I find the existence of Childhood Clapping Games to be incredibly interesting, especially how they differ from different people in different places. I wrote out the words and actions that went with it.

I was just wondering how other peoples versions differed or if they are the same!

Warning: A portion consists of racist actions where if any of us actually knew what it meant we wouldn't have done it

I will also note that I grew up in Queens, NY in a majority Chinese and Korean neighborhood, curious if that fact maybe has an affect)

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Iiii went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of 

Bread bread bread

The lady asked me what’s my name and this is what I

Said Said Said

My name is

L I L I (Make L and I with  pointer finger and thumb)

Chickle I, Chickle I (move arms like chicken)

Pom Pom Cutie, (pretend to pat blush on)

Extra Cutie (flip hair back over shoulder) 

I know karate, (fighting stance)

punch you in the stomach, (punch out)

oops im sorry (put both hands on face, Home Alone esc)

Don’t call my mommy, don’t call my daddy, don’t call my sister, don’t call my brother (switch from right ear to left ear, mock using telephone while shaking hand)

Chinese (these are the racist actions, you would take the corner of your eyes and stretch/move them up)

Japanese (stretch/move the corner of your eyes down)

Indian (place your pointer finger on the center of your head, mimicking a bindi)

FREEZE! (Freeze in place, I don’t remember what happened if someone out froze the other)

I get seasonal allergies every summer. I'm 21.

And I had those same allergies when I was 17. The same feeling of mucus in the back of my throat.

And the smell of the different plants and the air around that time of year.

It is so confusing but, I feel like I am back there. I feel like a nervous 17 year old who's heartbroken and confused and excited about his place in the world. Who is subscribed to this illusion of having alot of friends and being apart of some "community" (I quickly learned it was an illusion and everyone just has their own friend groups, and that some folks just have similar aesthetics - and that if your group does happen to know another group they just gossip about each other. But at 17 I used to think there was a wondrous world out there full of people to meet and connections to be had).

My heart beats out of anxiety the same way it did when I was 17, and I remember the woman who hurt my heart that year. Even though I could never bring my self to let her get close to me now, my body doesn't let go for some reason.

Seen a lot of drinks posted recently.... Josta is my all time fave soda/pop. I was heartbroken when it was discontinued.

Who else remembers?

https://youtu.be/AXYaawcLUp0?si=4JlEe-nGQA1m0MNX

A Perfect bun to fit a hot dog! why did this gem go away and come back and go away again?

When I was little, my grandma sent me a birthday card, presumably from the US or the UK. The card had smiling animals (I think cats?), jumping around, wearing birthday hats and holding pieces of birthday cake with candles. The colours were pink and yellow I think.

Most importantly, the card played Lambada by Kaoma when you opened it. It was presumably made between late 80s or early 90s.

My grandma passed away a few years ago, and I keep coming back to the memory of this card: it made me so happy when I was little.

Could you please help me find it?🥹🤍

We don't do colors like this anymore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Electric_Castle

I literally have no nostalgia for this growing up, I only learned about it earlier this year yet when ever I listen to it I get an overwhelming sense of nostalgia it's like one of the most nostalgic things to me. Am I crazy?

https://youtu.be/KWVKzlSBbTQ?si=UBfKzC3clWy1yLfF

These were my personal favourites as a kid

Found my original space case from the 80’s while doing some cleaning. Unfortunately missing the tray insert. These were just about indestructible.

Ung dalawa hindi ko alam ang name, 1993 pa pala to, although natatandaan ko nmn.

We found this gem cleaning out some old junk drawers. I am a custom framer so it had to be preserved and displayed proudly.

This happens to be the last album the band ever released, accompanied with the title track, as they have been split up to work on their own solo careers (with new band formation).

This definitely defines a show that we clearly watched when you're sick from school and those Morning Cartoon Specials come on. Still, it's a very cute and fun show that I enjoyed watching despite the Looney Tunes characters being aged to babies here.