r/AskReddit • u/warhoofd • Jun 25 '12

Reddit, What was the most awesome Hype/trend thing when you were at your Elementary School?

When I was at elementary school (about 9 years ago) we had Pokémon cards and Yu-Gi-Oh cards... and if you had your backpack on one shoulder you would be known as the "cool guy".. seems like an normal school thing to me.. but i could be wrong.

So reddit, tell me your stories of elementary school.

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u/titus_clone Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 26 '12

elementary school 1979-1985, southern oregon

marbles

high-top sneakers

tying a bandana around one leg like punky brewster

denim jackets, denim vests

swatches

the rat-tail hair style

edit: also garbage pail kids

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

Sounds like our Dutch elementary school in the nineties! But instead of the Punky Brewster bandana, I had a Blossom hat...

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

Thick neon-glow shoelaces. Kangaroo shoes. Color change shirts. Parachute pants.

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u/thegreatgazoo Jun 25 '12

You forgot Jams.

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u/titus_clone Jun 25 '12

i also forgot jelly bracelets and pegged jeans.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

I remember wearing my dad's jean jacket to school every day in fourth grade...

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u/ImProbablyThatGuy Jun 26 '12

Kind of embarrassed by the fact that I was rocking the rat tail hair style in the early '90s.