You know you grew up in the eighties if…

* You solved the Rubics cube…..by peeling off the stickers

* You can sing the rap to “the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”

* You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish

* You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

* You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls

* You know what ‘Whoa’ means from Blossom

* Three words: M.C. Hammer

* You thought it would be great to have a friend named “boner”

* You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales”

* If you played the chipmunks Christmas album all year long!

* Remember reading Kool-Aid man comics

* You had plastic streamers on the handle bars of your bike

* You remember When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons

* You wore a pony tail to the side of your head

* You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen

* You made your mom buy you one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot at the side

* You wore a Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it

* You remember reading “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” and all the Ramona books

* You know the profound meaning of “Wax on,Wax off”

* You ever wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing

* You wanted to be on StarSearch

* You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off

* You took lunch boxes to school

* You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf

* You remember the craze, and then banning of slap bracelets

* You still get the urge to use “NOT” at the end of every statement you make

* Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band

* You loved Howard the duck

* You thought Sheera and He-Man should hook up

* You ever owned a pair of Jelly Shoes

* After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you couldn’t stop saying “I know you are but what am I?”

* You remember “I’ve fallen…and I can’t get up!”

* You ever got seriously injured on a slip and slide

* You know not to mix poprocks and soda

* You have played with a ‘skip-it’

* You had or went to a birthday party at McDonald’s

* You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks

* You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoons

* You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special

* You’ve gone through this list occasionally saying “That wasn’t from the 80’s”