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10 Things That Guaranteed You Were Going To Have The Best School Day Ever

By Tanya |

<div><p>Going to school in the nineties was a much simpler time. No one had a cell phone, no one had Facebook and everyone had frosted tips. There were a few days that were just so much better than others and it seemed as though there was a common thread. </p><p>Whether you loved gym class or the special events in the library, there was a something for everyone. Here are 10 of the best possible things that could happen to a 90s kid at school. </p><h3>1. Walking into the room and seeing this: </h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/tumblr_n8ils1McF41swl13ro1_500.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>2. When these would be passed out</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/4dbf7ed9deb6f65a1f44e5478797ad87.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>3. When it was time to play with this</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/6ab9da994c764e5648119103703a82a9.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>4. The adrenaline rush of Heads Up 7Up</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/Heads-Up-252C-Sever-Up-001.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>5. Anytime you got to use these bad boys</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/IdentityMarkers-710x489.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>6. Or when you could add one of these to your pencils</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/troll-pencil-toppers.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_incontent _1"> </div><p></p><h3>7. The computer lab version of math class was always the most fun</h3><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/anigif_enhanced-buzz-9619-1361996794-0_preview.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim></figure></div><h3>8. The day they would bring in boxes and boxes of room temperature pizza </h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/tumblr_okpnzySyyg1u3yxj2o1_500.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>9. Almost better than book order day was book fair week! Think of all the bookmarks you can buy! </h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/tumblr_m6cghl0fnc1qzbqw1o1_500.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>10. The 5 most frustrating words you read were also some of the best</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/05/67c4325458587c260f3882-09234279_edit_img_facebook_post_image_file_36470459_1468171800.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p></p></div>

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