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Do You Remember All These Random Things That Got Banned In School?

Do You Remember All These Random Things That Got Banned In School?

Ah Pogs.

Mel Ramsay

Mel Ramsay

After reading about the ridiculous things that have been banned from playgrounds (hugging, tag and yoga pants to name a few) it got me thinking. Are we now just really ridiculously over-protective of children, or have we always been this way?

I decided to ask TheLADbible staff what got banned in their schools to compare...

Pokedex

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Credit: VideoGameHeat

Mark said:

"Mrs Bruce confiscated my Pokedex in primary and I had to go a week without it. Still haven't forgiven her, the goat."

Yo-Yos

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Coops said: "Yo-Yos were banned from mine because two children got their teeth knocked out."

Pokémon cards

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Tom said: "Pokemon cards were banned at my school cause some girl decided to leave her draw unlocked and someone stole her shiny Zapdos. I was 11 but I've hated her with a passion ever since. I even declined her Facebook friend request because of it."

Diablos

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Mike said: "They were banned in my school. I went to a school in Wigan. Our ice cream man got sacked for dealing drugs out of his van."

Pogs

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Mel said: "Everyone kept getting really agressive with them. Then after one hit this lad in the eye - they were gone."

Conkers

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Sam said: "After one lad painted a brown snooker ball to look like a conker, they got banned."

Aliens in goo

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Felicity said: "They got banned because people kept rubbing their backs together thinking they'd have babies. No joke."

So I guess it turns out that back when we were in school (generally in the 90s) teachers just liked banning fun stuff. But now, it's just plain weird.

BRING BACK POGS.

Words by Mel Ramsay

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Topics: Toys, Nostalgia, Ban