I, Love. The 80s.

July 19th, 2007 by adrienne

Stolen from Sweet Memes.

1. Did you ever end a sentence with the word “PSYCH!” Yes, I did.
2. Did you ever own a pound puppy? Nope, they made me sad.
3. Which “heavy metal” group did you like? Oh well, duh. Motley Crue. And all the other ones, too.
4. What was your favorite Blondie song? Call Me.
5. Strawberry Shortcake or Holly Hobby? Neither, really.
6. Admit it, you owned the Strawberry Shortcake little scented dolls? I had one. It was stupid. It didn’t do anything but smell.
7. What are “Hammer Pants”, and what is “Hammer Time?” Hammer pants looked like harem pants, with the crotch way down at the knees. I know the song, but I can only assume that “Hammer Time” is MC Hammer’s time to get funky.
8. Fraggle Rock or the Muppets Show? Muppets. I didn’t have HBO
9. Saturday Mornings – Smurfs or Kids Inc.? Have to be smurfs.
10. Did you rock the side ponytail? I had it going on in my second grade picture.
11. Did you play the game MASH (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)? I certainly did.
12. How many pairs of L.A. Gear did you own? Maybe one.
13. Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing or Are you There God? It’s Me Margaret? Margaret. Over and over.
14. Did you ever “wax on” and “wax off”? Assuredly
15. Do you even know what I’m talking about? Yep.
16. Did you wear flourescent clothing (Be Truthful!)? I had a long bright pink sweater with giant black hand prints all over it.
17. Michael Jackson or Prince? Michael.
18. Name three actors from the movie Goonies. Totally, no idea.
19. Cabbage Patch Kids or Garbage Pail Kids? I had 3 cabbage patch kids.
20. What lunch box did you carry to school? Daisy Duke.
21. Slap bracelets? I just got one the other day!

22. Hypercolor t-shirts or Jelly Shoes? I had some jellys.
23. George Michael or Boy George? George Michael
24. Friendship Pins or Friendship Bracelets? I had both.
25. Madonna or Cyndi Lauper? I’m thinking Madonna, but really, they were both too pop-y for me.
26. Did you wear penny loafers with a penny in them, and rolled up jeans? I think I had one pair of penny loafers. Fer sure the rolled jeans thing.
27. What 80’s movie did Julia Roberts mark her debut in (*hint* not pretty woman)? Mystic Pizza.
28. Do you know what happened to Baby Jessica? On ida.
29. What TV show did Johnny Depp get his start? 21 Jump Street. I have the first season on DVD.
30. Corey Haim or Corey Feldman? I think Haim. I wasn’t head over heals for either.
31. Did you own a Rubix cube, and if so, were you able to ever solve it? I had one. I cheated.
32. What NFL team performed the “Superbowl Shuffle”? No idea.
33. Where were you when the space shuttle “Challenger” blew up? In 4th grade.
34. Run DMC remade what group’s song “Walk this Way”, and performed the new take with them? Aerosmith
35. Frankie says? R E L A X
36. How many swatches did you own? Do you remember the colors? 2 or 3. One was peach. I don’t remember.
37. New Coke or Classic Coke? I didn’t even care.
38. Who was your favorite Facts of Life character? Not too sure. Blair annoyed me.
39. Prince Charles and Diana or Luke and Laura? Diana for sure.
40. Did you own an Atari? If so, what was your favorite game? Didn’t have one. But I was programming my Commodore 64.
41. What is the “Eye of the Tiger”? No idea. Love the song, though.
42. Are you singing it in your head now? Just that one part.
43. Did you think high school was going to be like Fast Times at Ridgemont High? I didn’t see Fast Times til about 5 years ago. I was too young to see it when it came out.
44. Pretty in Pink or Sixteen Candles? Pretty in Pink.
45. What movie provided the famous line…”THEIR HEEEEERRRRREEE”? Poltergest.
46. Did you wear leg warmers? Only in dance class where it made sense.
47. Wacky Wallwalker or Stretch Armstrong? Wallwalkers. Although, I didn’t think they worked that well.
48. Pee Wee sang “The Stars at Night…are Big and Bright!” in what famous movie? Not really sure. Avoided Pee Wee.
49. Couldn’t wait for the summer for Slip and Slide? I had a Slip and Slide, so I was always covered with bruises from the rocks we could never quite get out from under the thing.
50. Did you wear scrunched up socks with your reeboks? Oh yes. Several pairs. In different colors.
51. Rainbow Bright or My Little Pony? Rainbow Bright.
52. Magic Johnson or Larry Bird? I don’t care.
53. We Are the World or The Greatest Love of All? We are the World. Whitney annoyed me.
54. Did you say “What you talking ’bout Willis”? No. Thought it was stupid.
55. What was the hair spray of choice for girls around the nation to unreasonably tease their hair? Duh. Aqua Net. Huge cans of it. Although, my hair was too heavy to tease. :(
56. Did you own banana clips? Yes, I did.
57. The Cosby Show or Family Ties? Cosby
58. Did you ever think She-Ra and He-man should have hooked up? Totally.
59. Barbie or Jem? Barbie.
60. Do you remember going to the skating ring BEFORE inline skates? Only Every Weekend.
61. What fast food restaurant put out the famous commercial, Where’s the Beef? Wendy’s.
62. Did you rush home to watch the “After School Specials”? No. I watched Scooby Doo.
63. Ferris Bueller or Teen Wolf? Ferris Bueller.
64. You still have the “Eye of the Tiger” in your head, don’t you? No, now it’s Scooby Doo.
65. Who ya gonna call? “GHOSTBUSTERS!”
66. Flashdance or Footloose? Flashdance.
67. Tiffany or Debbie Gibson? Debbie Gibson, but primarily because she was first and never (to my knowledge) toured in malls.
68. What was the first video MTV played? Video Killed the Radio Star.
69. What was ET’s favorite candy? Reese’s Pieces.
70. What TV show did Bruce Willis star in? Moonlighting. Watched it every week.
71. What was the name of the talking car in Knight Rider? KITT
72. What song had the words “Gag me with a spoon”? Valley Girl.
73. What character on a TV show liked to eat cats? Alf. I hated that show.
74. Name six members of the Brat Pack? Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe….
75. Duran Duran or Depeche Mode? I didn’t get into Depeche until way later. Duran was good with Rio.
76. What group did New Order evolve from? Oh, you know. That one with all the guys.
77. What was the name of the Bjork fronted 80’s band? Sugarcubes. I remember when she went her own way.
78. Name all five New Kids on the Block. I hated NKOTB.
79. What TV actress co-starred in the movie “Howard the Duck”? Only saw it once. Wasn’t paying that close attention.
80. Name the 4th original member of Depeche Mode, went on to form Yaz, and then another more lasting group? No idea.
81. What speed did Marty have to reach in order to activate the flux capacitor (*hint* Back to the Future*) 88.
82. Name Buck Rogers pal. Will Robinson? No clue.
83. What was the name of the bartender on The Love Boat? Isaac Washington.
84. What was the name of the once Morissey-fronted band of the 80’s? No clue.
85. Did you wear the Izod polo shirts? I had a couple.
86. Esprit, Guess, or Forenza? Guess was my fave, but I had some Esprit.
87. Did you think you would be killed by pop rocks and soda *be honest*? NO, that was silly.
88. The California Raisins or Spuds McKenzie? Spuds. Much less terrifying.
89. Did you skateboard, and if so, did you make sure you had on all your Vision Streetwear on before you went out as if you were Gator Rogowski? I did not.
90. Do you remember Max Headroom, and if so, what commercials do you remember him from? I remember him, but he freaked me out.
91. Did you own a Beta or VHS? VHS.
92. Do you remember the “Baby on Board” trend? What did you think? Got annoying fast.
93. Let’s get? Physical? It on? Physical.
94. What was the name of Don Johnson’s character on Miami Vice? Crockett.
95. Solid Gold or Dance Fever? Solid Gold. I wanted to be a solid gold dancer.
96. Halloween or Friday the 13th? I’m afraid of scary movies.
97. Beat Street or Breakin? I have no idea what that means.
98. What Irish rock group had us all singing, Sunday, Bloody Sunday? U2.
99. What was the trendy term for popular music in the 80’s? Excuse me? No idea. Where do you find the right answers to this quiz?

4 Responses to “I, Love. The 80s.”

  1. Cat. says:

    Heh. I sense a certain amount of theft here. ;-) {jk}

  2. adrienne says:

    Oops. Sorry. I totally linked to you, though. Bad blogger.

  3. michael says:

    But I was programming my Commodore 64.

    That is, like, way hawt.

  4. phoenix says:

    Been a while since I’ve done a meme…my turn to steal! :)

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