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November 17, 2005
Child Of The 80’s
A lot of people had fun with the “Child Of The 80’s” deal, so I thought I’d do one for the slightly older crowd
1. You not only remember black and white television, but actually had one in your house.
2. You remember when there were only three networks.
3. You owned a pair of toe socks.
4. You knew all the words to “Kung Fu Fighting”, “Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Afternoon Delight”.
5. You remember when AM radio was actually pretty cool.
6. You thought disco music was the be-all and end-all and watched a lot of “Soul Train”.
7. You thought a striped shirt and blue bell-bottoms was the height of fashion.
8. You could recite the “Big Mac Chant” backwards and forwards (Two all beef patties…etc.)
9. You had hair down to your ass and nobody bugged you to cut it.
10. You clearly remember Watergate, Nixon’s resignation, the fall of Saigon and the day Elvis died.
11. Your parents watched M*A*S*H, All In The Family, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore and Bob Newhart.
12. You remember the energy crisis when you shivered through the winter and there were eternal lines at the gas pumps and sometimes no gas at all.
13. Someone mentions the names Entebbe, Tenerife and Guyana, and you know exactly what they are referring to.
14. Your house had harvest gold or avocado green appliances, gaudy wallpaper and furniture that clashed with the drapes.
15. You could go outside to play, be gone all day and nobody freaked out, as long as you showed up for supper.
16. You knew at least two hippies personally.
17. You read “Mad Magazine” cover to cover and thought it was funny as hell.
18. “Wild Kingdom” was practically a religious experience every Sunday evening.
19. You thought “In Search Of…” and “Thrillseekers” was reality TV.
20. Your mother had a Tupperware party or sold Tupperware.
21. You owned a shirt or hat that said “Keep On Truckin’”.
22. You thought “Godzilla” was quite possibly the coolest song ever recorded.
23. There was an 8-track player in your house.
24. You saw “Star Wars” at least 5 times.
25. You saw “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” at least 5 times.
26. You owned a pair of platform shoes.
27. You owned at least one 100% polyester garment.
28. You had a Shaun Cassidy poster on your wall.
29. There was a Polaroid Land Camera in your house, complete with blinding blue flash.
30. You were simply allowed to be a kid, without a cellphone, pager, drugs, psychologist or heavily structured time.
