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90’s kid December 15, 2009

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Below is a re-post from iceicebabies.com…the coolest site name in the universe.  I copied and pasted and edited slightly a few phrases.   

You know were a 90’s kid if….

You know all the words to The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air theme song.

 Goosebumps and Are You Afraid Of The Dark scared you.

You had a short-lived slap bracelet phase 

 

You know the Macarena 

Your winter coat used to be a Starter jacket 

 

You thought you could climb the Agrocrag faster than any of the kids on GUTS 

 

Your shoes had flashing lights 

 

TGIF was your favorite TV lineup 

 

Oregon Trail Day was your favorite day in class 

 

Bill Nye taught you something 

 

You’d have a cassette tape in the radio so you could record your favorite song when it came on 

 

You wanted to find Carmen Sandiego AND Waldo
 

 

Surge was your idea of an energy drink 

 

Warheads and Tongue Splashers were a key contributor to your cavities 

 

You predicted your future with one of these: 

 

You told someone The Blair Witch Project was real 

 

You knew every detail about each Saved By The Bell character 

 

Your goal was to be on American Gladiators if becoming a professional athlete didn’t work out
 

 

You had a stance on whether you liked Ice Ice Baby or U Can’t Touch This better 

 

You thought gas was expensive when it was over $1 

 

You (or someone you know) wore Jelly Shoes, the Crocs of the 90s 

 

 

You collected (and maybe played) Pogs

You remember people fighting over Beanie Babies

You owned and loved your trapper keeper.

You watched the Pound Puppies.

Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

You yearned to be a member of the B aby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

You owned those lil’ Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

You know that “WOAH ” comes from Joey on Blossom.

Two words: Hammer Pants

 If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock”

You had plastic streamers on your handle bars

You can sing the entire theme song to “DuckTales ” (Woo ooh!)

It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

You saw the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ” on the big screen…and still know the turtles names.

You made your mom buy one of those clip s that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

You played the game “MASH ” (Mansion, Apartment,
Shack,House)

You remember reading “Tales of a fourth grade nothing ” and all the Ramona books.

You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

You took lunch boxes to school… and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

 After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”

You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”

 You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

You have ever played with a Skip-It.

You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

You’ve gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

You remember “Popples”.  

You wore socks scrunched down

You remember boom boxes.

You remember watching both “Gremlins ” movies.

You know what it meant to say “Care Bear Stare!!”

You remember watching “Rainbow Bright” and “My Little Pony Tales”

You know who Doogie Houser is

You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool… and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as “NKOTB”.

You wore overalls with only one strap on your shoulder or wore overalls in general.

 

2 Responses to “90’s kid”

  1. Sabrina Pate Says:

    i love this… i am super reminiscent lately and just feel like those were “they good ol days!”

  2. Kristie Says:

    Heck yes! Sooo many awesome memories about growing up in the 90s!! *sigh*


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