Skip-it!!!!

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Often times I find myself reminiscing with other people around my age about the things we grew up – TV shows, toys and games and trends of the time.

If you grew up in the 80s and/or 90s, you’re likely to remember some of these things:
1.    Pogs – These were small, cardboard discs that were collected by kids. You could win more in a game by using a plastic slammer to accumulate other kids’ pogs, and likewise, they could get some of yours.
2.    Trapper Keeper – This was your source for folders, paper and random pockets and zippers.
3.    Skip-it – Basically this was a plastic band with a ball on the end that went over your ankle. The goal was to keep skipping over the thing, and it would count how many times you did it. My sister had one and I was never very good at it.
4.    Wind pants – You weren’t cool unless you were sporting Adidas or Nike nylon pants. They made so much noise when you ran.
5.    Jogging suits – Matching sweatshirts and sweatpants. I had a red jogging suit with roller skates on it in the fourth-grade and a teacher made fun of me. That was the end of it. That same teacher made fun of my sister for wearing a Barbie jacket.
6.    McDonald’s characters – I’m not talking about Ronald McDonald. I mean the McNuggets, Hamburgler, Grimace and Fry Girl.
7.    Bubble necklaces – A piece of string holding a colorful, plastic jar filled of bubble formula and a wand dangled from the necks of children everywhere they went. I once got one caught on the sliding board, nearly strangling myself.
8.    Nick-or-Treat – A contest held on Nickelodeon every October. You had to send your information to Nickelodeon and every time you answered the phone, you were supposed to answer “Nick-or-Treat” in case it was Nickelodeon calling. If they called and you answered the phone that way, you won a prize. It was a genius marketing campaign that confused grandparents and telemarketers everywhere.
9.    Wide-leg jeans/pants – By the time I was in sixth-grade, you got made fun of if you wore a regular pair of jeans to school. Thankfully, that trend disappeared when I was in high school.
10.    Weebles – Little plastic people. This was before parents complained because their kids were putting Weebles in their mouths and choking on them. Then the Weebles got really fat and their slogan became, “Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down.” No wonder kids are getting fatter.

About the Author

Rebecca Bria has been reporting for The Dallas Post since June of 2007. She is a 2007 graduate of Wilkes University and previously interned with the company at The Weekender and The Times Leader.

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