Shadow Beast Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 You know you were a kid in the 80s if any of these are familiar..... Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken. You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby". You wanted to be on "Jim'll Fix It". You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had plastic surgery. You had one of those T-shirts that changed colour with heat (Global Hypercolour). You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off". You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power and He-Man got cancelled. You remember Madonna in her cone stage outfit. You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince." You wore fluorescent-neon clothing... (if you can call it clothing!) You remember when Amiga was a state of the art video game system. You remember M.C. Hammer. You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air".... You can remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and The fresh Prince and NOT just plain Will Smith! You own any cassettes. You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins, ALF or ET lunchbox. You have ever pondered on why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. My Little Pony, Gummy Bears and Transformers are familiar to you. You had a Swatch Watch. You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" Big wheels and BMX's were the way to go. You sang to Kylie and Jason! You owned Polly Pocket or Micro Machines. Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away. You knew that Transformers were "more than meets the eye". You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living in space. Girls - You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. You recorded songs off the radio. You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces. You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank. Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme...you understand why they couldn't leave the unicorn. You did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and you knew you looked like a superhero. Your new winter coat was best used to demonstrate that your wings were like a shield of steel. You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester, a pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal. You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of a Capri so it looked like KITT. You had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up. You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word "Exterminate!". Boys - You wore pale grey shoes with white towelling socks. You held a chicken in the air or stuck a deckchair up your nose. Your best mate had a Soda Stream at home and you were jealous. Any elderly Scottish lady sounds like Supergran You remember playing British Bulldog, When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone on a warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Important decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 oh dear god i am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 LOL! Very true. Friendship bracelet, Neon clothing, swatch watch and Amigas. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Very good, and very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Do you remember those neon bracelet things that used to bend in a straight line and then you snapped them on your wrist? I loved them. Oh and lo lo balls they were great fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleland Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Man Thats My Childhood Cv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 god i feel old, but happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Do you remember those neon bracelet things that used to bend in a straight line I don't remember them - and for once, this is a genuine question and not a type question. How does something bend in a straight line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango. The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo. The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in. So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo! Aaaah, the good old days of my childhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I don't remember them - and for once, this is a genuine question and not a type question. How does something bend in a straight line? I meant it returned to it's original shape of a straight line type thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango. The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo. The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in. So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo! Aaaah, the good old days of my childhood Please tell me you just found that on Google, and didn't actually remember it word for word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 I don't remember them - and for once, this is a genuine question and not a type question. How does something bend in a straight line? They started off in a circle and you could unclip them and bend them straight - if that makes sense:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 it's all true:d What was British Bulldog though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 it returned to it's original shape of a straight line They started off in a circle Now I know why I don't understand girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Humming tops Mecchano Tommy Gunn The Pied Piper Fireball XL5 Valerie Singleton I fathered a child in the eighties:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Who remembers Space Hoppers, what happened to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Now I know why I don't understand girls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_bracelet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Who remembers Space Hoppers, what happened to them? they all went bang !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 it's all true:d What was British Bulldog though ? Two teams, each in a line facing the opposition standing on one leg with arms folded and elbows pointed outwards..... Hopping towards your foe with the objective of knocking them over or getting off with Jenny Greaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBoy Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I remember 95% of all that! Had an Amega 600! lol... and I'm 22! born in 1985! :s Used to play Bulldog on skates... .. untill legs got broken! Here's one for you! The old eclipse clothing was cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ohhh i was doing that yesterday ! I'm just picturing that in my mind and it makes me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 "Charlotte", do you remember My Little Ponies (Apple Jack)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Two teams, each in a line facing the opposition standing on one leg with arms folded and elbows pointed outwards..... Hopping towards your foe with the objective of knocking them over or getting off with Jenny Greaves. I also knew this game to be called "Red Rover": - Red Rover, Red Rover send Michael right over!!!! Oh, the memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Please tell me you just found that on Google, and didn't actually remember it word for word? About a year ago I could have quoted the whole thing. I'm not sure why I could, but there you go! I was cool I had to google some of it just then though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 "Charlotte", do you remember My Little Ponies (Apple Jack)? My sister was more into them than me, although I did have a my little pony 'stable' for my third birthday. I got so excited when my guests came that apparently I threw it down the stairs and the doors broke off, I always remember my sister having broken it until my mum told me what had actually happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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