Remember when that was a thing?

LiftingSpirits
LiftingSpirits Posts: 2,207 Member
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What do you look back on and think "Wow, I haven't thought about THAT in a while. At one time that's all anyone was talking about!"?
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  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    Dapping
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    I remember when the word moist was the most popular word in chit chat.


  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
    I was just talking about AIM recently, I remember how important it seemed to pick out the perfect screen name and clever away message. Remember needing an away message?
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Von Dutch trucker hats :D
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    edited April 2018
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    Von Dutch trucker hats :D

    Omg haha
    Yess
    And tap out clothing
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Maid_of_Mischief1 wrote: »
    I remember when boobie Fridays were a thing here :D

    The good ol'days.
  • Deadman_Diggingup
    Deadman_Diggingup Posts: 3,082 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    Remember payphones? I saw one the other day and wondered if it works

    There are several along the trip back to my hometown outside gas stations. I’ve asked my boys (aged 5, 8, 9, and 13) what they thought they were, and only the oldest came close to guessing :D .
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    _Deadman_Walking_ wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    Remember payphones? I saw one the other day and wondered if it works

    There are several along the trip back to my hometown outside gas stations. I’ve asked my boys (aged 5, 8, 9, and 13) what they thought they were, and only the oldest came close to guessing :D .

    I'm curious about some of their guesses...?
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
    I may be dating myself here but remember when clipping a roach clip with a feather dangling off of it into your hair was a thing?

    Oh yes. Did that in elementary school and didn't know what roach clips were until college.

  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
    NYC subway tokens.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
    I may be dating myself here but remember when clipping a roach clip with a feather dangling off of it into your hair was a thing?

    What? This is over?? Shattered..


    note to self: next time you clip a feather in your hair and twirl around in a shawl with Stevie Nicks, close the blinds.
  • Deadman_Diggingup
    Deadman_Diggingup Posts: 3,082 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    _Deadman_Walking_ wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    Remember payphones? I saw one the other day and wondered if it works

    There are several along the trip back to my hometown outside gas stations. I’ve asked my boys (aged 5, 8, 9, and 13) what they thought they were, and only the oldest came close to guessing :D .

    I'm curious about some of their guesses...?

    Transporter pads, bus stops, mail boxes, Superman’s changeroom, homeless shelters... the list went on for so many miles that I regretted asking.
  • Just_Mel_
    Just_Mel_ Posts: 3,992 Member
    Exchanging ringtones via Bluetooth
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    albums, 45's, phone booths, beanie babies....
  • Healthyhunny231567
    Healthyhunny231567 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Gel pens, iPods, aim, shoes that had the rollers built in (forget what they're called), sega, game boys, polly pocket, & dunk a roos
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    Tamagotchi, nano, giga pets, snap bracelets, Helga and Arnold, Cory and Topanga

    I saw some payphones recently in the Cairo Airport. They looked so lonely.
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    Healthyhunny231567 wrote: »
    Gel pens, iPods, aim, shoes that had the rollers built in (forget what they're called), sega, game boys, polly pocket, & dunk a roos

    Those shoes with the rollers — “Heelies” — have made a comeback by me...very popular with the 8-12-year-old set.

    I also wore feathered roach clips in my hair. Kind of amazing my 4th grade teachers didn’t have a problem with it,

    Remember when Palm Pilots seemed like the height of technology?

    When my youngest son asked me for a cell phone I offered him my circa 2001 Motorola flip phone. He was unimpressed.
  • DaylightDuchess
    DaylightDuchess Posts: 251 Member
    edited April 2018
    Micro Machines!
  • go_cubs
    go_cubs Posts: 1,183 Member
    Polly pocket
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    I loved these things when I was kid...

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  • kinetixtrainer2
    kinetixtrainer2 Posts: 9,267 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    I loved these things when I was kid...

    j6TjRpK.jpg

    Haha. Loved these.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Clever_User_Name wrote: »
    Avocado_Angel wrote: »
    Pagers. I remember my mum got 1 when they first came out and wore it on her belt. Man I thought she was the coolest person alive, receiving pages and all. That was some star trek *kitten* back in those days.

    I still have one for work

    You're so hip
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
    I may be dating myself here but remember when clipping a roach clip with a feather dangling off of it into your hair was a thing?

    An awesome thing
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
    I may be dating myself here but remember when clipping a roach clip with a feather dangling off of it into your hair was a thing?

    What? This is over?? Shattered..


    note to self: next time you clip a feather in your hair and twirl around in a shawl with Stevie Nicks, close the blinds.

    I choreographed an entire lip synch routine to “Gypsy” featuring many of these elements when I was about 11. Long diaphanous skirt a must!
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    aChuisle_moChroi wrote: »
    RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
    I may be dating myself here but remember when clipping a roach clip with a feather dangling off of it into your hair was a thing?

    What? This is over?? Shattered..


    note to self: next time you clip a feather in your hair and twirl around in a shawl with Stevie Nicks, close the blinds.

    I choreographed an entire lip synch routine to “Gypsy” featuring many of these elements when I was about 11. Long diaphanous skirt a must!

    Haha! I love it!
  • iWishMyNameWasRebel
    iWishMyNameWasRebel Posts: 174 Member
    Always keeping a quarter when you left the house in case you had car trouble. And a road atlas.
    Parachute pants. Ugh.
    Frosted lipstick. When everyone looked like they had frostbite.
    Dial-up internet. It was amazing. You could start dialing, go make dinner, clean up the kitchen, take your shower, come back to your computer and you were finally connected to the whole world.

    Good grief I'm old. I guess the next thing I should list is indoor plumbing... :D
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    Zubaz

    *shudder*

    Often worn by dudes with mullets
  • Katiebear_81
    Katiebear_81 Posts: 719 Member
    Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. That was a thing. And Sully? Was that his name? I had one of those roach clip feathers (had no idea what it was) that I clipped at the back like his because I thought that was the coolest idea/look.

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