Blame it on the RAIN yeah yeah…

I was talking to a friend who may know more pop culture than I last night (I know, I’m going to be hiding myself in my apartment this weekend with a copy of Trivial Pursuit “Pop Culture edition” again so that I can get my edge back).

So, I found the following list… shamelessly borrowed from Here

Can you beat me? (I don’t think so).

# You remember Don Johnson when he was “cool”
# You know who shot J.R Yes
# You remember when Michael Jackson was actually considered something of a sex symbol
# You practice getting in and out of your car through the windowsYes
# You owned at least one skinny leather tie.Yes
# Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.Yes
# You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.
# You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax OffYes
# You’re always “in the mood for dancing”Yes
# If you can “See Better” with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses.

# You can feel St. Elmo’s fire burnin’ in you.
# You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you.Yes
# You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery.Yes
# You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to ‘hang out’)HECK NO
# You still want to take Karate…(after you move to California)Yes
# You watch NYPD Blue thinking, “Well, they’re no Crockett and Tubbs, that’s for sure”.

# “Outrageous!” is the term to describe something neat and coolTruly Outragous? (My little sister made me watch it, I swear)
# You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children’s worst enemy
# You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke
# There was nothing to question about Bert n’ Ernie living togetherYes
# The phrase “Where’s the beef?” still doubles you over with laughter.Yes
# You went out and purchased the sound track for ‘Miami Vice’
# You remember the magazines of song lyrics
# If you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time.Yes
# If the best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London.

# Two words: The Clapper.Yes
# Six words: “This is your brain on drugs.”Yes
# You want to live in ‘the Valley’.
# Ferris Bueller was your idol.Yes
# You watched ‘Star Search’ on a regular basis.
# Every now and then, you blurt out: “Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!”Yes
# If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.)
# If you know the words to the “Oscar Mayer” theme songsYes
# Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair.Yee er, M NO
# Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders
# Played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoonYes
# You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants to a school danceWell, maybe the parachute pants thing…

# You’re still bitter that WHAM broke up
# You know whose phone number is 867-5309Yes
# You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you toYes
# You still watch things on Beta tapes
# You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts
# You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs
# Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent
# People are constantly gagging you with spoons.Yes

# You know all the words to “I’m just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill” and “School House Rock.”I’m and amendment to be, yes an amendment to be
# The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro RacerYes

# You still can’t believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that timeYes
# You can sing all the words to “One Night in Bangkok” by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess.

# You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head.
# You know who Martha Quinn is.
# You still carry your boom box on your shoulderYes
# You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider but sucks in “Bay Watch.”
# When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it yourself.
# A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.Yes
# Knickers and leg warmers were cool
# You ever wanted to learn to play “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar and choreographed “Dancing Queen” by yourself in your room.

# You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura’s wedding
# You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.
# You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology availableYes
# You wanted to be “The Hulk” for halloweenYes
# You want to be “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”NORM!
# ‘A Different World’ kicked butt
# Remember “Dancin’ to a Big Mac at McDonalds!”Yes

# You know who played Magnum P.IYes
# One Phrase, “The Plane, The Plane”Yes
# You can name at least three members of the Brat PackYes
# Still think banana clips were a godsend
# Still wear Wet n’ Wild makeup
# If your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on TransformersOoooohhhhhhhh
# If you remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die HardYes
# You still wear your “Members Only” jacket.

# You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons.
# You had snap braceletsI saw them…
# You remember when Pee-Wee wasn’t a pervert.Yes
# You had had five pairs of socks on at any given time
# You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario upYes
# If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection
# If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach asplodeYes

# If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails
# If you wear jelly shoes
# You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard
# You’re still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tour
# You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson
# Every time you hear the “OH YEAH…” song you think of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”Yes
# You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf Yes

And while I’m at it…

1. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
2. You wanted to be on StarSearch.
3. You ever uttered the word “Radical!”Yes
4. You wore jelly shoes and jelly bracelets
5. You thought “Ghostbusters” was by far the coolest movieYes
6. You remember watching shows like “Punky Brewster” , “Webster”, “You Can’t Do That On Television” , “Wild&Crazy Kids” and “Double Dare”I don’t know..
7. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in “Thriller” at the end of the video.Yes
8. You wore a banana clip in your hair or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
9. You rolled up the bottoms of your splatter painted jeans.
10. You wore loafers with everything, and you put the laces in those little rolls.
11. You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
12. You owned a doll with ‘Xavier Roberts’ signed on it’s butt.
13. You knew what Willis was “talkin’ ’bout.”Yes
14. You know the profound meaning of “Wax on, Wax off.”Yes
15. You can name half of the members of the elite “Brat Pack.”Yes
16. You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!Yes
17. You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.Listen to convincing John, and all you troubles will be gone…..
18. You yearned to be a member of The Babysitters Club, and tried to start a club of your own.
19. You sat on your back porch, playing with your “My Little Pony” , “Rainbow Brite” , and “Strawberry Shortcake” dolls
20. You know that another name for a keyboard is a “Synthesizer.”
21. You hold a special place in your heart for “Back to the Future.”Yes
22. You know where to go if you “wanna go where everybody knows your name.”Yes
23. You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
24. You know what “sike” and “not!” meanYes
25. You fell victim to 80’s fashion : big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, big hoop earrings, and possibly the worst:you wore spandex pants.
26. You wanted to be a Goonie, or Elliot from E.T.Yes
27. You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls.
28. You knew “The Artist” when he was humbly called “Prince.”Yes
29. You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played “Sam” to be.
30. You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing….
31. You could breakdance, or wished you could.Yes
32. You know who He-Man and She-Ra are.Yes
33. You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.Yes
34. You know all the words to “Ice Ice Baby”.If you have a problem, yo I’ll solve it
35. You remember MC hammer well.Yes
36. You can still sing the rap to “Fresh Prince of Belair”.Yes
37. You own any cassettes.Yes
38. You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we’d all be living on the moon.
39. You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from PizzaHut.
40. Pizza Hut was the coolest place to hang.
41. Poltergeist freaked you out.
42. You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an E.T. lunchbox.Yes
43. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
44. You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.
45. You totally LOVED Barbie’s cooler, punkier counterpart, “Jem” and her “Rockers”
46. You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house.Yes
47. You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
48. You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish.
49. You layered your multi-colored slouch socks, and added suspenders to make your outfit complete.
50. You ever had a Swatch Watch.
51. You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
52. You had a crush on one of the Coreys
53. You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.Yes
54. You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear.Yes
55. You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.Yes
56. You believed that “By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power”Yes
57. You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.Yes
58. Partying “like it’s 1999” seemed SO far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
59. You ever owned or wanted any of the NKOTB action figures or dolls.
60. You remember when Deborah Gibson was “Debbie” Gibson.Pleading the fifth…

ANY TAKERS??!?!?!?

I thought not.

Excuse me while I go live with my shame 😉