You were part of the Eighties if:-

You wore a Kagoul, especially those windbreakers that folded up into a pouch you could wear around your waist.

You remember Le Freak by Chic and Bad Manners' Can-Can.

At school, you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over again.

You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna or Bruce Springsteen video.

You're starting to believe (now that it wouldn't affect YOU) that maybe having the kids go to school year-round wouldn't be such a bad idea afterall (and neither would wearing school uniforms).

The first time you ever kissed someone was at a dance during "Crazy for You" by Madonna.

You know who shot J.R. but have probably forgotten. You remember which policeman you liked best in "Chips".

Mark from Eastenders will always be Tucker from Grange Hill/Tucker's Luck.

You could sing "99 Red Balloons" in English and in German.

Your jaw would ache by the time you finished those "brick-sized" packages of Bazooka gum.

You reckon Wagonwheels/Mars Bars/Ginger Nuts used to be bigger.

You remember when there was no breakfast TV and when TV shut down at midnight, and when there was nothing on TV in the middle of the day except for that test card girl with the stupid clown and a blackboard.

You are a true child of the 80s if .... You remember Now compilations that had the pig on the front cover.

You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.

Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins....

You've ever said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice.

You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt.

You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason.

Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection.

Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy.

You ever owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano!

You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do some less boring instead".

You cried at Zammo's funeral. You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.

You have ever po-goed or space-hopped.

You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like KITT.

Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they were mismatched fingerless gloves and towelling socks.

When Yoda said "There is another Skywalker" you wished he was talking about you.

You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology.

You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word Exterminate.

Vimto or Dandelion & Burdoch ever featured in your diet.

You were really pleased when Pacman got a girlfriend.

You grew up believing that filing cabinets and telephone boxes possessed magical powers of transformation.

You remember when PC had one meaning, rather than three.

(Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie Boots, generally worn with legwarmers! (Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with whitetowelling socks!

Shiny grey flecked suits.

You've rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up.

You've ever held a chicken in the air, or stuck a deckchair up your nose.

You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper Stebson, and Ro-land.

Long scarves, K9, and a time-travelling police box ring any bells.

Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy have ever featured on your Saturday afternoon.

You wore legwarmers, tried to do the splits while jumping in the air, while singing you were going to live forever.

Fingermouse.

You were proud of your picture appearing in the Gallery, just before watching a lump of plastercine who couldn't speak English.

You fantasised about those girls from that Robert Palmer video.

You know all the words to Hey Mickey (well nobody knows past the first verse anyway).

You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p.

You wondered why you and your mates never encountered diamond thieves whilst out on your BMXs.

Your best mate had a soda stream at home and you were jealous.

The Yuppie next door caught you nicking the VW badge off his Golf Gti. This is the kicker :

You cringed every time your parents reminisced about the popular culture of their youth.

For those who missed it, that's just what it was like