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•  You can still sing 1 to 12 from the Pinball machine song on Sesame Street.
•  You wore those wide, colourful shoelaces.
•  You still don't like going in the sea because of Jaws.
•  You remember Now compilations that had the pig on the front cover. 
•  You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places
•  that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.
•  Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite programme.
•  You've ever said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice.
•  You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke.
•  Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection. 
•  You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having
   your arms in the sleeves, and you knew you looked like a superhero.
•  Your new winter coat was best used to demonstrate that your wings were like a  shield of steel.                                                                  
•  You still remember when the A-ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology and you can still sing all the words.                                                 
•  Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.                      
•  You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do something less boring instead".                                    
•  You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High.         
•  You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester,a pantomime horse and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal (RentaGhost v.cool!!)    
•  You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of redl ights on the front of
   Capri so it looked like KITT.                                                           
•  You've ever seen a girl, a clown and noughts and crosses on your TV.              
•  You've ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.                              
•  You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word "Exterminate!".              
•  You could have got away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids. (Girls)
•  You owned a pair of Pixie boots, generally worn with leg warmers. (Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with white towelling socks.            
•  Ooh, you could crush a grape!                                                     
•  You've ever held a chicken in the air or stuck a deckchair up your nose.          
•  You wore legwarmers & tried to do the splits while jumping in the air while      
   singing you were going to live forever.                                           
•  You remember Fingermouse and Dangermouse (not forgetting his trusty sidekick Penfold!)                                                                         
•  Trains in Wales went "Pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf, pshh-t-cuf".                                                                     
•  You know all the words to "Hey Mickey" (well, nobody knows past the first verse anyway).                                                                         
•  You remembered Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p and Monster Munch when they were 10p.                                                                    
•  Your best mate had a Soda Stream (or a Mr Frosty!!) at home and you were
   jealous. 
•  Any elderly Scottish lady sounds like Supergran                                   
•  You remember crying on the beach building sandcastles in the rain.                
•  Hide and seek in the park, the corner shop, Hopscotch, butterscotch, skipping, handstands, football in the park/street, British Bulldog, Beano, Twinkle, Hula Hoops, jumping in enormous puddles and building dams                
•  When 'Computer' Tennis, Pac-Man and Donkey-Kong ruled                             
•  You remember hearing the tune then running out to buy an ice cream cone on a warm summer night - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly (cider lolly? - cherry brandy lolly - yum!!).                                                                   
•  You got up extra early, especially to watch Saturday Morning cartoons (and
   Going Live!)                                                                            
•  You were occasionally allowed to stay up late for Howard's Way, Dallas, Dynasty or Minder.                                                                        
•  Running till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.     
•  Using the bed as a trampoline. Pillow fights.                                     
•  Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down made you have a fit of the giggles,being tired from playing.                                                 
•  Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.                                          
•  It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.                               
•  You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.                                         
•  You remember when 25p was decent pocket money and you'd reach into a muddy gutter for 10p.                                                             
•  Important decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."                    
•  Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better and taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.                                                
•  Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dare".                            
•  Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.       
•  Pass this on to anyone who needs a break - I DOUBLE-DARE YA!!!

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