In case you wanted to know why we're now clacker-lackin'...

Jul 28, 2020 10:28 PM

hockeyham

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I chipped my tooth on these

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

"CRACKU VOLLREY!!"

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Clackers are pants tho

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There's a banned toy museum?

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Where were they banned in 1981? I grew up in the 90s & could buy them in stores.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Sometimes the rope would break sending the ball flying either breaking stuff or hitting a small child/animal. I actually have one of these.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I had a few of those. Really hurt when you smacked your own lip.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Clacker(tm) Brand Shrapnel!

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

From spishak

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And yet, I’ve still played with those, despite being born in 1994.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

At least one of these is hanging in a tree near my old house.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I still have mine too

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Now do the Water Wiggle!

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I hear the innocent children. Screams of bloody murdwr

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Balls of Brass:

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Always. Be. Clacking.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

What an annoying toy

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So....some kids might have an unfortunate memory of me throwing a temper tantrum at my 8th b-day party because I did not get this as a gift.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I had some of these.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

we know like... tiki-taka!!!

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Is that a Jojo reference?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Not to mention the fact they made an effective garrote and bolas

5 years ago | Likes 303 Dislikes 0

Now they make monkey fists on YouTube

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bless you

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Sometimes both at same time, if thrown at the correct height.

5 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Keep your hand at the level of your eyes, messieurs.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Clack the fuck out of your radius bone

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

In the USA I definitely had these after'81

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What about those gun powder balls? Are those gone too?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

'Snappers, Crackers, Poppers etc? Still around... just harder to find'...

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My kids would love them. I'm gonna look around.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hard to find? I bought some at Walmart 6 weeks ago

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

'Harder' to find. They used to be sold everywhere, Delis, candy stores, toy stores, etc. The Big Box stores killed them, hence, Walmart...

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wait.. these don’t go in you ass?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You should never spray children with your clacker shrapnel

5 years ago | Likes 112 Dislikes 0

What about when they’re in the womb?

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

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Christ this got me.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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That's good advice, Dr Huxtable.

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

#epsteindidntkillhimself

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 20

Wht downvote this?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Right?!

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You will not be disappointed if you Google the banned children's toy museum. Radioactive materials, glass blowing kits,...wow

5 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 1

Survival of the fittest.

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Sounds like the Graveyard of Fun.

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

they were the most fun when thrown like a bolas

5 years ago | Likes 624 Dislikes 2

"boleadoras"

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Is that not how they’re supposed to be played with?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Was it possible to throw them like malarias instead?

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

"I am the night!"

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I mean, could there be any other use?

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Particularly at prehistoric double-vampires.

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Had a pair and can confirm they do turn into shrapnel

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It’s pronounced “ebolas”

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

The little known second reason why they were banned in 1981.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It took them 7 years more to ban Jarts which shows you just how much fun these were

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

At an older sister....or two.

5 years ago | Likes 82 Dislikes 1

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Now being the youngest, they sill would have been thrown at me, it's just sisters in general

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

They use to tie me up and put me in the linen closet...upon freeing myself it got ugly...I ruined several doors in the house with a bat.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Best used with metal clackers to channel your hamon

5 years ago | Likes 49 Dislikes 0

And just like hamon they suddenly disappeared, never to be seen again.

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Ok its set to channel 3 now what

5 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Add .50 more

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Feel the beat of my Hamon!

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

What about beating my ham?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I cant hear this picture

5 years ago | Likes 189 Dislikes 1

Yeah I definitely played with these in the 90s. Got them from a yard sale. Makes sense now

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Clack... Clack... CLAck... CLACK.. bang

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

FUCK

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

comment & gif combination made me laugh like the screech of a pterodactyl

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

username checks out

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

I can

5 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 0

I'm standing in the misty morning dew on the playground and as far as the eye can see & the ear can hear:Clackers clacking,like an army of

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

plastic cicadas sounding across the field. & I thought to myself as I clacked, "This is wonderful & I will always remember this."

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Funny thing is I remember them by two of the names...clackers and click clacks....havent thought of them for 40 years until this post.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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I knew someone was gonna have to comment it. Take the last of my upvote bubble

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CLACKER VOLLEY!!

5 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

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Is that a motherfucking jojo reference??!?!!??????!?!?!!????!?!?

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you expected a comment, but it was I, DIO!

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Oh, so you're approaching my post? Instead of running away, you're coming right to me??

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I can't upvote you without getting closer.

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