kissed someone at a dance happenedl during "Crazy for You" by Madonna.
You remember "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have a collection of them).
You remember when McDonald's served their burgers in styrofoam boxes.
Atari, IntelliVision, TelStar and Coleco were the ultimate gaming systems to own.
U2 is too "popular" and "mainstream" for you now.
You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.
You ever uttered the word "Radical!"
You got a Little Professor Calculator for Christmas.
You still know the Big Mac song. "Two all beef patties, special sauce?"
You know who Tina Yothers is.
You skipped school on the day Luke and Laura got married on General Hospital.
You owned an original Rubik's cube.
While 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.
You were sad when the "Where's the beef?" lady died.
The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.
You watched Mary Lou Retton win the gold.
You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.
You remember Twisted Sister.
You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear glass collections from Pizza Hut.
You actually tried calling Jenny at 867-5309.
Leg warmers and headbands and Pat Benatar once looked really cool to you.
You held the top score on Pac-Man.
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
Your hair defied gravity.
You remember when cellular phones weighed 15 pounds and had to be carried over your shoulder.
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
You dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.
Atari, IntelliVision, Coleco. 'Nuff said.
You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours.
You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
You remember the Go-Bots.
You remember exactly where you were when you heard the space shuttle had exploded.
You watched Purple Rain over and over again.
Pierce Brosnon will always be Remington Steele, not James Bond.
Your first Walkman weighed about as much as a brick.
You wanted to be a Goonie.
You had a crush on Bo Derek.
You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High.
You used to own a Snoopy Sno Cone Machine. And an Easy Bake Oven.
You wanted to be on Star Search.
You carried you lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
You ever had a Swatch Watch and a Swatch Guard for it.
You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like K.I.T.T.
Your first computer was a Commodore 64 or an Atari 800.
Your dream car was either the A-team van, K.I.T.T. or The General Lee.
You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
You were only cool if you hung out at the Roller Rink and actually knew how to skate.
Chevy Chase was really funny in those Vacation movies.
You carried a big colored comb in your back pocket.
You can sing the McDonald's Big Mack Filet-o-fish, quarter pounder, French Fry song while jump roping.
You thought the movie "Weird Science" was a masterpiece.
You remember when Molly Ringwald was on Facts of Life.
You owned a T-shirt that said, "I shot J. R. " or know someone who did.
You know who He-Man and She-Ra are.
You remember Dirk Benedict as Starbuck long before he played Face.
You wore loafers with everything, and you put the laces in those little rolls.
You know who Max Headroom is.
You can't remember a time when "going out for coffee" DIDN'T involve 49,000 selections to choose from.
You pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female Smurf.
You know what a "Whammee" is.
You thought being a latch key kid was completely normal.
"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at a school dance.
You remember the days when hooking your computer into your TV wasn't an expensive option that required gadgets--it was the ONLY WAY to use your computer!
You knew who Max's boss Jonathan Hart was.
You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
You had Wonder Woman or Superman Under-Roos.
Your all time favorite movie was Footloose and you actually thought that Kevin Bacon was HOT in it!!!
You just had to have a Trapper Keeper to stay organized at school.
You could break dance, or wish you could.
You wanted to dress like the Hulk or She-Ra at Halloween.
You had to come in the house when the street lights came on.
You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.
You can remember the words to the theme song of "The Greatest American Hero." ("BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M WALKIN' ON AIR... I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD FEEL SO FREE-EE-EE...")
You totally LOVED Barbie's cooler, punkier counterpart, "Jem" and her "Rockers" ("Jem and The Holograms").
You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.
You know who Fat Albert is.
You tried a can of clear Pepsi but hated it like everyone else did.
You actually know who Rick Springfield is.
Shiny metallic grey flecked suits. 'Nuff said.
Your first date took you to the roller rink and you held hands for "Couples Only" skate.
You can remember a time when "hitting the outlet stores" didn't mean going to an electrical warehouse.
