Submitted and Written by Melanie H, who reminds us that “tweet” used to mean something else entirely.

It seems like these are all I ever won at carnivals as a kid. You put a little water inside of them & when you blew into them, they sort of sounded like a warbling bird. Then your mom would sort of flip her lid from all the noise & make you go outside with it.

Submitted by Alan T, who claims he’s no dummy.

What haven’t these guys done? Star in a public service advertisement? Check. Have a line of toys modeled after them? Check. Be drawn into cartoon characters? Check. Have a band named after them? Check. These human-like robots have had more success in life than I have! It’s almost creepy that overgrown dolls made to test the impact of car accidents on human bodies became as popular as they did. But stranger things have happened, right?

Submitted by Ken L, who is rumored to have bitten off the head of a bat

Black Sabbath was responsible for many heavy metal staples: “Iron Man,” “Crazy Train,” and “Paranoid” (shown above). MTV recognized Ozzy’s outfit as the Greatest Metal Band of All Time. Sabbath is pretty good, but I think VH1 was probably a bit more accurate ranking them at second, behind Led Zeppelin.

Submitted and Written by Darcy, screams, you scream, we all scream…

Remember these ice cream shooters? You would push a button and the foam “ice cream” would come flying out of the cone. I used to torment my little sister by shooting her in the head with this silly toy. I wish I still had one, they crack me up!

Submitted by K Kovach,

I remember most school supplies — namely folders — featured pencils and books and other school supplies on them. The Lisa Frank brand wanted to showcase a more accurate depiction of school: Tripping on hallucinogens. That rainbow-colored unicorn got me through the 6th grade, man!