Crazy fads!

[rostasi]

cRaZy Fads

[catesta]

Oh, hell yes.

[Free For All]

Yes, I had a Wizzer. Several, in fact. Remeber the Wizzer hockey game? Actually it was pretty lame.

Still have and use a Lava Lamp. Several, in fact.

Played a lot of video arcade games in the late 70s- Battle Zone, Galaxian, Asteroids, Tempest, etc.

Fan of the frisbee & "frolf".

I had a Strombecker 1/32 slot car set that rocked.

Got to love the Silly Putty.

Rock'em Sock'em Robots- a friend had one, I always wanted one. One robot was always the "good" one and always won though.

Mouse Trap, Operation- cool games that you would lose pieces to and not be able to play.

NEVER WAS INTO:

The whole Rocky Horror Picture Show obsession.

Hackey sack.

Rubik's cube.

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I think I went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show at least a second time. I had a goatee for years. I didn't know it was a trend.

I'm on the Atkins diet for health reasons, not because it's a fad.

I think they forgot to list the most obvious one: the internet.

[Free For All]

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[BeBop]

I've played Trivial Pursuit, though at least 15 years after the 'fad' era, and I own a non-iPod MP3 player. Otherwise, I'm clean.

[BeBop]

...and where are poker, Chrysler 300s, barbeque, low-hanging pants...

[ejp626]

I didn't see Dungeons & Dragons -- or other role playing games. Those had been around in the 1970s but really got big in the 1980s. I played a bit BUT I stopped in high school.

Trendy clothes - OP (Ocean Pacific) - nothing more pathetic than kids from the midwest dressing like they are going to go hang ten.

Izod - still around I gather

Polo

The preppy look was kind of a fad, though one that seems to have returned.

Skinny ties

I still like narrow ties, but not the extremely skinny ones.

Tie-dies (from the 1970s).

I've indulged in more than my share of fads, though I've never let one take over my life (well, maybe the internet).

[RDK]

Some odd stuff that they consider "fads." Barbie Dolls, for example. Only if you consider a fad lasting nearly 50 years.

[DukeCity]

Growing up in Oregon in the '70s it was pretty hard to avoid wearing some Earth Shoes.

Pretty attractive, no?

[BeBop]

Growing up in Oregon in the '70s it was pretty hard to avoid wearing some Earth Shoes.

Pretty attractive, no?

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No.

Somehow, I miraculously survived the late 60s, 70s, and 80s in Berkeley without buying Birkenstocks. Even lived in a Cal Co-op.

[DukeCity]

A miracle indeed. You must have a much stronger constitution than me. That's probably why I keep getting sucked into pyramid schemes, cults, fantasy football leagues and such...

[Jazzmoose]

The only clothing fads I ever fell for were elephant bells and stacks. My ankles still haven't recovered...