SLAP BRACELETS - Slap bracelets are the first craze I can remember experiencing. I was in preschool, and I was terrified of the things. At best, the bracelets were sharp plastic. At worst, they were a vicious, cheap metal just waiting to cut and scrape wrists. My refusal to constantly mangle my own flesh was also one of the first things that got me picked on. Screw you, slap bracelets. You isolated me from my peers. I also heard you killed a kid.
Let me set one thing straight here.  If you’re expecting a warm, fuzzy, nostalgic list of beloved things from the past, forget it.  Buzzfeed has plenty of those.  THIS article is about how utterly stupid a craze can be. It still surprises me that kids can get bullied for liking Star Wars, comics, etc.  What... Read more »