Child of 80's

I pinched this list from Holly and coincidentally enough Rediscovering Holly

The ones in italics I can attest to being true:

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.


3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". (though I admit that Nick at Nite has helped with this)

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy...

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. You know that "WHOA " comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: Hammer Pants.

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock ".

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars...Who didn't?

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales".

12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

17. You played MASH (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House.)

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear...they went with the jacket, of course!

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten.

21. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing " and all the Ramona books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF".

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. because it was the cool thing to do, and it's coming back into fashion, you wait!

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took lunch boxes to school

28. You remember the BANNING of slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. Still can fit in them, too!

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I? "

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up".

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It. (ps I sucked)

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

42. You remember Popples.

43. "Don't worry, be happy". The song that won't leave your brain, sort of like "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I've got love in my tummy. See how long it takes for you to get THAT out of your head?

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks. (no but I always thought the chicks that did were hot)

45. You wore socks scrunched down. Still do.

46. "Miss Mary MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" With silver buttons buttons buttons, all down her back back back.

47. You remember boom boxes.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

50. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales".

51. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot. (of course she still is!)

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

53. You remember New Kids on the Block.

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell", the ORIGINAL class.

55. You know all the words Bon Jovi sang after...SHOT THROUGH THE HEART....

56. You just sang the whole song to yourself just now.

57. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

58. Homemade Levi shorts.

59. You remember when mullets were cool!

60. You had a mullet!

61. You can still sing "We are the World".

62. You tight rolled your jeans.

63. You owned a bannana clip.

64. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

65. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"

66. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

67. You're still singing "You Give Love A Bad Name in your head. (well I am now)

68. You so wanted that secret passage in Webster's house.

69. You'd watch the after school specials at 4:00. (Now on DVD, FYI!)

70. Girls - you so wanted to be Baby and would dance around the house after watching Dirty Dancing. I still do sometimes!!! I just LOVE that movie! Guys - admit it...you've seen the movie more than once, too.

Arggghhhh

Damn Verizon lost my last post, so lets just say I hated DirecTV last night for costing me watching one of the sweet 16 games and that I will now add Verizon to my I hate you list!!!

Schiavo Mess

And that is what it has totally become. Here in Philly, it has been a story that has been going on for a long long time, but it is now really exploding all over the place. My personal opinion is unimportant, though if I do end up brain dead, I would not want to be kept alive beyond a month. It is not living. A coma is different, you can come back from that, but being brain dead, there is no come back. And the news here is very slanted against the husband, painting there news stories like Terry was some hostage that needed saving somewhere. And the goverment's involvement?? Totally wrong and totally a political manuever by the Republicans to attach itself to a "values and morals" type issue.
It is just a mess, and it makes you sad for all involved in the end.

Catamounts in OT

This is why I just absolutely adore March Madness. I might be a bit sentimental and silly, but I still got chills from watching this little team win. Vermont shocks 'Cuse in OT I know that it is part of my bias, I am not a fan of the Orangemen, I still think there coach is a whiner. And I did predict the win, but ya know, even if I didn't I would have been rooting for UVM.

Now thats a name

Watching the Creighton vs West Virginia game right now and almost fell off the couch after hearing the last name of the leading scorer for the Mountaineers. Ladies and Gentleman, please welcom Mr. PITTSNOGGLE. I mean it could have been worse, what if the T's were S's? And really, should I be one to talk really? I mean I am going to keep my last name to myself thank you very much, but suffice it to say it gets mispronounced and misspelled often. Hmm, and look what I did, name is spelled Pittsnogle. I had the darned thing right in front of me and still botched it.

Now thats a name

Watching the Creighton vs West Virginia game right now and almost fell off the couch after hearing the last name of the leading scorer for the Mountaineers. Ladies and Gentleman, please welcom Mr. PITTSNOGGLE. I mean it could have been worse, what if the T's were S's? And really, should I be one to talk really? I mean I am going to keep my last name to myself thank you very much, but suffice it to say it gets mispronounced and misspelled often. Hmm, and look what I did, name is spelled Pittsnogle. I had the darned thing right in front of me and still botched it.

Philadelphia crashing

seems to me that things on the crime wave level in Philadelphia are really getting away. It seems that there have been 75 murders in Philadelphia since the beginning of the year and 10 in the last week. Its getting scary enough that FuW is telling me to keep the doors locked during the day. Now granted, we are not exactly in the a high crime area, but I also think that the commissioners plan of telling people to keep there eyes and ears opened and report problems to the police is not the best plan either. You would think that hmm maybe they should put more police on the streets. But Mayor Street has done and excellent job of entirely destroying all of the good work that Ed Rendell as mayor. The mayor says budget cuts, though I am sure the budget would be a little bit better if they did not have to spend some money on defending the administration for wire taps and city corruption. I mean I could be wrong, but that does not sound like the best plan. But also I am kind of rambling a bit.

quote of the day

And no I have no clue where it came from originally

"whats in the darkness eventually comes into the light"

quote of the day

And no I have no clue where it came from originally

"whats in the darkness eventually comes into the light"

Interesting Thought

The FuW and I were having an interesting discussion earlier tonight, so I figured I would share it here. As some may know, I am a very big fan of West Wing, who has Jimmy Smits running for the Democratic nomination. This lead to a discussion on whether a white woman, a african american male or a latino man would be elected president of the United States. I figured that a latino would have the best shot of winning because of the large spanish speaking population in CA. Fl. and TX. FuW felt that a white woman would have the best chance, because no one would ever elect a minority candidate. I mean, there are also factors, like party affiliations, and as usual issues, as well as home state. FuW had a good point though, that the whole thing would be thrown off completely by the entrance of a Colin Powell type candidate, because tons of people love him.

As a staunch democrat, I think I would vote for a Dem. unless they were running someone like a white supremacist or something. But thats because I am sick of losing. But I also think a latino would have the best shot because he would be able to get the biggest treats in the electoral college. Any thoughts?

March Madness tidbit 1

Hey, someone tell me. When did Denver, as in Denver, Colorado end up in the Sun Belt? Tonight the University of Denver played Lousiana-Lafayette for the Sun Belt Basketball championship. Huh?

Bad Engish and Bad Money

Originally this was just going to be a post about Bad English. I was watching We are The 80's or something like that on VH1 Classic. I have always been a fan of there one hit song, "when i see you smile". But I forgot what the video looked like. Not only do I now think that one of there guitarists was in the other early 80's band Journey. But as I watched the video, I had to ask myself, John Waite, who told you that the wild hair look was all yours man. John, I remember you earlier man, when you were still cool, singing songs for Vision Quest. What A & R guy told you that the Gene Simmons look would work for you??

Ok and that was going to be it, just a crazy rant about bad hair and then beddy buy. Then I turn on ESPN for my last smoke of the day, and there is Kurt Warner signing a 4 million dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals. What??? What??? How many more ways can Bill Bidwell throw money down the toilet. Bill, I watched alot of football, I may not be in the same shape as Warner, but Billy, I am like 6 yrs younger, I only need to sign for $400,000.00 a year, and season tickets for my parents. Thats a sweet deal. Give me a call?? Drop me an email! Im your dawg

Big Plans

Ok, its just my future brother in laws birthday dinner, a unique occurrence for me actually. This is something FuW and there family do religiously. The guest of honor gets choice on a meal and Mom prepares it. A cute thing actually, since most of my family gatherings for birthdays consisted of forced gatherings amongst relatives, with bad cooking, tension and a birthday cake. Its a cute little thing actually, that they do, and even a year and a half later I look forward to these gatherings.

Sparky's Itunes Top 10

Still on a music kick, yes boring to some I know.

Ok this is the play count for my itunes, during the Month of February:

10. Found Out About You (live version)-Gin Blossoms 14 plays
9. Falls on Me-Fuel 14 plays
8. The Scientist (aol sessions version-Coldplay 15 plays
7. World on Fire-Sarah McLachlan 16 Plays
6. Bed of Roses (live version-Bon Jovi 16 plays
5. Man of the Hour-Pearl Jam 17 plays
4. Hope-Shaggy 18 plays
3. Thunderstruck-AC/DC 18 plays
2. Broken-Seether & Amy Lee 24 plays
DRUMROLL PLEASE

1. Mr Brightside-The Killers 31 plays

a new list next month, I know you all cant wait.