Acceptable in the 80s

1. How old were you in 1980? 5
2. How old were you in 1989? 13
3. Were you a Toys R Us kid? No; KayBee, Grand Central
4. Did you watch Transformers? No; preferred Kids, Incorporated (crush on Martika)
5. Did you see E.T. on the big screen? Yes, front row (theater was packed)
6. Did you own a Lite Bright? Yes
7. Craps.
8. When someone says 'Who you gonna call?' You think? Of the Gimme A Break! episode where Ray Parker, Jr. special guest starred and uttered his famous line
9. What was your favorite toy? Go-Kart
10. Did you have a Pogo Ball? No
11. Did you listen to New Kids on the Block? Briefly. I remember the video for Right Stuff and listening to Hangin' Tough at swim meets. But I owned no cassettes or fan-type merchandise
12. Which New Kid did you have a crush on? Again, I was a Kids, Incorporated kid and I had a crush on Martika.
13. Did you play M.A.S.H? That's the piece of paper folded up with numbers, colors, and names and you do the thing with your fingers and then unfold it and get an answer to a "who do you like" or "what's your lucky number" type question? If so, then yes. But I regretfully never learned how to fold that paper. Okay, maybe that's not MASH. This is. I do remember playing now, and I am supposed to be married to Christie Brinkley, living in an apartment in NYC, with a couple kids. Shit, I need to get working on that.
14. Did you watch The Care Bears? "Kids by the dozens love the Care Bear cousins." I terrorized my sister with that commercial tagline. I did not watch the show. Maybe in passing.
15. Did you have Jelly bracelets? Of course. I still do. Me and "the Ricker."
16. Did you have a charm necklace and/or bracelet? I'm thinking this quiz isn't unisex. No, no charm necklaces or bracelets.
17. Did you own a glo-worm? No.
18. Did you ever own a slap bracelet? Probably won one at Chuck E. Cheese.
19. The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles? Breakfast Club. Hands down. Will go probably go home and watch it tonight.
20. Did you have a crazy hair style? I briefly had a tail. It was maybe half an inch long.
21. What was your first bike? A gold Team Huffy, I believe. With an AM/FM radio on the handlebars.
22. Name one thing you still own from your childhood? A stuffed Snoopy Cewebrity James gave me.
23. Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid? No.
24. Did you dress like Madonna? Alright, I should have read this through before starting to answer. It's definitely not unisex. Unless maybe you're MichaelK. No, I didn't dress like Madonna. But I loved her Angel single.
26. Did you watch Miami Vice? Of course.
27. Did you own a pair of Jelly Shoes? No. I didn't own Roos either. I thought they were dumb. I was, however, the first person in my entire elementary to own Reeboks (excluding my little sister; we tied). I caused a stir.
28. Did you own a Trapper Keeper? Of course.
29. Atari or Nintendo? Odyssey. My favourite games: KC's Krazy Chase and Blackjack (I learned really, really young)
30. Did you play Pac-Man? Yes, do you want me to act out the between screen scenes? Because I can.
31. He-Man or She-Ra? "I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of Castle Greyskull. This is Cringer, my fearless friend. Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said: "By the power of Greyskull - I have the power!" I did most of that from memory, so yeah, I watched He-Man. (But thanks to my sister, I got some She-Ra viewing in too. Jem also. (She's truly, truly, truly outrageous.)
32.What movie scared you the most? "When A Stranger Calls" I don't know if my parents let me watch this or a babysitter did, but I am not exaggerating when I say that DCFS should have been called on someone. I slept with a light on for months. "Have you checked the children?" If reading that line sent shivers down your spine, e-mail me. We'll seek some therapy together and address painful childhood issues.
33. Did you try to dance like Michael Jackson? Well, I had Weejuns so you do the math.
34. What Is The First Thing That Comes To Mind When You Hear 'flux copassitor?' That "copassitor" is incorrectly spelled? Capacitor. Sorry, question says "hear" not "read." I hear, "Whoa, this is heavy." And then I think of Marty's double color denim Guess! clothes - black and blue! Denim! Together! Gross. (But I do remember being fascinated by the Guess! jeans with leather trim. Tangent. Sorry.)
35. What other colors did Pepsi come in? I do not know. I do clearly remember "New Coke." I remember my mom reading something and quoting the Pepsi Chairman or CEO or something saying, "We've been staring Coca Cola in the eye for over 75 years. They finally blinked." Google it. You'll find it.
36. Roger Rabbit Or Howard The Duck? I liked both films. But do you mean dance moves? Don't know either.
37. Did you ever beg your parents to have your school picture taken with the LASER background? No. I begged for whatever you call the one serious face, one smiling face picture. My mom was not a fan of that. In hindsight, I credit her good taste.
38. Do you know what the Ninja Rap is? No. I know the Wham! rap. "Hey jerk you work I got better things to do . . ."
39. Favorite slang word(s)? Whose got the coke? Like, as if.
40. Can you name the family members from National Lampoons Vacation movies? Yes. Clark, Ellen, Rusty, and Audrey Griswald.
41. Did you have pump sneakers? No. I did have Converse Cons, Chuck Taylors, Nike Burt Bruins, Vans, Sperry Top Siders, Weejuns, Cole Haan, and even circa-1987 Uggs boots (my parents visited Australia).
42. Did you own HYPER COLOR shirts? I don't know what that means. Like neon? I had one neon shirt. A flourescent pink t-shirt from the Pizza Factory in St. George. Gag me with a spoon. Better answer is that I wore a pink Polo oxford and yellow knit tie in my 5th grade class picture. How's that for 80s?
43. Did you watch Smurfs? Oh, yes, yes I did.
44. What is the most annoying 80s style? I was going to go for something witty here, but answering honestly, I'd say acid wash. I won an essay contest in 7th grade and the prize was a gift certificate to Copper Rivet. I bought my first pair of acid wash Levis 501s with it. I regret that.

Today's Song: 80s Celebration, The Reduction Agents