I grew up in the Yo-Yo age.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf92LXaz-fc
ok, Yo-yos were around before they appeared at our school. But the great rebirth of the toy was in the 1970s in the US and I was in school.
I loved the yo-yo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IdYEUsSUS8
Duncan Yo-Yo had a traveling Yoband that used to go to schools. They came to our little school nestled on a hill in Southern Indiana when I was 9 years old. The Yo-Yo and I were instant friends. Mom asks you to walk the dog? Sure thing mom, just pulls out your Yo-Yo and walk the dog!!!
Why actually take the dog outside when you can use your trusty yo-yo!
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Did you ever yo?
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or did you rather yo?
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or did you pull it all together and Yo-Yo?
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Just for fun is now focusing on toys of the past!
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Q: DID YOU EVER YO?
Yes (4 votes) – 67%
No (2 votes) – 33%
Q: OR DID YOU RATHER YO?
Yes (2 votes) – 50%
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Q: OR DID YOU PULL IT ALL TOGETHER AND YO-YO?
Yes (3 votes) – 60%
No (2 votes) – 40%
Q: JUST FOR FUN IS NOW FOCUSING ON TOYS OF THE PAST!
Yes (5 votes) – 100%
I should have known this was a Doc original. I remember yoyos when I was growing up. I also sold them at one time and they were not really a big selling item.
they slid from popularity in the late 70s, i think they were really popular from around 197- to around the middle of that decade.
What a blast! I loved these yo-yo’s. Hours of fun.
i did (and still do)!!!! love them to this day!
These are awesome, I wish I had a yo-yo right now. Mine always got tangled and ruined.
ah you had Yos, they are only Yo-Yos when they come back up!
Haha, you made me smile with this one. It’s pretty reasonable.
i had so many of them back in the day. I still have 5 or 6 of them. I used to have one that lit up when you extended it all the way (end of the string)!
Everything with lights was super cool.
we had one with a white and a red bulb. When you spun them in the air, they looked amazing!
He looks like an interesting player. I’m a little older than you so we haven’t had this toy yet.
it was big in the US for many years. I have a bunch of them still!!!
This is a toy typical of America. I’m not familiar with her
it was a huge toy in the US, i thought it had made it to Europe, but maybe not.
It has been a long time since I Yoed lol. Maybe one day I will try to Yo again lol.
I still yo-yo all the time!