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My mom hated these... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]mbzdkc 17 points18 points ago

...my eyes and forehead hate these too......nowadays they're much weaker.

[–]ShahpEleven[S] 5 points6 points ago

I had completely forgot about that! You would think you had like 3 or 4 seconds to step back, then suddenly the damn thing shoots itself into your forehead.

[–]lauraonfire 9 points10 points ago

I would just put them directly on my forehead

[–]DABEAST4824 12 points13 points ago

My dad had one of these when he was a kid, none of my friends had ever herd of these, brought it to school, kids all over the place with red circles on their foreheads.....Best. Fucking. Day. Ever.

[–]RevCheeks 6 points7 points ago

Ha!! My 8 year-old just did THIS a few days ago. edit: broken link

[–]detectiveriggsboson 3 points4 points ago

Did this once on my forehead and once on my cheek. Because I was a special kind of stupid.

[–]eamantite 0 points1 point ago

A stupid only mommy could love.

[–]Bugloaf 1 point2 points ago

If it's any consolation, I did this when I was 28. It had an eye-design, and I thought it'd be funny to prank my wife. And then I had to wear my hair forward and down for two weeks to cover the hickey.

[–]Ghenges 4 points5 points ago

WHAT ABOUT THE BLACK KIDS?

[–]A_Random_Black_Guy 5 points6 points ago

ಠ_ಠ

[–]slackingzac 2 points3 points ago

If it was anything like my school growing up, there weren't any.

[–]xr3llx 1 point2 points ago

Except for that one awkward day.

[–]PlatypusTickler 6 points7 points ago

The harder ones were the best! They went so much higher and hurt more.

[–]heracleides 10 points11 points ago

I LOVE WHEN IT HURTS

[–]runsoutofspace 7 points8 points ago

And they were only $17 worth of tickets at Chuck E. Cheese's.

[–]ThanklessAmputation 5 points6 points ago

I at my first glance of the thumbnail, I thought these were those brightly colored condoms they sell in gas station bathrooms, and I was like you and your mother had an interesting relationship...

[–]runsoutofspace 2 points3 points ago

Something something broken arm...

[–]FrontRowSteve 5 points6 points ago

The suspense before they popped was unmatchable.

[–]Twisty_Tie 4 points5 points ago

These were the bomb on a table, but the pros knew that you could circle the earth with one of these poppy things if you shot it off of your finger.

[–]steve3beatzmid 90s 4 points5 points ago

these were basically a kid's version of shock grenades

[–]garrison45 4 points5 points ago

http://www.windycitynovelties.com/6495p/1-and-a-half-inch-rubber-poppers.html

[–]jas0nb 0 points1 point ago

Thought they were condoms from the thumbnail.

[–]Pareeeee 2 points3 points ago

If you quickly put one on the tip of your finger and point, you could 'shoot' it at someone. It sure hurt your finger though...

[–]detectiveriggsboson 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, but holy hell, could you get some distance with them.

[–]Dunkelz 1 point2 points ago

Best was putting a small candy (jolly rancher, starburst, individual m&m/skittles, etc.) in it when it was engaged/pressed in, hold the edges, and you could get pretty good distance on your candy artillery.

[–]tomdumont 2 points3 points ago

Protip: Do not set one of these off in your mouth... unless you wish to accidentally swallow it.

[–]picklespeeonme 0 points1 point ago

I put one in my mouth once and when it popped something went incredibly wrong and I bit the side of my tongue, it was horrible. I never wasted chuck-e-cheese tickets on these damn things ever again!

[–]DidHeJust 2 points3 points ago

have her switch to tassels

[–]jrgzz20 2 points3 points ago

Did he just...?

[–]m0se5 2 points3 points ago

They didn't have a hole in them when I was a kid. Now they won't suction cup to anything, like your little brothers forehead while he's sleeping.

[–]keyboardsoldier 2 points3 points ago

What are they called? We had one in our house but 5 year old me did not have enough strength to play with it. :(

[–]biglots 2 points3 points ago

I specifically remember getting these at the arcade just to piss off my mother.

[–]Tom5ervo 1 point2 points ago

All I am hearing is a sharp pop of plastic on tables in my head.

[–]mellymel058 1 point2 points ago

Startled the shit out of me. Every. Damn. Time.

[–]lordlicorice 1 point2 points ago

I bet I made the weirdest faces while waiting for these to pop. All squinting nervously and half looking away.

[–]theblockerman42 1 point2 points ago

Hit my librarian in the face with one of these and got away with. She couldn't tell who did it cause everyone had them back then

[–]aielam 1 point2 points ago

In high school I was dating my now-husband, and we were in a religious book store that sold these. He put one on my forehead because it was funny, and it stuck. I was left with a Hickey. On my forehead. The next day I had to explain to my parents and friends at my Christian high school why I had a Hickey on my forehead. That was great.

[–]JeremyKylesLovechild 0 points1 point ago

I think these got banned at our school. Choking hazard or some such bullshit. They banned all the fun at school.

[–]jennytulls 1 point2 points ago

I got mine out of a box of Rice Crispies. Thanks Snap, Crackle, and Pop!

[–]Jase2483 1 point2 points ago

Anyone know what these are actually called? me and my friends were discussing these the other night but couldnt think of the actual name to save our lives.

[–]pandacult 0 points1 point ago

seeing these as instruments of entertainment from my childhood makes me feel as though i grew up in the dirty thirties...

[–]dancinghost 0 points1 point ago

I remember one of my science teachers getting really mad after being hit in the eye with one of those, never to been seen again in school.

[–]_Sweet_Pea_ 0 points1 point ago

Some girls used these to give themselves hickeys :/

[–]jessietea 0 points1 point ago

A friend of mine gave them out to the entire class for Valentine's Day in the first grade... that was a fun lunch.

[–]jeroenemans 0 points1 point ago

these were the EU ratified ones with the hole in it so they didnt suck

[–]Spaghettihouse 0 points1 point ago

I can feel the bruised fingers again, the suspense, the excitement and the sheer terror.

[–]tall_toker 0 points1 point ago

I don't know what it is about those things, but my dog goes INSANE over them. We'll put one on the counter and she starts flipping out, barking in this super high pitch, gets all jumpy until it pops. She doesn't react to anything else even remotely like she does with those.

[–]Connor6 -3 points-2 points ago

I hated when they got dirty. Or maybe that was silly putty...

[–]coach_styles -5 points-4 points ago

I already posted this. RE-POST!

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