Crazes: A flash in the pan - then it's gone.

[Cotty]

Pepe keyrings.

[Stickyfinger]

Popes......

new ones keep popping up however

[J4CKO]

glazbagun said:

Thankyou4calling said:

Flash mobs

They were a real victim of their own sucess. It's almost like they became uncool by being cool.

It didn't help when corporates made their own.

Nothing makes me groan than a flashmob, or anything "Pop up"


"Keep Calm and Carry on"

Oh my god, how fking annoying is that st, its on everything, or at least it was, "Keep calm and get a soft Coated Wheaten Terrier" is one I saw,

Actually, its "Cuddle one"



It seems to have slowed down a bit now, but you just know there are millions of tonnes of t shirts, posters and mugs in warehouses with "Keep Calm" and whatever minority interest after it,

"Keep Calm and Feltch bus Drivers" ?

Ditto hoodies and T shirts with "It's a <insert surname here> thing, you wouldn't understand", so, it is your surname and we wouldnt understand this facet of your family, why, do you have young girls buried in your cellar, do you practice incest regularly ?

[Buff Mchugelarge]

J4CKO said:

It seems to have slowed down a bit now, but you just know there are millions of tonnes of t shirts, posters and mugs in warehouses with "Keep Calm" and whatever minority interest after it,

"Keep Calm and Feltch bus Drivers" ?

Ditto hoodies and T shirts with "It's a <insert surname here> thing, you wouldn't understand", so, it is your surname and we wouldnt understand this facet of your family, why, do you have young girls buried in your cellar, do you practice incest regularly ?

[Oakey]

J4CKO said:

Nothing makes me groan than a flashmob, or anything "Pop up"


"Keep Calm and Carry on"

Oh my god, how fking annoying is that st, its on everything, or at least it was, "Keep calm and get a soft Coated Wheaten Terrier" is one I saw,

Actually, its "Cuddle one"



It seems to have slowed down a bit now, but you just know there are millions of tonnes of t shirts, posters and mugs in warehouses with "Keep Calm" and whatever minority interest after it,

"Keep Calm and Feltch bus Drivers" ?

Ditto hoodies and T shirts with "It's a <insert surname here> thing, you wouldn't understand", so, it is your surname and we wouldnt understand this facet of your family, why, do you have young girls buried in your cellar, do you practice incest regularly ?

Hey, and thanks to the EU, some cocksocket has managed to trademark that phrase despite not actually creating it or discovering it to begin with.

[Alex_225]

Nu-Metal!

As a long serving rock and heavy rock/metal fan the likes of Limp Bizkit and a whole host of other watered down hip-hop/rock acts which appeared late 90s, early 00s was thankfully short lived.

[anonymous-user]

J4CKO said:

"Keep Calm and Carry on"

Oh my god, how fking annoying is that st, its on everything...

Agreed, it was tiresome. A few years ago MrsDrSteveBrule came home with a tray which had the slogan 'Keep Calm and Carry' on it. i thought that was borderline acceptable.

theshrew said:

Raleigh Burner, Mag Wheels and Dice valve caps

I desperately wanted all of the above as a child but it never happened. My best friend at the time had the Super Tuff Burner in gold and black but my choice would have been a Skyway in blue with white mags. They are still very cool bikes. I wouldn't say they were a flash in the pan; moreso that they were outgrown and were replaced by Grifters/Bombers or proto-mountain bikes at the time.

If they released adult size versions of the Burner I would be sorely tempted. In my head I'm Mark Webb (search Youtube, you'll be amazed).

Edited by DrSteveBrule on Thursday 2nd June 13:42

Edited by DrSteveBrule on Thursday 2nd June 13:42

[addsvrs]

Harry Enfield 'Loads of money' T-Shirts
Sweat bands
basketball white boots, especially Nike, that had mahoosive tongues that were worn outside of the jeans (if that makes any sense)
Annoying flower pots that danced when music played

[anonymous-user]

White socks with dress shoes - 1980's style.

Maybe still in vogue down Essex way?

Loadsamoney braces - not to be confused with 'suspenders';)

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 2nd June 21:27

[anonymous-user]

Fondue parties
Painting a rear axle in red oxide primer and sticking a red light on top of the diff
Sunny Delight
Brexit

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 2nd June 21:40

[mph1977]

280E said:

<snip>
Painting a rear axle in red oxide primer and sticking a red light on top of the diff
<snip>

Edited by 280E on Thursday 2nd June 21:40

I believe the original adopters still do this ...

[PH XKR]

brown or dark glass wine bottles, typically a blue nun taking centre stage of the dinner table with a candle shoved in its neck.

[anonymous-user]

PH XKR said:

brown or dark glass wine bottles, typically a blue nun taking centre stage of the dinner table with a candle shoved in its neck.

I was more of a 'Black Tower' dude back then - or Mateus Rosé if feeling a bit flushed

[Stickyfinger]

280E said:

PH XKR said:

brown or dark glass wine bottles, typically a blue nun taking centre stage of the dinner table with a candle shoved in its neck.

I was more of a 'Black Tower' dude back then - or Mateus Rosé if feeling a bit flushed

Armadillo Sherry in a Corona bottle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HLfUdGMekw

RatArsed and a headache....bonus

[PH XKR]

280E said:

PH XKR said:

brown or dark glass wine bottles, typically a blue nun taking centre stage of the dinner table with a candle shoved in its neck.

I was more of a 'Black Tower' dude back then - or Mateus Rosé if feeling a bit flushed

Mateus Rosé now there is a name I had long forgotten!

[Rawwr]

Oakey said:

allroad one said:

Music related

Lorde. A craze in 2012, after one song what the fk happened, she was only 16

Outed as a 45yr old male geologist

I'm glad you posted that. Saved me the effort

[eldar]

Outsider exhausts. OK on an American V8, hilarious in anything else.

[EnglishTony]

Oakey said:

Hey, and thanks to the EU, some cocksocket has managed to trademark that phrase despite not actually creating it or discovering it to begin with.

The EU ate my hamster.

[coopedup]

EnglishTony said:

The EU ate my hamster.

Duh, that was Freddie

[Downward]

gizlaroc said:

I still have one, ordered from Japan when they were released, had one in blue and one in burnt orange too.

Had one upto when IPods came well the ones that they included USB leads with !

Also a Silver Sony unit in the car till about 2008