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Things you did as a teenager to look 'cool'

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    #62
    Jester144
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Jester144


    I dyed my fringe blonde and the peroxide made my hair fall out. Cool factor -100.


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    #63
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    Layinghen wrote: »
    Leg warmers and fingerless gloves :eek:
    This, and scrunch dried my hair after applying half a can of mousse. You knew you were doing it right when it took an hour to comb the knots out of your hair after washing it. :o


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    #64
    P_1
    Registered Users Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Baggy jeans
    Those key chains that hung from one belt loop to another
    Long hair with a bald undercut under it
    Bizzare attempts at dying said long hair
    Only one strap with the schoolbag


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    #65
    Dancor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,623 ✭✭✭Dancor


    I was an awful arsonist in my teenage years and once set a church on fire. I was also a liar and am yet to give that up.


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    #66
    loalae
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭loalae


    Sun-in to "lighten" my hair

    Adidas rip away tracksuit bottoms

    Spice girls platforms (shudder)

    And for the underage discos a tiny skirt and string top with an umbro zip-up tracksuit top over it. Just so the boys would say "will you get off with me friend?"


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    #67
    Pyr0
    Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Pyr0


    NoQuarter wrote: »
    I was in a boy band with the lads from my street for about an hour and my nickname was "ice". Its too funny to even cringe about it!

    Oh god. This is brilliant.


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    #68
    jojobeans
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭jojobeans


    Cienciano wrote: »
    Had the tongue sticking out of my runners

    We used to roll up socks and put it inside the socks we had on us so it bumped the tongue out so cool!(not!)


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    #69
    Sirsok
    Registered Users Posts: 2,795 ✭✭✭Sirsok


    Used to bite holes in all my school jumpers so I could put my thumb through them and give the look of fingerless gloves


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    #70
    Plumpynutt
    Registered Users Posts: 648 ✭✭✭Plumpynutt


    Karona wrote: »
    I wore these https://marketplace-images.asos.com/dd/55dd885c-ffe9-4e75-af13-41d16e7d3911_large.jpg

    F*cking lol :pac:


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    #71
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    Have'nt read the thread so dont know if its been mentioned, we used to put a little cut in our jeans at the bottom just above the shoes on both sides.It looked pretty cool when wearing runners.

    :cool:


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    #72
    Alter-Ego
    Registered Users Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭Alter-Ego


    Made sure I didn't look like I was trying to look cool.

    I looked so cool doing that.


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    #73
    ikarie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭ikarie


    http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREOGsO2qlcTgHr8_8sMLMRRdN_KPFD5vLR-kBZn0ktNmtf0Ogk

    Miami Vice has a lot to answer for...


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    #74
    DazMarz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,493 ✭✭✭DazMarz


    Grew my hair out long and then went to a hairdressers to get a mullet. Not the "stylish" modern version. The ignorant, offensive version from the 1980's. I even brought pictures of 1980's heavy metal bands with me to show what I wanted.

    Nope, ended up with the modern, "stylish" one. Thought it didn't look too bad. Put up with it for a day, then went to a barber and got a blade 4 all over and sulked for a week. It took me months to grow my hair out long enough and I endured all sorts of ribbing over it, so I was bitter. I've been an advocate of the short back and sides ever since.


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    #75
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I was so swotty and uncool that I never tried to look cool, because I had no confidence that I actually knew what other people thought was cool. I'd have gotten it all wrong and looked even more uncool than usual. There were others like me, but they tried looking cool and always missed the mark, hence underlining their lack of inherent coolness.

    So I never tried, and I'm still not cool but I don't care so that's alright.:)


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    #76
    Paramite Pie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭Paramite Pie


    *Got bleached highlights in my hair
    *Wearing lot's of brylcream. Wet look of course.:p
    *Lynx was the only deodorant in existence. Africa or Inca (remember Inca?)
    *Wore my bag on one shoulder
    *wore addidas and nike everything. You couldn't wear normal clothes, had to be tracksuits all the time..
    *Except for chords... i liked those alot
    *Being on of the first kids to get mobile phone.
    *Boasting about your high score in 'snake'
    *bragging about how many over 18 films/games you’ve seen/played
    * 14 yr olds discussing whether silk cut blue or purple was better:pac:
    *Got an electric guitar but never truly learned to play it. Just needed to be able to talk 'guitar' with the boys in the bands. How about those bar-chords eh?
    *Lots of band t-shirts... didn't always listen to the band in question:o
    *Had a brief eye liner phase... (I'm a guy..)


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    #77
    lukesmom
    Registered Users Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭lukesmom


    Slitting my jeans at the ends
    Wearing x works and eclipse dungarees and polo necks
    Susst tracksuits
    Nike air max
    Black body suits with hotpants and tights trying to get into pretty woman in the cinema and they laughed at me and said no chance
    Wearing far too much foundation a d eyeliner but no mascara?
    Rolling up my school uniform skirt and wearing with platform heels
    Drinking ritz and pouring half of it down the sink to make friends think I had drank more than I did
    Smoked still do


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    #78
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Dyed my hair black and dressed like I was a member of The Cure.

    All I can say is, thank feck digital cameras didn't really exist back in those days :pac:


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    #79
    pablomakaveli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,752 ✭✭✭pablomakaveli


    Got my ear pierced when i was 13. Had to be the left one though because the right one was "the gay ear".

    Didnt really make me cooler though since most of the lads my age had their ears pierced anyway.


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    #80
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Wurly wrote: »

    Being a dub, I also used to wear a lot of gold.

    Don't blame that on dublin, :)


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    #81
    Three Seasons
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 548 ✭✭✭Three Seasons


    Use bad grammar and refrain from utilising my full vocabulary. Also, punctuating my sentences with ****in every sentence.


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    #82
    castletownman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,115 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Showed utter disdain and embarrassment towards my parents.


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    #83
    ToddyDoody
    Registered Users Posts: 4,421 ✭✭✭ToddyDoody


    perma sunglasses affixed to top of head, huge headphones, crucifix earing, pants chain, green highlights


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    #84
    Lone Stone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    Lots and lots of drugs and drinking and then all that stuff i cant remember because of the prior. What a plonker i was :o


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    #85
    Savage Tyrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭Savage Tyrant


    I was ultra cool... So cool I had 2 gold earrings in my left ear and 1 in my right. Gold bracelet and neck chain.
    Nike air max and adidas trackies for hanging around the street.
    Ben Sherman shirts for the weekend (bright BRIGHT ones)
    Ass-loads of brylcream.
    Drinking and smoking.

    Jaysus I was a dîck!


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    #86
    lukesmom
    Registered Users Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭lukesmom


    Savage Tyrant wrote: »
    I was ultra cool... So cool I had 2 gold earrings in my left ear and 1 in my left. Gold bracelet and neck chain.
    Nike air max and adidas trackies for hanging around the street.
    Ben Sherman shirts for the weekend (bright BRIGHT ones)
    Ass-loads of brylcream.
    Drinking and smoking.

    Jaysus I was a dîck!


    Think I went out with you :)


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    #87
    Smidge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Smidge


    lukesmom wrote: »
    Think I went out with you :)

    What gave part of the post gave gave them away??

    Was it being a dick?

    :pac:


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    #88
    lukesmom
    Registered Users Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭lukesmom


    Smidge wrote: »
    What gave part of the post gave gave them away??

    Was it being a dick?

    :pac:


    :)


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    #89
    brummytom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    lukesmom wrote: »
    Think I went out with you :)
    Is it Luke's dad?


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    #90
    lukesmom
    Registered Users Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭lukesmom


    brummytom wrote: »
    Is it Luke's dad?

    Nope


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    #91
    razorgil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭razorgil


    liked to ride my bike with no hands!!


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