Friday, March 03, 2006
You were a little girl in the 70's if:
YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S IF...

You wore a rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves, and the rainbow went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the other.
You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven and washed them down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine.
Playing "Light as a feather, stiff as a board" Truth or dare and let's not forget the ol' "Weegie Board"
You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.
You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.
You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.
You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)
You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island.
You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.
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.
Your Holly Hobby sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits.
You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.
You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color.
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!
You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.
Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.
You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.
You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.
You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend. 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.
YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!
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!
You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield & Scott Baio?"
You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame Soundtrack record album.
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. (I believe they were called loom loopers". )
You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!
You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.
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.
You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)
You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.
You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs
You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.
You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.
You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker album!
Drowning yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real" perfume you ever owned . . . Let's not forget:

QT - the first self tanner (turned us all Orange)
Catching lightening bugs in jars
All the Bonnie Bell lip gloss you could fit in your purse

and the Gloria Vanderbilt jeans with the little swan
 
posted by Norman at 7:31 PM | Permalink |


11 Comments:


  • At Friday, March 03, 2006 8:48:00 PM, Blogger Dari

    What happened to the good old days, the best days of my life.

     
  • At Friday, March 03, 2006 9:36:00 PM, Blogger Stewie

    I did all of those!

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 2:39:00 AM, Blogger HotDudi

    I'm glad in a way to say that I wasn't a child of the 70's, although I did do some of these things...the 80's were also cool!

    Is anyone else concerned that Stewie was a "girl" in the 70's?!

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:30:00 AM, Blogger Spicy Cracker

    I was born in 76 and I remember 95% of that stuff. OMG! No one belives me when I said I had the training roller skates with the metal wheels. !@@@@@!!#@$#%^$#^@

    Thanks for the memories.

    SC

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:59:00 AM, Blogger Tammy

    I still give my mom a hard time because she never bought me an Easy Bake Oven. I always wanted one. But, sadly, my sister got one.

    Am I bitter? Nah.

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:45:00 AM, Blogger Nicki

    Tammy, I didn't have the EZ Bake Oven, either.

    Let's go on a killing spree together. THAT'LL teach 'em!

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:53:00 AM, Blogger Wide Lawns

    Alas, my metal, muppet lunchbox. I feel extremely old. Luckily my mom never got sick of braiding my hair, but she did refuse to get me the EZ Bake and the snow cone maker, which I desperately wanted. My cousin wanted to be the Solid Gold dancer. We still tease her.

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 10:56:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous

    Good thing you didn't get Mr.Garrett. He looks pretty rough now ha ha.

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:01:00 PM, Blogger Norman

    Dari - I'm with you on that comment!!

    Stewie - I think you worried HotDudi. So... WERE you a little girl in the 70s?

    HotDudi - I liked the 80s, but I think I preferred the 90s!!!

    Spicy - I had the same skates!! They made that CHING CHING KACHING sound when you skated!! Mine strapped on over my shoes with brown leather strips...

    Tammy - I blew up my sisters Easy Bake Oven. Believe me, they're WAY OVERRATED!

    Freak - You a scary chick.

    Wide Lawns - you had the metal MUPPETS BOX?? I had the Sesame Street one!!

    Matt - I actually had it in for Andy Gibb.

     
  • At Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:19:00 PM, Blogger Norman

    Livey - NEV-AH!! I'm just glad she hopped on a plane to visit you! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

     
  • At Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:52:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous

    i only wanted to no how to make a weegie board or if you new were i could buy one

     
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