How Do You Know You Experienced The '90's???
Posted on 2003-04-30
- You once used Wella Plum mousse or Sun In in your hair that you thought was totally original and stylish.
- You thought blue mascara looked good on everyone.
- You could do or tried to do the Prodigy step.
- You owned or longed for an Adidas three stripe tracksuit.
- You owned a compilation tape with TOP TUNES such as "Mr Vain", "What is love" and "Rhythm is a dancer" on it.
- Hour long debates on who was better - East 17 or Take That???
- You judged a girl on who she fancied from Take That! (Robbie = you were cool, Gary Barlow = you were not!!!)
- For all you die hard East 17 fans: "Outside it's raining, inside it's wet!".
- You owned a pair of Nike Air Max.
- Going into town with �5, getting the bus there and back, lunch and a top with it!!!
- Running on the spot dancing!!!
- You wore leggings and/or cycling shorts with long t-shirts.
- You owned a Bennetton/NafNaf/Ton sur Ton jumper. I actually had all three...)
- You owned scrunchies in an array of colours.
- You went to, (or dreamed about going to), a Smash Hits concert.
- You bought Smash Hits for the song lyrics and the immense amount of stickers that you would stick everywhere!!!
- You had a pen pal.
- You watched Sweet Valley High after school. (I never watched the t.v programme, but I did read the books.)
- On a Saturday afternoon you watched Catchphrase, Gladiators, Generation Game, Noels House Party and then Casualty.
- You wore black opaque tights with a wrap round skirt.
- Just 17 and More magazines had the best problem pages.
- 10p crisps!!!
- A grey Fruit of the Loom jumper was a must have. (Actually mine was black so I could wear it to school instead of the itchy uniform type.)
- Sharkie & George were the crimebusters of the sea.
- Puffa jackets.
- You used the line "it's a free country" every day.
- Do the Bartman "I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can't prove anything".
- Impulse body spray.
- Woodies alco pops were the best thing ever!!!
- Don't forget your toothbrush and Big Breakfast with Chris Evans.
- You had at least one troll.
- You know the dance to Macarena and Saturday Night. You also tried to scat like Scatman John!!!
- You watched Baywatch and longed for the day that Eddie & Shauna got together!!! You fancied Eddie (Billy Warlock) too!!!
- You watched Byker Grove.
- You went into Body Shop to put on Vanilla or White Musk perfumes.
- Shellsuits & bumbags!!!
- You longed to live in Beverley Hills 90210.
- Fruit shaped soaps that usually came from Body Shop for your birthdays.
- You owned a TLC album.
- Fruit salads and black jacks!!!
- Strike it lucky on a Sunday night with Michael Barrymore when he was straight & married.
- Chain letters.
- You had fake I.D.