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Away-Value9398 , Tim Douglas / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Being nice to each other at the start of the Pandemic (spring 2020).

Final score:

84points

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G A 1 month ago

People are worse than ever. I blame right wing politicians.

76points

KenzieeJayyy , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The whole 3D craze back in like 2010. Everybody thought it was the future after Avatar came out in theaters. EVERY movie tried to be 3D after that, there were 3D TVs, 3D phones, the Nintendo 3DS. And I think the craze disappeared in like year because it gave people headaches 😂.

Final score:

78points

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Leebo13 1 month ago

Not to mention that they were useless for people who wear glasses.

39points

TypeNo2194 , ilovecoffeeandcarbs / reddit (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Those that got a mustache tattoo on the side of your finger…….y’all ok?

Downtown_Bread_:
I was like 12 when this trend was going on, and thank god they don't let 12-year-olds get tattoos because that would have been me.

Final score:

78points

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Hmmm hmmmm 1 month ago

There's a very good reason 12 year olds can't have tattoos

41points

bucksncowboys513 , Neil Bates / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Remember in the early 2010s when there was a frozen yogurt place on every block? 2-3 years later and they all seemed to vanish and nobody wants froyo no mo.

Final score:

77points

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Kisa “Kizna” Kitsugi 1 month ago

Mean wasn't this Jamba juice in the mid 00. They were everywhere like Starbucks playing their super high sugar/cal smoothies

24points

Certain_Yam_110 , Gonzalo Malpartida / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Flash mobs.

Final score:

72points

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Earonn - 1 month ago

I miss the ones done by symphonic orchestras. There's a couple of great ones with Ravel's Bolero and the Ode To Joy.

60points

Independent-Bike8810 , Janusz Mitura / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Segways were going to revolutionize transport.

ackmondual:
It was predicted that whole cities would be redesigned to accommodate them!

Final score:

70points

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TheNewJenBrady 1 month ago

There is no one who could ever possibly look cool riding one of these.

25points

No-Self-Edit , Edvin J. / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Planking.

AlessandroTheGr8:
So simple, silly, and harmless. I liked it.

Final score:

68points

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Nathan Lewis 1 month ago

harmless, except for the people that died or were seriously injured doing it on balconies and moving cars

38points

spicyananas , Marcela Alessandra / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Glasses without the lens… cringe.

Final score:

67points

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Steve Sharpe 1 month ago (edited)

There was a bit of a trend in the late 90's for wearing glasses with just plain glass in them, to look a certain way or show a particular style. Met my (now) wife - who wears glasses all the time - around that time, and I bought some plain glass ones to make me look "intelligent" like she does and try to be the same sort of person she is/was cos I was head over heels and I thought she'd like me more that way. Thought it was working for a good three weeks, everything seemed perfect, then it comes round to my last night on leave before I go away for another six months. Walking her home from the 'local' pub we've been at all evening, we stop and she says to me "Steve, you're a great guy, and I really like you, as in 'like you' like you, but.." and my whole world feels like it's being torn apart, like I'm about to loose everything and there's no point anymore.. "but baby boy, you've got two cauliflower ears, a wonky nose, I can see that tiny bit of tattoo poking up over your collar even though you think I haven't noticed. Besides, you can barely even read your own name let alone write it, and that's fine, I'll help you - but baby, please take those stupid f*****g things off your face - you look ridiculous, and they're not fooling anyone!"... I've always said I'm as lucky as my wife is patient, and that's very true.

47points

ImaginaryPlace , zero promosi / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#10

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died S’well bottles.
Replaced with Stanley cups.
I wonder what overpriced portable liquid holder comes next?

Final score:

65points

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Pink_Mushroom 1 month ago

Here is a thought. Just stick to a clear bottle from Walmart clearance section for 5 bucks. Ain't that hard

27points

LuvYouMost , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Pokémon Go.

I know some folks still play, but once upon a time I remember taking a walk in the park and people were just on their phones pointing them this way and that and walking in circles and then there’d be a group huddled together cause they were taking down a gym or something.

Final score:

64points

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Amelia Jade 1 month ago

I miss the early days of Pokemon Go. We played heavily. I miss heading to the walking path behind our house to try to take the gym that is back there. We could see it from our house so we'd keep an eye on it and head back out if someone else took it.

28points

DazzlingZaria , Matt Brown / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#12

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Google Glass. It was supposed to be the future, but it disappeared faster than you could say "augmented reality".

goathill:
I do think this will get big decades from now when tech has caught up. It was simply released too early and under-delivered.

Final score:

63points

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Steve Robert 1 month ago

The new Meta glasses will instantly identify, with all your personal information, if they look at you.. It's the end of any personal privacy, and people should be allowed to wear a mask that prevents this!

20points

DisasterIsMyMaster , kafka4prez / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#13

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Pogs? Anyone? Am I too old?

I had a kicka*s beavis and butthead slammer.

Smuff23:

I killed pogs at my school as a kid. I had a shredded 8-ball slammer that would turn whole stacks over like 95% of the time and 95 might be a low guess. Too many kids started complaining and I ended up with too many pogs.
Granted it probably should have died as soon as they realized we were gambling the pogs.

Final score:

63points

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Kangaroo 1 month ago

I didn’t even realize pigs was a game until I grew up, I thought we were all just feverishly collecting tiny coloured cardboard bits 😂

20points

Referral-Split , Lauren Garza / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#14

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Who remembers tamagotchi?

Final score:

59points

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G A 1 month ago

Back again now apparently

23points

Unfair_Care2806 , Mizuno K / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#15

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Selfie sticks were EVERYWHERE, now kinda embarrassing.

Final score:

59points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

They were ALWAYS embarrassing.

100points

Both_t*ts0566 , David Bartus / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#16

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The fidget spinner craze was wild! One minute, everyone was spinning them like they were the coolest toy on the planet, and the next, they were collecting dust in drawers. It’s like they went from “Look at me, I’m stress-relieving!” to “Why do I have 12 of these?” faster than you can say “what was I thinking?”.

Final score:

58points

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G A 1 month ago

Weren't they for the autistic?

23points

OneWithRatsAndKefir 1 month ago

For anybody neurodivergent, really, but ASD and ADHD people were probably their target demographic. I was still undiagnosed when they were trendy and I didn’t like fidget spinners, but now I use different kinds of fidgets to help keep myself focused or calm. I do think they can be genuinely helpful, at least for short amounts of time.

30points

Kylie 1 month ago

Originally, yes.

6points

Cydney Golden 1 month ago

Yes. Didn't help, distracting to everyone.

3points

Kinak 1 month ago

TIL all of my elementary school was autistic (don't judge me for being in elementary school at th time)

1point

Juan Tenorio 1 month ago

No, but you certainly were mistaken for one if spotted.

1point

Jane Alexander 1 month ago

Hell no! Why would an autistic be bothered with that cr*p?

-2points

Bob Jones 1 month ago

I still have several on my desk and play with them all the time whilst working

6points

DrBronxx 1 month ago

I still have mine. I do actually find it relaxing to use.

4points

David 1 month ago

If you don't die young you will watch many fads come and go over your lifetime. Pet rocks, mood rings, fidget spinners, slinky, hula hoop, space food sticks, hacky sack, jelly shoes. List goes on. Plus the many things that were actions instead of items (dances, recipes, clothing styles etc)

4points

lovemy suffolk 1 month ago

Mood rings 💍! 👍

1point

Lauren K 1 month ago

I liked them, but I didn’t understand the sudden insane craze.

4points

Sleestak 1 month ago

The very definition of a fad

4points

Mary Kelly 1 month ago

very good...still...for kids with ADD

3points

Zoey Bear 1 month ago

It's coming back.

3points

affogato 1 month ago

I had a blue glow in the dark one (Withdrawn), A green glow in the dark one, (Rusted), A metallic one, (Cut my hand and got me a tetanus shot), and a bunch of other ones

2points

Robin 1 month ago

As someone with ADD I loved these, having something to do with my hands takes away some of the noise and helps me focus on one thing. But they have to be silent otherwise it's horrible for everyone.

2points

LuisSD stuff 1 month ago

Walmart used to have whole bins of them.

2points

Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 month ago

Now they have those rubber pop bubble things.

1point

Francine Oglethorpe 1 month ago

We had to ban these at my school....after a kid dropped it over a banister and hit another kid

1point

Brian Droste 1 month ago

I have one and occasionally still use it. I belive I bought it under reduced price section.

1point

Suck it Trebek 1 month ago

I still use my fidget spinner because I always have hands that need to be doing something.

1point

Chich 1 month ago

Read of one guy who ordered and was stuck with something like 6000 of them figuring he would make his fortune. Timing truly is everything.

1point

Son of Philosoraptor 1 month ago (edited)

I still spin my heavy steel spinner during zoom meetings

1point

MoMcB 1 month ago

Can't get them now. I want one for my cat

1point

Saeyoul Akiyune 3 weeks ago

I have one and a cube! They've actually helped a lot

0points

Gracie Mae 4 weeks ago

never understood the fascination tbh

0points

Suby 1 month ago

I never realized I had visual migraine triggers until those things came out. I had to tell my students to put them away.

0points

#17

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Gangnam style.

Rhearoze2k , Love WildManChris Report

Final score:

58points

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Lady Lestrange 1 month ago

Gangnam style never disappeared. Play it, you'll still find people vibing to it.

61points

Glad-Introduction833 , Alesia Kozik / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#18

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Being a crypto-currency investor, for about three months everyone thought they were wolf of Wall Street, now they are all back to be stray dogs of skid row.

Final score:

54points

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LuisSD stuff 1 month ago

There's still a few out there hiding in the background.

9points

Mysteriousmanatee714 , YekuStudio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Feather earrings in 2011.

SRB112:
I didn't notice that in 2011, but I remember when they were popular in the '70s.

Final score:

52points

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Josh Hart 1 month ago

Roach clips…. They were secret roach clips… you kids today!!

100points

#20

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Arguments over whether the dress was blue and black or white and gold.

getridofwires , Veldron Report

Final score:

52points

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Kangaroo 1 month ago

My brain was automatically colour-correcting the lighting in the photo so I could only see it as blue and black, I was so confused. Nothing I did made it look white and gold to me 😅

42points

m4tth4z4rd , 1morepic_really / reddit (not the actual photo) Report

#21

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Hypercolor shirts.

beyondthunderdrone:

I remember making out with my girlfriend one time when she was wearing a Hypercolor shirt. She had to cool it off in the car AC to change the color back before going inside so her parents wouldn't notice she had been so hot! lol

Final score:

52points

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LSD 1 month ago

I’d still buy one if I could 😅

28points

BS_Analyzer , Yousuf Sarfaraz / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#22

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died People dressing up like creepy clowns and showing up in random places at night. I think all it took was for a few of them to get their a*ses tore up by the dogs of a few of their people targets, and it suddenly went away real quick.

Final score:

51points

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G A 1 month ago

The socially maladjusted

21points

Steplgu , Edmond Dantès / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died “So demure. So mindful.”

So stupid.

Final score:

48points

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⁠●⁠Fool●⁠⁠ 1 month ago

This post is very demure, very mindful, very cutesy

25points

jawjockey , The Earthy Jay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#24

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Grills (the teeth version)- for a hot second there, people were putting all sorts of bling on their teeth- kind of when that Nelly song “Grillz” came out in 2005. I was in dental hygiene school and I saw the tooth jewels and art all of the time. I’d say around 2008 it started to kind of die down and now I almost never see them.

** I did see that Simone Biles has tooth gems but her sister is in the dental field, so go figure!

Final score:

44points

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Sue User 1 month ago

They should make them non permanent. Like flashy retainers.

32points

BilboreeBeegins , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#25

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Slime. My daughter had a slime factory at home and was selling it at school. Every piece of furniture has slime remnants still embedded in it.

Final score:

43points

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Tucker Cahooter 1 month ago

Still very popular with my garden pond

33points

ThrowADogAScone , Los Muertos Crew / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#26

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Saying YOLO.

Final score:

42points

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John Mosley 1 month ago

Usually said before doing something stupid that could end you. Wonder what happened to them all?

30points

shananies , Ben Hoffman / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#27

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died I forget what it was called but people would film a video where everyone in a group froze in place.

Ok_Cupcake_5226:
The mannequin challenge!

Final score:

41points

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Jean Jacket 1 month ago

I really liked the mannequin challenge. It was harmless. Some of them were meh but usually it was pretty cool

17points

joe_chicago , pinguino k / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#28

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died NFTs.

WardenCommCousland:
I was so freaking glad when this went away. My stepsister's now ex-husband was hard into crypto and was trying to sell everyone, including my dad and stepmother, on NFTs. He was visiting clubs trying to sell near retirement-age Boomers on investing in them to 'diversify [their] portfolios' and talking about how they were going to be the biggest thing to ever hit finance.
And then they bottomed out. To my knowledge, my parents didn't invest in them, but my step-sister's finances were not in a great place for a while.

Final score:

40points

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Kangaroo 1 month ago

I’m so glad 95% of us knew they were exactly as stupid as they sounded and stayed away

67points

cfu48 , Esther Vargas / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#29

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Vine.

Final score:

38points

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Son of Philosoraptor 1 month ago

I miss Vine. People were forced to be really creative by the format, you got some great stuff

28points

Additional_Apple5837 , Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#30

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The Cinnamon Challenge.

Final score:

38points

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Beak Hookage 1 month ago

I got so sick of "challenges" in general very quickly.

45points

Ben-Stanley , Denise P.S. / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#31

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The Live Strong type rubber bracelets. I remember my mom driving me to multiple stores when I was in 3rd grade to find some. I soon discovered a rash from them.

Final score:

36points

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AG 1 month ago

I stay rockin a green cancer patient support bracelet. It's never coming off.. I miss you Pops.

41points

Chicagosox133 , fauxels / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#32

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Guys wearing two polo shirts and popping up both collars.

imakedankmemes:
This couldn’t die fast enough.

unhinged_behavior:
I remember a short-lived trend of polo shirts that had words printed in the collar so when you popped it up, the person behind you could read the word 'DOPE' or something. I worked at a PacSun at the time, and we sold SO MANY of those.

Final score:

35points

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Grenelda Thurber 1 month ago

I remember people doing this in the 80's. Everything cycles in and out of fashion.

31points

atlantachicago , Rowan Peter / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#33

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Cup stacking was big for a minute, the middle school even had cup stacking competitions after school.

Final score:

32points

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LuisSD stuff 1 month ago

Cute for its time.

14points

Justaredditor85 , Airam Dato-on / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#34

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Hoverboards.

Final score:

32points

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Emma S 1 month ago

I think the fact that they kept exploding and catching fire didn't help their sales.

47points

Pkmnkat , Stacie / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#35

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The feathers or glitter strands you can attach to your hair. Use to be all the rage in high school.

Final score:

25points

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Natalie O! 1 month ago

Fairy hair is still a thing and it amazes me people would pay for it

13points

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#36

For some reason collectively during 90s we all decided we liked big band music like Brian Setzer Orchestra, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies or The Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Helassaid Report

Final score:

21points

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MoMcB 1 month ago

Brian Setzer was part of Stray Cats in my time

15points

#37

No one’s mentioned Wordle yet? Everyone I know was posting about their performance for a while. Then the New York Times bought it and it all stopped.

Catsacademy Report

Final score:

20points

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Francois 1 month ago

I still play it

25points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#38

Ice Bucket hype died.

Ill_Equipment2361 Report

Final score:

18points

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James016 1 month ago

Wasn't that to raise awareness for ALS?

24points

#39

Threads (Facebook’s Twitter replacement). I know it’s still going, but there was a week when everyone was like “Yeah, threads!” then most of us dropped it.

12345_PIZZA Report

Final score:

17points

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Kangaroo 1 month ago

I love how we’ve collectively as a species refused to call it X lol

36points

anon , Fuzzy Gerdes / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#40

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Barefoot toe shoes. I can't even remember the last time I saw anyone wearing a pair.

Final score:

17points

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sofacushionfort 1 month ago

They had their place. Running in them made you land on the ball of your foot instead of the heel, which may be in better harmony with our structural dynamics

7points

BobBobBobBobBobDave Report

#41

Apparently Brat Girl Summer is over, and I still haven't worked out what it is yet.

I am a 42 year old man so not sure I need to be worried, but still...

Final score:

17points

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Al Fun 1 month ago

Bc it’s fall now

4points

Unlikely-Star-2696 , Ludovic Delot / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#42

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Dual discs. One side cd the other dvd. It lasted by like two years around 2006.

Final score:

16points

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Mrs. Dearly Regret 1 month ago

Oh! I never heared of them!

27points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#43

Pet Rocks.

Individual_Trust_414 Report

Final score:

16points

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LuisSD stuff 1 month ago

Mine was named Steve. I took him to the beach and he vanished. Never knew what happened to him.

14points

donaldsw2ls , Anthony Quintano / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#44

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The raid area 51 they can't stop us all party in the desert at area 51 could have been an annual thing, but COVID stopped that from happening.

Final score:

15points

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Amelia Jade 1 month ago

It wasn't just COVID. That thing was a disaster from the start. It was unorganized, lacked facilities, food, etc. The creator of the event backed out last minute due to the disorganization. It led to several lawsuits.

14points

#45

Metaverse.

nellirn:

I know a guy who spent $12K on a plot of land in the metaverse. I still can't understand it.

Notmypreference Report

Final score:

15points

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Zoe Vokes 1 month ago

That’s a thing? I just thought you entered it and chatted to people, not that you could buy real estate.

5points

#46

There was an extremely brief moment in time when everyone and their brother had some kind of PDA. They were on track to become consumer devices when previously like business dudes had a Palm Pilot and that was about it. They were even trying to build PDAs into handheld gaming consoles. HP, Compaq, everyone was making them with Windows embedded version on them, but then the iPhone happened and *poof*.

i__hate__stairs Report

Final score:

14points

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Kangaroo 1 month ago

PDA = Personal Digital Assistant, in case anyone got stuck thinking Public Displays of Affection like me lol

39points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#47

Wearing pants/overalls backwards.

wholenewguy Report

Final score:

14points

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Tucker Cahooter 1 month ago

Unfortunately wearing baseball caps backwards hasn't died out yet

16points

ExcitementMedium5796 , mayeesherr / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

#48

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died The Harlem Shake.

simpersly:
It's so weird that a video with people in costumes humping the air turned into a meme with what was essentially a scientific formula.

Final score:

13points

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Michael None 1 month ago

I wish twerking would go out of style. It's disgusting to watch and it's glorification baffles me.

11points

Excellent_Today_9278 Report

#49

Cupcake bakeries. My city had like 7 of them back in the early 2010s.

Final score:

13points

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Damned_Cat 1 month ago

In my town, it's all about "artisan" cookies now. $2-3 a pop for a 3-inch greasy, underbaked piece of dough.

7points

benibigboi , Alina Levkovich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#50

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Colouring books for adults.

Final score:

13points

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TheBlueBitterfly 1 month ago

I still color. But then I was doing it before it got popular and everyone thought I was just immature.

20points

nothingbutmistakes , James Frid / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#51

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Tiny houses.

Final score:

13points

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G A 1 month ago

No one can afford them

21points

Baby-Soft-Elbows , not_really_near / reddit (not the actual photo) Report

#52

“Now Kinda Embarrassing”: 35 Trends That Blew Up As Quickly As They Died Slap bracelets.

Final score:

11points

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John Mosley 1 month ago

That one has seen some things.

7points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#53

MySpace drama, then gone.

Appropriate_Pitch626 Report

Final score:

10points

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Owen 1 month ago

It still exists. I can look back at it and see pictures from when I was an 18yr old. Happy memories and cringy posts.

1point

#54

Goat yoga.

vivahermione Report

Final score:

9points

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John Mosley 1 month ago

Goats are still really into it, they just cut the people out for not being cool enough.

17points

#55

Remember BeReal? Barely lasted a season.

FuzzyAd8525 Report

Final score:

9points

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Maisey Myles 1 month ago

What about Be Best? It didn’t last 4 years

8points

#56

Four Loko with caffeine lol.

imjusta_bill:
Original formula Four Loko was a night in a can.

ehandlr Report

Final score:

8points

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Joshua Macdonald 1 month ago

That s**t killed people. Og loco was a time

3points

OldBayAllTheThings Report

#57

Milk crate challenge.

Ok-Actuary-8703 Report

Final score:

8points

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Levi Gordon 1 month ago

Sooo many injuries from the mario milk crate challenge

1point

#58

Flappy bird.

It got pulled from the play store, and people didn't know about sideloading APKs.... I started charging $5 just for my time to help people out. I was so busy I kept raising prices as demand skyrocketed and ended up having to charge $100 to install it on people's phones and I was still getting dozens of calls/emails every hour.

Only lasted for a couple weeks, but boy was it great while it lasted. I even ended up selling a $250 phone for over $400 because it had flappy bird installed on it.

Yay Capitalism!

Final score:

8points

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Patrick Linnen 1 month ago

The creator pulled the game because of the hate mail he was getting because it was so popular. Now a crypto-bro is trying to purchase the IP so he can market an imitation game loaded with crypto and NTF advertising / marketing.

2points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#59

The mobile game, Draw Something. It got hugely popular quickly, then purchased, then everyone stopped playing altogether.

RandomPoster7 Report

Final score:

7points

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David 1 month ago

A trend I miss is when so many folks were taking pictures of clouds, then drawing in a few lines to make them look like something. Many of those were pretty funny / creative.

1point

#60

Visco girls.

Swagger-Spin Report

Final score:

7points

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e gads 1 month ago

Huh?

5points

#61

Shuffling craze stopped.

Proud_Holiday2340 Report

Final score:

6points

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Pandarosa 1 month ago

Ain't no shuffle like the Melbourne shuffle ......

1point

#62

Fixie bikes. I always thought it was a weird trend. Who doesn't want gearing when you get to a hill?

unfunkyufo Report

Final score:

5points

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sofacushionfort 1 month ago

Or brakes on the other side?

3points

#63

Dubstep/raves as a part of mainstream culture.

I get that it has existed for a long time and continues to be popular. However from like 2010-2012 it felt inescapable and started to bleed into other facets of culture. Suddenly different genres started to incorporate dubstep-esque bass drops into their music, you’d see commercials with dubstep music, and the rave scene was popular with teens and young adults along with the d***s that came with it, namely MDMA. Skrillex seemed like one of the top artists in all of pop music for a bit there.

Suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere, people seemed to be over it. I know it’s still a popular subgenre of music but it seems to have retreated back into the underground. I’m not sure what happened there.

Routine-crap Report

Final score:

5points

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David 1 month ago

I like it when I'm in the mood. I also like classical, new age, country etc when I'm in the mood.

0points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#64

Silly Bands. I am ready for them to come back!

NomadFeet:
God, the hold these had on my fourth grader and everyone at her elementary school before they were banned, no pun intended. I found these things in my house for YEARS afterward and just used them as actual rubber bands.

AdventurousWorry6398 Report

Final score:

5points

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e gads 1 month ago

At first i thought they were talking about devo or maybe the bloodhound gang

4points

#65

I miss RPAN, on ‘older Reddit.’ Feels like forever ago.

That was so fun, to be able to scroll through peoples’ little live shows, walking around various cities; singing or making music; drawing; I had people I waited for every week, like a DJ guy who’d play house music every Saturday morning. Whistleface!!

Reddit is my only social media, so I don’t have, like, an Instagram or anything, or twitch or whatever else, where I would be able to follow people posting videos like these.

That’s probably why it was taken down - there’s a ton of this content out there, but none that I actually see, but maybe didn’t have a place on Reddit.

RPAN seemed really popular, until the attendance to these just dropped off suddenly, and Reddit removed it.

Not a huge trend; just a Reddit trend I was sad to see go.

saucity Report

Final score:

3points

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ENSJ 1 month ago

Don't know if it's still a thing, but Reddit organised an actual national/internationl (your pick) secret santa. Only managed to do it once myself the next year it was gone.

0points

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#66

Owling. Came shortly after planking but never had the same popularity.

PARANOIAH Report

Final score:

1point

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Kangaroo 1 month ago

Well I tried to Google it and I got “the act of smuggling wool or sheep out of England” which I’m guessing is not what OP is talking about 🤭

17points

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

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Kathy Dragonfly 1 month ago

Second Life! Everybody who had internet had an account, the company i worked for back then tried to open a branch in there and so many people were worried that life would fully shift to virtual

15points

Binky Melnik 1 month ago

Gosh; now THERE’S a memory! I’d been so sure it was gonna take off, and now here I am thinking “I can’t remember the last time I thought about it!”

3points

Multa Nocte 1 month ago

Oooops! I haven't heard of half of these!

14points

Gavin Johnson 1 month ago

The turnover of trends has accelerated since the advent of social media / the internet. In the 60s-90s trends travelled slowly and had longevity, hula hoops, skateboards, BMX, yo-yos, clackers, deeley boppers, fluorescent socks, leg warmers, tie dye shirts, hand held Nintendo lcd games, you name it, the trends took time to move across countries and continents. Now my daughter is watching TikTok videos produced by her favourite k-pop band (Stray Kids) in real time and their ideas are global in seconds. Sadly this means they disappear just as quickly. Slow media will never return but it had its good points.

9points

Jean Jacket 1 month ago

What about that trend where a minimum wage job could afford you a 3 bedroom house, two cars, annual vacations, no stress grocery shopping, etc.. Sadly, I was born too late for that one.

3points

Pandarosa 1 month ago

That trend never existed, really hope this is sarcasm!

1point

Roan The Demon Kitty 1 month ago

Another trend that was cringe and I'm glad died out: those tattoos people would get on the inside of their lip so when they pulled their lip down it'd say something stupid or whatever. I love tattoos, but god they were so damn stupid and pointless. (and probably dangerous, since they'd easily get infected somewhere like the mouth)

3points

Johnny McFearless 1 month ago

Kind of surprised no one mentioned "swag" or cicada 2014.

3points

John Nelson 1 month ago

The fad of hiking pants down to the point of their a** hanging out. Thankfully I haven't seen much of that anymore. In my area at least, the open mockery likely had something to do with it! :)

2points

AR 1 month ago

Trends are so ridiculous. I never have understood why people get so caught up in them. Tribalism or something?

2points

Levi Gordon 1 month ago

Kidz Bop had a stranglehold over my second grade years.

2points

Beak Hookage 1 month ago

Anyone still remember LiveJournal? There was also "raw chickening", in which a person would get naked and pose curled up so they looked kind of like a chicken ready for the oven. But you haven't heard of it because it never even became a trend. Someone did it exactly twice despite claims going around that it was "growing increasingly popular" and then it died right there and then.

2points

Mi So 1 month ago

Big dance-video style commercials (I think it was for Gap?) Crazy Little Thing Called Love was definitely one of them, but I can’t recall the others now. There were a few.

2points

Betta Fish 1 month ago

tide podssss

1point

Kar Red Roses 1 month ago

I miss telephone charms. I used to have a tiny my little pony dangling from my cool razr flip phone

1point

Ann Mohrmann 1 month ago

They left out slap bracelets, which were about the same time as pogs. Also side ponytails, backwards baseball caps, and shoulder pads

1point

ElfVibratorGlitter 1 month ago

Slap bracelets is on there

1point

Steve Hall 1 month ago

Nobody mentioned the yo-yo or the hulahoop.

1point

Huddo's sister 1 month ago

Maybe because they still get dragged out every few years. I don't know any kids who wouldn't recognise them.

1point

Michael P. 1 month ago

Fads always come and go and sometimes bring back memories. Anyone remember the Harlem Shake? Another popular music video after Gangnam Style that everyone got into.

1point

Happynyss 1 month ago

This gave me so much nostalgia 😭

1point

Zephyr343 1 month ago

Kony 2012 and Spinner rims on cars come to mind.

1point

Khloieo 1 month ago

Gallon of milk challenge p. Thank god

1point

Kangaroo 1 month ago

The old iPod commercials with the colourful backgrounds and dancing silhouettes

1point

Aidan Campbell 1 month ago

36% Yes, it brings back memories & 36% Sometimes, depending on the trend

1point

weatherwitch 1 month ago

I've never heard of almost all of these, I'm way too old 🤣🤣

0points

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Kathy Dragonfly 1 month ago

Second Life! Everybody who had internet had an account, the company i worked for back then tried to open a branch in there and so many people were worried that life would fully shift to virtual

15points

Binky Melnik 1 month ago

Gosh; now THERE’S a memory! I’d been so sure it was gonna take off, and now here I am thinking “I can’t remember the last time I thought about it!”

3points

Multa Nocte 1 month ago

Oooops! I haven't heard of half of these!

14points

Gavin Johnson 1 month ago

9points

Jean Jacket 1 month ago

What about that trend where a minimum wage job could afford you a 3 bedroom house, two cars, annual vacations, no stress grocery shopping, etc.. Sadly, I was born too late for that one.

3points

Pandarosa 1 month ago

That trend never existed, really hope this is sarcasm!

1point

Roan The Demon Kitty 1 month ago

3points

Johnny McFearless 1 month ago

Kind of surprised no one mentioned "swag" or cicada 2014.

3points

John Nelson 1 month ago

The fad of hiking pants down to the point of their a** hanging out. Thankfully I haven't seen much of that anymore. In my area at least, the open mockery likely had something to do with it! :)

2points

AR 1 month ago

Trends are so ridiculous. I never have understood why people get so caught up in them. Tribalism or something?

2points

Levi Gordon 1 month ago

Kidz Bop had a stranglehold over my second grade years.

2points

Beak Hookage 1 month ago

2points

Mi So 1 month ago

Big dance-video style commercials (I think it was for Gap?) Crazy Little Thing Called Love was definitely one of them, but I can’t recall the others now. There were a few.

2points

Betta Fish 1 month ago

tide podssss

1point

Kar Red Roses 1 month ago

I miss telephone charms. I used to have a tiny my little pony dangling from my cool razr flip phone

1point

Ann Mohrmann 1 month ago

They left out slap bracelets, which were about the same time as pogs. Also side ponytails, backwards baseball caps, and shoulder pads

1point

ElfVibratorGlitter 1 month ago

Slap bracelets is on there

1point

Steve Hall 1 month ago

Nobody mentioned the yo-yo or the hulahoop.

1point

Huddo's sister 1 month ago

Maybe because they still get dragged out every few years. I don't know any kids who wouldn't recognise them.

1point