Did you ever get into a fad?

[NokiaDude]

When you were young or anytime during your life did you ever get into a fad? I remember when I was in the 6th grade it was all about yo-yo's for about 6 months. There a a sweet yo-yo named the Bumble Bee that only the rich kids could afford. It was ~$60 and was awesome. But after 4 years I just looked on Ebay and found an excellent seller with one for $10.35 shipped. Now it's here on my desk, aww, all the memories. This yo-yo is awesome!

 

[Pepsi90919]

pogs
magic: the gathering in 1994.

 

[GeneValgene]

when i was in 6th grade i used to play 'pencil break' every day.

does anyone remember those bracelets that you slap on your wrist and the curl up?

 

[FuZoR]

never did but i remember these fads that were rapant growing up

pogs
the little toy pet keychains tomgatchi?*spelling
pokemon blue/red for gameboy
yo-yos

 

[aircooled]

acid wash jeans ????

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene
when i was in 6th grade i used to play 'pencil break' every day.

does anyone remember those bracelets that you slap on your wrist and the curl up?

I remember those. I had some of those back around second and third grade.

I had pogs and a few hacky sacks, too. I never had a yo-yo, though. I never could get the thing to work right (and still can't), so I never got into that.

 

[Reliant]

pogs and trolls.

 

Slap bracelets - yeah I remember 'em, but I was pretty young.

I definitely got into pogs though, that was smack-dab in the middle of 5th grade - those were sweet!

Oh, and hacky sacks too - I remember those.

 

[xuanman]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene
when i was in 6th grade i used to play 'pencil break' every day.

does anyone remember those bracelets that you slap on your wrist and the curl up?

you must be my age, i was thinking of the same thing. slap bracelets! they stopped making those when there were several incidences of the metal coming out of the cloth cutting people's wrists.

 

[nater]

POGs....yo-yos...yeah I did those

 

[glen]

the internet
Quake
Tribes

 

[Looney]

If i was into any fads i must have forgotten them. Damn, i feel old seeing some of you guys claim pogs as a fad.

 

[brtspears2]

Pogs, stonewashed jeans (though its making a comeback with "sandblasted" jeans with what I call landing strips on the legs)

 

[rocadelpunk]

oh ye pogs and mtg.

god i'm so glad i'm over that...never got into the yo yo's...I KNEW that was gonna be a passing fad : P.

 

[Ornery]

What is it called when you shave your hair off, wear a baseball cap, sometimes backward, even indoors when it's 95 degrees, and baggy pants draped around your knees? I NEVER was a part of anything like that! I won't even start on the "car tuning" thing...

 

[newbiepcuser]

T&C and Maui and sons t-shirts back into 80s.

 

[NewSc2]

pogs, magic cards, x-men trading cards. that's about it.

 

[Senior Member]

Hula hoops were big when I was young. In high school, wearing little painted surfboards carved out of wood hanging on a necklace.

 

[Tsaico]

I got into swatches... had tons of bands and guards... it was great...

 

[yoda291]

magic, comics, yoyos...but I wouldn't call them fads. At the time, it seemed like I was the only one collecting.

 

[Dragon365]

Originally posted by: nater
POGs....yo-yos...yeah I did those

 

[TallBill]

pogs... thats about it

i played and still play magic... because i like it.. not because it was or is popular

 

[Furyline]

I was into pogs in elementary school. I remember our Christian school banned pogs with yin-yangs.
When some kid had a yin-yang everyone was like omg how'd you get that?!?
I don't even remember how to play it now.

Mike

 

[rgwalt]

Magic the Gathering. Not as much of a "fad" since the game is still played today, but it was played much much more back in the day.

Ryan

 

[Kevin]

Oh man, I wish I still had my yo-yo. It was a Yomega Brain. We used to trade the non-spring side so we'd have multi-colors. I wonder if I can dig it up somewhere...