What is the BIGGEST fad that was a joke in your opinion?

[Remodeling Maidiac]

I gotta put it on the shoulder pads of the 80's and early 90's.
The girls had a broader wing span than I did back then lol.

 

[bluzman61]

I gotta put it on the shoulder pads of the 80's and early 90's.
The girls had a broader wing span than I did back then lol.

I'll go with the Pet Rock. I never owned one, never WANTED to. I thought it was kind of funny at first, then it got real stupid, IMO, in a hurry.

 

[keepitreal]

I gotta put it on the shoulder pads of the 80's and early 90's.
The girls had a broader wing span than I did back then lol.

I'll go with the Pet Rock. I never owned one, never WANTED to. I thought it was kind of funny at first, then it got real stupid, IMO, in a hurry.

Damn, beat me to the punch

 

[the other mike]

Right now my answer to the op question is women with fake eyelashes.

Anyone remember when they banned clackers ?

 

[bluzman61]

Right now my answer to the op question is women with fake eyelashes.

Anyone remember when they banned clackers ?
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Clackers WERE banned? I didn't know this.

 

[bluzman61]

Right now my answer to the op question is women with fake eyelashes.

Anyone remember when they banned clackers ?
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I checked, they were banned back in 1985!

 

[the other mike]

Clackers WERE banned? I didn't know this.

Some of them were shattering in peoples' eyes, but I never saw it happen.
I suspect you could find them on ebay though.

Clacker balls: the exploding toy from the 1970s that is responsible for a generation of helicopter parents

In the late 1960s people were playing like crazy with two small heavy balls on a string. Clackers, once set in motion made an ear-splitting sound, were super-fun, highly addictive, and sometimes would explode.

qz.com

 

[MarathonMike]

Parachute pants. Hammer made them look cool, but everyone else looked like this guy.

 

[two_iron]

Mood rings.... pet rocks... barry soetoro

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Parachute pants. Hammer made them look cool, but everyone else looked like this guy.

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How the **** did you get my high school photos?

 

[keepitreal]

 

[keepitreal]

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

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Not even close. They lasted what? 6 months? A year?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

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Yup, still worth a fortune for the right one....

How dumb is that?

I have a vintage 1984 big collar pink sexy coat with intact shoulder pads. Can I get a bid?
Guaranteed less than the cabbage patch left!

 

[keepitreal]

Shit, I have a box of McFarlane baseball players
and Disney pins

 

[keepitreal]

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Yup, still worth a fortune for the right one....

How dumb is that?

I have a vintage 1984 big collar pink sexy coat with intact shoulder pads. Can I get a bid?
Guaranteed less than the cabbage patch left!

$7,199.99 on Ebay...now

ROFLMFAO

 

[keepitreal]

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Not even close. They lasted what? 6 months? A year?

It was a fad, what difference does the length make

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

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Not even close. They lasted what? 6 months? A year?

It was a fad, what difference does the length make

Biggest?

Not even close to the smallest.

Thread titles aren't pointless

 

[keepitreal]

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Not even close. They lasted what? 6 months? A year?

It was a fad, what difference does the length make

Biggest?

Not even close to the smallest.

Thread titles aren't pointless

My bad...sorry I derailed your thread

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

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Not even close. They lasted what? 6 months? A year?

It was a fad, what difference does the length make

Biggest?

Not even close to the smallest.

Thread titles aren't pointless

My bad...sorry I derailed your thread

Have at it!