You know you are a Child of the 70's when....

Solly123
Solly123 Posts: 162 Member
edited September 30 in Chit-Chat
•You know the profound meaning of “Wax On Wax Off”.
•You know that another name for a keyboard is a “Synthesizer”.
•You can name at least half of the members of the BRAT Pack.
•You wanted to be a Goonie.
•You know who Max Headroom is.
•You wore Fluorescent, neon clothing.
•You could breakdance or wish you could.
•You wanted to dress like the Hulk at Halloween.
•You believed that “By the Power of Greyskull,” and 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 what Willis was “talkin’ ’bout”.You have worn a Banana Clip, or knew someone who did.
•You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
•You giggled at the “lying sausage” at the start of Grange Hill
•You know where to go if you “wanna go where everybody knows yourname.
•You actually thought “Dirty Dancing” was a REALLY good movie.
•You have heard of “Garbage Pail Kids”.
•Punks actually “shocked” people.
•You knew “The Artist”, when he was humbly called “Prince”.
•You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played “Sam” to be.
•You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game.
•You owned many tapes and tried to hit pause before the DJ talked!
•You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we’d all be living on the moon.
•You remember the Natwest piggy banks.
•Griffin Savers!
•The Love Boat, Highway to Heaven, and Bullseye were accompanied by the aroma of Sunday lunch.
•Poltergeist freaked you out.
•You always wanted a “Big Trak”
•You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, Star Wars or an ET lunchbox.
•You had or wanted a grey glow in the dard Ghostbusters sweatshirt.
•You have pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
•You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or know someone who did.
•You loved Roland Rat, Ed the Duck and Posh Paws
•You had a Swatch Watch, or three.
•You had a crush on Bo Derek or Heather Locklear.
•You wished you could re-enact Wierd Science in your bedroom.
•You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
•You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear.
•You had a crush on Jon BonJovi, or knew someone who did.
•You have called 01 811 8055.
•You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Camron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall.
•You held the top score on PacMan.
•You owned a T-Shirt that said, “I shot J.R.” or know someone who did.

Replies

  • bluegirl10
    bluegirl10 Posts: 695 Member
    Lol...yup, I'd have to agree!
  • lyngoode
    lyngoode Posts: 197 Member
    Loved this one!
  • lkm111
    lkm111 Posts: 629 Member
    Hey! "Dirty Dancing" was a good movie!!!! :smile:

    And Duran Duran covered my bedroom walls........
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Also:
    *You remember the Berlin wall, and watched it get torn down - and are too old to ever have read about it in a text book
    *We are the world made you cry
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