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Gen-Reagan BUMP here (1972)
Thanks for the ping from a fellow Gen-Reaganer (1968) weened on Conjunction-Junction, What's Your Function; I'm Just a Bill; Land of the Lost; and "finished out" on Family Ties; Cosby (Bill, not Bing); and Little House on the Prairie.
By the way, I thought you might enjoy this.
You know your a child of the 80's WHEN....
You know you're a child of the 80's when...
You know what "Sike" means. (I still use this term--does that make me a nerd?)
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
You know that another name for a keyboard is a "synthesizer."
You can sing the McDonald's "Hamburger, Filet-o-fish, Quarter Pounder, French fries..." song.
You know who Mr. T is.
You know who Fat Albert is.
You ever wore fluorescent, neon clothing.
You could breakdance (or wish you could).
You wanted to be "The Hulk" for Halloween.
You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
You knew that knowing is half the battle.
You wanted to be on Star Search.
You can remember Michael Jackson when he was black.
You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth. (guilty)
You remember the garbage pail kids, and owned some.
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout." (Willis saying the word, "butt" was the first time I ever heard it on TV, and I was shocked, because at our house it was a bad word.)
You knew "Rut row raggy" and "Zoinks."
You HAD to have your MTV.
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
You remember when ATARI was a state-of-the-art video game system.
You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or the Muppets glasses from McDonalds.
Poltergeist freaked you out.
You knew who Ben Stein was before you could win his money... "Bueller?"
You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ET, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, Strawberry Shortcake or A-Team lunch box.
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. ("Ya like what ya see?")
You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair. (guilty)
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
You wore your Izod shirt with the collar up. (guilty)
You had a Swatch Watch with the Swatch Guard.
You remember when Happy Meals came in a box, not a paper bag. (they don't come in a box?)
You had Wonder Woman or Superman under-roos.
You owned, or knew somebody with, a Commodore 64.
You recorded songs off the radio with your boom box.
You wished you had a light saber.
Your arm was full of rubber bracelets.
You have ever said, "Gag me with a spoon" or "Where's the Beef?"
You have answered the question "Who you gonna call?"
with "Ghostbusters!"
You had to get up to change the channel. (part of today's child obesity problem)
You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine on Sesame Street You thought the "Thriller" video was pretty cool.
You remember the first time you went into a video store to rent a movie.
You wore those wide, colorful shoelaces. (measuring tapes)
You have ever wondered what happened to Saturday morning cartoons.
BTTT