Tag Archives: Cultural Fads
Today’s Giggle Moment – Skulls… Really?
Pirate skull

Yeah I know. I might upset a few guys with this. And maybe even a few gals who like having these guys around.

But at what age are you really gonna be ready to give up skulls as your favorite design to have on your t-shirts, jewelry, ball caps or, in today’s experience, on the grill of your big rig?!

I know we all have favorite things. Hell, when I was younger I bought all things Unicorn… but there comes a time when it’s time to hand them off to the younger generation so they can enjoy them too.

Do You Know Where Your Children Are Planking, Owling, Balling, Tea-Potting, Pillaring, or Toothpicking?
TeaPotting

This is hilarious so I just had to share since this entire blog will be covering many of the fads that have come and gone over the decades of my life.

I just read a post by a friend and fellow marketer that listed many of the crazy things people are doing today, specifically planking, owling, balling, tea-potting, pillaring, and toothpicking. The only one that I was familiar with (and only due to the fact that my sweetheart loves YouTube) was planking, so I went to Google and looked the rest of them up.

From what I can tell, it appears that all of the newest fads are stemming from people who heard about planking, and are making an attempt to “one up” the fad. …