> > > >> >You're Probably Aged 25 to 35 If... > > > >> > > > > >> >You wore anything Izod, especially those windbreakers > > > >> >that folded up into a pouch you could wear around > > > >> >your waist. > > > >> > > > > >> >You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when > > > >> >Jordache jeans were cool. > > > >> > > > > >> >You remember LeFreak by Chic > > > >> > > > > >> >In your sophomore class picture, you're wearing an > > > >> >Izod shirt with the collar "up." > > > >> > > > > >> >"All-skate, change directions" means something to you. > > > >> > > > > >> >In high school, you and all your friends discussed > > > >> >elaborate plans to get together again at the end of > > > >> >the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over > > > >> >again. > > > >> > > > > >> >You rode in the back of the station wagon and you > > > >> >faced the cars behind you in the "tail gunner" > > > >> >position. > > > >> > > > > >> >Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you > > > >> >actually learned the English language. > > > >> > > > > >> >You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in > > > >> >either a Duran Duran, Madonna, Rick Springfield, or > > > >> >Cyndi Lauper video. > > > >> > > > > >> >You actually know who Rick Springfield is. > > > >> > > > > >> >You're starting to believe (now that it wouldn't > > > >> >affect YOU) that maybe having the kids go to school > > > >> >year-round wouldn't be such a bad idea after all. > > > >> > > > > >> >You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon > > > >> > > > > >> >Bo and Luke Duke. > > > >> > > > > >> >There was nothing strange about Bert n' Ernie living > > > >> >together. > > > >> > > > > >> >Knickers and leg warmers were cool > > > >> > > > > >> >You learned to swim about the same time Jaws came out > > > >> >and still carry the emotional scars to this day. > > > >> > > > > >> >You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" > > > >> >on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by > > > >> >yourself in your room. > > > >> > > > > >> >You were afraid of the Sleestaks on Land of the Lost. > > > >> > > > > >> >The first time you ever kissed someone was at a dance > > > >> >during "Crazy for You" by Madonna. > > > >> > > > > >> >You ever used the phrase "kiss mah grits" in > > > >> >conversation. > > > >> > > > > >> >You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding > > > >> > > > > >> >You know who shot J.R. > > > >> > > > > >> >This rings a bell: "and my name, is Charlie. They > > > >> >work for me." > > > >> > > > > >> >You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut > > > >> > > > > >> >You sat with your friends on a Friday night and dialed > > > > > >> >"8-6-7-5-3-0-9" to see if Jenny would answer. > > > >> > > > > >> >You owned a pair of Rainbow suspenders just like Mork > > > >> >used to wear. > > > >> > > > > >> >You remember when your cable TV box had the three > > > >> >rows of numbers and you had to move the selector > > > >> >switch accordingly. > > > >> > > > > >> >You could sing "99 Red Balloons" in English and in > > > >> >German. > > > >> > > > > >> >Feathered hair > > > >> > > > > >> >Your jaw would ache by the time you finished those > > > >> >"brick-sized" packages of Bazooka gum. > > > >> > > > > > > > >> >The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over > > > >> >with laughter. |