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Things you used to think were cool
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ViewtifulJC
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When you're 12-years old, you think Fight Club is the smartest, coolest, more rebellious fuckin' thing in the world. Then you grow up and see for the tone-deaf, thematically-confused, nihilistic adolescent masturbatory fantasy it is and shake your head that your ever thought it was great.
SatelliteOfLove
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Sebagos.
Hey man, the blades are mostly metal and more dangerous than ever!
Bolivian marching powder addict?
Beyblade
Yoyos
and these :
Hey man, the blades are mostly metal and more dangerous than ever!
I don't know why I thought that made me look SUPER BAD ASS
I am GLAD my parents had the balls to tell me to cut that shit out. Even if I cried and "reveled" against them.
Bolivian marching powder addict?
Neffarias_Bredd
Member
I thought Zoids were really cool when I was little.
Still kinda do actually
Still kinda do actually
When you're 12-years old, you think Fight Club is the smartest, coolest, more rebellious fuckin' thing in the world. Then you grow up and see for the tone-deaf, thematically-confused, nihilistic adolescent masturbatory fantasy it is and shake your head that your ever thought it was great.
Different for me, since everyone were psyched for that movie, i had to rebel against that status quo and say it was shit.
I grew up in the 80s, and thought these things were cool:
The Hardy Boys.
Mascots with sunglasses and attitude.
Ruud Gullit.
Michael Jackson's hair.
Carrying around a wet bottle of Coca-Cola or Sprite.
Mountainbikes with bullhorn handlebars.
The Great Wall of China.
Star Wars.
This toy that was like a mechanical dinosaur. I never got it.
Foreign coins.
Everything Nintendo.
Cowboys playing guitars. Cowboys staring into the distance.
Japanese martial arts like karate and judo. And of course ninjas.
The Hardy Boys.
Mascots with sunglasses and attitude.
Ruud Gullit.
Michael Jackson's hair.
Carrying around a wet bottle of Coca-Cola or Sprite.
Mountainbikes with bullhorn handlebars.
The Great Wall of China.
Star Wars.
This toy that was like a mechanical dinosaur. I never got it.
Foreign coins.
Everything Nintendo.
Still cool!
Japanese martial arts like karate and judo. And of course ninjas.
Whoa. Explain?
Koopakiller
Banned
eh, Jnco Jeans need to make a comeback. they're the better extreme - fuck this skinny, ball-hugging nonsense
lol, ok
krameriffic
Member
My cousin. He was always popular and cool in high school while I was a nerd. Now he's a 29 year old unemployed loser and I work for Lockheed Martin as an engineer. Life kinda turned around on him.
If it's any consolation, they'll be in their 30s soon enough... and we'll be in our 40s.
... wait, that wasn't very consoling. Sorry.
i remember making my mom buy me one of these when they were like $120. now they are 5 bux.
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
Beyblade
Yoyos
and these :
My uncle used to pick up mini 4wd kits for me and my cousin. I didn't know they still made them. Its been more than a decade since I've last seen one.
When you're 12-years old, you think Fight Club is the smartest, coolest, more rebellious fuckin' thing in the world. Then you grow up and see for the tone-deaf, thematically-confused, nihilistic adolescent masturbatory fantasy it is and shake your head that your ever thought it was great.
The movie agrees with you.
cr_blah_blah
Member
where are his pants?
lunchtoast
Member
In Virginia?
weekend_warrior
Banned
I had a pair of these in 6th grade. Everyone called them "Zebra shoes". I think they were comfortable as hell though.
Conciliator
Banned
When you're 12-years old, you think Fight Club is the smartest, coolest, more rebellious fuckin' thing in the world. Then you grow up and see for the tone-deaf, thematically-confused, nihilistic adolescent masturbatory fantasy it is and shake your head that your ever thought it was great.
Fight Club's cult status always kind of baffled me, but it's certainly not awful.
I DIDN'T BUY THOSE TO LOOK "COOL" MAN. IT WAS FOR THE CANCER.
Hydrargyrus
Member
Something like this (not me)
Now, the only thing that remains is two little spots...
Now, the only thing that remains is two little spots...
Wafflecakes
Member
300 quotes, Skyrim quotes.
Paddington Bear
Member
Strongbad/Homestar Runner - Me and my friend watched like every video on the site in a weekend and now... Yeah pretty dumb.
gross
Canis lupus
Member
Power Rangers
Carpenter Jeans
I'll wear carpenter jeans and/or carpenter style shorts at work because they serve a utilitarian function for me. If they aren't too dirty for me I'll wear them on a trip to the grocery store or something as well. They aren't as baggy as in your picture though. I never knew they were once a thing. :O
I used to be fascinated by automated car washes. Every time we drove passed one I'd ask to stop in it, and would get mad when we didn't. I would make note of everyone I've never been through before, and I would watch every car all the way through. I would memorize the sequence of the smaller ones that move around the cars (like the ones at the gas stations) and go home and imitate the brushes with the mop against... Everything...
I owned every toy car wash set I could find, built several models even going as far as to lie to my mother ("it's for a school project!") so she'd buy me some materials, and probably hundreds of drawings. When washing cars as part of chores I would pretend I was the car wash system.
Dunno when I grew out of it... I guess around the time I became fixated on roller coasters... Though I still tend to get a little excited every time I drive through one.
I owned every toy car wash set I could find, built several models even going as far as to lie to my mother ("it's for a school project!") so she'd buy me some materials, and probably hundreds of drawings. When washing cars as part of chores I would pretend I was the car wash system.
Dunno when I grew out of it... I guess around the time I became fixated on roller coasters... Though I still tend to get a little excited every time I drive through one.
yn-neko hates a cat
Banned
In no particular order:
I NEVER thought they were cool, but some people did (and still do). It blows my mind..
ICP.
I Thought rapping "evil" clowns were lame as hell when I was 12. I was blown away when I found out a few years ago (I'm 29 now) that they were still a thing and actually had a fanbase.. many of which are adults.. terrible, terrible adults.
ICP.
I Thought rapping "evil" clowns were lame as hell when I was 12. I was blown away when I found out a few years ago (I'm 29 now) that they were still a thing and actually had a fanbase.. many of which are adults.. terrible, terrible adults.
yn-neko hates a cat
Banned
What are your opinions on leg warmers?
GraveHorizon
poop meter feature creep
Really loose clothing.
Me.
It's o.k. I still love you
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Did you willingly listen to this shitty music thinking "boy does this suck, and I fully acknowledge there are far superior metal bands out here, but fuck it, I'm going to soil my ears with this derivative tripe because it's goddamned cool as fuck"?
Baggy clothes just because. I thought they looked cool but in retrospective I realised I wore them to hide the fact that I was fat. I still wear them now but not ridiculously baggy like when I was 19 and just from time to time instead of being my everyday outfit. I'm much thinner than back then so properly "hip-fitted" baggy pants now look great instead of looking like a potato sack.
FanTomasas
Banned
hahahaha, yeah omgMy friend used to have this shirt and I used to envy him for it. I pity the both of us.
i dont mind it when its used both to protect and compliment a design, such as the exterior edging around a phone.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Terrible terrible adults that can make me feel sorry for Tila Tequila.
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