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Thu Apr-29-10 07:49 AM
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| 5. You've never heard of Hoop-a-Hippy? |
| -Are any of you old enough to remember how fast the Hula-hoop disappeared? |
ThomWV |
Apr-29-10 07:37 AM |
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I remember Hula Hoops but I think teabaggers are closer to Pet Rocks. |
TreasonousBastard |
Apr-29-10 07:42 AM |
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Snap |
madokie |
Apr-29-10 07:46 AM |
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you could still find hula hoops for years after the height of the fad. |
Lost4words |
Apr-29-10 07:47 AM |
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Pet Rocks and Hula Hoops are smarter than tea-baggers. |
Dr.Phool |
Apr-29-10 08:44 AM |
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good one |
fishwax |
Apr-29-10 10:38 AM |
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Or Troll dolls... |
PassingFair |
Apr-29-10 07:09 PM |
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Funny you should ask that |
madokie |
Apr-29-10 07:45 AM |
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you're not looking |
Uben |
Apr-29-10 08:41 AM |
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Sorry |
madokie |
Apr-29-10 09:01 AM |
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You've never heard of Hoop-a-Hippy? |
conscious evolution |
Apr-29-10 07:49 AM |
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Hell, I remember the Davy Crockett fad. N/T |
GreenStormCloud |
Apr-29-10 07:50 AM |
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yep all the boys had the hat & the girls fixated on the hula hoop |
SoCalDem |
Apr-29-10 08:05 AM |
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Hell, I had the coonskin cap AND the fringed shirt . . . |
pinboy3niner |
Apr-29-10 09:33 AM |
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My little brother was named after Davy, at my insistence |
OffWithTheirHeads |
Apr-29-10 08:07 AM |
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then again there was the other Davey.... |
Historic NY |
Apr-29-10 08:28 AM |
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Not many people I have asked remember |
pipoman |
Apr-29-10 08:48 AM |
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Jot = Southern Baptist Convention + 800 micrograms of blotter acid |
mikeytherat |
Apr-29-10 08:57 AM |
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Actually, I have a 4 - 6 yo memory of either one.. |
pipoman |
Apr-29-10 11:07 PM |
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I won a hula-hoop contest in the day |
nevergiveup |
Apr-29-10 08:00 AM |
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you can still buy a hula hoop. |
spanone |
Apr-29-10 08:01 AM |
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I have one. What I couldn't do 50 years ago I can do now |
pipi_k |
Apr-29-10 08:28 AM |
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You just go, girl! |
peace frog |
Apr-29-10 08:30 AM |
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I just bought 4 new ones yesterday - and they light up when they spin! for the kids, of course..... |
piratefish08 |
Apr-29-10 08:15 AM |
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Jesus! I remember the twist and Chubby Checker too! |
lunatica |
Apr-29-10 08:15 AM |
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My Grandmama told me that |
Are_grits_groceries |
Apr-29-10 08:59 AM |
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I remember the big brouhaha |
pipi_k |
Apr-29-10 06:38 PM |
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You mean the 80's right? That's when I grew up and they were still all over the place then. |
cbdo2007 |
Apr-29-10 08:25 AM |
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You need to get to a toy store once in a while. Play is good for you |
havocmom |
Apr-29-10 08:32 AM |
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Hula hoops came back after every couple of years or so. It's almost as if they alternated with yoyos |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-29-10 08:46 AM |
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Teabaggers are like the Twist |
Kingofalldems |
Apr-29-10 08:46 AM |
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More like CB radios |
kskiska |
Apr-29-10 08:51 AM |
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I was offended by them. |
trotsky |
Apr-29-10 08:59 AM |
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Only if you're trying too hard |
pipi_k |
Apr-29-10 06:41 PM |
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Except you can walk into any Wal-Mart or Dollar Store and buy a hula-hoop. |
sinkingfeeling |
Apr-29-10 09:05 AM |
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Hula Hoops are dangerous and show American stupidity |
snooper2 |
Apr-29-10 09:06 AM |
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... |
trotsky |
Apr-29-10 09:31 AM |
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Wasn't alive then, but I do remember how fast disco disappeared. |
eShirl |
Apr-29-10 09:16 AM |
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The death of Disco... |
pipi_k |
Apr-29-10 06:42 PM |
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One of the littlest Wallendas |
Mopar151 |
Apr-29-10 09:20 AM |
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I still have one in the basement. |
greenbird |
Apr-29-10 09:25 AM |
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Hoops are still around. And the Tea Baggers could use some of their weight loss |
FailureToCommunicate |
Apr-29-10 09:50 AM |
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You forgot the 8 track tapes! |
lunatica |
Apr-29-10 04:53 PM |
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Most of 'em committed suicide... n/t |
Mopar151 |
Apr-29-10 06:24 PM |
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Hula-hoops encourage little girls to shake their hips like strippers. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Apr-29-10 06:25 PM |
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Wasn't that also about the time obesity was increasing? |
Duer 157099 |
Apr-29-10 06:26 PM |
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Click-clacks....I think my Dad melted them down |
DearAbby |
Apr-29-10 06:31 PM |
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Bad analogy, hula hoops are still popular, just bought one, and preschools have them. |
Pisces |
Apr-29-10 06:40 PM |
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Well, the Frisbee came out |
Canuckistanian |
Apr-29-10 06:41 PM |
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I have eight hula hoops in my car right now. |
Sparkly |
Apr-29-10 06:42 PM |
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They're more like the Mood Ring craze of the 70's. |
chollybocker |
Apr-29-10 07:04 PM |
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