back in the day

[princess]

remember any fads from when u guys were younger? i do: having hello kitty everything, crimped hair, friendship bracelets, hiking boots...lol

were u guys the first ones to follow or did u ignore the trend?
eh sometimes i followed cuz the kids that didnt were made fun of. kids can be so cruel.

[achtungbaby]

[quote:a41001ca1c="princess"]...having hello kitty everything, crimped hair, friendship bracelets, hiking boots...lol[/quote:a41001ca1c]

You mean those things aren't in anymore?!?

I think in general I tend to ignore trends -- ask kasia, she'll tell you how horribly out of style I am. I'm probably just lazy:)

[princess]

dude i dunno lol. i cared about keeping up with the fads when i was in elementary and middle school. keeping up doesnt matter that much as u get older. not to me, at least.

[kasia]

i used to think i was punky brewster in 4th grade.

[wylin]

dead fads

funK ones: jinco pants, hyper color shirts, those long gangster cloth belts, Z caverici, dressing like MC hammer, LA boyz!, koreatown

fun ones: honda power, macross craze, japanese animation rush during pokemon, 80's music, hello kitty (girl i really liked loved these), comic books like Xmen/ silver surfer/ image comics/ valiant comics.

dum ones: being Hard gangster wannabes, pokemon, fanny packs, saying "WESTSIDE", "WAZZZZUPPPPPP" (slured)

=)

[ChinaLama]

*sigh* unfortunately pokemon is FAR from a dead fad...


Trading card games? (remember the GOOD ones like Magic: the gathering, not some gayass shit they have now, alt i'm kinda getting hooked to yugioh the tv series cuz it's like life size magic cards)

[karizma]

>> shows i miss: rainbow brite, old skool transformers, g.i. joe, the smurfs, ren & stimpy, care bears, my little pony, conan the barbarian, punky brewster

>> school stuff i miss: keroppi pencil boxes, getting crosswords for hw, fieldtrips, having a lesbian for a 3rd grade teacher, having a child abuser for a 4th grade teacher. monkey bars. the "popular" group.

>> i miss being a bully the most haha:
- skinny, smelly, white kid who made animal sounds and pranced around like a horse while simultaneously picking her boogers and eating them...made fun of her to the point of tears.
- girl with epilepsy who cried a lot...65% of the time cause of me...
- girl who cut in line at the monkey bars...got in fight...got sent home :(
- boy who just straight pissed me off...pushed him into something, made him cry.
- obese girl who sang opera at the most inappropriate time...threw a bug in her...she cried too...

>> i was a fucked up kid hahaha...

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[bigwong235]

damn... i'm glad i didn't go to your school!

slap bracelets, comic book cards, rock lords, magic cards, four square

[princess]

ooh four square and handball.

i remember when i was younger there used to be this corny ass show on tv called small wonder. dear lord i cant believe it was kewl to watch that for a while. in second grade x-men and captain planet were kewl.

ohh i remeber my p.e. teacher. she was this out of shape, overweight lady who never did jack. her assistent did all the work, including demonstrations. but anywhoo yeah a fad in p.e. class was to wear ankle bracelets on ur right ankle or tie cute little things onto ur shoe laces.

[ChinaLama]

speaking of old shows...

Three's Company!

that dude was mad lucky...but i don't think he ever did anything w/ his chick roommates so he musta been gay. =/

i didn't see much of Three's Company tho. I dunno when it ended but i came to the country in 1987. i think it was already in syndication by then? dunno if any new eps were running by then...

[kasia]

who's had a tamagachi?

[OHTotoro]

I used to collect garbage pail kids cards. I used to have all the second series and most of the first. I once paid some older kid $20 for a card that was only worth like $3.... but when you're 8 that kind of shit was worth it. God I wish I still had those things. Do any of youse guys remember that...Jeebus I am old... hey AB you're old(j/k), you remember those things?

[kasia]

[quote:3d64eb55c1="OHTotoro"]I used to collect garbage pail kids cards. I used to have all the second series and most of the first. I once paid some older kid $20 for a card that was only worth like $3.... but when you're 8 that kind of shit was worth it. God I wish I still had those things. Do any of youse guys remember that...Jeebus I am old... hey AB you're old(j/k), you remember those things?[/quote:3d64eb55c1]

did you have leaking lindsay? with her snot coming out of her nose?

[OHTotoro]

Hells yeah I had her... My favorite were the Yogi Beara cards, in the first series. Instead there being only two cards each with a kinda play on the name there were three cards!!! I had all three... *sniff* my happy childhood comes rushing back.

[princess]

[quote:c048d47d37="kasia"]who's had a tamagachi?[/quote:c048d47d37]

yeah i had two of the actual japanese ones and about 5 bite off american versions.

[kasia]

[quote:6f20a4bf18="princess"][quote:6f20a4bf18="kasia"]who's had a tamagachi?[/quote:6f20a4bf18]

yeah i had two of the actual japanese ones and about 5 bite off american versions.[/quote:6f20a4bf18]

mine all died =( i had a clear green one.

[kasia]

[quote:4e721e0d3b="kasia"][quote:4e721e0d3b="princess"][quote:4e721e0d3b="kasia"]who's had a tamagachi?[/quote:4e721e0d3b]

yeah i had two of the actual japanese ones and about 5 bite off american versions.[/quote:4e721e0d3b]

mine all died =( i had a clear green one.[/quote:4e721e0d3b]

i'm a fob. i meant 'mine died'.

[wylin]

i miss the giant robot toys such as transformers and robotech/ macross valkeries.

i miss my: Gobots: leader 1, Autobot: optimus prime, cliff jumper, bumble bee, sideswipe, jetfire. Decepticon: megatron, soundwave, ravage, rumble, constructocons, insectacon (i had 1), thunder cracker, Mospeada alpha fighter, orgus 1, SDF-1 x2, Headmasters transformers.

i also miss my old car: 84 celica auto!

[princess]

i used to have raggedy ann and andy dolls and cabbage patch dolls. i had a few "my little pony" plastic figures but my brother cut all their manes and tails off. :(

[OHTotoro]

Oh my god...gobots!!! such an underrated toy. Was that because they came out around the same time as Transformers? I have a fuzzy memory about my friends making fun of my gobots compared to transformers.
Remember all the toys were made in Die Cast metal? Damn those toys were awesome. Not like the plastic shit everythings made of now.

[inkpainter]

okay...okay...No Laughing Kids.....ULTRAMAN RULES!!!!!!!!!

[ChinaLama]

IMO
Tamagotchi --> pokemon ---> proliferation of terrible animes

That's why they're evil.

[tapestrybabe]

[quote:5a89cf2fe2="bigwong235"]four square[/quote:5a89cf2fe2]

My god, i remember that game. I use to play that all the time during recess... also double dutch jump rope was really popular...

Other things that I remember that were popular:
The Rubix Cube, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, leg warmers, Boy George and the Culture Club, Ocean Pacific, Lite Brite, Nintendo, and Donkey Kong...

[angelaine]

I remember the whole bottle top thing.. with the slammers and everything.. oh geez.. I don't even remember what they're called.

And then there was the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.. errr.. but I really did like my pencil cases.

[princess]

r u thinking of pogs?

[angelaine]

[quote:e79b8ced0c="princess"]r u thinking of pogs?[/quote:e79b8ced0c]

yes! EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING OF! :D

Thanks! :D

[b0ym0nkey]

pogs...heheh they banned them from our school, thought to be a way of gambling...oh well, i remember things that were big were , power rangers, popsicles, those digital pets, and uhh....hrm model rockets[/code]

[princess]

[quote:57d43720fa="angelaine"][quote:57d43720fa="princess"]r u thinking of pogs?[/quote:57d43720fa]

yes! EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING OF! :D

Thanks! :D[/quote:57d43720fa]

haha np.

[sxyOptiKali]

hehe i had a tamagotchi, i got it from a british friend of mine before it was available in the us, i was sooo cool for thoese 2 weeks, lol.

[princess]

i think the fads from way back when are better than the ones today. tickle me elmo and furby, ugh. i thought furby was hideous.

[angelaine]

[quote:5b9c5cc665="princess"]i think the fads from way back when are better than the ones today. tickle me elmo and furby, ugh. i thought furby was hideous.[/quote:5b9c5cc665]

definitely. I didn't understand what was so appealing about that little puff-ball with freaky eyes. The whole notion of teaching it a "special" language didn't appeal to me. :P .. and the eyes were so.. scary.

[DaBestSpooner]

mix matched converse, different color socks, gennera hyper color, ocean pacific, vision street ware, z cavvariccis

[Arex]

[quote:d99b13be27="angelaine"][quote:d99b13be27="princess"]i think the fads from way back when are better than the ones today. tickle me elmo and furby, ugh. i thought furby was hideous.[/quote:d99b13be27]

definitely. I didn't understand what was so appealing about that little puff-ball with freaky eyes. The whole notion of teaching it a "special" language didn't appeal to me. :P .. and the eyes were so.. scary.[/quote:d99b13be27]

Anyone remember Weepuls? Those were those puff balls with sticker feet and googly eyes. I think that's the first time I saw a freaky eyed puff ball.

[deez nuts]

Adidas and the fat laces. Gobots, voltron, transformers, GI Joe!

[kasia]

cross-colors, mc hammer pants...

[princess]

[quote:ea025cedae="Arex"][quote:ea025cedae="angelaine"][quote:ea025cedae="princess"]i think the fads from way back when are better than the ones today. tickle me elmo and furby, ugh. i thought furby was hideous.[/quote:ea025cedae]

definitely. I didn't understand what was so appealing about that little puff-ball with freaky eyes. The whole notion of teaching it a "special" language didn't appeal to me. :P .. and the eyes were so.. scary.[/quote:ea025cedae]

Anyone remember Weepuls? Those were those puff balls with sticker feet and googly eyes. I think that's the first time I saw a freaky eyed puff ball.[/quote:ea025cedae]

ooh i remember weepuls! we got them as prizes in middle school for magazine drives. we hung em off our backpacks and traded them around. which for some reason reminds me of beany babies. i never bought into that fad. i think total i have like....2.

[angelaine]

[quote:084d8dbfb8="princess"]ooh i remember weepuls! we got them as prizes in middle school for magazine drives. we hung em off our backpacks and traded them around. which for some reason reminds me of beany babies. i never bought into that fad. i think total i have like....2.[/quote:084d8dbfb8]

all my beanies are from McDonald's or something. Yes. Call me cheap. :P

whatever happened to all those McDonald characters anyways? All they advertise these days is Ronald McDonald.

[mrazntre]

i remember getting the 2-3 days off of school because of the riots
cross colours
KRISs KROss ? or is it kris kross? or kriss kross?
All of the techno beats (sesame street, street fighter 2... anything they could mix).
Friendship bracelets? rememeber those things?
Centurions!!!!!!!!!
Thundercats!
Pagers
remember the haircut where you shaved your head except for the bangs?
Stapling the bottom of your pants cuz they were too long and big.
Ain't nuthin but a G thang, baby.
A Lighter Shade of Brown
Tagging crews
Parts crews
Ditch parties
Ravers (before it became popular)
Sagging
Overall

[princess]

i think sagging on guys looks pretty bad these days...but now that girls are following popstars like britney and wearing ultralow hip huggers its worse. i hate seeing their asscrack.

[mrazntre]

i myself have no problem seeing a girls' ass crack. just as long as she's not overweight.

[princess]

well ur a guy so of course not.

[mrazntre]

princess: so do people complain about seeing your ass crack ?

[princess]

i dont let my ass crack show. i wear pants that my ass can fit and not hang out of. hip huggers are fine - i like em better than high waisted pants. but when theyre what is labeled as "ultra low" i refuse to buy them. having to worry every time i sit or bend down isnt something i wanna have to focus on.

[mrazntre]

princes: hehehe. . . .

Darn!

[princess]

[quote:728604b010="mrazntre"]princes: hehehe. . . .

Darn![/quote:728604b010]


lol =)

[mrazntre]

princess: it's all good. i don't see nuthin wrong with a lil bit of thong showing.


:D



....everyone else is doing it.....

[deez nuts]

Thong da thong thong thong!

OMG Thundercats owned. I think it was either the Cheetara or the female Snarf that sent me straight into puberty. I am hoping it was Cheetara.

[ChinaLama]

ok bao boy. i know you got a thing for snarf but do you HAVE to share?

cheetarah had one fly body tho, but the cheetah face and the hair and stuff...that kinda made it too weird to get really hot over her. =/

at least no one's said "mumra was MY man" yet. :)

[Arex]

Mumra was my man! Just kidding. Cheetarah was pretty hot though, for an American drawn cartoon character, that is.

Bao-Boy: I sure hope you don't have any pets... :?

Alex

[deez nuts]

Snarf! Snarf!

Mumra was a wuss, just stick a mirror in front of him and he was p'0wned.

Panthro was the shiznit!

And yes Arex, I have a Shih-Tzu, my mom got it for me for my b-day. Come to think about he kinda looks like a Snarf. That dog is the most high-maintenance <sigh>.

[Arex]

Hey, now that you mention it, my cat, Meowzy, kinda looks like Cheetarah! Here kitty kitty... :)


Alex

[achtungbaby]

[quote:98b667149f="Arex"]Hey, now that you mention it, my cat, Meowzy, kinda looks like Cheetarah! Here kitty kitty... :) [/quote:98b667149f]

8O

[Arex]

[quote:63161e1616="achtungbaby"] 8O[/quote:63161e1616]

Yeah, AB knows what I'm talking about! You can have Meowzy when I through with him!

Alex

[achtungbaby]

No no, really, you can keep Meowzy...Rudy's quite enough for me. Ruff!

On a side note, one of my friends used to refer to (her) orgasms as "Meowzy"...maybe you two should meat!

[Arex]

Hahaha. I'll hafta let my ex-gf know about that seeing as she's the one who named the cat "Meowzy."

You know what's funny is that I refer to my orgasms as "Rudy." So many coincidences.

And I'd love to meat, er, meet your friend.

So as to drag us back onto subject: Back in the day, I used to have a life! Actually, back in the day I subscribed to the Prodigy network (pre-AOL, pre-WWW...I think) and wasted my time away doing this same BBS shit.

Alex

[Faithless]

Don't know if this was a fad, but in high school kids' hair had full, if not long, covering the ears, and parted in the middle or it wasn't cool.

White tennis shoes and jeans. And those stupid long johns shirts underneath flanel. Hot, literally.