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09-08-2019, 10:09 PM | #1 |
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Americans: Class Rings -are they still a thing?
When my kids graduated, there were glossy catalogs full of all sorts of shit you could buy. I've encountered the class ring thing in movies and books from decades ago, but never heard it mentioned by any of the other senior parents, and my kids never asked for one when they graduated. Now I see a friend on facebook mentioning it like it's still the norm....
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09-08-2019, 10:48 PM | #2 |
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Both mine were stolen because I never wore them so they were home when I wasn't.
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09-09-2019, 05:01 AM | #3 |
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For most people I know, not a thing.
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09-09-2019, 06:10 AM | #4 |
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I don't think it's a thing anymore, but there may be groups of kids who do it, maybe some teams?
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09-09-2019, 12:36 PM | #5 |
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It was a thing in 1985.
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09-09-2019, 01:25 PM | #6 |
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It was a thing in 1975.
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09-09-2019, 07:53 PM | #7 |
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Regional, I think. The football players at my high school got them in '82 but I don't think many others did.
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09-09-2019, 08:09 PM | #8 |
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I knew one guy who got one in 1985. He was eager to.
On my kids generation, none of my daughters friends did, that I know of. |
09-09-2019, 10:52 PM | #9 |
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It was a thing in '65.
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09-10-2019, 08:43 AM | #11 |
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There was a time when it was important to have pride in your high school, and I feel like that idea was a fading notion by the 80s, and I'm not sure exactly why.
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09-10-2019, 05:39 PM | #12 |
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High school pride disappeared when a high school diploma turned into the bare minimum rather than a natural exit point for the majority of folks, and college became (at least in people's minds) "necessary for a good job."
When I graduated in 1998, class rings were definitely not a thing anymore. In addition, "letter jackets" were no longer worn by most jocks, only by the marching band kids, and then only because they weren't allowed to wear anything else over their marching uniform during cold games. |
09-10-2019, 10:02 PM | #13 | |
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Marching Band..... It's OK to have that as a second "sport" but as the only thing.... .....and they have even warmer full length coats to wear over their uniforms at cold games.
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09-10-2019, 11:20 PM | #14 |
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There are plenty of kids who prefer music to sports.
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