The Olden Days
If YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S...
1. You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that
actually
worked.
2. You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with
flowers on it.
3. You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had
metal wheels.
4. You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)
5. You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island or BattleStar
Galactica.
6. You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.
YEAH!
7. You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy
Hamill" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair. People
sometimes
thought you were a boy.
8. Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
9. You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
10. You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
11. You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple
satiny shredded outfits.
12. You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the
trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.
13. You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. Oh
yeah..
14. You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole
& the buckle).
15. 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!
16. You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.
17. Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you
kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.
18. You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends,
Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.
19. You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not
plastic. With the thermos inside!
20. You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of
Hazzard was your boyfriend.
21. 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.
22. YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!
23. 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!
24. You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.
Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?"
25. You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame
soundtrack record album.
26. 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.
Pot holders - I believe they were called loom loopers.
27. You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!
28. You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your
portable
tape player up to the speaker.
29. 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.
30. You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from
Judy
Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)
31. You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about
aerobics.
32. You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or & nbsp; shoelaces
with heart or rainbow designs.
33. You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
34. You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.
35. You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.
36. You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker
album!
1. You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that
actually
worked.
2. You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with
flowers on it.
3. You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had
metal wheels.
4. You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)
5. You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island or BattleStar
Galactica.
6. You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.
YEAH!
7. You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy
Hamill" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair. People
sometimes
thought you were a boy.
8. Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
9. You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
10. You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
11. You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple
satiny shredded outfits.
12. You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the
trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.
13. You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. Oh
yeah..
14. You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole
& the buckle).
15. 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!
16. You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.
17. Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you
kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.
18. You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends,
Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.
19. You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not
plastic. With the thermos inside!
20. You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of
Hazzard was your boyfriend.
21. 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.
22. YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!
23. 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!
24. You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.
Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?"
25. You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame
soundtrack record album.
26. 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.
Pot holders - I believe they were called loom loopers.
27. You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!
28. You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your
portable
tape player up to the speaker.
29. 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.
30. You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from
Judy
Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)
31. You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about
aerobics.
32. You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or & nbsp; shoelaces
with heart or rainbow designs.
33. You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
34. You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.
35. You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.
36. You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker
album!
posted by Shannon at
3:15 PM
9 Comments:
I got a grin from many of these items - even though I was not a little girl in the 70's...
My daughter, who is 3 now, will say "Straw Berrycake" instead of Strawberry Shortcake. It's so cute in the ways that only little kids can be cute.
By
Scott K. Johnson, at 3/16/2006 3:46 PM
Cripes. Am I pathetic? I can relate to every single on of these.
First Bike: Purple with a banana boat seat that had these cool pink and purple designs.
First "kiss" on the cheek: Bobby's Rollerway, Chris Brouilette, 1979.
I had the bowl cut, the pixie, and at one point the Laura Ingalls long and luxurious cut -- and I got called "son" by little old men and women regularly when I had the pixie.
By
Nicole P, at 3/16/2006 5:09 PM
I can relate to almost all of them too except the Donnie/Marie/Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, Gopher or Rick Springfield things. But Bo(?) the blond Duke of Hazzard was DEFINITELY my boyfriend!
I miss those lunch boxes too. And I REALLY miss the shiny, smooth, glittery iron-on shirts. They ROCKED! I wish I could get my hands on them now.
By
Erica, at 3/16/2006 6:50 PM
Another pixie here.
My god, Shannon, it's as if you were spying on me (with just a few exceptions-- mostly all the Shaun Cassidy/Leif Garrett/Dukes of Hazzard love).
Brought back the most wonderful memories of my hot pink sting-ray with the gold banana seat.
What a fun post!
By
Sandra Miller, at 3/16/2006 11:33 PM
I can relate to many of those and I wasn't born till the 80s!
By
Christine, at 3/17/2006 12:56 AM
My parents wouldn't get me a banana seat bike and I felt SO deprived. I had a nice, sensible Schwinn instead.
The Dorothy Hamill. God, was there ever a more unflattering haircut? I had one and it traumatized me for life. I've never cut my hair short since.
By
Major Bedhead, at 3/17/2006 8:34 AM
I grew up in the 80's, but I still had Strawberry Shortcake stuff! I couldn't believe that I saw her again at Toys R Us the other day with my cousin! All that stuff is coming back.
By
Anonymous, at 3/17/2006 9:38 AM
those days were golden, even though I was a teenager then!
By
Tongue in Cheek Antiques, at 3/17/2006 11:11 AM
I LOVED Dynamite magazine. Kept them for years. It was like People for '70s kids.
By
Lyrehca, at 3/18/2006 6:37 AM
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