#13: Hold My Pencil
Before the hit movie Clueless made pig fluffy pens popular in the 90s, the Koala pencil gripper was all the rage in classrooms across the country. It was a cute, furry, mini koala that would hug your pencils. You pinched its back and its arms would open, when you released, its arms would close, tightening its grip around your writing utensils.
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What’s the point of it? We couldn’t tell you. But everyone had at least one of those in the ’80s. The cute little bear was always there, right on the tip of your pencil. We aren’t sure where this trend started or why, but we can say it was a hit, and people still buy these little guys today.