Remember POGS?

translucent · Oct 18th, 2007, 11:26 PM

A friend and I were talking, and something brought up POGS! Those were like the hippest things around when I was younger. Anyone my age will remember elementary school with POGS I'm sure. Who remembers them? I remember playing for money, it was like our little ring of illegal playground gambling at the time. Funny stuff...

Here's a >> LINK << for those who think I'm crazy & have no idea what a POG is

-trans

N-shark · Oct 18th, 2007, 11:33 PM

I used to have two shoeboxes full of them (in fact, I used to have a sawblade one just like the one in the picture).

Don't remember what happened to my collection, but I don't have them anymore.

StuartC · Oct 19th, 2007, 12:34 AM

hahah I remember POGS totally!

But not as much as I remember Magic the Gathering and Pokemon LOL

Thirst · Oct 19th, 2007, 07:21 AM

lol I had loads but I didnt use them for playing the game. I just liked looking at the designs.

PhineasFreak · Oct 19th, 2007, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wikipedia

...Military uses...

we need heavy support - call in a pog strike !

*Tinkerbelle* · Oct 19th, 2007, 07:38 AM

Interesting. When I saw the word POG, the first thing that came to mind was that refreshing Hawaiian drink made of Passionfruit, orange juice and guava. The game's name is based on that drink according to Wikipedia.

Planning on making a digital POG game for the DI peeps, translucent?

DJ Xenomorph · Oct 19th, 2007, 03:19 PM

Oh wow major nostalgia. I gave away all my pogs when the fad faded out. I had some sick looking slammers too.

Sabi10 · Oct 19th, 2007, 03:23 PM

Pogs...lol.... i didnt play with them as i remember....i think i was in high school those years hahaha....

Bubble Wrap · Oct 19th, 2007, 05:39 PM

never got into collecting them for some reason
everyone I knew did
I was all about collecting crazy bones

translucent · Oct 19th, 2007, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkerbell MO

Interesting. When I saw the word POG, the first thing that came to mind was that refreshing Hawaiian drink made of Passionfruit, orange juice and guava. The game's name is based on that drink according to Wikipedia.

Planning on making a digital POG game for the DI peeps, translucent?

Hmmm... a digital POGS game? That probably would have less appeal than online volley ball, and twice as hard to program!

Luka5 · Oct 22nd, 2007, 07:19 AM

Here in Australia we call(ed) them "tazos", and EVERYONE collected them! Probably still collect them today. My favourite set was always the Looney Tunes ones.

PhineasFreak · Oct 22nd, 2007, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Luka5

Here in Australia we call(ed) them "tazos", and EVERYONE collected them! Probably still collect them today. My favourite set was always the Looney Tunes ones.

tazos were a competitor to pogs brought out years after the original pog craze. the cool thing about tazos was they gave 'em away free in loads of crisp packets...

*Dustwave* · Oct 22nd, 2007, 10:40 AM

Ooh yeah i remember those...they were called flippo's here

Had thousands of em...had every single one of all the Looney Tunes and Chester Cheetos series, including the really rare ones (except the golden one :cheeky). I think those series together were about 1500 different ones, but i had many doubles

Prophet · Oct 23rd, 2007, 04:00 PM

I never actually owned any but they were def the beanie babies of their time. I know my sisters had em, if i remember correctly just about everything had a POG with a logo on it.

GundamWingman21 · Oct 23rd, 2007, 05:20 PM

omg POGS.... lmao. I used to have sooo many of them and I loved it. I had the sickest looking slammers ever... and the slammers were probably the best part about it. Like everyone else, I dont know what happened to my set of POGS either. I miss those days.

Trance88 · Oct 23rd, 2007, 06:35 PM

HOLY FREAK!! I totaly forgot about those things. I haven't seen one in 10 years. I've always known them as milkcaps. I never knew what they were for other than collecting. I remember getting them with fast food kids meals.

DJ Lassic · Oct 25th, 2007, 09:18 AM

Pogs...oh my God...I think I still have some...but I forgot how to play XD

vinneg24 · Oct 25th, 2007, 09:54 AM

ooo they were the jam, i had SO MANY..and slammers, my friends and i used to trade them.

XxLeOniDuSxX · Jan 1st, 2008, 04:01 PM

Oh my goodness....dude they were ridiculous little chips you practically ended freindships over just another useless thing kids can get into and get better than one another at

Thirst · Jan 1st, 2008, 05:01 PM

Someone should throw loads into an outdoor swimming pool on a sunny day and take a photo from underwater looking up.

Oct 18th, 2007, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
translucent Eyes for the Profane Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 40.126N -74.049W Posts: 4,029	Remember POGS? A friend and I were talking, and something brought up POGS! Those were like the hippest things around when I was younger. Anyone my age will remember elementary school with POGS I'm sure. Who remembers them? I remember playing for money, it was like our little ring of illegal playground gambling at the time. Funny stuff... Here's a >> LINK << for those who think I'm crazy & have no idea what a POG is -trans __________________ KILL YOUR TV — THINK FOR YOURSELF “I believe that any man without principles that he is ready and willing to die for at any given moment is already dead and is of no use or consequence whatsoever.” —William Cooper

Oct 18th, 2007, 11:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
N-shark DI Chronic Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 18,080	I used to have two shoeboxes full of them (in fact, I used to have a sawblade one just like the one in the picture). Don't remember what happened to my collection, but I don't have them anymore. __________________ Give sharks a chance: http://www.oceana.org/sharks/home/ http://www.savingsharks.com http://www.whitesharktrust.org http://www.projectaware.org/americas/english/pts10tycd.asp Next Aquasound project: AC 17

Oct 19th, 2007, 07:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Thirst DI Chronic Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: ¬_¬ Posts: 5,119	lol I had loads but I didnt use them for playing the game. I just liked looking at the designs. __________________ Forest Gump chumps get clumps of nuttin' for nuttin'

Oct 19th, 2007, 07:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tinkerbelle Protector of Puppies Forum Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: Direct and Dynamic Posts: 9,168	POG Interesting. When I saw the word POG, the first thing that came to mind was that refreshing Hawaiian drink made of Passionfruit, orange juice and guava. The game's name is based on that drink according to Wikipedia. Planning on making a digital POG game for the DI peeps, translucent? __________________ ☼ ♥ Dude, I'm just the Bartender ♥ ☼ Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. -Abraham Lincoln ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°

Oct 19th, 2007, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
DJ Xenomorph DI Trance Addict Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: California Posts: 9,179	Oh wow major nostalgia. I gave away all my pogs when the fad faded out. I had some sick looking slammers too. __________________ "And then something happened. I let go. Lost in oblivion -- dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom." - Fight Club

Oct 19th, 2007, 12:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
StuartC master producer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the desert Posts: 1,703	hahah I remember POGS totally! But not as much as I remember Magic the Gathering and Pokemon LOL

Oct 19th, 2007, 03:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sabi10 DI Chronic Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 10,216	Pogs...lol.... i didnt play with them as i remember....i think i was in high school those years hahaha.... __________________ J.o.C Addict Indecent Noise - Aerospark SoundLift - Broken Heart Type 41 - Lifespark Lustarl - I Feel You (John O Callaghan Remix) Photographer - Airport http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=590140246

Oct 19th, 2007, 05:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bubble Wrap DI Chronic Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Star Pyramid Posts: 9,554	never got into collecting them for some reason everyone I knew did I was all about collecting crazy bones __________________ "Hasheesh helped a great deal, and once sent him to a part of space where form does not exist, but where glowing gases study the secrets of existence. And a violet-coloured gas told him that this part of space was outside what he had called infinity"

Oct 22nd, 2007, 07:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Luka5 Junior Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 67	Tazos Here in Australia we call(ed) them "tazos", and EVERYONE collected them! Probably still collect them today. My favourite set was always the Looney Tunes ones.

Oct 22nd, 2007, 10:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dustwave Endless Blue Forum Staff Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Viewing Smilies Posts: 25,562	Ooh yeah i remember those...they were called flippo's here Had thousands of em...had every single one of all the Looney Tunes and Chester Cheetos series, including the really rare ones (except the golden one :cheeky). I think those series together were about 1500 different ones, but i had many doubles __________________ Ocean to Shore www.dustwave.net 23-03-2002 - 06-04-2010 RIP Murciélago Last edited by Dustwave : Oct 22nd, 2007 at 11:27 AM.

Oct 23rd, 2007, 04:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Prophet Qualified Forum Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 122	I never actually owned any but they were def the beanie babies of their time. I know my sisters had em, if i remember correctly just about everything had a POG with a logo on it. __________________ There is no spoon.

Oct 23rd, 2007, 05:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
GundamWingman21 DI Extreme Addict Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,375	omg POGS.... lmao. I used to have sooo many of them and I loved it. I had the sickest looking slammers ever... and the slammers were probably the best part about it. Like everyone else, I dont know what happened to my set of POGS either. I miss those days. __________________ e-passer of the Hookah Clan. What flavor shall you have today?

Oct 23rd, 2007, 06:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Trance88 DI Addict, Sonic Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Rapids MI, USA Posts: 7,126	HOLY FREAK!! I totaly forgot about those things. I haven't seen one in 10 years. I've always known them as milkcaps. I never knew what they were for other than collecting. I remember getting them with fast food kids meals. __________________ Trance addict since '03. DI addict since '05. Sonic fanatic since '95. Last edited by Trance88 : Oct 23rd, 2007 at 06:39 PM.

Oct 25th, 2007, 09:18 AM	#17 (permalink)
DJ Lassic Junior Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA Posts: 64	Pogs...oh my God...I think I still have some...but I forgot how to play XD __________________ Owner of the second-biggest trance countdown in history. Now get over here and love me.

Oct 25th, 2007, 09:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
vinneg24 Junior Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States Posts: 14	ooo they were the jam, i had SO MANY..and slammers, my friends and i used to trade them.

Jan 1st, 2008, 04:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
XxLeOniDuSxX Qualified Forum Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sparta Posts: 124	Oh my goodness....dude they were ridiculous little chips you practically ended freindships over just another useless thing kids can get into and get better than one another at __________________ XxTear apart all who fearxX XxEverlasting Life to all who hearxX oOMusic for the godsOo {Gabber}----{Hardcore}

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Thirst DI Chronic Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: ¬_¬ Posts: 5,119	Someone should throw loads into an outdoor swimming pool on a sunny day and take a photo from underwater looking up. __________________ Forest Gump chumps get clumps of nuttin' for nuttin'

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