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131. Does anyone remember asking the telephone man for colored wire?

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Can you remember a fad from the 60's or 70's? Mine is the troll doll. What about you? [View all] debm55 Mar 2025 OP

Pet rocks PJMcK Mar 2025 #1

HAHAHAHAHHAH. Wow, Thank you PJMcK debm55 Mar 2025 #3

i had one or 2. AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #41

I still have one too! MontanaMama Mar 2025 #60

Mary Quant SARose Mar 2025 #2

Thank you SARose. My troll doll is long gone. I do remember the others. Had a Twiggy hair cut. debm55 Mar 2025 #6

Yardley soap is still available. mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #86

Yep. Bought some the other day in fact. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #146

I played with Kiddles! FM123 Mar 2025 #4

I think I remember them. We just called them little Barbies. Thank you FM123 debm55 Mar 2025 #13

Love the trolls. Tie dye shirts were pretty. TommieMommy Mar 2025 #5

We used to make our own tie dye shirts at the playground. debm55 Mar 2025 #9

I have some trolls dolls in my bathroom shelf that I look at to start my day with a smile and laugh! kimbutgar Mar 2025 #7

Wow thank you kimbutgar. debm55 Mar 2025 #14

I loved troll dolls. My last dog chewed mine up (found it in storage from years past)... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #8

Thank you hithe2b. That's a bummer. debm55 Mar 2025 #17

Pet Sock craze unraveled before it began BoRaGard Mar 2025 #10

I like the sock puppet. It's cute.Thank you BoRAGard. debm55 Mar 2025 #18

Mood Rings no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #11

I didn't have a Puka Shell necklaces, But I did have a Mood Ring. Thank you no_hyprocrisy. debm55 Mar 2025 #20

Fads were a fad. There were a lot of them. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #12

Thank you Ocelot II , I had all three. debm55 Mar 2025 #21

Creepy Crawlers chowmama Mar 2025 #15

Oh you!!!!!!! Thank you chowmama. debm55 Mar 2025 #23

I am laughing while picturing this. 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #137

So Many Chasstev365 Mar 2025 #16

I had all of those. My favorite in you list was the Drinking Bird. the least favorite--Clackers. Thank you Chasstev365 debm55 Mar 2025 #24

I LOVED Wacky Packages! Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 2025 #102

Bell Bottoms Emile Mar 2025 #19

Thank you Emile. I remember them and the hip huggers.. debm55 Mar 2025 #25

Loved them. sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #30

And the platform shoes to match! 😆 mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #87

Made in jeans or Indian bedspreads! flor-de-jasmim Mar 2025 #145

Thank you flor-de-jasmim. I remember the Indian bedspreads. Beautiful. debm55 Mar 2025 #174

Clackers (Klackers) EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #22

Thank you EYSORE 9001. I clacked myself with them once. I never used again. some kids could really get them going. Mine debm55 Mar 2025 #27

My elementary school banned them as both a breakage and projectile hazard. Eugene Mar 2025 #72

I was in high school when they appeared EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #99

STILL HAVE a pair (in blue) DaBronx Mar 2025 #129

My mom collected troll dolls! MyMission Mar 2025 #26

Thank you MyMission for your selection. And those jeans are not cheap. debm55 Mar 2025 #29

Clacker balls! lastlib Mar 2025 #28

Thanks lastlib. I could never get them to work. Same for the Duncan yo-yo. debm55 Mar 2025 #32

When I was a tween we wore scarfs in our hair applegrove Mar 2025 #31

Thanks applegrove. That sounds neat. debm55 Mar 2025 #35

45 RPM records sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #33

Thank you sinkingfeeling. I remember those. Thank you. debm55 Mar 2025 #36

Super Elastic Bubble Plastic terip64 Mar 2025 #34

HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you terip64 debm55 Mar 2025 #38

I was a troll doll for one Halloween! Nittersing Mar 2025 #37

That's neat. Thank you Nittersing. debm55 Mar 2025 #39

Chewing gum wrapper necklaces or chains. I'm livetohike Mar 2025 #40

I think I still have one. I also don't remember how to make them. sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #43

Thank you livetohike. I made and wore back then. I don't think I would remember how to make now. debm55 Mar 2025 #45

clakers . AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #42

Thank you AllaAN01Bear. I remember them. Do you remember the Magic Eight Ball? debm55 Mar 2025 #46

played with one. never had one. AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #78

I was looking for a reference to leisure suits. TomSlick Mar 2025 #114

here ya go. AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #115

My husband has one. Keeps telling me that they might come back in style. Thanks TomSlick. debm55 Mar 2025 #175

I hope he's wrong. TomSlick Mar 2025 #186

Me too. debm55 Mar 2025 #191

This! The first thing I thought of Ilikepurple Mar 2025 #142

drove my mom crazy AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #158

Super Ball. rsdsharp Mar 2025 #44

My brother had one of those. It didn't live up to expectations. debm55 Mar 2025 #47

Friends and I used to play jacks with them EverHopeful Mar 2025 #55

Isn't it kind of cheating when the ball bounces twelve feet high! rsdsharp Mar 2025 #56

had one when i was in first grade. AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #116

A fad when I was in 5th grade! Freddie Mar 2025 #182

Pulling the loop on the back of a shirt off LogDog75 Mar 2025 #48

I remember that fad for the guys. debm55 Mar 2025 #67

At my junior high, they were called "fairy loops." 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #138

We called them fruit loops. One girl Emile Mar 2025 #147

I haven't thought about this in YEARS, but.... some_of_us_are_sane Mar 2025 #49

I never made. but my friends did. I was always afraid that they would explode. debm55 Mar 2025 #69

The kind of thing you used to get at state fairs: A heated and stretched Coke bottle, filled with layers of colored sand Aristus Mar 2025 #50

I remember them filled with sand. HAHAHAHAH . do you still have your pop art glass bird? Thanks Aristus. debm55 Mar 2025 #71

No. It was my sister's. It broke and disappeared decades ago. Aristus Mar 2025 #124

Pop rocks. yourout Mar 2025 #51

AGREE, Thanks yourout. debm55 Mar 2025 #74

Don't eat them and drink soda at the same time MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2025 #141

Ben Casey blouses (looked like the shirts doctors wore back then) yellowdogintexas Mar 2025 #52

Lava lamps SheltieLover Mar 2025 #53

I loved Lava lamps SheltieLover JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 #119

Me too, John... SheltieLover Mar 2025 #120

Slinky, they were never as much fun as advertised...I had clackers too...as a teen worked at a place that made them... wcmagumba Mar 2025 #54

Great add though. yourout Mar 2025 #95

Thank you , yourout. Yes I remember the toys and the jingle. After a bit , it became sort of boring though. debm55 Mar 2025 #197

The Afro Eugene Mar 2025 #57

Agree on all counts. Thank you Eugene debm55 Mar 2025 #89

I also had Bell bottoms... wcmagumba Mar 2025 #58

Hot Wheels DBoon Mar 2025 #59

Shrinky Dinks. MontanaMama Mar 2025 #61

I loved Shrinky Dinks. You are right though. A real pain getting them off of the sheet of the toaster oven. debm55 Mar 2025 #85

Avocado Green Appliances Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #62

Omg! That was almost as bad as the mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #88

Wiz Imp. that's for posting , but the is ugly. debm55 Mar 2025 #91

Silly Putty Doc_Technical Mar 2025 #63

My sister was crazy about Liddle Kiddle Kalonge Dolls pandr32 Mar 2025 #64

Streaking Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #65

I remember the streaking fad. It was pretty popular at sporting events. college campus, etc. Thank you for the reminder, debm55 Mar 2025 #83

My mother was a skydiver back then Nictuku Mar 2025 #125

Beatles wigs/boots. rubbersole Mar 2025 #66

Thank you rubbersole. I remember the boots. debm55 Mar 2025 #76

Earth Shoes Borogove Mar 2025 #68

Man oh man I had those too, they were very comfortable... wcmagumba Mar 2025 #70

I had a pair of knockoffs too. At the time, everyone was wearing them.Thank you Borogove. debm55 Mar 2025 #73

I miss these shoes!!!!! DaBronx Mar 2025 #126

Platform shoes catbyte Mar 2025 #75

I remember the platform shoes. Made me look taller. debm55 Mar 2025 #77

Yeah, I thought that too, especially when I was barely 5'1" and my boyfriend was 6'4" catbyte Mar 2025 #84

Thing Maker (flowers) Nictuku Mar 2025 #79

Thank you Nictuku. That is very neat. debm55 Mar 2025 #112

Born in 74 but still remember this ILikePie92 Mar 2025 #80

Flower power stickers, bell bottoms, Hang Ten shirts, and Keds. MLAA Mar 2025 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author BigMin28 Mar 2025 #82

Go Go boots MuseRider Mar 2025 #90

HAHAHAHAHAH. MuseRider. I remember the gogo boots and pale pink or white lipstick. debm55 Mar 2025 #92

Danish go rounds, candy cigarettes, mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #93

Fizzies mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #96

Hula hoops, and fizzies 4TheArts Mar 2025 #94

Garbage Pail Kids. Kinda sick images, but funny. brush Mar 2025 #97

GP kids came about in 1985 JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 #118

Was it that late? I know they followed up on the Cabbage Patch Kids polularity. brush Mar 2025 #121

Super Stuff, by WHAM-O! Mike Nelson Mar 2025 #98

Karate (1960s), Kung Fu (70s) and nunchucks (until they were outlawed). Eugene Mar 2025 #100

Creepy Crawlers and Easy Bake Oven! woodsprite Mar 2025 #101

"Flip" hairdo like Marlo Thomas in That Girl. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #103

HAHAHAHAH. Diamond_Dog. I had curly hair. So I was no Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) I loved doing macrame. I had the P.O.W, debm55 Mar 2025 #109

Lawn darts RainCaster Mar 2025 #104

I remember a cousin had them. Kids were getting hurt and they were taken off the market. TY, RainCaster. debm55 Mar 2025 #196

Pet Rock ZDU Mar 2025 #105

Thank you ZDU. I never bought one. I made it myself from a rock. I don't know if that counts. debm55 Mar 2025 #107

Crafty! ZDU Mar 2025 #113

hallucinogens nocoincidences Mar 2025 #106

Oh you, nocoincidences. debm55 Mar 2025 #111

Pogo sticks Oldbrat4567 Mar 2025 #108

Thank you Oldbrat4567 for sharing with us. Welcome to DU. debm55 Mar 2025 #110

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #181

Shit on a shingle JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 #117

HAHAHAHAHHAHH. Thanks , John. debm55 Mar 2025 #180

Spirograph WestMichRad Mar 2025 #122

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I had the Etch-a-sketch and Spirogragh. I liked the Spirograph, but hated the Etch-a debm55 Mar 2025 #172

Hai Karate cologne for men. Every dude under 19 swore by it. ... marble falls Mar 2025 #123

Thank you marble falls. I remember. debm55 Mar 2025 #171

Rubix Cube BlueKota Mar 2025 #127

Rubik's cube hit the market in 1980. Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #134

That will teach me to skim. BlueKota Mar 2025 #149

Little Abner Shoes DaBronx Mar 2025 #128

Thank you very much for sharing with us, DaBronx. debm55 Mar 2025 #170

PET ROCKS Captain Zero Mar 2025 #130

I was going to say that! Bluepinky Mar 2025 #139

HAHHAHAHHAHA. Thank you Captain Zero debm55 Mar 2025 #169

Does anyone remember asking the telephone man for colored wire? terip64 Mar 2025 #131

I did and we made rings out of it too. Thank you terip64, Brings back good memories. debm55 Mar 2025 #166

I was 6ft tall at 12 years old kozar Mar 2025 #132

Thank you kozar for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 2025 #164

chia pets WhiteTara Mar 2025 #133

YES!!! Thank you WhiteTara. I do remember them. debm55 Mar 2025 #161

Gunne Sax clothing. Went shopping at their warehouse in SF. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #135

Thank you very much. I loved Gunne Sax clothing. And Laura Ashley clothing too. debm55 Mar 2025 #157

That was my senior high school prom dress--Gunne Sax! crimycarny Mar 2025 #194

Good times. It's a pity the line was discontinued. I loved it!! 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #198

That's neat, crimycary. I wanted a Gunne Sax dress for my wedding. I couldn't find any in my area. They were beautiful debm55 Mar 2025 #200

How about tintinvotes Mar 2025 #136

Thank you very much tintinvotes. debm55 Mar 2025 #156

Rat Fink... Historic NY Mar 2025 #140

Thank you, HistoricNY. I don't remember but it sure looks gross. debm55 Mar 2025 #155

Car culture Big Daddy Ed Roth. Hot Rods its was all over the place Historic NY Mar 2025 #173

Peasant blouses MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2025 #143

Thank you very much for your selection, MorbidButterflyTat. Very good selection. debm55 Mar 2025 #154

Whacky Packages Ilikepurple Mar 2025 #144

Thank you IIikepurple. But what are Whacky Packages? debm55 Mar 2025 #151

They might have actually been called Wacky Packages without the "h" Ilikepurple Mar 2025 #206

Miniskirts and Peace Symbol ✌️ Emile Mar 2025 #148

Thank you very much, Emile, And Smiley Faces. debm55 Mar 2025 #150

Bell bottoms surfered Mar 2025 #152

Thank you surfered. debm55 Mar 2025 #153

Pull tab chains Earl_from_PA Mar 2025 #159

Yes, I remember those. Thanks Earl_from_PA debm55 Mar 2025 #160

So much fun reading through all of these! Fish net stockings to go along with those white go go boots; KitFox Mar 2025 #162

Thank you so much. KitFox for sharing with us. Great choices. debm55 Mar 2025 #163

Thanks for all the great threads! Hoping you are feeling well today. How's KitFox Mar 2025 #165

91-92 range. I am so tired of using that Oxygen machine. But I do what I do. Thank you KitFox for asking. debm55 Mar 2025 #167

A minus! Good deal! Admire your courage !!!!🩷 KitFox Mar 2025 #168

Backgammon walkingman Mar 2025 #176

Thank you walkingman debm55 Mar 2025 #177

Stocking caps SWinter Mar 2025 #178

Yes, I remember them SWinter. And if they were long enough, you could use as a scarf. debm55 Mar 2025 #179

Exercise Sandals gay texan Mar 2025 #183

I agree with you gay texan. Wasn't the base made of wood? debm55 Mar 2025 #195

Yep n/t gay texan Mar 2025 #199

Chinese jump rope Freddie Mar 2025 #184

HAHAHAHAHa. We did the same. I liked playing . It was somewhat different then regular or Double Dutch.Thanks Freddie debm55 Mar 2025 #189

Fuzzy Wuzzy soap and Pillsbury "Space Sticks" crimycarny Mar 2025 #185

I had a Fuzzy Wuzzy Soap. It was a blue bear. Thank you for sharing with us crimycarny. debm55 Mar 2025 #193

CB Radios & 8-Track Tapes Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #187

Yes, those were popular. Trucker songs too. debm55 Mar 2025 #192

K-Tel Compilation Albums of Hit Songs Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #188

HAHAHAHHAHAHA. That is so funny and yes I remember them.Thank you Wiz Imp debm55 Mar 2025 #190

I made a house for my trolls and took it to show & tell. Way funner than barbies. Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #201

Somewhat better. I am at an Oxygen level of 91-92. Can't get it to 93. Until then I have to stay on the Oxygen machine. debm55 Mar 2025 #202

Peace Beads. debm55 Mar 2025 #203

Can pull tops JPK Mar 2025 #204

Thank you JPK. I remember making jewelry from the can pull tops. Doorway curtains sound creative. debm55 Mar 2025 #205

Colorforms LudwigPastorius Apr 2025 #207

Thank you very much LudwigPastorius. I remember both. I really liked the colorforms debm55 Apr 2025 #208

Bralessness & Halter Tops Emile Apr 2025 #209

Yes I remember, women burning their bras. Thank you Emile. debm55 Apr 2025 #210

Are roller rinks still around? sakabatou Apr 2025 #211

Thank you sakabatou. They were popular during the Disco Era. Haven't seen one since. debm55 Apr 2025 #213

flocked black light posters eShirl Apr 2025 #212

Oh yes, I remember them, eShirl. I had a white horse painted on black flock. debm55 Apr 2025 #214

The not so flatware "spoon rings" Niagara Apr 2025 #215

Hi, Niagara. Great to see your post. I never had one, but I knew people that did. Some were beautiful. I like the one in debm55 Apr 2025 #216

I have a troll from Denmark. milestogo Apr 2025 #217

Thank you milestogo. debm55 Apr 2025 #218