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2006-08-24 - 12:27 p.m. It's scary that I remember all of these things and I can picture myself back in the day. If YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island. You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days. YEAH! You owned a "Slip-n-Slide", on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once. You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill". Your Holly Hobbie 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 You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set. The swing set You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!) You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. (is this an east You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little 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. When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry 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 YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle- stick 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 You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy 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 drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real" you glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip gloss till it almost And last of all you "played" Charlie's Angels. (My two friends were older than me so I always had to be Sabrina who was the least attractive one, even though I was the one with blond hair.) |