You Know You Lived Through The 80s If…

These are from John Peck at mcsweeneys.net. Some of themare WAY out there, but remember it was the 80s.

What would you add to this list? Leave your comments below!

• You have used whiteout on a pair of white loafers.
• You have been paid to be furniture at a party.
• You have punched an arcade game hard enough to injure yourself.
• Your hair smelled faintly like barbecue sauce.
• Your shower smelled like Skittles and unfiltered cigarettes.
• You have dissected a Nintendo game.
• You have used AquaNet in self-defense.
• You have used Nair in self-defense.
• You have almost been tricked into eating silly.
• You owned more than one pair of sock garters.
• You have thrown a Rolodex.
• Your bedroom smelled like Midori.
• You have made nachos while on ecstasy.
• You have several bracelets or rings you cannot remove.
• You own a piece of clothing that involves both argyle and leather.
• You have used “argyle” as a verb.
• You have attempted to use a Polaroid picture as an ID.
• You have used a hairnet as a handbag.
• You have chewed gum while delivering a keynote speech or eulogy.
• You have worn sunglasses through an entire tooth cleaning.
• You have injured yourself while doing the Electric Slide.
• You have injured yourself while doing the Centipede.
• You have injured several bystanders while doing the Centipede.
• You wore shorts with boots at least once a week.
• You have lost a mood ring in a hot tub.
• You have read aloud to a hamster, ferret, or turtle.
• You owned several fish tanks but no fish.
• You have destroyed a calculator watch in anger.
• You have exploded a beanbag chair by landing on it.
• You are hanging from monkey bars in two or more successive class pictures.
• You have shattered a Rubik’s Cube with a rock.
• You have tried and failed to shatter a Rubik’s Cube with a rock.
• You had a Highlander poster in a tube in the back of your closet.
• You mouth the words when you watch Highlander.
• You own a VCR with a copy of Highlander stuck in it.
• You have cut a Nerf football in half to see what was inside.
• You have used a laserdisc as a shaving mirror.
• You have spilled Zima into a motel heating vent.
• You are excellent at dodgeball.
• You were one of the first ten people in history to drop a cell phone in a toilet.
• You have shaved a word into your hair.
• You have temporarily blinded someone by whipping your hair into them.
• You think Europe is Asia.
• You think Asia is Europe.
• You have sunbathed in a suit.
• You have worn shorts while accepting an award or diploma.
• Your favorite air freshener is Vanillaroma.
• Your favorite air freshener is New Car.