Every Single One of These Images Will Bring You Right Back to Elementary School
By Mustafa GatollariUpdated
As we grow into adults, it's easy for us to differentiate ourselves from others in an attempt to establish our own identity and a sense of self. Which is normal, because we're all trying to find that specific thing that makes us special. In that pursuit, however, it's easy to forget that a lot of us had shared experiences, something Twitter user @melmadara touched on when she started this excellent thread on elementary school memories.
Just take a look at some of these images and try to tell me they aren't giving you hardcore elementary vibes. From coast to coast across America, there are tons of people who are tweeting with "OMG SAME!" which is really special when you think about it. No matter what part of the country you're from, you can definitely relate to these "weird" grade school memories.
Why caress these divots?
bringing back weird memories from elementary school: A THREAD pic.twitter.com/t3hJlWyl9V
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Just try and tell me you weren't putting your index finger in these while walking through the halls.
Mothball musk?
these smelled SO bad and were probably washed once a year pic.twitter.com/s6qfmqXm7N
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Man these things just stank. Never looked forward to putting them on.
That cool sensation.
resting your head on the cold window just hit different pic.twitter.com/OFhMIeokc5
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Bonus points for making little circles. I still do this when I ride back on a bus from the city.
Worst. Instrument. Ever.
why were we forced to play hot cross buns pic.twitter.com/bnE7EcgIaY
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
My teacher was especially fond of "Mary had a Little Lamb."
The pain!
when this would hit your ankles .. ow pic.twitter.com/TRc3vvGNcK
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Was lowkey jealous of the kids who could skip in place.
Wait till you get to division.
now THIS is anxiety pic.twitter.com/wzoeYlcKVa
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
The best is when you memorized the "times table" and sped through it like an OG.
No idea what these were.
what.. what were these for why are they so familiar pic.twitter.com/t0BBZd1Q6X
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Seriously...but every class had them. Bonus points if you would use them as a monocle like you were the monopoly guy at a Pride parade.
So magical.
the original smart board pic.twitter.com/Bg166jAmmA
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Loved it when they busted this bad boy out.
This definitely wasn't ice cream.
the flavor of the wooden spoon haunts me to this day pic.twitter.com/8ZRdMy9LE4
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
But who cares, it was delicious. Who else was afraid of getting tongue splinters?!
Licorice all day.
these!!! i can still smell them pic.twitter.com/exxYZclPX8
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
And grape. This is where our idea for flavored vape cartridges started, I know it.
Oh, when it dries.
coming back to see your finished product ... best feeling pic.twitter.com/diLz83isZL
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Such a great thing to look forward to.
High key psychopaths.
i didn’t trust people who did this pic.twitter.com/HGmhDh6AiS
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Worse if it's a nice eraser, too.
I was more of an Oregon Trail guy, myself.
does anyone remember gizmos and gadgets pic.twitter.com/XhecQrxk9h
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
But I'm showing my age here, aren't I?
Darn tootin'.
if you had these you were COOL pic.twitter.com/DctrpTXu8s
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Heck I still get excited over these pens. Why aren't all of them like this?
That zap.
the static that came from these ... pic.twitter.com/92xsIZcKge
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
Hurts more when it came from one of the bolts on the chair, too.
I never drew these.
and let’s not forget pic.twitter.com/x2nHozoFRP
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 3, 2020
But that didn't mean I wasn't surrounded by them on a daily basis.
Mind your fingers.
i was riding in style on these bad boys pic.twitter.com/AeK9FOnh5V
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
Or bad things will happen. A great ab workout for kids, too.
It's not really milk.
the flavor pic.twitter.com/OAnlrSvsUQ
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
But it's chocolate, so who cares? The only thing that comes close is Yoo-Hoo.
This was ahead of my time.
SMENCILS. not only did they smell good, they were also an environmentally friendly icon pic.twitter.com/kCfbCLZHXH
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
But if I was in elementary school when they were around, I'd be all over these bad boys.
Where social standings were made readily apparent.
scholastic. book. fair. pic.twitter.com/LPDgw8iuC1
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
Poor kids would at least get a cool book marker, or some discount Goosebumps from last year's collection.
Begone geometric skin divots.
pencil grips !!! pic.twitter.com/52qqt1zc55
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
- Learning cursive is hard. These helped to make things easier.
No idea.
why was this so thrilling to use pic.twitter.com/lDuoKWDRy9
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
But I could be on Microsoft Paint for hours, drawing a sun wearing sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth. Then I'd get sent to the Principal's office.
Yes!
wait.. does anyone else remember being forced to draw cubes or having a fixation with drawing them pic.twitter.com/Hg0hRhzmxC
— melina ¨̮ (@melmadara) March 4, 2020
Once you learn the concept or 3D, there's no going back. Pixar, here I come.
What happened to the cartons?!
Finding the bubble when they introduced these things. pic.twitter.com/zMuRrKAAH4
— Mustafa Gatollari (@TafGato) March 5, 2020
we were all upset at first, but then just held these in our hands like little firm water balloons...or breast implants.
Oh that noise.
The satisfying "thidunk" this thing made when it was kicked, or bounced off the floor following a successful dodgeball evasion. pic.twitter.com/Cs9RdYaWH1
— Mustafa Gatollari (@TafGato) March 5, 2020
The best is when you wore some thick Tims or steel toe Mountain Gears and sent these things flying.
Pick a color.
The OG horoscope. pic.twitter.com/gFAebqEgYT
— Mustafa Gatollari (@TafGato) March 5, 2020
I never knew how to make these, but it was a good day when it got passed around.
Why does it have different hole sizes?!
The kid who jammed this by putting a fat crayon inside. pic.twitter.com/LTQsOQxDY9
— Mustafa Gatollari (@TafGato) March 5, 2020
You weren't allowed to sharpen anything but pencils in it, anyway.
Bagged lunch kids had the upper hand.
Being the first one and picking an optimal spot on one of these bad boys. pic.twitter.com/mzPl11nLH6
— Mustafa Gatollari (@TafGato) March 5, 2020
They'd swoop in and stake their claim while the rest of us humps waited for microwaved pizza nuggets and a fruit cup.
