[Lace]

What are things that, when younger, were cool but looking back on it was horrible. Examples: movies, life goals etc.
I'll start this thread strong, as a kid I wanted to be a firefighter space pilot... Yea. I watched a lot of Star Wars and thought that's what the world really needed.

[Omzz]

Beyblade comes to mind

[The Int3rsect]

[hateradio]

NeoGAF used to be cool before all the new people came in. :p

[ATF487]

snap bracelets
swatches

[Wuthering_Heights]

Hey man, those 'I <3 Boobies' wrist thingies are still all the rage these days.

[XANDER CAGE]

300

[WonkersTHEWatilla]

Shonen anime.

[disappeared]

Pogs, comic books.

[cubanb]

Gak

[Zulithe]

Still love Greg Capullo and McFarlane's art, though.

[pakkit]

Hipsters.

[jiji]

2 Unlimited
Vanilla Ice
MC Hammer
Metallica

[Wuthering_Heights]

I was a kid, sue me.

[Piggus]

[Pkm]

[kisaya]

Oh gawd that Razor scooter. I had 3 of those.


I remember wanting to become a teacher because then I would be able to use the vending machines at their lunch room :l

And dying your ends pink was cool too. Yeah.

[Lace]

Using memes in real life is another one. Can't stand it when I hear people doing it.

[Pizarro]

NeoGAF

[KSai]

Trading cards. Be they baseball, basketball, or Pokemon, I collected them all.

[WonkersTHEWatilla]

Sarcasm.

[Topher]

95 South
Vanilla Ice's TMNT song
Tamagotchi
The Green Ranger Theme

[Loofy]

Remember black and white levis jeans? asians know what Im talking about.

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Me.

:(

[SeriousApes]

Dragon Ball Z

Those pants with zipper legs that became shorts. Actually, those are still pretty cool.

[Piggus]

Oh gawd that Razor scooter. I had 3 of those. I remember wanting to become a teacher because then I would be able to use the vending machines at their lunch room :l And dying your ends pink was cool too. Yeah.

I still have the top of the line Razor A2 with shocks, wheelie bar, better wheels, and lights. I felt like a boss when I got it lol,

Edit: my dad was a teacher, so I got to use the rec room >_<

[quaere]

The "cool" kids in high school, that a decade out range from complete failure to not that successful.

I saw 21 Jump Street recently, is it really no longer cool to not care in high school? I'm such an old man =/

[Conciliator]

Ooooo cool topic.

-The band Tool.
-Political false equivalency.
-South Park
-The band Rush.
-The book House of Leaves.
-Being above caring about how you look(ironic!)

[sangreal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyTdB_3HBp4

all of it

but if I have to pick one absurd example:

[Pkm]

Ooooo cool topic. -The band Tool.

Sadly true.

[jgminto]

I thought flame paint jobs for cars were cool.

[Anteater]

[img]http://0.tqn.com/d/inventors/1/0/6/X/RAZOR_b.jpg[img]

I think they're still cool

because I never had one

[jb1234]

Adults. ;)

[Dark Stalkers]

playing video games

[brianjones]

hip hop

wrestling

Shonen anime.

oh yeah this too.. when i think back to watching hundreds of episodes of naruto and prince of tennis oh god what have i done with my life

oh well it was fun at the time

[JJDinomite]

Beyblade comes to mind

Duuuuuuuuuude that stuff was the shiz

[JJDinomite]

I was a kid, sue me.

Also had one of these. Until high school.

[endresults]

Michael Stipe. I looked like a cancer patient from '93 to '97.

[Vulcano's assistant]

the original four rage faces.

[sangreal]

Also, I had a flat top

[Archer]

BMWs. Now they're just objects of planned obsolescence driven by d-bags.

[Hehateme]

Wrestling
Naruto
Bleach
Beyblade
Lil Wayne
Smallville
Yugioh
bishoptl
Gaming Gaf

[Piggus]

Also, I had a flat top

That is STILL awesome. :D

[GillianSeed79]

Λ Flatops and on the flipside male pony tails.

Clothing: Cross Colors, Matrix-esque trench coats, studded belts and wallet chains.

Music: Marilyn Manson, Dash Board Confessional, the Bouncing Souls, late 90s pop-punk.

Games: Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, most JRPGs.


Edit: How could I forget anime, or Japanamation as they called it in my day.

[Friedreich]

Baggy clothes

hey man whatever

[Anteater]

Yoyo was the shit



*not me in the picture

[Topher]

Game Gear
Pokemon
Anime

[revolverjgw]

Rollerblades. Actually I'm sad that they went out of style. I loved them.

[sangreal]

Rollerblades. Actually I'm sad that they went out of style. I loved them.

They were pretty dope

[brianjones]

Rollerblades. Actually I'm sad that they went out of style. I loved them.

play roller hockey

i still got some sweet bladez