toys

Time again to chase that nostalgia dragon's tail. Sometimes 90s nostalgia gets so much press that people overlook the older days, when toys were made of hard plastic, metal, and weren't fun. No matter who you are, you've probably had some experience with these relics of a time you'll never see again. 

When this cat owner won a stuffed animal toy in a raffle at work, they thought it'd be a good idea to bring home the toy to their cat. The big catch here is that the toy looked identical to the cat, which resulted in the cat freaking out. It's just like if you've ever seen a cat catch their reflection in the mirror, and how they lose it; but even more terrifying with a plushy stuff animal that looks like them. 

Just in case you ever wondered what a day in the life of an IKEA shark is like, a Tumblr user has finally provided the answer. Even more wholesome and hilarious than you might've expected. 

Careful, these Twitter users sharing the stuff that they're old enough to remember might overwhelm you with nostalgia. That or you're going to feel very old. 

Some people might say these toys shouldn't exist, but others out there probably can't get enough of them! They bring just the right amount of weird and dark humor for our liking. 

Twitter user @Adamhill1212 started a thread on the most painful toys you can accidentally step on. The resulting tweets hit on all the painful reminders, with the key theme being LEGOs! Seriously, screw those sneaky bastards. The bottoms of my feet started crying out in pain just thinking about the old days of walking around and suddenly feeling like I got stabbed with a rock in the bottom of my foot. 

If you experienced childhood somewhere around the turn of the century, then quite a few of of these pictures might hit you right in the memory nads. Remember back when you had to drive to a store to rent videos? Wild. If you want more '90s nostalgia, then check these out.

We're not exactly experts in child rearing, but this story about a mom who refuses to use negative language around her kid kinda set off some alarms. Like, isn't replacing one word with another one kind of defeat the purpose of not having the first word? There is octopus way this strategy worked out. Check out some awesome twitter jokes about parenting here.

Obvious Plant produces tons of parody products like toys, costumes and snacks. So reap the rewards of their fantastical weirdness and tremendous sentence fragments! Here are a few more Obvious Plant products that planted laughter in our lives.

There's so many signs, toys and products being designed all the time that some of them are inevitably not going to be proofread. And boy are we grateful for that. We wish more people made stupid mistakes that render their bookstore accidentally filthy. Here's to measuring once before cutting.

This could have just been some normal, run-of-the-mill copyright infringement, but it just had to be a weird mishmash of products and brands you'd never need or want. Who remembers the transforming robot from Frozen? Anyone?

Everything here is at least just a little wrong. Welcome to a world of mismatched, sloppy discomfort.

This poor leggy boi is taking an absolutely savage verbal assault on Twitter. Should've stayed extinct, leggy boi. 

C'mon 90's kids, get your fix of some of that sweet, sweet nostalgia. Back when things were simple. If you wanted to rent a movie you had to go to a store. The ketchup was blue, and the charizards were holographic.