Monday, March 07, 2005

LONG LIVE the 70's

You know you were a little girl in the 70's (or a boy for that matter) IF:

* You wore a rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves,
> and the rainbow
> went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the
> other.
>
> * You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake
> Oven and washed
> them down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone
> Machine.
>
> * You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a
> stethoscope that
> actually worked.
>
> * You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a
> plastic basket with
> flowers on it.
>
> * You learned to skate with actual skates (not
> roller blades) that
> had metal wheels.
>
> * You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (Admit
> it!) You had
> nightmares
> after watching Fantasy Island.
>
> * You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots
> for snowy days.
>
> You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to
> mention the "Dorothy
> Hamil" because your Mom was sick of braiding your
> hair. People
> sometimes thought you were a boy.
>
> * Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most
> prized possession.
>
> * You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
>
> * You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
>
> * You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink
> and purple
> satiny shredded outfits.
>
> * You spent hours in your backyard on your metal
> swing set with the
> trapeze. The swing set tipped
> over at least once.
>
> * You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every
> imaginable color.
>
> * You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the
> ones with hard sole
> & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water
> sandals.
>
> * You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad;
> you wore that
> Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle
> shirt with the high
> neck in at least one school picture; and you
> despised Nellie Olson!
>
> * You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.
>
> * Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or
> "feathers" and
> you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your
> back pocket.
>
> * You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as
> well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and
> Huckleberry Pie.
>
> * You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it
> was metal, not
> plastic.
>
> * You and your girlfriends would fight over which of
> the Dukes of
> Hazard was your boyfriend.
>
> * Every now and then "It's a Hard Knock Life" from
> the
> movie, "Annie" will pop into your brain and you
> can't stop singing it
> the whole day.
>
> * YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!
>
> * It was a big event in your household each year
> when the "Wizard of
> Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the
> popcorn and sleeping
> bags!
>
> * You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question:
> "Who will I
> marry? Shaun
> Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?"
>
> * You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday
> Night Fever, and
> Fame soundtrack record album.
>
> * You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn
> and Popsicle-
> stick God's eyes, decoupage, or those weird
> potholders made on a
> plastic loom.
>
> * You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on
> your t-
> shirts!
>
> * You used to tape record songs off the radio by
> holding your
> portable tape player up to the speaker.
>
> * You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster
> that came when you
> ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club.
> Double score if it
> was a teddy bear dressed in clothing.
>
> * You
> learned everything you needed to know about girl
> issues from Judy Blume
> books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)
>
> * You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical"
> was about
> aerobics.
>
> * You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or
> shoelaces with
> heart or rainbow designs.
>
> * You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
>
> * You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and
> a Sit-n-Spin.
>
> * You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.
>
> * You spent all your allowance on smurfs and
> stickers for your
> sticker album!

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