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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