Posted on 05/18/2005 11:01:19 AM PDT by Millee
1. ...you wore that rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves, and the rainbow > >went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the other. > >2. ...you made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven. You washed >them > >down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine. > >3. ...you had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that > >actually worked. After training with these tools you became an expert at > >the game Operation". > >4. ...you owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a basket. In the early > >80's you moved onto the ever popular 10 speed. Gosh that seat hurt. > >5. ...you ever owned roller skates with metal wheels. > >6. ...you thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute. (Admit it!) > >7. ...you had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island. > >8. ...you had rubber boots for rainy/snowy days. Your shoes actually fit > >inside the boots (with a little help from your Mom and some plastic >bags). > > > >9. ...you had either a "bowl cut" or a "pixie" (not to mention the > >"Dorothy Hamill") because your mom was sick of braiding your hair. How > >traumatic when people thought you were a boy. > >10. ...your Holly Hobby sleeping bag was your most prized possession. > >11. ...you wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. > >12. ...you begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. > >13. ...you had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple > >shredded outfits. > >14. ...you spent hours out back on your metal swing set with the trapeze. > >15. ...you had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. > >16. ...you kept losing your mittens so your mom bought you the kind that > >were attached by a string. > >17. ...your Hello Kitty pencil case was cuter than anyone else's. > >18. ...you wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that > >Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high > >neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson! > > 19. ...you wanted your first kiss to be at the roller rink. > >20. ...your hairstyle was described as having "wings," and you kept it > >pretty with the comb you kept in your back pocket. > >21. ...you know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, > >Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie. > >22. ...you carried a Muppets lunch box to school. > >23. ...you and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of > >Hazard was your boyfriend. > >24. ...every now and then "Its A Hard Knock Life" from the movie "Annie" > >will pop into your brain and you can't stop singing it the whole day. > >25. ...YOU had Star Wars action figures, too. > >26. ...you thought unicorns were real. > >27. ...it was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of > >Oz" would come on TV. Break out the popcorn and sleeping bags! > >28. ...you ever asked your Magic 8-Ball the question: "Who will I marry, > >Shawn Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?" > >29. ...you completely wore-out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and >Fame > >soundtrack albums. > >30. ...you tried to do lots of arts and crafts things, like yarn & > >popsicle stick God's Eyes or those weird potholders made on a plastic > >loom. Not to mention lanyards! > >31. ...you made Shrinky-dinks! > >32. ...you used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your > >portable tape recorder up to the speaker. > >33. ...you couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you > >ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. > >34. ...you learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from > >Judy Blume books. (Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.) > >35. ...you thought Olivia Newton John's song, Physical" was about > >aerobics. > >36. ...you wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with > >heart or rainbow designs. > >37. ...you had Colorforms > >38. ...you wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. > >39. ...you had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-N-Spin.
How about wearing skin tight Ditto's pants in a wide variety of colors?
A little more readable version:
1. You wore a rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves, and the rainbow went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the other.
2. You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven and washed them down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine.
3. You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.
4. You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.
5. You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.
6. You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)
7. You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island.
8. You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.
9. You had either a "bowl cut" or! "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamil" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair.
10.People sometimes thought you were a boy.
11. Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
12. You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
13. You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
14. You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits.
15. You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.
16. The swing set tipped over at least once.
17. You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color.
18. You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. .
19. You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture, and you despised Nellie Olsen!
20. You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.
21. Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.
22. You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.
23. You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.
24. You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazard was your boyfriend,(and you wanted your first car to be a jeep just like Daisy's?!)
25. Every now and then "It's a Hard Knock Life" from the movie, "Annie" will pop into your brain and you can't stop singing it the whole day. Darn you!
26. YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!
27. It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!
28. You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?"
29. You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever albums (didn't you ever want to be a Pink Lady?).
30. You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick,decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom - I believe they were called "loom loopers"
31. You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!
32. You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.
33. You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. Double score if it was a teddy bear dressed in clothing.
34.You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books.
35. You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.
36. You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs.
37. You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
38. You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.
39. You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat (and have every poster room every magazine on your wall). You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker album!
Thank you! Much better!
39. You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat (and have every poster room every magazine on your wall). You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker album!
Funny thing is, I ran across my sticker collection about a year ago and gave it to my kids. A few Michael Jackson, rainbows and unicorns and an overload of the scratch and sniff ones! My kids went NUTS!!!
18. You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.
I still have those wooden Doctor Scholl sandals. I've even worn them within the last few months.
21. Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.
Oh, the hours I spent trying to get my hair to flip just right! It would flip at one angle on the left, another on the right, no matter how much time I spent with the curling iron. Nowadays, I've realized that my hair will never be fashionable (unless wild and untameable become a fashion).
Wow, were we poor! I had almost none of the toys and was little in the 70's. However, I had the metal swing, had a crush on a Good Ole Boy, and HAD to see The Wizard of Oz every February.
Did I miss the part about yo-yo shoes, or is it not there? Those were quite the "in" thing for a while.
I also would spend every Sunday night in my bedroom, warning everyone not to disturb me because I was taping Casey Kasems Top 40, just like this list says, with my hand held tape recorder held next to the radio speaker.
I was a geek. (I also "tried" to have the wings in my hair, and the comb in the back pocket).
RICK SPRINGFIELD!!!! Yeeeeeehaaaaaw! That was the first concert I went to for my 10th birthday. My favorite picture is of my girlfriend and I in our concert T-shirts. I was ssssooooooo happy that day! ;-) I had his posters all over my room. *sigh*
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