Slap Bracelets
Posted by Josh on June 27, 2008
Slap Bracelets
Hall of Fame Category: Clothing & Attire
Remember the first time you saw a slap bracelet? You were probably in 4th or 5th grade and someone brought in something that looked like a ruler covered in leopard print fabric. There was a big crowd around that kid that day wasn’t there? You walked into the crowd and said “Gee golly, Bobby, what’s that swell new toy you get there fellow?” (That’s how I talked in the early 90’s anyway) You reached out to touch it, Bobby slapped it against your wrist and it scared the bejesus out of you as it coiled around your wrist like a tiny boa constrictor. Then everyone laughed at you for soiling yourself in the middle of the classroom. Nonetheless, you went to your local toy store after school that day and bought like 10 of them. The next day you played with them throughout math class and that is why you still have a problem with algebra to this day. There was a huge teacher rebelion against slap bracelets, if teachers caught you with them, you could count on not getting them back. Then there was a big fight and someone called the teacher a doodie head and feelings were hurt. Speaking of hurt, snap bracelets had their own injury toll. Many kids actually got hurt by these little fabric-covered metal bracelets. Soon, slap bracelets were labelled a menace and outlawed in school. But there was always that one kid. The one who never had any slap bracelets. You felt sorry for this kid but never gave him any of your slap bracelets. Then one day slap bracelets got boring, and went “out of style.” The next day that kid who didn’t have any slap bracelets comes waltzing into class with both forearms full up to the elbows with slap bracelets. And you felt even more sorry for him.
Slap Bracelets Links
- On Wikipedia
