• You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or knew someone who did.
• You know what a "burnout" is.
• You wanted to be on StarSearch.
• You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
• You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth.
• You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on its ass.
• You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
• You HAD to have your Mtv
• You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off".
• You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack".
• You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer".
• You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future"
• You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name".
• You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
• You know what "Sike" means.
• You know who Tina Yothers is.
• You wanted to be a Goonie.
• You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
• You felt ashamed when Rob Lowe got in trouble for sex with minors and videotaping it, because you liked him.
• You heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
• You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince".
• You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
• You ever wore flourescent, neon if you will, clothing. (or nailpolish)
• You could breakdance, or wish you could.
• You know who Max Headroom is.
• You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.
• You own any cassettes.
• You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
• You remember And/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from Pizza Hut.
• Poltergeist freaked you out.
• You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox
• You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
• You know what a Doozer is.
• You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish
• You ever had a Swatch Watch.
• You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
• You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
• You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.
• You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
• You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
• You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
• You know what a "Whammee" is.
• Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SOOOO far away.

If you can identify with at least half of this list then you, my friend, are a "Child of the 80's".

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