Trends that are no more

Yer Da sells Avon

Anyone remember that game where you'd deliberately hyperventilate and then your friends would press your chest until you pass out? And then they'd catch you (unless they didn't, in which case you'd split your head open off the edge of a radiator).

They banned that in my primary school, because I split my head open off the edge of a radiator.

Pineapple1

Bebo. And giving your mates white tic tacs in the school yard as if they were Es.

KaneToad

Hypercolor t-shirts.
What a time to be alive!

jay1988

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Anyone remember that game where you'd deliberately hyperventilate and then your friends would press your chest until you pass out? And then they'd catch you (unless they didn't, in which case you'd split your head open off the edge of a radiator).

They banned that in my primary school, because I split my head open off the edge of a radiator.

An American dream, had a mate of mines lung collapse while doing this at a session a few years ago.

ceadaoin.

ibarelycare wrote: »

Wassuuuuuuup


Who remembers this bad boy? Every sap was saying it.... you probably were too.

Has the whole people randomly shouting out the ric flair "woooooo" at every sporting event or bar or just in public thing reached Ireland yet? Everyone is doing it here, It's the new wassup that won't go away

Also, the trend in the early 2000s for huge wide legged trousers bought from the hobo shop in town.

bogwalrus

Keyring lasers and Nike rings.

Redneck Reject

The plaid pattern bell bottom pants with the patches on the knees. Yes I am that old,heh.

GMSA

Low rise jeans on women. Muffin tops. Thongs/g strings and the inevitable whale tail when worn with low rise jeans.

ToddyDoody

Wearing an onion on your belt.

Omackeral

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Wearing an onion on your belt.

In fairness, that was the style at the time.

Woke Hogan

Omackeral wrote: »

In fairness, that was the style at the time.

That's what "trend" means.

Northern Monkey

Anyone remember LA gear shoes or joe Bloggs clothes?

Omackeral

Woke Hogan wrote: »

That's what "trend" means.

Ok thanks for that, I know what a trend is.

I was actually just continuing a joke that the poster before me set up. You probably didn't get the reference. That's ok though. It's actually made by a senile old character called Grandpa.

littlevillage

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Wearing an onion on your belt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rzao52ndNA

Jimbob1977

Those wristbands to eliminate poverty.

I seem to recall they were made in sweatshops in South East Asia

tabby aspreme

Pinstripe jeans, cheesecloth shirts, blackthorn red loafer shoes.

gwalk

People not being offended by everything

Snowflakes being things that fall from the sky and not little whingers

Tammy!

Paddy Cow wrote: »

No. But I do remember Friendship Bracelets made out of knotted embroidery thread were all the rage for a while.

Yea i remember friendship bracelets too

90s - scrunchies, butterfly clips, The Rachel haircut

Early 00s - Gypsy skirts, wide belts, dresses over flared jeans

Bigbagofcans

Fabian Putrid Snowball wrote: »

Aw man. Miss Sixty and Susst jeans, do they still exist even?

Susst shoes - everyone used to wear these chucky platforms to school until those loafer type shoes (doobs as D4s called them) took over.

Tammy!

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

Susst shoes - everyone used to wear these chucky platforms to school until those loafer type shoes (doobs as D4s called them) took over.

And Kickers..

seamus

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Bootcut jeans.

Although a, large, no pun intended, cohort of “men” in their 30s and early 40s won’t let it die.

Bootcut jeans are timeless. What kind of psychopath would want jeans that don't sit over your shoes?

CrankyHaus

Knacker taches, once ubiquitous among feral kids in inner city Dublin.
Celtic tops, way rarer then back in the day,
That short haircut with the fringe brushed over the forehead in distinct strands,
Tacky car modifications and the culture around them, dead AF in Dublin where it once reigned, lingers on in parts of rural Ireland and among middle aged types who should know better (a guy convicted of drifting in Kerry yesterday was 33 FFS)

The Nal

"More curl"



Also, kids don't play marbles anymore.

Tammy!

CrankyHaus wrote: »

taches

Techno techno

J Mysterio

Omackeral wrote: »

I hated that!!!!!!! Awful

Chewbacca Mom was bloody hilarous. Just watched it again this morning and was almost crying. Your ones laugh is totally infectious and that combined with Chewbacca's cry is just stupendous.

RhubarbCrumble

Paddy Cow wrote: »

I'll never forget the post on another thread about the group of mothers to be who all have friendship bracelets and take them out when the mother goes into labour. That's next level evolution!

Ah yes, the 'mother rising'. Post 9308.


https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057422698&page=621

kirk buttercup

Mini Discs

Omackeral

J Mysterio wrote: »

Chewbacca Mom was bloody hilarous. Just watched it again this morning and was almost crying. Your ones laugh is totally infectious and that combined with Chewbacca's cry is just stupendous.

You probably clap when the plane lands and watch Mrs Browne's Boys

Boom_Bap

The word 'trendy' being used when you bought something trendy.

Capt. Autumn

Big bushy pubic hair on ladies nether regions.
Calling in to friends unannounced
Processions behind the Virgin Mary closing down towns
Confession
Not eating meat on Good Friday
Massive patches on the back of denim jackets (usually of Status Quo or AC/DC)
My space
Bebo
Jehovah Witnesses at your door
Tupperware parties
Ann Summer parties
Line-dancing
Kids climbing trees
Kids swimming in the local river on summer holidays
Dracula ice-pops
Britpop
Love bites on everyone's neck after the weekend
Physical porn stashes
Decent movies made by Hollywood giants
Real passion on the football terraces
Angel Delight