Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Are you a 90's kid (good flashback)?

You're a 90's kid if:





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





You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"





You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died.





You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"





You remember when it was actually worth getting up early


on a Saturday to watch cartoons.





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





You remember reading "Goosebumps"





You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"





You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.





You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.





You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)





You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.





You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...





Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.





Captain Planet.





You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.





When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being Tommy.





You remember when super nintendo's became popular.





You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"





"I've fallen and I can't get up"





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





Two words... Trapper Keeper.





You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide





You wore socks over leggings scrunched down





"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE


he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show





You remember boom boxes vs. cd players





You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool





You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"





You played and/or collected "Pogs"





You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere





You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles





NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS





Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!





All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.b


inders.etc.)





You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.





You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.





You remember a time before the WB.





You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"





You know the Macarena by heart.





"Talk to the hand" ... enough said





You thought Brain woud finally take over the world





You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"





You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.





You remember when razor scooters were cool.











When we were younger:





Before the MySpace frenzy...





Before the Internet %26amp; text messaging...





Before Sidekicks %26amp; iPods...





Before MIKE JONES...





Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...





...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.





When light up sneakers were cool.





When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.





When gas was $0.95 a gallon %26amp; Caller ID was a new thing.





When we recorded stuff on VCRs %26amp; paid $3.50 for a movie.





When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.





When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.





When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.





Way back.





Tag.





Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.





Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.





Red Light, Green Light.





Heads Up 7 Up.





Playing Kickball %26amp; Dodgeball until your porch light came on.





Hopskotch.





Slip-n-Slides.





Tree Houses.





Hula Hoops.





HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!





"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.





The annoying Giga Pets %26amp; Furbies.





Running through the sprinklers.





That "Little Mermaid"





Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.





Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.





Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.





Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"





CAPRI SUN





Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.





The original Power Rangers





Or what about:





Hey Arnold.





Rugrats.





The Secret World of Alex Mac.





Ren %26amp; Stimpy.





Double Dare.





Rocco's Modern Life.





AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.





Wild %26amp; Crazy Kids.





Clarissa Explains it All.





CAMP NOWHERE





Salute Your Shorts(CAMP ANAWANA)





Are You Afraid of the Dark?





The original cast members of All That.





Kenan %26amp; Kel.





"CITY GUYS"...ROLLW/ THE CITY GUYS





Doug.





Magic School Bus.





Nick Arcade.





Flash Forward.





The Adventures of Pete and Pete.





Legends of the Hidden Temple





Hey Dude.





Dinosaurs.





Alladin.





Mummies Alive





Pinky and the Brain





Sailor Moon.





Blossom.





Hangin with Mr. Cooper.





Martin





Beavis %26amp; Butt-Head





Wishbone.





Bill Nye the Science Guy





MR RODGERS!!!!





Who could forget Snick? %26amp; Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life %26amp; I Love Lucy.





Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.





or Nick Jr. with Face





Gulah Gulah Island





Little Bear





Busy Town





Under the Umbrella Tree





PEE-WEE!!!





The Big Comfy Couch





Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.





Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.





Class field trips.





When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.





When $5 seemed like a million, %26amp; another dollar a miracle.





When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.





When Toys R Us overuled the mall.











Go back to the time when:





Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.





Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'





'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.





Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'





It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.





Being old referred to anyone over 20.





A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.





Scrapes %26amp; bruises were kissed %26amp; made better.





It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.





When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.





When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.





Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.





When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.





Before we realized all this would eventually disappear





Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

Are you a 90's kid (good flashback)?
Wow. I'm getting old...





How To Know You're An 80's Kid





•You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.


•You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come, on, we all did)


•You ever uttered the word "Radical!"


•You wore jelly shoes and jelly bracelets


•You thought "Ghostbusters" was by far the coolest movie


•You remember watching shows like "Punky Brewster" , "Webster", "You Can't Do That On Television" , "Wild%26amp;Crazy Kids" and "Double Dare"


•You wore a banana clip in your hair or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.


•You rolled up the bottoms of your splatter painted jeans.


•You wore loafers with everything, and you put the laces in those little rolls.


•You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.


•You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."


•You can name half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."


•You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!!!


•You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.


•You yearned to be a member of The Babysitters Club, and tried to start a club of your own.


•You sat on your back porch, playing with your "My Little Pony", "Rainbow Brite" , and "Strawberry Shortcake" dolls.


•You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."


•You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."


•You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."


•You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)


•You know what "sike" and "not!" mean


•You fell victim to 80's fashion : big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, big hoop earrings, and possibly the worst:you wore spandex pants.


•You wanted to be a Goonie, or Elliot from E.T.


•You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls.


•You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.


•You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing....(or nailpolish)


•You could breakdance, or wished you could.


•You know who He-Man and She-Ra are.


•You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. (Remember the Pong)


•You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby".


•You remember MC hammer well.


•You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Belair". You own any cassettes.


•You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.


•You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from PizzaHut.


•Pizza Hut was the coolest place to hang.


•Poltergeist freaked you out.


•You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an E.T. lunchbox.


•You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.


•You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted gree n hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.


•You totally LOVED Barbie's cooler, punkier counterpart, "Jem" and her "Rockers"


•You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house.


•You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.


•You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish.


•You layered your multi-colored slouch socks, and added suspenders to make your outfit complete.


•You ever had a Swatch Watch.


•You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.


•You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).


•You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.


•You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear.


•You wanted to be The Hulk or Madonna for Halloween.


•You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power"


•You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.


•Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:You didn't miss much. ☺ Thanks for the BA! Report It

Reply:what about the super mario bros. super show? or captain n the game master? legend of zelda? Report It

Reply:AWESOME LIST! The 90s were the SH!T! It is good to reminisce...it really is. Thanks for lightening up my morning, have a grrrrrrreat day!
Reply:I quit reading about 1/2 way down, but yep, I remember most of that stuff!
Reply:haha yes the good ol days, i didnt bother reading it all though WAAAY too long buddy
Reply:Man you have no idea how much I miss the 90's... playing outside in the yard all night long with our "boom box" out in the front yard with us... And it wasn't unsafe to stay out late at night in our front yards playing or running around.





I miss the 90's!
Reply:OMG!!!!! you totaly just brought back so many good memories of when thigns were simple and good!!! thank you so much!!! it acctually mad me cry!!!
Reply:WOW! I guess I'm a 90s kid (teenager)
Reply:I remember alot of that from the 80s too. Oregon Trail Day. Wow, I haven't heard THAT one in years....





Thanks for the memories!!!!
Reply:Ah, good times!
Reply:WOW I read through most of that and yes those were the good ole days!!! I dint like this new millennium so far at all. It sucks terribly.


Remember when?

: Everyone 14 and older must read this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*Before Sidekicks %26amp; iPods.


*Before MIKE JONES


*Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX.


*Before the 5 hours(5min) of homework you put off every night.


*WHEN LIGHT UP SNEAKERS WERE KOOL


*When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.


*When gas was $0.95 a gallon %26amp; Caller ID was a new thing.


*When we recorded stuff on VCRs %26amp; paid $3.50 for a movie.


*When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.


*When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.


*When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.


*Way back..........


*Tag.


*Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.


*Red Light, Green Light.


*Heads Up 7 Up.


*Playing kickball %26amp; dodgeball until your porch light came on.


*Hopscotch.


*Slip-n-Slides.


*Tree Houses.


*Hula Hoops.


*Skip-its.


*Reading R.L. Stine's Goose Bumps.


*The annoying Nano Pets %26amp; Furbies.


*Running through the sprinklers.


*Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.


*Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.


*Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.


*Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It."


*But wait....


*Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your Garfield comforter.


*Hey Arnold, Doug, Rugrats.


*The original Power Rangers


*Or what about....


*The Secret Life of Alex Mac.


*Ren %26amp; Stimpy.


*Double Dare.


*Rocko's Modern Life.


*AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.


*Wild %26amp; Crazy Kids.


*Clarissa Explains it All.


*Salute Your Shorts.


*Are You Afraid of the Dark?


*The original cast members of All That.


*Kenan %26amp; Kel.


*The Magic School Bus.


*Flash Forward.


*Pete and Pete.


*Legends of the Hidden Temple.


*Hey Dude.


*Dinosaurs.


*Pinky and the Brain.


*Blossom.


*Hangin' With Mr. Copper.


*Wishbone.


*Bill-Nye the Science Guy.


*Kablamm.


*Who could forget Snick? %26amp; Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, The Facts of Life, %26amp; I Love Lucy.


*Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.


*Or Nick Jr. with Face!


*Gulah-Gulah Island.


*Alegra's Window.


*Little Bear.


*Under the Umbrella Tree.


*The Busy World of Richard Scary.


*The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.


*Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.


*Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.


*Class field trips. (to the ZOO!)


*When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.


*When $5 seemed like a million, %26amp; another dollar a miracle.


*When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.


*When Toys 'R' Us overuled the mall.


*Go back to the time when.....


*Argument's were only started when it came to who was gonna be the redranger.


*Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.


*Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'


*'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.


*Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly'.


*It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.


*Being old referred to anyone over 20.


*A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.


*Scrapes %26amp; bruises were kissed %26amp; made better.


*It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.


*When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.


*When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.


*When Lisa Frank was the raddest thing ever.


*When a candy bar at the grocery store was the highlight of your day.


*When coupons collected all year could get you a prize in your class auction.


*When the only thing you cried over was your mom being late to pick you up.


*When stress was addition and subtraction.


*When friendships were as complicated as who's house to sleep over.


*When shaving cream was just meant for play.


*When a first kiss only lead to cooties.


*When Valentines Day meant cards for all.


*When birthdays were a class event.


*When a friend moving away was the saddest day of your life.


*When the summer lasted forever.


*When time didn't matter.


*These were the days we hadn't realized escaped us until it's all brought back.

Remember when?
I remembered alot of the things and I wish that I could go back to that time because everything was alot easier than. I am glad that you reminded me of all of the things.
Reply:Yeah I remember that stuff. It's too bad it ain't like that anymore.
Reply:I remember all to well but when I was little gas was 25 cents a gallon we played out side until the street lights came on I think I was raised in a better time than my grand kids they won't even go out side because it to hot the would rather play these games or watch TV we had only two tv shows on then later got three
Reply:Yeah.....the good old days.............
Reply:God I miss Goosebumps. That's what got me hooked on Stephen King.
Reply:Man..I'd forgot about half that stuff...woah did you write that? That really does pull you back in time, if u wrote that your amazing!


Jas


Were you a 90's kid?

You're a 90's kid if:





You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"





You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"





You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.





You remember reading "Goosebumps"





You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"





You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.





You made paper scrunchies to see who you'd end up marrying


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You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)





You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.





You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...





Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.





Captain Planet.





You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.





You remember when super nintendos became popular.





You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"





"I've fallen and I can't get up"





You remember boom boxes vs. cd players





You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool





You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"





You played and/or collected "Pogs"





You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere





You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles





NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS





Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!





All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)





You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.





You used to wear those stick on earrings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.





You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"





You know the Macarena by heart.





"Talk to the hand" ... enough said





You thought Brain would finally take over the world





You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"





You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.





You remember when razor scooters were cool.











When we were younger:





Before the MySpace frenzy...





Before the Internet %26amp; text messaging...





Before Sidekicks %26amp; iPods...





Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...





...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.





When light up sneakers were cool.





When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.





When gas was $0.95 a gallon %26amp; Caller ID was a new thing.





When we recorded stuff on VCRs %26amp; paid $3.50 for a movie.





When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.





When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.





Tag.





Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.





Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.





Red Light, Green Light.





Heads Up 7 Up.





Playing Kickball %26amp; Dodgeball until your porch light came on.





Hopskotch.





Tree Houses.





Hula Hoops.





HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!





Running through the sprinklers.





That "Little Mermaid"





Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.





Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.





Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.





Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"





Or what about:





Hey Arnold.





Rugrats.





The Secret World of Alex Mac.





Rocco's Modern Life.





Are You Afraid of the Dark?





Doug.





Magic School Bus.





Aladdin.





Pinky and the Brain





Sailor Moon.





Blossom.





Beavis %26amp; Butt-Head





Wishbone.





Bill Nye the Science Guy





MR RODGERS!!!!





Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.





Under the Umbrella Tree





PEE-WEE!!!





The Big Comfy Couch





Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.





Class field trips.





When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.





When $5 seemed like a million, %26amp; another dollar a miracle.





When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.





When Toys R Us overuled the mall.











Go back to the time when:





Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.





Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'





Being old referred to anyone over 20.





A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.





When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.








When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.





Before we realized all this would eventually disappear





Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

Were you a 90's kid?
i miss all that stuff so much and dude u left out Ferbies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Yes, definitely. :)





Born in 1984, so I can actually remember just about ALL of that stuff.





Have you watched saturday morning cartoons recently? They are completely lame.. lol :)
Reply:Omg, EVERYTHING!
Reply:I was definitely a 90s kid. Good times...good times.
Reply:You cannot get some one more than this,,,,a coincidence i guess.


I was born on 1-Jan-1990.
Reply:Late 80s baby right here.


The ninja turtles was cool and "talk to the hand" was overrated. Goose Bumps was a horrible series. It wasn't even scary. Waste of money, I tell ya.
Reply:hahahahahaha I love that!


I guess Im a ninteys kid!!!! lol
Reply:yup yup im a 90's kid....





i remember when the slang wordd "the bomb" was kool





and the ICUP jokes lol





and i remember the MACERENA





LOL
Reply:i was a couple of those things but wayyy to make it so long i got bored and stopped to answer lol
Reply:I Was More 60's....!!
Reply:yea i was! good old 90's back then the wwe wasnt a freekin soap opera and was actually fun to watch ahh i miss those days!
Reply:Hell yeah baby!
Reply:Best days of my lIfe.
Reply:LOL yes i am.
Reply:Yes I was.





The biggest thing you had to worry about is getting up in time for Saturday Cartoons.
Reply:No, more like the 1920s.
Reply:nope I was a 70's kid
Reply:no thank God
Reply:oh yeah
Reply:yes i was!
Reply:yep
Reply:im a total 90s kid.......i was born in 1992
Reply:oh yeah, this brought back lots and lots of memories.... thanx!
Reply:oh how i miss it all
Reply:thats tooo long
Reply:the 90s were the best days of my life!
Reply:Some of that stuff applies to me (I'm 15).
Reply:OMG!!!! i was a 90s kid!!!!! thnx for all of the flashbacks, but its ALL true!!!!
Reply:oh ya i think the 90s was the best eva. i miss bein a kid lol
Reply:yeah.. god.. i feel so old
Reply:i'm a 90's kid. i'll read all that later =).


You were a kid of the 90's if???????? Enjoy!?

Hey you were 90's kid if you remember any of the following. Kinda long I know but if you were a true 90's kid then you will appreciate and enjoy all of the little memories. Feel free to leave a memory behind that was left out. Good day to all. ; )





If you remember this you grew up in the 90's


Type: Just for Fun - Totally Random


Description: Just wanted to remind people of the good ole days.





You're a 90's kid if:





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





You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"





You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died.





You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"





You remember when it was actually worth getting up early


on a Saturday to watch cartoons.





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





You remember reading "Goosebumps"





You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"





You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.





You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.





You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)





You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.





You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...





Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.





Captain Planet.





You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.





When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being Tommy.





You remember when super nintendo's became popular.





You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"





"I've fallen and I can't get up"





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





Two words... Trapper Keeper.





You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide





You wore socks over leggings scrunched down





"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE


he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show





You remember boom boxes vs. cd players





You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool





You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"





You played and/or collected "Pogs"





You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere





You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles





NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS





Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!





All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)





You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.





You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.





You remember a time before the WB.





You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"





You know the Macarena by heart.





"Talk to the hand" ... enough said





You thought Brain woud finally take over the world





You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"





You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.





You remember when razor scooters were cool.











When we were younger:





Before the MySpace frenzy...





Before the Internet %26amp; text messaging...





Before Sidekicks %26amp; iPods...





Before MIKE JONES...





Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...





...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.





When light up sneakers were cool.





When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.





When gas was $0.95 a gallon %26amp; Caller ID was a new thing.





When we recorded stuff on VCRs %26amp; paid $3.50 for a movie.





When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.





When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.





When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.





Way back.





Tag.





Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.





Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.





Red Light, Green Light.





Heads Up 7 Up.





Playing Kickball %26amp; Dodgeball until your porch light came on.





Hopskotch.





Slip-n-Slides.





Tree Houses.





Hula Hoops.





HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!





"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.





The annoying Giga Pets %26amp; Furbies.





Running through the sprinklers.





That "Little Mermaid"





Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.





Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.





Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.





Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"





CAPRI SUN





Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.





The original Power Rangers





Or what about:





Hey Arnold.





Rugrats.





The Secret World of Alex Mac.





Ren %26amp; Stimpy.





Double Dare.





Rocco's Modern Life.





AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.





Wild %26amp; Crazy Kids.





Clarissa Explains it All.





CAMP NOWHERE





Salute Your Shorts(CAMP ANAWANA)





Are You Afraid of the Dark?





The original cast members of All That.





Kenan %26amp; Kel.





"CITY GUYS"...ROLLW/ THE CITY GUYS





Doug.





Magic School Bus.





Nick Arcade.





Flash Forward.





The Adventures of Pete and Pete.





Legends of the Hidden Temple





Hey Dude.





Dinosaurs.





Alladin.





Mummies Alive





Pinky and the Brain





Sailor Moon.





Blossom.





Hangin with Mr. Cooper.





Martin





Beavis %26amp; Butt-Head





Wishbone.





Bill Nye the Science Guy





MR RODGERS!!!!





Who could forget Snick? %26amp; Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life, I Love Lucy and TGIF.





Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.





or Nick Jr. with Face





Gulah Gulah Island





Little Bear





Busy Town





Under the Umbrella Tree





PEE-WEE!!!





The Big Comfy Couch





Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.





Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.





Class field trips.





When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.





When $5 seemed like a million, %26amp; another dollar a miracle.





When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.





When Toys R Us overuled the mall.











Go back to the time when:





Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.





Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'





'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.





Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'





It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.





Being old referred to anyone over 20.





A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.





Scrapes %26amp; bruises were kissed %26amp; made better.





It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.





When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.





When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.





Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.





When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.





Sockem Boppers





Before we realized all this would eventually disappear





Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

You were a kid of the 90's if???????? Enjoy!?
Innnnn west Philadelphia born and raised on thre playground is where i spent most of my days...... lol
Reply:That's not what sockem boppers were. Your brother was thinking of rockem sockem robots.





These are sockem boppers: http://www.toysit.com/sockem-b... Report It

Reply:oh my gosh that just made my day!


But you forgot about the old Disney classic movies (like Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella) and the craze that was pokemon! Still awesomely kick *** list there =D Report It

Reply:Starred....Again! Report It

Reply:I miss the 90's. I remember most of those stuff listed. I always wanted a Lisa Frank binder, but they were a bit expensive, and I loved Doug, Kenan and Kel, Blossom, and all that. Report It

Reply:don't forget when--





we used to collect as many ofthe ties for our Jansport backpacks that we could possibly fins room to tie on..





or collecting the pull-off tabs from the cans of soda... Report It

Reply:Best. List. EVER! Report It

Reply:Thanks For The Memories!


Greatest Time! Report It

Reply:Woah!!


Thanx love....think I'm gonna cry :(
Reply:I was a child/teen in the 80's, but I was 17 in 1990 if that counts LOL! I love the 90's too, but you gotta remember a lot of the 80's fads spilled over to the 90's like snap bracelets and Cabbage Patch Kids came out in 1983!. And if you look at the fashion of the early 90's, you will see it is just like the 80's.
Reply:OMG I LOVED Oregon Trail!





I had several slap braclets!





Wow... you really took it back for me.





Remember if you were cool you had a pager, the same way people have cell phones now!
Reply:Yeah, I always thought the 90's was the best. Things seem to be going downhill now but I think that's just part of growing older. I believe the people who grew up in the 80's think those times were good.
Reply:I didn't grow up in the 90's, but my dear daugher was born in 85, and your list brought back so many memory's......I am the one that bought the trapper keeper, and I am the one who watched my daughter do miss marry mack.....etc. this was a big part of my life too.........I found your question because Lou starred it.........and I starred it too........great question....give us another one......
Reply:This was so cute! Thank you. I do still have a hard time not ending my sentences with "not"! You made my day!
Reply:AWWW! YOU MAKE ME MISS THOSE TIMES.(YOU FORGOT CABBAGE PATCH KIDS TOO!)NICE TO KNOW SOMEONE ELSE FEELS THAT WAY.:):):)
Reply:was sooooo excited for Oregon trail day! also lemmings... thanks for the flash back! - star for you-hoo
Reply:omg that made my day...i have read something like that before but this one had a lot more! Brings back old memories!





=D
Reply:haha the Macarena..brings back such memories.


I actually had saved by the bell posters too. lol





star for u for the memories :)
Reply:Thank you so much for posting this! It's too true! =)
Reply:Ah memories....





"When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever."





Too true, video games today are way to easy!
Reply:I gave you a star! The first star!
Reply:good times..only like 3 things i didnt know what u were talkin bout
Reply:I MISS THE 90S!
Reply:Oh YES, I REMEMBER THE 90's and miss much if it!! So much fun, not a care in the world!! I also had a sister born in 90 when I was 11 and a brother born in 93 when I was 14....But I still remember all of the great programs, games and play that blasted mario brothers...never quit made it to the end!! Remember the Game Geni for Nintendo?
Reply:Mate!





Pokemon!
Reply:Yeah I remember those days. However, I can't remember some programs you have put on here like 'blossom' and 'full house'.
Reply:90's kicked a-s-s!





Remember Number Munchers?
Reply:I got the word "Woah" from Black Rob.





Hip hop baby!!!! lol
Reply:We didn't know how good we had it did we? To go back to 92 for a just a little while...*sigh*
Reply:the 90's werew awesome like, i'm so gonna start saying psyche again
Reply:Ohhh! :'( I miisss itt!!!
Reply:OMG that made me sooo happy!!
Reply:Yes the 90's were the best.
Reply:OMG, it's like a time warp!!


lol!!!





hey, what about "Bop" magazine? (%26amp; the like)
Reply:I remember all that except...what are sockem boppers?

leather boots

90's kids...?

You're a 90's kid if:





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





You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"





You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died.





You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"





You remember when it was actually worth getting up early


on a Saturday to watch cartoons.





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





You remember reading "Goosebumps"





You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"





You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.





You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.





You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)





You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.





You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...





Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.





Captain Planet.





You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.





When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being Tommy.





You remember when super nintendo's became popular.





You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"





"I've fallen and I can't get up"





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





Two words... Trapper Keeper.





You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide





You wore socks over leggings scrunched down





"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE


he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show





You remember boom boxes vs. cd players





You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool





You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"





You played and/or collected "Pogs"





You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere





You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles





NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS





Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!





All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.b


inders.etc.)





You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.





You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.





You remember a time before the WB.





You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"





You know the Macarena by heart.





"Talk to the hand" ... enough said





You thought Brain woud finally take over the world





You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"





You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.





You remember when razor scooters were cool.











When we were younger:





Before the MySpace frenzy...





Before the Internet %26amp; text messaging...





Before Sidekicks %26amp; iPods...





Before MIKE JONES...





Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...





...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.





When light up sneakers were cool.





When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.





When gas was $0.95 a gallon %26amp; Caller ID was a new thing.





When we recorded stuff on VCRs %26amp; paid $3.50 for a movie.





When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.





When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.





When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.





Way back.





Tag.





Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.





Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.





Red Light, Green Light.





Heads Up 7 Up.





Playing Kickball %26amp; Dodgeball until your porch light came on.





Hopskotch.





Slip-n-Slides.





Tree Houses.





Hula Hoops.





HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!





"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.





The annoying Giga Pets %26amp; Furbies.





Running through the sprinklers.





That "Little Mermaid"





Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.





Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.





Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.





Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"





CAPRI SUN





Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.





The original Power Rangers





Or what about:





Hey Arnold.





Rugrats.





The Secret World of Alex Mac.





Ren %26amp; Stimpy.





Double Dare.





Rocco's Modern Life.





AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.





Wild %26amp; Crazy Kids.





Clarissa Explains it All.





CAMP NOWHERE





Salute Your Shorts(CAMP ANAWANA)





Are You Afraid of the Dark?





The original cast members of All That.





Kenan %26amp; Kel.





"CITY GUYS"...ROLLW/ THE CITY GUYS





Doug.





Magic School Bus.





Nick Arcade.





Flash Forward.





The Adventures of Pete and Pete.





Legends of the Hidden Temple





Hey Dude.





Dinosaurs.





Alladin.





Mummies Alive





Pinky and the Brain





Sailor Moon.





Blossom.





Hangin with Mr. Cooper.





Martin





Beavis %26amp; Butt-Head





Wishbone.





Bill Nye the Science Guy





MR RODGERS!!!!





Who could forget Snick? %26amp; Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life %26amp; I Love Lucy.





Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.





or Nick Jr. with Face





Gulah Gulah Island





Little Bear





Busy Town





Under the Umbrella Tree





PEE-WEE!!!





The Big Comfy Couch





Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.





Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.





Class field trips.





When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.





When $5 seemed like a million, %26amp; another dollar a miracle.





When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.





When Toys R Us overuled the mall.











Go back to the time when:





Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.





Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'





'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.





Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'





It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.





Being old referred to anyone over 20.





A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.





Scrapes %26amp; bruises were kissed %26amp; made better.





It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.





When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.





When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.





Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.





When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.





Before we realized all this would eventually disappear





Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

90's kids...?
Wow I LOVE the 90's
Reply:Thanks to my kids, all this is familiar to me too! Wow, what a blast from the past!


Have a star.
Reply:wow, that was a lot of reading but i do remember some fo those
Reply:Yes and that was a great flashback.
Reply:thanks for the flashback.................
Reply:yes


can you please write less next time?


Mushrooms where I took out a tree?

The summer before last I took out a crab apple tree. I made the area into a flower bed, but now all of a sudden I keep getting mushrooms there. I never had them before, and I don't have them anywhere else. They are very small and look like tiny umbrellas. Any advice on how to get rid of them? I've been digging them out carefully, trying not to disturb them and spread the spores, but I need to do something different. Will a fungicide work? Thanks for the help!

Mushrooms where I took out a tree?
A mushroom is the spore producing part of a fungus which is growing beneath the surface of the soil. The fungus is helping to break down the organic material in the soil, either from the mulch you laid or from the tree you removed. Ultimately, this is good for your flower bed as it it releases nutrients into the soil.





Keep digging them out. It takes a while before they mature enough to release spores.
Reply:Answer #1 is right.. the fungus is degrading what was left of the tree. If you add some nitrogen to the bed, it will help with the breakdown of the wood waste and turn it into soil more quickly. Something like blood meal is a good nitrogen source and is organic. What the soil doesn't use will benefit the plants.


Can I use eucalyptus tree Branch's for my parrots?

I have two parrots African Grey and a umbrella cockatoo. I also have a couple huge eucalyptus trees in the back yard with cool branches that look like it would be fun for a parrot to play on.,but is it safe for them to chew and play on??

Can I use eucalyptus tree Branch's for my parrots?
Hi, I have a 6 year old African Grey. I would be careful with the Eucalyptus because they do have oil that is used for medicinal purposes. Check with a local vet or pet store that specializes in parrots. They will probably tell you to stick to something that is not so oily. The Afrcian Grey or any other bird would be so quick to react to something like that , it would be too late to do something once they were chewing on it. Try some of the African Grey sites on the internet. They have a wealth of info for birds. Good Luck Anne
Reply:no its not the Oil is deadly
Reply:i dont know about african greys but budgies have lived in them for hundred of years and budgies are parrots aswell
Reply:Its fine for birds, eucalypts are native to where I live and i have put heaps of branches in my aviary, the animal sunctuaries use it their aviaries too.





The wild parrots and cockatoos chew them all day long and they are fine.





It is only bad to ingestif you put it through a cold press to extract the pure oil. people even use it to make cups of tea
Reply:It's great for birds. It's also healthy because the scent repels insects.


Can anyone give me a good comprehensive website so as I can Identify a species of tree?

I have a tree with simple rounded leaves which are downy on the upper side. It bears no friut or berries but does have white flowers about 1 in in diameter. The flowers consists of 5 petals and are highly fragrant and together form a star shape. They have long white stamens with red tips. The flower buds are a semi-open fat umbrella shape and dark pink in colour with the white flower wrapped up inside and resembling a pearl. The flower/bud clusters resemble a chandalier in appearance. Blooming August - September. The tree itself is about 12-15ft high and about 8ft wide at its widest point. The growing habit ( shape ) of the tree is similar to that of the Lilac. I have inherited this tree with my new house in the UK but the tree not nessasarily be native to the UK. Any help

Can anyone give me a good comprehensive website so as I can Identify a species of tree?
A web site with a good dichotomous key (which means they ask "is it this, or is it that") is http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/cwes/forestree/T...


Follow it through step by step, and hopefully it will help identify your tree.
Reply:is it not a dogwood

Taxes

What kind of tree is this?

I live in Southern Indiana. There is a tree that I have seen in yards that I love. It is not very tall, weeps %26amp; has the most twisted gnarly trunk I have ever seen. In the winter the brances hang down to the ground, they are very thin almost like vines %26amp; in the spring people sometimes cut the branches short to look like an umbrella. I do not think it produces flowers, just beautiful green leaves.

What kind of tree is this?
i would say weeping willow except for the twisted trunk. that being said it could possibly be a contorted filbert, or twisted contorted filbert
Reply:Sounds like a weeping willow tree.
Reply:sounds like a weeping willow....


What IS this tree?

I live in rural NW OK. There is a tree that grows around here that I want to identify. This time of year it blooms and smells just HEAVENLY! The blossoms are a little like a yellow umbrella and the fragrance is sort of like a lilac. They surround the cemetery where my Dad rests.. they are most enjoyable. Please help! It's driving my crazy!

What IS this tree?
Lemon Tree!


My umbrella cockatoo is in a wierd predicament. Please help!?

I just brought an umbrella cockatoo that wasn't being given enough attention by his old owners. The problem for me now is that he won't come up to my hand when i tell him up. He will let anyone including me touch him, pet him, even preen him but no matter what i do he will not get up on my hand. I tried to use a branch from a tree, tried to lightly force him on either my left hand or right hand depending on which side he goes to, and put my arm next to his feet right under him. He will not get up. Can someone explain to me why he acts like this?

My umbrella cockatoo is in a wierd predicament. Please help!?
Be patient, it doesn't trust you enough yet. It could also be that he wasn't out of his cage much, or on the shoulders of his previous owners, and he's just a little uneasy. Cockatoos love to be cuddled, but there is a lot of trust on both sides to cuddle with them. Work on him by giving him lots of attention and trying to reteach him the UP command. Let him know you're in the room by talking to him and using his name even if you are working on something else. Trust takes time, because it makes them vulnerable, and their instincts fight against being vulnerable.


Sounds like a cutie, good luck!


Weeping Mulberry Tree?

I think this is the tree I want, but have not found specific info on the care of this tree. How often would it need pruned to maintain it's "umbrella" look? Does anyone have one they prune to look like an umbrella...How do you prune it?

Weeping Mulberry Tree?
Ahhh, the Weeping Mulberry....my very favourite tree! I unfortunately had to leave mine behind when we moved, but there should be a new one in my future soon I hope!





Since this tree naturally grows in it's umbrella shape the length of how long you want the branches that hang down and form the umbrella is up to you. We used to prune ours using loppers once a year in the fall, we cut back any suckers growing on it and then cut the branches to whatever length we liked. It never seemed to matter how short we cut up the branches that tree always did very well come the spring. They are a very easy tree to maintain.


The one thing you should consider before purchasing your tree is whether or not you want one with or without fruit. Mine was a fruiting one, mulberries are a dark purple colour and are very tasty! And boy did that tree produce a lot of berries. Unfortunately the birds like them too, so when the berries came out I used to cover the tree in cheese cloth, just draped it over loosely, and that deterred them from the tree. (Sure the neighbours thought I was crazy!)





Then obviously the other type of mulberry is the one with that doesn't produce fruit, so make sure you ask or read the tags carefully so you do get the kind of tree you want and enjoy it when you do plant it!!
Reply:it grows quite naturally in the form of an "umbrella". I always just clipped the dead undergrowth and occasionally trimmed some of the top growth to keep it a bit lower than it would otherwise want to grow.......they are beautiful trees....messy trees and require very little intervention from us
Reply:Just watch the branches. You can easily tell which one to lop off. They are easy to keep in that form. They just do that.





But be sure to keep any suckers off the roots and trunk from growing.

boots

McFly and One Tree Hill?

uh...my friend told me that McFly's version of Umbrella was on an episode of one tree hill...does anyone know if it's true...and if it is, which episode? thanks!

McFly and One Tree Hill?
I don't think so I don't remember hearing it and they're not listed on oth-music.com. Maybe she was talking about the fan made video on youtube.


I HATE my artificial Christmas tree!!!!?

Every year, days before, I fill with dread because I know what's going to happen. I pull the box out with high hopes, stick the poles together and then the tears start. I can't get my tree to look like a tree. Certainly doesn't resemble the picture on the box. It makes me angry and the family avoids me till it's done. The tree is actually over on it's side in the living room waiting. Husband didn't think it was funny to walk out of the bathroom and find scissor and knife handles sticking out of it. I can't be the only one with fake tree frustration. Is there help for me? What can I do to make this easier aside from a real tree? I want an artificial tree that pops up like an umbrella when you pull it out of the box and needs no fluffing. SERIOUSLY, I'm about to go up and start abusing the poor tree again. HELP!!!

I HATE my artificial Christmas tree!!!!?
You sure know how to make someone laugh. I have a fake tree and I just took it down from the attic. It's still in the box. I hate the thoughts of putting it up. I use a lot of decoration and one thing I found out is if you use ribbons. the large ribbon that is velvet with wire in it, you can make beautiful bows as big as you want. Use the ribbon and go from top to bottom with the bows in between. It really does make a nice looking tree. make sure you open up the branches. they are very pliable and will go in any direction you put them in. The ribbon is the best and you can get all colors, sizes, etc. Try it, I know you will like it. Don't cry, this is a wonderful time of year to be happy.
Reply:I couldn't ever figure mine out either. My moms always looks wonderful. Well, this year I got it right, even got compliments on it. Just take them out, and separate into your color coated piles, then work from bottom layer up...what I do is : Pull that back branches backwards to cover up the metal, then a few up a few down, I mean It will probably look like you have them way up, but I am sure it will be fine...just take your time, when I finally get a few rows on, I stand back and look and "Fill In" any holes by moving the branches, then of course when it is all done, I stand back and do a BIG look and fill any in there as well, Then strand lots of lights on, then garland then my ornaments and candy canes. Just remember to take it slow, and it will be just fine.





Tis The Season





Merry Christmas





PS...I usually spend my time fighting with the lights, you know like Clark Griswold ;o)
Reply:The tree is a symbol but not the true meaning of Christmas; a symbol of everlasting life , evergreens stay green all year ; you need to get in touch with the true meaning of Christmas and find wonder and beauty in everything; the glow of lights in the room when all other lights are out; the meaning of Christmas, the love of family and friends, the love of Jesus that he gave to us , tree or no tree; thanks and blessings for all the things that we do have; the sunshine, the sounds of waves on the beach; the most beautiful music that you have ever heard; the most beautiful flower and colors; so much; I felt sorry for myself for not having shoes until I saw a man with no feet; remember the meaning of Christmas, count your blessings and help someone else without getting anything in return; the world is full of opportunities
Reply:As long as you already have the fake tree up, get a can of spray pine scent, and keep telling yourself..... Safety is number one. I have seen to many houses burned to the ground from real trees. Don't like the fake one, keep an eye out for the one you like. Walmart or Kmart always has sales after christmas and save it for next year. Fake trees won't catch fire!
Reply:The trick is to fluff it, I take each branch, and arrange it. My tree is a 9 footer, so it takes awhile. And I arrange the lights, too. I don't just slam them up there. I leave them a little loose, so when I put the ornaments up, I can move the lights a little, for a glass ornament, the light goes behind, for a solid one, in front of the ornament. That way they compliment, make a clear ornament gleam, a solid one shine.


Another trick is to put a larger ornament, or a flower, or a toy in the spots where you can still see the tree. I bought floral picks on sale at Hobby Lobby, $.50 each, and filled in the smaller spaces. I use a decorative ornament bird house on the one downstairs, there is one space that I just can't fill, that does it. Upstairs, a handmade doll, a large Santa ornament, a huge white icicle.


Buy a garland in a similar color as the tree, and run it up around the pole from the inside. My old Mountain King tree had pieces of branches in the box for just this purpose.


Consider using foil icicles, I do on the big tree, it covers a lot of mistakes. And they are cheap. But it takes time to arrange them nicely, and more to pull them down, and get every little bit off, or you have a ratty looking tree the next year, with bits of foil all over it..


You get what you pay for. My pre-lit tree downstairs cost over $300, and it looks real, I get compliments. The upstairs one looks almost real, got it on sale at Walmart. But there is still holes in them, even in that price range.


PS, I grew up with real trees in the house, and there are still holes that need to be filled.


I have never found a tree that pops up like an umbrella, intact, my one downstairs folds up into an umbrella, but due to putting it into a box, and storing, it still needs fluffed. And, the branches are individual, and do come off, some have to be adjusted. The thing weighs a ton. But when the 1500 lights shine on the ornaments, it is worth every minute.
Reply:When my parents were alive my father went and bought a new artificial tree without me, as soon as we started putting the stupid thing together I hated it with a passion. The morons that made it used a metal hoop and if we put it where it to make it look not too fat and not too skinny you could see the hoop and as a result had huge gaps in it! If we moved the stupid hoop down so that it could be easily hidden the tree looked too skinny! I begged my father to take it back and lets get a better tree and this time I would pick it out but he refused. For 5 years I got stuck putting that sorry excuse for a tree together and every year I complained about what a piece of crap it was. Finally he got tired of listening to me complain and gave me money to go get one that I liked! I got a good one too. Just junk that sorry tree and buy a new one. And the pictures never look like what the tree does.
Reply:just leave the tree to your hustband.. let him do the decoration...
Reply:Kill it, only then will you be free!
Reply:Get a new tree. A high quality one will look great. A cheaper tree will look just that. I paid about $125 for the one I have now. It has different textured branches, pine cones, and lights already in place.


All of the branches come attached to the center post, and flip out into place when you attach the sections together. You still have to fluff the branches a little because it's been in a bow most of the year.


It takes about 45 min to set up, but then we save time with not needing to fuss with lights. (That's the part that gets my BP up!)


If your hubby has a problem with you getting frustrated with it, then he should do it himself.


Good Luck!


Merry Christmas!
Reply:I am one to stay angry at husbands that do not respond to a call for help.





Assemble the tree again by your self for the last time.


Boil spaghetti noodles until they are limp enough to hang on the tree. And decorate the hell out of it. If nothing else maybe he will get angry and throw it out. Don't use your ornimates maybe tensil will go good with the noodles. They are also nearly imposible to remove.


wish I could come and help you fluff it out. best wishes
Reply:go to target or one of those kind of stores..... my fake tree looks real!


What are those umbrella-like dwarf trees?

I see these trees everywhere, only about 4-5 feet tall, completely bare trunk and at the top it is like an umbrella, with all the branches drooping down. The branches are really short, or maybe they are trimmed to be really short. They survive in winter climates (Canada) with no leaves.

What are those umbrella-like dwarf trees?
Probably a weeping cherry... There are many weeping variety trees around if you are interested, besides the cherry but that is probably the most popular.
Reply:i think you may be referring to weeping cherry trees. my parents have one in their front yard. they've had it for 11 years now and i'm still taller than it.(i'm only 5'2) it gets really pretty flowers in the spring and it has little cherries on it in the summer.
Reply:sand cherries and the shape is cuting and pruning them every season
Reply:i believe that the term dwarf is offensive to small trees, so we are now referring to them as vertically challenged umbrella trees
Reply:I think that you are referring to a weeping mulberry tree. It has a dwarf version and a regular size. It is an interesting tree in the winter and a beautiful tree in the summer.


Who makes the best umbrella for when it rains?

My dollar tree umbrella has fallen apart but it was just a temp. I need a good umbrella that will last. Whats the best umbrella you can buy from either target, CVS?

Who makes the best umbrella for when it rains?
One umbrella is as good as another (except for one from the Dollar Tree). I would spend about $10. dollars on one that has a good size circumference. It should last you for a long time.


Name brands are way over priced.

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I have a tree that blooms in the spring and then leafs out with small berries and looks like and umbrella.?

we have the same thing!!! It's definitely a crabapple tree!!

I have a tree that blooms in the spring and then leafs out with small berries and looks like and umbrella.?
Sounds like some sort of dwarf crabapple.
Reply:Deciduous or evergreen? If it's a deciduous tree with multiple leaves, and the berries turn orange in the late summer then it's a mountain ash.


I am looking for the name of a tree that is small to medium that looks almost shaped like a umbrella?

My first thought is the Umbrella Elm or Camperdown Elm (Ulmus glabra var. camperdownii)

I am looking for the name of a tree that is small to medium that looks almost shaped like a umbrella?
It's most likely a type of weeping tree that is trimmed for the branches to be the same length. (Trimming that way is very common.) I think it's most likely a weeping cherry, but definitely not a weeping willow because those grow to be HUGE.
Reply:Are you talking about the weeping willow tree.
Reply:being from the south, i kind of hope the mountain magnolia is what you seek.see source.
Reply:Maybe a weeping cherry tree?
Reply:Maybe a "Weeping Willow"?


They have long, almost whiplike branches that "droop" down to form an umbrella-like shaped.


One of my favorites.


Dog has shredded bark of keepsake tree. Help!?

My husband and I have a huge umbrella tree about 15 years old. It is a keepsake of his mother who has passed on.


Recently, we noticed that the tree looked sick. Droopy branches, dehydrated leaves.


On closer inspected we noticed that the bark is all tattered, a good sized gash about 4 inches long. The white wood is showing, it has plainly been chewed at. Midway up the tree.


Our Brittany spaniel, has been using it for a chewing toy. The little rascal.


I have heard that you can graft sections of trees on certain species. Is there anything I can use to cover the wound? Any suggestions or websites would be appreciated. I know a fair bit about plants but I am baffled at what to do. Thanks.

Dog has shredded bark of keepsake tree. Help!?
You need someone to do a "bridge graft", it's like a heart transplant for trees. Not many people attempt it even tree surgeons. I've tried it three times on trees damaged by dog chains and only one survived it's first Dakota winter, an apple. It had a 6" trunk that was girdled 50% and I used three 1" grafts and pruned out 50% of it's branches. I had never seen it done before but I have done other grafting and had nothing to lose. It will never be normal looking, the trunk will always look very odd but it still produces apples. RScott
Reply:I'd definitely call a nursery or a tree surgeon to have a look at it. This sounds like it needs considerably more care than I am able to give it online, unfortunately. Clearly, you need to find a way to keep the dog away from the tree, of course.
Reply:You might see if you can find a substance called pruning sealer. It is in a jar with a screw on brush top or can also be found as a spray. Put it on the wound and see if you can seal it. Wrap the trunk with tree wrap - you can get it at the local nursery. You can also buy a short section of black plastic corrugated pipe and split it, then wrap around the trunk. This would prevent the dog from doing further damage and give the tree a chance to heal. You will most likely see some branches die because of the injuries. Just like we have arteries and veins to distribute nutrients throughout our bodies, plants have a layer just below the bark that carries water to the branches and leaves. The core carries the food to the branches and leaves. The deeper the damage, the more likely some branches will be affected.
Reply:Try calling a tree nursery or tree farm in your area and they can probably help with your question.


I live in Portland Oregon and call Drake's seven dees. They are very helpful.


I hope this helps you.


Hope
Reply:If you live in town you might call your conservation department and ask them to send out their urban tree specialist to have a look at it. In the meantime, I would fence it off!


I need help identifying an ornamental tree for landscaping?

I live in Iowa %26amp; keep seeing this really neat ornamental tree that many of the houses here have planted for landscaping purposes. However, all of my searches to local nurseries and on the internet have turned up fruitless. It looks like some sort of weeping tree, and it has green leaves when it is spring. Everyone that has one has called it an "umbrella tree," but that is not the correct name for it. I did find a picture on the internet of what one looks like without the leaves at


http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmodern... .


They only grow about 5 - 6 ft. tall at maturity I think. Anyone have any ideas?

I need help identifying an ornamental tree for landscaping?
It looks like a 'Chaparral' Mulberry (Morus alba 'Chaparral') to me. Mine is about 10 feet tall, but is very old.....
Reply:I don't know what type of tree that is, but here is a link for a site to id trees.





http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeID.cfm
Reply:I'm not sure what it is, but I know my neighbors have one. We live in VA, so it must be a tree that can live here as well.

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What kind of tree is this?

This is a pic of a tree that is growing in my yard and i have no idea what it is. Could someone please shed some light on its identity?http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/...

What kind of tree is this?
It's a schefflera (umbrella tree.) http://mgonline.com/schefflera.html. Hope this will help you learn it's growth habit's and needs.
Reply:It's a mystree.
Reply:hey i have a tree like that too!


sorry i dont know what it is though. all i know is my friend is allergic to it
Reply:It looks like a peach tree to me, without the fruit.





http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/images/Is...





Just because you haven't seen it bear fruit doesn't mean it's not intended to. I've seen fruit trees that don't bear for one reason or another.
Reply:Hmmm... now, I like gardening but I'm not so good on the tropical stuff BUT this looks really familiar to me. It's not a false banana tree or some sort of fig, is it? What sort of seeds or fruit does it produce?
Reply:It's an umbrella tree!
Reply:Well the photo is labelled : Umbrella Tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Which is a Shefflerra.





Don't they have huge roaming roots that crack driveways and house foundations.


If a mongoose climbed up a cherry tree, does that mean an umbrella can soar with a rocket pack?

I don't know...but the crack pipe sure made it to the mouth.

If a mongoose climbed up a cherry tree, does that mean an umbrella can soar with a rocket pack?
Oh yeah! I've seen it myself more than once.
Reply:no because i said so
Reply:'course. where have you been?
Reply:yeah ok.


*thumbs up


How much to Umbrella Trees cost?

I'd like to purchase one for my parents, whose umbrella tree recently died. About how much do they cost?

How much to Umbrella Trees cost?
I found one for like 4.00 at home depot and I know they sell them at lowes too . the one i got was really small but it grew really quickly . good luck .
Reply:You can usually get them pretty cheap if they're small. I picked up a couple at our local Walmart, two 4-inch tall plants in a single container, for about $2.50. I've seen larger ones, about 2 feet tall, sell at Walmart for about $10, and at Lowes for about $12 to $15. Of course that is here in Illinois. Prices may vary depending upon you are location.


I have a fake christmas tree and its an umbrella one that folds down...?

It is divided into three sections and the whole bottom half of lights are out, shouldnt it be just a batch? Do I need to change one bulb or am I going to have to get a new tree?

I have a fake christmas tree and its an umbrella one that folds down...?
Prolly a loose or missing bulb. Even if it's burned out, the rest should light. But if too many burn out, they'll all burn out

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What is a hardy 10'/12' umbrella shaped tree for a very small backyard?

The need here is to provide a privacy factor since the houses are so close together. A line of small trees planted along a side fence will obscure our yard from the 2nd story window of the house next door. We are in zone 8 and would appreciate any and all suggestions

What is a hardy 10'/12' umbrella shaped tree for a very small backyard?
If it is not too hot in your backyard perhaps a Japanese maple may suit you (acer palmatum). There are many colours and your would get autumn colours. You may need a slightly bigger tree to obscure your yard though.





Acer negundo 'Flamingo' would give you a nice variegated tree.Most of the ornamental (no fruit) flowering fruit trees may suit you also, especially the Crab apples (Malus) or plums (prunus). Check mail order companies, they usually have lovely pictures and you can check them out easily. Good hunting.
Reply:Is there a reason it needs to top off at 10-12 feet? Because the tree that I would recommend for rapid growth rate and umbrella shape and privacy from up above windows is the Bradford Pear. But it grows to a height of 25-40'.





The Cherry Tree grows to a height of 10-20', and would offer you fruit as well as shade and privacy...





Maybe what you need is a Pigeon Plum Tree. I think they are a good street tree and you may recognize them once you see the picture (http://www.miamidade.gov/derm/adoptatree...





Whatever you choose, I'm sure you'll enjoy the added privacy and increased natural beauty in your yard.


Happy Yardening!


I really want the upside down umbrella weeping tree with fluffy purple flowers on it....?

everywhere i go i see those fluffy weeping trees with the pretty purple flowers on them...i really want them and i have no idea what there called or where i can get one...please help and give me all the info you have on those kinds of trees...thanks

I really want the upside down umbrella weeping tree with fluffy purple flowers on it....?
I need more info... Do any of these look like what you are talking about?





http://images.google.com/images?hl=en%26amp;q=...





The only thing I can think of is the Wisteria, trained into a tree.
Reply:Weeping plum is my guess - look at the photos on the bottom of the link below.


The second link is the Smoke Tree, which is fluffier and there are other photos at the bottom of that page with show similar trees.


I really want the upside down umbrella weeping tree with fluffy purple flowers on it....?

everywhere i go i see those fluffy weeping trees with the pretty purple flowers on them...i really want them and i have no idea what there called or where i can get one...please help and give me all the info you have on those kinds of trees...thanks

I really want the upside down umbrella weeping tree with fluffy purple flowers on it....?
Here a several trees that have fluffy purple flowers.


Flowering cherry, flowering almond, flowering plum,or crab apple. Weeping trees are trained that way by trimming all the but the outermost branches that weighs down the branches and the weight causes "weeping" effect. Different varieties and cultivars of these species are availible and can be white, purple or pink. Some have pretty leaves too.
Reply:They are very interesting!


What are some tv show's from the 80's ealry 90's like Mr. Dressup, Fred Penner, and Under the umbrella tree?

Please list all you could think of! Mostly children's shows! I was born in '85, and I can't remember so many of the titles I used to watch as a kid. Thanks

What are some tv show's from the 80's ealry 90's like Mr. Dressup, Fred Penner, and Under the umbrella tree?
The Polka Dot Door, Romper Room


These shows ran for like 20 years. I bet tons of people remember them.
Reply:Mr. ED


My Three Sons


Donna Read

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Do you ever wonder, what could happen under, under the umbrella tree?

maybe baby jesus is there.

Do you ever wonder, what could happen under, under the umbrella tree?
or maybe it just isn't getting rained on?
Reply:I also just think a question with no answers looks kind of lonesome, and I do like to answer them bc the asker did take the time to write it...





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