Throwback Thursday

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Quick Question...

What ever happened to rollerblading?

I was never a huge participant in the activity, (actually, I don't even know how to skate.) But still, I feel as if strapping up the wheels has become extinct.
How could it be that an entire mode of transportation that was so popular is actually just a fad of the late 90s to early 2000s.

Time was, hot girls used to Rollerblade in jean shorts and bikini tops...right in the middle of traffic, so as to turn the heads of unsuspecting guys driving cars beside them. It was great, as shown here above, the very mechanics of rollerblading require the girl to bend over just a tad, providing a perfect combination of cleavage and butt tipping.

Time was, lame families completely adopted rollerblading buried their bikes deep in the garage. Which of course brought about the full on safety movement initiative for the 7 and 8 yr olds rollerblading around the block at a blazing 4 MPH. A helmet was enough for a bike, but for Rollerblades, safety conscious parents went all out acquiring knee,elbow,wrist, and shoulder pads for the whole family.

With the passing of rollerblades, we even had to say goodbye to that one jag-off who literally brought them everywhere. He always had a book bag, and when everyone else decided to walk to the destination, he'd strap up and rollerblade alongside the group, all the while doing extremely annoying tricks and rollerblading backwards like a tool.

The loss of this 8-wheeled pastime of human transportation is unfortunate. And all its done is make way for FAR more annoying devices with wheels at the bottom of human feet. Mo-peds....(lame)...anything you're driving around and paying to fill up with gas, should be a car, plus u look like an idiot. Scooters.....(lame)...to me it's just a skateboard with handle bars, suggesting that you don't have the balance for a skateboard, and that you aren't EXTREME enough to ride one anyway with your lame ass.

And lastly....roller shoes...most annoying innovation ever.

As if these little hell raising 6 year olds weren't hard enough to control in the first place,...some genius thought to put tiny wheels underneath the soles of these rap-scallions. Even worse, some genius parents thought it'd be an execellent idea to buy these monstrocities. One moment their walking, then rolling uncontrollably toward my upper legs and mid-section. I'm hopeful that these are also a fad,...but on the real, I would mind if Rollerblades made a comeback.