The "You Might be a New Waver if..." game

[UniversalRadio]

Oh my God you guys are HILARIOUS! I KNEW this thread would be fun![;)][8D][:o)]

27. 85%of the words you know in German you got from Nina Hagen lyrics--the other 15% were from Kraftwerk.

[more than this]

29. You might be an overachieving US new waver if you know how to spell Orchestral <U>Manoeuvres</U> In The Dark correctly.

[UniversalRadio]

good one! [8D] But where is 28?
No prob I'll fill it in...

28- You JUST CAN'T BELIEVE metallic skinny ties have not yet come back in fashion.

The next one is #30...

[mygreen]

30)....if you were weighed down by the massive amount of pins you displayed on your jackets, book bags, or anywhere else you could find room.

[nowhere girl]

You might be a New Waver if... you wear a black leather jacket in the summer-in California-in 115 degree heat.
You spell all words with "or" at the end "our" because that is the U.K. spelling.
You still have rattails.
You buy the special laundry detergent for "keeping black clothes black" in bulk.
Your kids think you're cool because you know all the words to all the 80s songs remade in the 00s... and the Swiffer commercial song.

Nowhere Girl[:I]

[mygreen]

I lost track of what numer I am but "You might be a New Waver if you wore Rubber bracelets! Rubber bracelets! Rubber bracelets!"

[mygreen]

I forgot a very important one
AQUA NET!

[buffalochipz]

39(?) ......If Elvis Costello has more musical relevance to you than Elvis Presley.

[savethewave]

40. ...you realize that many of the artists your kids listen to sound just like the albums you had when you were their age...

[mygreen]

41.) For both men and women :Red lipstick and heavy black eyeliner eyeshadow choices in combinations of no less than three colors. Think Robert Smith.

[UniversalRadio]

42. You were totally stoked when TV Land brought back "Square Pegs".

[n/a5]

42) You never really got what the hype was concerning The WHO and Pink Floyd.

43)You thought the Beatles were at best a "Bubble Gum" pop band.

44) You find yourself playing those catchy synth bars from DMs :Just Can't Get Enough" on the keyboards at the megamart.

45) You quote New Wave lyrics rather than literary one's.

46) You actaully know what Depeche Mode means in french.

47) When you hear the word Bongos the band comes to mind and not the instrument.

48) A trip to the U.K. is like visiting a holy shrine.

49) You thought the best part of "the Wedding Singer" is at the end when Billy Idol shows up!

50) You thought Route 66 was a song title and not a real road.

51) You can't wait for the Red Dwn and Father Ted episodes when that chick from Altered Images is on.

52) You still think that plaid is a really cool pattern.

[KYYX4ever]

53) You owned at least one fedora ( for the Duran fans).

54)Your "European" pronounciation of the word Visage.

55)similar to the [i]-our[/i] UK ending on words, you'd also spell [i]center[/i] [b]centre[/b] and [i]organize[/i] [b]organise[/b].

56)You knew exactly what 12" and import recording meant.

57)You tried at least one of the following hairstyles: Mike Score from A Flock of Seagulls, Nick Rhodes or John Taylor from Duran Duran, or Robert Smith (see above).

58)You learned about politics through such songs as "World Destruction", "State of the Nation", "99 Luftballoons", "Stand Down Margaret" (not sure if that's the actual title of that English Beat song, but you know what I mean), and Dead Kennedys songs.

59)You knew about the German versions of cool songs such as "99 Red Balloons/99 Luftballoons", "Shock the Monkey/Shok Den Affen", and "Major Tom". ha ha ha ha

[MikeP]

60) You have a dusty pair of Wayfarers poised and ready for their comeback. Matrix sunglasses are so out, anyway!

[KYYX4ever]

61) You proudly own the 1st record later disowned by the lead singer of a group most kids today equate with the super-crunchy, intense-heavy inustrial KINGS, Ministry--[i]With Sympathy[/i]!!