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66. I'm feeling a little nostalgic today

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 04:19 PM

Nov 4

Jordache jeans, scrunchie socks, stirrup pants, large dressy shirts and placing a large belt over the shirt.

Besides the Jordache jeans, I don't know why the other stuff was in style in elementary and jr. high. Apparently Jordache jeans are still made and sold and they were nice and lasting jeans.

Then came high school and the fashion didn't get any better with hypercolor t-shirts, jean bleaching and tight rolling the bottom of jeans. There's another word for tight rolling the bottom of the jeans but I'm not repeating that word because it means something different today.

Then it was clothing brands like Bugle Boy, BUM Equipment, LA Gear, Guess, Nike, Vision Street Wear, Calvin Klein and Big Dog that were all the rage in high school.

When I started driving there were these toys that came out called Jibba Jabba and I wanted one. They pulled them off the shelf because one had to grab it by the throat and shake it and it would make a silly noise.

Around the same time, super soakers became a thing. People would load them up and go out cruising around town and super soak other vehicles and people on the cruise strip. The police in my town would pull cars over to make sure it was water in the super soaker instead of bleach or whatever.

Fun times!!

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Fads of our youth. Do you have one? Mine were clogs and the Magic Eight Ball. [View all] debm55 Nov 4 OP

I did have a pair of those very dangerous clackers (and they were dangerous)... wcmagumba Nov 4 #1

Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I had clackers and yes they were dangerous. debm55 Nov 4 #4

Mine were blue. intheflow Nov 4 #72

I loved my clackers. So dangerous though BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 4 #76

What exactly are they? efhmc Nov 6 #121

Two hard plastic balls with holes drilled through and connected by a string with a plastic ring in the middle... wcmagumba Nov 6 #124

Thanks wcwagumba, You explained way better then me. debm55 Nov 6 #127

I wish I knew how to post pictures so I will explain as best I can. They were two very large marble balls. They were debm55 Nov 6 #125

All the hippie chicks wore platform clogs....so hot...I married one 💞 walkingman Nov 4 #2

HAHAHAHHAHHAHA. That's funny , Thank you very much, walkingman. debm55 Nov 4 #5

Never Had One But The Pet Rock ProfessorGAC Nov 4 #3

Thank you ProfessorGAC. Jarts and caps were dangerous. I found out by hitting it with a stone and it hit me in the eye. debm55 Nov 4 #7

Beat me to it! Mme. Defarge Nov 4 #34

Mood rings! I had one, don't know what became of it. Ocelot II Nov 4 #6

I had a mood ring. Mine only changed to two colors--blue and black. I lost it, debm55 Nov 4 #9

I loved them! get the red out Nov 4 #43

For a brief moment in time, in 8th grade: knickers were all the rage. Coventina Nov 4 #8

HAHHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much Coventina. I don't know if I would wear. debm55 Nov 4 #11

I remember! PennyC Nov 4 #17

Those and...Pixie cuts (twice! 5-11and 17/18), Mood rings. Farrah Fawcett hair (15/16). Earth shoes. CB radios. ms liberty Nov 4 #10

Thank you ms liberty. We called it the Twiggy cut after the British model. Had Earth shoes in college. I remember the CB debm55 Nov 4 #13

Oh yeah... The Magic 8Ball. FalloutShelter Nov 4 #12

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA. Thank you very much, FalloutShelter. debm55 Nov 4 #14

White belt with three prongs, three rows of holes GreatGazoo Nov 4 #15

HAHHAHHAH. thank you very much, GreatGazoo, --the white belt. and the Schwinn Stringray. Hard to forget. debm55 Nov 4 #18

Ant farms and hulu hoops RoadRunner Nov 4 #16

HAHAHAHHAAH. Thank you RoadRunner. OMG , the ant farm. and hula hoops. I liked the hulu hoops. debm55 Nov 4 #19

Loved my Magic 8 Ball! Also had Gypsey Fortune Telling Cards SheltieLover Nov 4 #20

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you SheltieLover. AND the bold striped bell bottoms. A fashion statement for sure debm55 Nov 4 #21

Fringe suede jackets and vests. debm55 Nov 4 #22

Flavored rolling papers. Banana and strawberry! Ziggysmom Nov 4 #23

Thank you very much, Ziggysmom. debm55 Nov 4 #24

They still have them. Bristlecone Nov 4 #80

Poodle skirts nocoincidences Nov 4 #25

Thank you very much, nocoincidences. I remember them but never wore them. Great reminder. debm55 Nov 4 #28

I remember them! lark Nov 4 #35

Ha! I still wear clogs gay texan Nov 4 #26

HAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us. I liked the lower clogs and not the high ones. debm55 Nov 4 #29

Troll dolls and super balls.. MiHale Nov 4 #27

Thank you very much, I had a troll doll family and the super ball.The super ball was fun, but you had to watch for the debm55 Nov 4 #31

Go-go boots! KT2000 Nov 4 #30

Thank you very much, KT2000. I had a pair of white go-go boots. debm55 Nov 4 #32

Bell Bottoms and hip huggers and peace signs - and yes, I wore them all. lark Nov 4 #33

Thank you very much, lark. I made my own batik and tie dye shirts. Bell bottoms and hip huggers--I wore them too. My debm55 Nov 4 #36

Coonskin hats FuzzyRabbit Nov 4 #37

Thank you very much, FuzzyRabbit. debm55 Nov 4 #38

Clackers HappyH Nov 4 #39

Thank you very much, HappyH. What you posted is true. In our youth we did some very dangerous things--I did all those debm55 Nov 4 #40

Hula Hoops and madamesilverspurs Nov 4 #41

Thank you very much madamesilverspurs. HAHAHAHH. I remember the Ben Casey shirts. I wish Hula Hoops would make a come debm55 Nov 4 #46

I had a Ben Casey pillowcase. I don't even know if I was old enough Cloudhopper Nov 4 #91

Oh you are bad, Cloudhopper. debm55 Nov 4 #92

Penny Loafers LogDog75 Nov 4 #42

Thank you LogDog75. I had a pair. Never thought of putting a dime in. What a great idea. debm55 Nov 4 #51

Sprocket chain bracelet get the red out Nov 4 #44

Thank you very much get the red out. Did you wear the rings made from the bottoms of fancy silverware? debm55 Nov 4 #50

No get the red out Nov 4 #63

Painters pants. I had some with little fruits all over them Phentex Nov 4 #45

Thank you very much, Phentex, I wore them in college along with the farmer jeans. debm55 Nov 4 #49

"Reply hazy, ask again later". boonecreek Nov 4 #47

HAHHAHHAHHHAHHAH. Thank you very much boonecreek. That's funny. debm55 Nov 4 #48

I loved my clogs! Navy blue suede with cork bottoms. CrispyQ Nov 4 #52

HAHHAHHAHHAHA. Thank you very much, CrispyQ. debm55 Nov 4 #57

Taps on our saddle shoes. Attaching playing cards to our bicycle wheel spokes KitFox Nov 4 #53

Your welcome, KitFox. I remember all except the the saddle shoes. I had a Duncan yo-yo, I couldn't make it do anything debm55 Nov 4 #58

;-{) Slinky Goonch Nov 4 #54

HAHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Goonch. When it got tangled up., that was it for old slinky. debm55 Nov 4 #59

Chokers. My favorite was leather with a "gold" livetohike Nov 4 #55

Thank you livetohike. I loved chokers, especially the black"velvet" one with a cameo on it. debm55 Nov 4 #60

I still have one of those leather peace signs. I wondered if anybody knew what it signified so I asked my cleaning lady. CTyankee Nov 4 #73

I still have mine too. One of my younger brothers gave it to livetohike Nov 4 #74

what do you do with it? CTyankee Nov 5 #106

It's in an old jewelry box. Someone will find it livetohike Nov 5 #113

Earth Shoes... wcmagumba Nov 4 #56

Thank you , wcmagumba. I had them in college and I loved them so easy on my feet. I was sad when they disappeared. debm55 Nov 4 #61

In college, Dingo Boots. debm55 Nov 4 #62

Super Ball. You really could make it bounce over your house! rsdsharp Nov 4 #64

HAHAHHHAH.. Thank you rsdsharp. And if you are like me, the Super Ball would up and hit you in the face. debm55 Nov 4 #65

No, I managed to miss out on that piece of "fun." rsdsharp Nov 4 #69

I'm feeling a little nostalgic today Niagara Nov 4 #66

Niagara, you are the winner. Congratulations for that post of memorable.fads. You are younger then me, so some I heard debm55 Nov 4 #67

Fantastic, Debbie! I'll take my winner winner chicken dinner Friday evening!! Niagara Nov 4 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author catbyte Nov 5 #107

only retro trends or old trends gleaned from estate sales. i found a smiley patch AND melted plastic daycore smiley. pansypoo53219 Nov 4 #70

Thank you very much pansypoo53219, The elmo faux fur vest sounds neat. debm55 Nov 4 #75

Bell Bottom Jeans (Disaster for Getting into Bicycle Chains) waterwatcher123 Nov 4 #71

Thank you very much waterwatcher123. I agree with you about the bike chains. We used to have two rubber bands debm55 Nov 4 #79

Chinese jump rope BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 4 #77

Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd. I used to do this.HAHAHHAHHHAHHAHHA debm55 Nov 4 #83

Bells enid602 Nov 4 #78

Thank you very much enid602. I remember girls doing that thank you. debm55 Nov 4 #84

Skateboards! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 4 #81

Thank you very much, buzzycrumbhunger. Yes, it had a wonderful feeling to it. debm55 Nov 4 #86

Recycled Jeans denim caps... ultralite001 Nov 4 #82

YES!!! I remember the caps and boots, Do you remember making skirts from your jeans by cutting off the legs at the knees debm55 Nov 4 #87

Yes indeed... ultralite001 Nov 4 #89

Hoop worn on one ankle that you twirled and hopped over a string BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 4 #85

BlueWaveNeverEnd. I had one of those and darn I can;t remember the name of it either. Must have been a very fast fad. debm55 Nov 4 #88

It kind hurt the ankle..lol..maybe thats why it faded BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 4 #97

I had one. I think they were called Footsies. Cloudhopper Nov 4 #95

Yes!! It had a bell on it BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 4 #96

Trying to make your hair straight. I ironed my hair. Didn't work. debm55 Nov 4 #90

Pant suits, gauchos with lace up boots. Cloudhopper Nov 4 #93

Thank you, Cloudhopper. Gee I must have been into fads because I had all except for the rabbit jacket.I had a faux fur debm55 Nov 4 #94

I wore purple plaid bell bottoms, a purple shirt with a wide open collar... hunter Nov 5 #98

Thank you very much for sharing with us, hunter. My grandmother would buy me clothing too, but it made me look like an debm55 Nov 5 #100

The main ones I remember were hula hoops and Duncan yoyos. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 5 #99

Thank you very much, 50 Shades Of Blue. I loved my hula hoop and Duncan yoyo debm55 Nov 5 #104

yo-yos Eugene Nov 5 #101

Thank you very much, Eugene. I had a Duncan yo-yo. I could only make it go up and down. debm55 Nov 5 #103

In high school it was Star or Hash jeans. Prairie_Seagull Nov 5 #102

Thank you very much, Prairie_Seagull. Oh a ladies man. debm55 Nov 5 #105

Troll dolls and STP stickers catbyte Nov 5 #108

Hahahahaha. Thank you very much, catbyte. I had a whole family of troll dolls. The babies were gotten from the candy debm55 Nov 5 #109

Blue and Red Western Cotton Kerchiefs justaprogressive Nov 5 #110

I loved the titling maze. I had one myself, The others brought back alot of memories. Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Nov 5 #114

These shoes with mechanical closure fargone Nov 5 #111

Oh wow, I remember those. Thank you very much for sharing the memories, fargone. debm55 Nov 5 #115

I had a Cabbage Patch doll, and my sister had a "Lady Di" haircut. Mad_Dem_X Nov 5 #112

HAHAHAHAH. I had a Lady Di haircut too. Did you keep your Cabbage Patch doll? Thank you Mad_Dem_X. debm55 Nov 5 #116

I don't think I have him anymore. Mad_Dem_X Nov 6 #119

Thank you, Mad_Dem_X, debm55 Nov 6 #120

When I was in the first three grades, Jacks made a huge comeback in our area. OldBaldy1701E Nov 5 #117

Wow that's neat. OldBaldy1701E. That sounds great and fun. debm55 Nov 5 #118

jeans. click clacks. super ball. AllaN01Bear Nov 6 #122

HAHHAAHAHAH. Thanks Bear. Though I didn't like the super ball --got hit in the face with one on the rebound. debm55 Nov 6 #123

Slinky, gab13by13 Nov 6 #126

Me too, gab13by13. On the second try it hit the stair wall and came down in a tangled mass/mess of wire.. debm55 Nov 6 #128

Nehru jackets CanonRay Nov 6 #129

HAHAHHAHAH. Thank you CanonRay. And the peace beads. debm55 Nov 6 #130

Hula hoops troll dolls, and smiley faces on everything PikaBlue Nov 7 #131

YES, Thank you very much, PikaBlue. debm55 Nov 7 #132

In High School, granny dresses, debm55 Nov 7 #133