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As a fellow millennial growing up, don’t tell me you didn’t have one of those plastic stretchy chokers, or that fascinatingly odd toy called a yo-yo. At some point in our childhood, these were among the must-haves but have since vanished without a trace.

Many trends, tendencies and crazes (fancy participating in a flashmob, anyone?!) that were getting all the buzz at one point seem to have had an expiry date.

“What was a huge trend everyone forgot about?” someone asked on Reddit, and the thread soon turned into a walk down memory lane merged with a healthy dose of cringe.

#1

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand If you are old enough, you can't beat mood rings.

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Velveteen Worm
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't tell me that as an adult anytime you run into mood rings in a shop you don't put it on to see your mood

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#2

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Whazaaaaaaaaaaaap

sane-ish replied:

One of my aunts still does this. We don't talk.

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“There is not really a golden rule to recognize whether something is a trend or a fad,” Lina Survila, the founder of Abstract Stylist magazine and creator of metaverse news newsletter The Wearables Daily, told Bored Panda.

It really depends on the context and every trend. But when talking about fashion, the industry which is largely ruled by tendencies that change every season, many unexpected things happen, Lina argues.

“I think about trends and fads in fashion the same way I think about art - the truth will shine after a long time when we will be able to realize if this thing is really something that will stay within our generation.”

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#4

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Those plastic stretchy chokers that also doubled as bracelets.

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#5

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Macarena.

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#6

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Fun ringtones.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, all gone. Not only does everybody have their phone on vibrate, but nobody calls any more. Who wants to talk through a voice call? My parents who are in their 60s that's about it for me.

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Today, many trends are inevitably influenced by the advancement of technology. From AI to Metaverse and Web3, the way we experience the world around us is rapidly changing. And so are art and fashion. Virtual try-ons, video games, metaverse fashion shows, and NFTs paved the way for a new concept of digital fashion, and experts say there’s no telling what will come next.

For many fleeting trends, the biggest challenge is to remain relevant. The only way to do so is to hold or raise its value for years to come. But how could we know that? Lina says she takes into account a few things before making her decision about a purchase.

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“First, it's the people who made it, because people always bring the biggest value. Just think about it, H&M is not a collectible brand, but once they collaborate with a famous designer, it's another story, and those items sell at a higher price than the original sale.”

#7

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Farmville.

Sea-Kitchen3779 replied:

People would get real sh**ty when you told them you didn't play and couldn't trade strawberries or some s**t.

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hungryghost
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tried so hard to avoid this game and still not playing it

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#8

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Yo-yo's had a big resurgence when I was a kid in the 90s. They were all the rage for like half of one school year, and then they just kind of vanished. It was fun playing with them with my dad for a while, and i did learn a few tricks.

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Velveteen Worm
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had some yo-yo wielding man/boy come to our elementary school showing us his yo-yo tricks with all his different types and tricks and later they sold the yo-yos to students at school for a week or two?

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#9

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand I feel like we, as a society, have collectively decided to just pretend like JNCO pants never existed.

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Another important aspect is timing. “Is this thing a copy or something I have never seen in the space? For example, even though IKEA is full of functional minimalistic style designs, Dieter Rams' designs will always sell at a higher price. They will be valuable in time because he was a pioneer in space,” Lina explained.

And the third aspect to think about when making an investment is the item’s technology availability. “Is this built on something that will change fashion or any industry forever?”

Lina gave an example of Prada's iconic nylon bags. “Those were one of the first nylon bags on the market at a time when nylon was huge news in fashion. Nobody used nylon before in that way. I understand cryptocurrencies the same.” The creator of the metaverse newsletter draws a parallel between Ethereum technology and nylon material, saying “it’s new and exciting, and available for others to build off.”

#10

My mom lived in the 80’s as a young adult and according to her it’s 100% aerobics. Worldwide. So huge in fact that you can’t pretty much escape it as it was EVERYWHERE. TVs, electrical appliances and outfits, movies, songs, competitions, HECK a lot of corporate workplace including my mom’s even had a dedicated aerobics routine.

And you’d think gym culture today is already wack enough…..

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#11

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Super thin eyebrows and jeans that defy the concept of a pubic line

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PenguinQueen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeahhhhh my cousins did mine in the early 2000s and they have never grown back.. This is how you can spot a Millennial

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#12

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Toe socks. Very uncomfortable but very fashionable in the 90’s

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Little Wonder
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have a pair, and they're not uncomfortable (then again I wear those toe shoes too so make of that what you will)

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#14

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Jelly shoes.

Wearing 2 different coloured pairs of socks at once, & rolling them down, so that the underneath sock colour showed.

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#15

Leg warmers.

SpunkyCrunky replied:

I’m the proud owner of several pairs of leg warmers and I wouldn’t give them up even after death. Those mfs are getting buried with me

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#16

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Gangnam Style

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Sponge Blob
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the best part of not being anglophone. Some songs are great, but lyrics are insanely stupid. Not knowing what they sung about was great.

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Dianellian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When we went to South Korea we had no idea which area to stay so we picked Gangham because at least we knew the name.

Kat Min
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still love that one! Every now and then I look up the video on Youtube and the quirkiness of it always puts me in a good mood

Butterfly_Cavewoman
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn this was on repeat on my street day after day when we had lockdowns. A few houses came out and did the dance the day we were allowed to speak at a distance.

DaisyGirl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We did a flash mob to this song at the Candian Embassy NYE part in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2012

tiffhoepp
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son was obessed with Psy for YEARRRSSSS! It started with gangnam style. He is still fan of k pop, but if you mentioned Psy, he'll cringe.

Mackenzie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh I remember this song. I loved it. Interesting fact: Psy participated in two anti-American concerts a decade ago in his native South Korea. He also smashed a model of a U.S tank on stage in fold face paint. Some people didn't like the song and some said he shouldn't have apologized. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/psy-video-controversial-footage-emerges-399642/

Roland
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I made it a challenge to learn it for a random karaoke night that never came (yet). I remember most of it but probably could do with a refresher. Also karaoke could make on this list tbf

Thee8thsense
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I first heard this song, I thought he was singing "open condoms"....

Michelle C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Psy apparently sang a song about hating America and got himself blacklisted after that. I forgot the title.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess I'm some kind of relic. I've heard of it, but I have no idea what it is or what it looks like.

ibyishimo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, my original post was erased. Some songs are fun for the sake of being fun. And when you don't understand, fine. You can look it up. Like the ketchup song. We don't need to overthink everything, and this song, and the dancing in the video is fun.

ibyishimo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still like it! Some older trends are really fun, and don't cause any type of damage (like getting rid of your eyebrows). I'll always like this song.

Riley Quinn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Psy has released 9 studio albums in his career, formed his own label, P Nation, and all anyone remembers is this.

Glenn Cuneo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A girl who is warm and humanly during the day A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes A girl with that kind of twist I’m a guy A guy who is as warm as you during the day A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down A guy whose heart bursts when night comes That kind of guy Beautiful, loveable Yes you, hey, yes you, hey Beautiful, loveable Yes you, hey, yes you, hey Now let’s go until the end Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style Oppa is Gangnam style

Julie Mitchell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember feeling so depressed that this is what first reached one billion views. Pretty much resigned myself to the fact that the human race was screwed.

Miki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've tried so hard to never see it. But once it was in a TV when I was on a pizza...

Kristal
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was funny. I heard 'oppa' being used in kdramas before and then this song came out. Cracked me up.

StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom thought Gangnam Style was about gangs, and got so alarmed that I said I was trying to do this dance one day. She refused to listen to me when I was trying to explain what it was. LOL.

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#17

Smelly Stickers, my fav was Buttered Popcorn..

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Mr.G86
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're referring to those scratch n sniff stickers, strawberry takes me back

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#18

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Pokémon go. I know some people still play. But it was huge when it first came out.

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Closest we ever got to world peace.

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#19

Wearing overalls with one strap unbuttoned like Fresh Prince

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PenguinQueen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fresh Prince was an entire vibe a way of being and a whole era of existence

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#20

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Flash mobs.

SomeDinosaurs replied:

This is a shame. I always thought they were fun!

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Good they’re so cringe.

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#21

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Pet rocks. Dude made bank

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#22

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Shoulder pads.

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The other-other David Wong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The picture doesn’t do this horrible trend justice. Late 80’s was a bad time for women’s fashion.

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#23

Anyone else remember Koosh balls?

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#24

I feel like the trend of neon clothing and accessories was a huge one that everyone seems to have forgotten about.

Remember when everyone was rocking those neon green snapback hats and neon pink crop tops?

Good times.

I still have some neon pieces in my closet, I might have to bring them back.

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#25

Swatch watches, even wearing two at a time.

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The Alpha Geek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Swatch watches have recently made a strong comeback because of their Omega collaboration.

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#26

This might be a bit of a regional thing: Puka shell necklaces.

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Ba-Na-Na
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember these in the early 2000’s and so cool. You were nobody unless you had one!

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#27

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Lower back tattoos.

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#29

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Furbies, tickle me elmo.

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The other-other David Wong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everything they said Furbies could do they didn’t. They can talk to each other, they remember, they can file your taxes. All rubbish.

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#30

Cabbage Patch Dolls

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A C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best dolls!! ----- but, do kids play with dolls and utilize their imagination anymore....when I see kiddos it seems like they are often with a device in hand...

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#31

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Kriss Kross and backwards pants, circa 1990.

Dee_Buttersnaps replied:

They performed on In Living Color and the next day half the boys in my fifth grade class came to school with their clothes on backwards.

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#32

The hair poof in the front girls used to rock.

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#34

Garbage pail kids.

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#35

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand The “challenges” like cinammon challenge, the ice bucket challenge, condom challenge, etc.

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Mannequin Challenge.

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Kim Kermes
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The ice bucket challenge raised an unbelievable amount of money that funded significant advances in ALS studies toward treatment. Please don't lump that one in.

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#36

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Heelys.

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Ugh that was the best 3 weeks before my school banned them. We would have our friends pull us into jousting fights between classes… okay i guess i understand why they were banned but they were still fun as sh**t

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crowspectre (he/they)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I had any courage I would wear heelies to school and glide around like a king but no I will not

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#38

California Raisins

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember being so envious of someone who had the WHOLE collection

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#39

Pogs.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

POGS!!! Now whomever invented the pogs containers is making BANK in the mary-j-wanna industry. All pot shops use various sized pogs containers! Lol

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#40

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Fidget spinners and the dab.

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30 year old substitute teacher here. I dab sometimes when the kids say something dab worthy, which is either met with cringes or laughter. Either one gives me strength.

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Huddo's sister
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fidget spinners, and fidgets of all kinds, are still very popular and are really good to help kids who need a bit of 'time out'.

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#41

The run on Beenie Babies.

They were buying them literally as an investment worth thousands of dollars... I literally saw them the other day being sold at Speedway

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A girl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG. My mom had hundreds of them. We wound up donating them to the fire department when she passed. There is no beanie baby riches pipeline but, at least, scared kids get a stuffed friend now in my neighborhood.

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#42

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand That odd period when everything was themed around a mustache.

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Girls who got the mustache tattoo on your pointer finger...how's life going?

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Max
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember someone posting a photo of a girl with a moustache tattoo in a "remember this?" way, and got the response of "oh that's my old picture, I transitioned and have a real one now!"

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#43

Pacifier necklaces.
Not sure if this was a international trend though. Early-mid 1990s, small colourful plastic pacifiers that we would trade and exchange.
I wouldnt mind a comeback, they were rather cute.

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Telepathetic
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I remember correctly a certain Rave Drug caused teeth grinding.A pacifier was gnashed on instead.

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#44

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Hacky sack tricks.

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#45

The little finger skateboards and trick bicycles toys.

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#46

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Harlem Shake.

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I loved the Harlem Shake, it was wholesome. Also i feel like my life was happier during that era when it came out.

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PenguinQueen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg!!! 🤣 How did I forget about this lmao it was hilerious and brought everyone together lmao

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#47

Hypercolor shirts

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#48

Bedazzling everything!

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#49

Spinning rims on cars. Those were BAD.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went on a date with some guy who actually told me that I should put spinning rims on my car. I drove a 1969 fastback Mustang. That car was in mint condition and looked like it had just rolled off of the factory floor. The fact that he made that suggestion told me that he was not the right guy for me. That was our first and last date. 😄 I absolutely hated the spinning rims trend.

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#51

Beaded animals. Any other school have a craze where people made animals from beads and string? I remember having someone make me a lizard and hanging it from my backpack

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crowspectre (he/they)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend is learning to do that! They're making me a trans-coloured ring and it's really sweet. They're also thinking of making animals, but they aren't great at 3d yet

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#52

Giant wallet chains

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Keep your stuff safe on the walk thru thr mall on the way to hot topic!

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#53

Tight-rolling your jeans.

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#54

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand Rainbow loom, people even made clothes with it.

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#55

Braiding your barrettes with ribbon and letting the ribbon hang down ala 1981.

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Huddo's sister
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never been entirely sure what a barrette is. Is it just a hair clip? We don't use the word in Australia

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#56

When corporations were trying to make the best virtual assistants. Like clippy and bonzi buddy.

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#57

W.W.J.D.? (What would Jesus do?)

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My religious middle school friend would take of her wwjd bracelet off if she had something sinful to do, like cursing or lying to her parents. I'm not sure that's how it works but idk, I never read the Bible

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#58

3D tvs and curved computer display monitors.

They kept saying, "3D TV is the future!" They've been dead for a few years now.

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#59

Angry birds and cut the rope on a way too small phone screen.

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#60

That week everyone was obsessed with sea shantys for some reason

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Huddo's sister
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Certainly felt like longer than a week, but I'm not sure how long it was!

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#61

50 Major Trends In The Past That New Generations Probably Wouldn't Understand It's been a long time since I've seen Chuck Norris memes.

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#62

Neopets

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I accrued about 2 million Neopoints over a few years during its prime. Sunk so many hours into those 3-per-day games (especially the pterodactyl and bullseye games!). And I loved reading the stories/fanfics written by users, several of them became multi-entry sagas that spanned months. Came back a year ago to find my account hacked 😭

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Huddo's sister
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister began playing it again not that long ago, but only a few of the games were available, something to do with flash player.

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#63

Hoverboards. Every mall kiosk was selling them. Everyone was getting them for Christmas. People were selling them out the trunk. I’ve still never set foot on one. They were everywhere.

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R Dennis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sold a bunch of these. Had a supplier in China. ABS color injected plastic, solid rubber wheels, upgraded LG batteries. People were paying $1400, I sold mine for half that and made a killing. When the batteries started catching fire, not one of mine had an issue because I went quality over profit.

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#65

Palm pilots and other PDAs. Former Handspring Visor user here.

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Jill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got my first Palm Pilot in June 1996 and I never turned back! I loved being able to take notes and keep a calendar which I could easily print out every week. It helped keep me sooo organized. Today I used Google Calendar on my phone and computer....same same.

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#67

Y’all remember silly bandz? Those little animal shaped rubber bands? Those things took over my middle school. Ended up being treated like a controlled substance which only made them even more valuable. Then one day they just vanished.

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I recall a Teen Mom episode where one of Janelle's bfs randomly got her silly bandz and she was all like "aww, yay" and that left me with the impression these are some worthless, cringe junk.

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#68

Vuvuzela’s. Man they were annoying!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in South Africa. They literally existed decades before the craze, they exit today, they will exist when Armageddon comes. Imagine hating something and you literally hear them every week, when people protest, when they have sport events, when they get married . . .

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#69

Clowns randomly showing up in places and freaking people out. I feel like it was just a few years ago.

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sofacushionfort
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was in the summer/fall of 2016, the last sighting being on January 20th on the west front of the US Capitol.

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#70

Miami vice pastel jackets and brutini shoes. Don't forget about Michael Jackson jackets 2000% markup on those.

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Jill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or how about gaudy fluorescent jackets? I had a bright pink one with random lines of other fluorescent colors..../cowers in corner of shame

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#71

Wearing an arm full of (chunky or thin) rubber bracelets from different fandoms. So many girls did it as conversation starters,, I still cringe.

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#73

Bacon-ify EVERYTHING.

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#74

Extreme Ironing.

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A C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah.... I remember my best friends Nana ironed her undies even. I always thought it was a BIT excessive

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#76

Wearing colorful knee high socks over you pants… middle school was a dark time.

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#77

Can we start bottle flipping again? You never miss something until it's gone...

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#78

No one remembers Yikes! pencils and pens? Those things were absolute status symbols when I was in elementary school.

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Mr. Cinder
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I totally forgot about Yikes! pencils and pens! They absolutely were a status symbol in my school, along with No Fear binders. Those things were so expensive.

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#79

POW bracelets in the 1960s or 70s. I was a kid, I wore one. Don't know if he ever made it home.

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Cynthia Souza
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

POW bracelets were NOT a trend, they were a mission. They were to make people aware of the issue of how the Vietnamese were mistreating prisoners of war with torture and cruelty, against the Geneva Convention. They were to remind Americans that Vietnam had to be held accountable for what they were doing, and their government needed to fully reveal what happened to our prisoners of war and missing in action. The mission has not changed. The families are still waiting. Yes, I still wear a bracelet; I've been wearing one for over forty years.

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#80

Does anyone remember popcorn shirts? Those were a huge thing when I was in like 4th and 5th grade

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#81

Tiger Electronic games, nobody remembered them until the AVGN episode about it.

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Dekker451
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are still around. I just saw one in GameStop the other day. Though, to be fair it was on clearance.

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#82

Baby on Board signs in car windows.

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#83

Dubstep.

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I feel personally attacked haha. Been a huge fan for 15 years and it's definitely here to stay at this point, it's just not in the mainstream as much anymore, which I actually prefer, because it's more like it was when I first became a fan.

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#84

Those sockem boppers. They are more fun then a pillow fight! But really as kids it would turn into an all out brawl and our parents would take them away. Because one kid would be bruised and crying.

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Domo KO
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BLOW EM UP! PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE! GET READY TO HAVE...THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!

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#85

Anyone remember domo? The brown rectangle monster.

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#86

The playlist feature on MySpace pages.

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#87

Webkinz… if you know, you know.

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#88

Kony 2012

For all the hype, he's still never been caught.

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#89

Those purses made out of old Kool-aid packets. Also the purses with the sequins all over them.

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Auntriarch
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still around. And I bought a handbag made of Coke tins only last month

#90

Filters on Instagram. It feels like all photos were sent through ‘Valencia’ in 2014

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#91

the really cool computer mouse you could get that had water or other things in it. Tried getting one and I can't seem to find it anywhere! Honestly there was a lot of cool technology like that back then.

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#92

Those little gooey alien things you could buy. Remember the rumour that if you put their heads together, they would breed......my father just used to throw em at the ceiling

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#93

Crazy Bones!

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Dekker451
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1 year ago

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Don't know what Crazy Bones is, but I've had some crazy boners. Does that count?

#95

Rage Comics

And Pokemon Go

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