Post by whitecoyote on Oct 24, 2006 13:43:57 GMT 1
You Know You Grew Up In The 70's if:
1. You saw Saturday Night Fever when it first came out at the cinema.
2. You remember life before Star Wars (no really, there was, honest).
3. You remember all those early Abba singles, unlike those 80s wannabees.
4. You had a proper piercing with a safety pin.
5. You remember free milk at school before the Milk Snatcher came and took it away.
6. You remember the day when the Milk Snatcher became Prime Minister.
7. You had a space hopper which you turned into a lethal weapon on your siblings.
8. You remind everyone from the 80s and 90s that unless they lived through 1975/6, they have no idea what a real drought is.
9. You thought that Abba would never ever split up.
10. You knew that the Clangers was not the sound your mother made when dropping the cutlery in the kitchen.
11. Likewise, you knew never to call your mother the Soup Dragon.
12. You understood that when Bagpuss went to sleep, you had to go to sleep as well.
13. You thought nothing could be worse that the power workers strike in the early 70s.
14. You were of course wrong when the winter of discontent occurred.
15. After the coal miners held the government to ransom in the early 70s, you thought the UK would have a coal industry forever.
16. You actually enjoyed going on caravaning holidays.
17. You thought the national anthem was written by the Sex Pistols.
18. You remember life before Noel Edmunds (this is also true for those of you who can‘t believe there was life before Star Wars).
19. You’re still thinking there life before Star Wars was a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
20. You never thought all those years ago that Chris Tarrant would end up presenting something like Millionaire.
21. You’re now visualising Chris Tarrant throwing a bucket of water at a camera.
22. DISCO was a five letter word to be spelt repetitively.
23. You clearly remember the last Labour Government. No, we said Labour! Not New Labour, but the genuine real Socialist Clause 4 nationalising Labour of the 1970s.
24. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
25. You can remember when the Flumps first came on TV.
26. You can remember a collection of 78 records you used to play.
27. You would watch The Muppets religiously.
29. You decided whilst Rubarb was OK, Custard was the most evil cat on the planet…
30. You thought the way David Bowie dressed was normal.
31. You know the Pong is not a bad smell.
32. You became environmentally aware by watching the Wombles.
33. You know all of the Chorus to YMCA by the Village People.
34. You just sang those words to yourself.
35. In 1975 after watching Jaws you vowed never to swim alone in the sea.
36. You remember when people thought that really spiky coloured hair was cool.
37. You had really spiky coloured hair!
38. You wore flared trousers with pride!
39. You vowed never to eat beans again after watching Blazing Saddles.
40. You're still singing YMCA in your head aren’t you?
Now go back and enter your score in the poll at the top of this thread.
1. You saw Saturday Night Fever when it first came out at the cinema.
2. You remember life before Star Wars (no really, there was, honest).
3. You remember all those early Abba singles, unlike those 80s wannabees.
4. You had a proper piercing with a safety pin.
5. You remember free milk at school before the Milk Snatcher came and took it away.
6. You remember the day when the Milk Snatcher became Prime Minister.
7. You had a space hopper which you turned into a lethal weapon on your siblings.
8. You remind everyone from the 80s and 90s that unless they lived through 1975/6, they have no idea what a real drought is.
9. You thought that Abba would never ever split up.
10. You knew that the Clangers was not the sound your mother made when dropping the cutlery in the kitchen.
11. Likewise, you knew never to call your mother the Soup Dragon.
12. You understood that when Bagpuss went to sleep, you had to go to sleep as well.
13. You thought nothing could be worse that the power workers strike in the early 70s.
14. You were of course wrong when the winter of discontent occurred.
15. After the coal miners held the government to ransom in the early 70s, you thought the UK would have a coal industry forever.
16. You actually enjoyed going on caravaning holidays.
17. You thought the national anthem was written by the Sex Pistols.
18. You remember life before Noel Edmunds (this is also true for those of you who can‘t believe there was life before Star Wars).
19. You’re still thinking there life before Star Wars was a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
20. You never thought all those years ago that Chris Tarrant would end up presenting something like Millionaire.
21. You’re now visualising Chris Tarrant throwing a bucket of water at a camera.
22. DISCO was a five letter word to be spelt repetitively.
23. You clearly remember the last Labour Government. No, we said Labour! Not New Labour, but the genuine real Socialist Clause 4 nationalising Labour of the 1970s.
24. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
25. You can remember when the Flumps first came on TV.
26. You can remember a collection of 78 records you used to play.
27. You would watch The Muppets religiously.
29. You decided whilst Rubarb was OK, Custard was the most evil cat on the planet…
30. You thought the way David Bowie dressed was normal.
31. You know the Pong is not a bad smell.
32. You became environmentally aware by watching the Wombles.
33. You know all of the Chorus to YMCA by the Village People.
34. You just sang those words to yourself.
35. In 1975 after watching Jaws you vowed never to swim alone in the sea.
36. You remember when people thought that really spiky coloured hair was cool.
37. You had really spiky coloured hair!
38. You wore flared trousers with pride!
39. You vowed never to eat beans again after watching Blazing Saddles.
40. You're still singing YMCA in your head aren’t you?
Now go back and enter your score in the poll at the top of this thread.