Back in my day, we chewed on surfboard wax and we loved it.

When I was a kid, Mr. Zogs Sex Wax ( a popular surfboard wax brand) was all the rage. All the cool kids at school chewed it, it came in a bunch of different flavors. How it ended up being a fad in the landlocked state I lived in, I have no idea.

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Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 1y

Just as a PSA, there’s a decent chance it was full of PFAS. In case anyone is thinking of giving it a nibble.

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (3 replies)

It had a flavor? I only ever used it on my board.

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Yep, lime, orange, pina colada, etc

violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

hide your chapstick from op 😂

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

lol

lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 1y

Nostalgia indeed, reminding me of the glory days of being a miami ripple rider

Fourth@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

You put it in your mouth? How did that happen? I am so curious. I lived in California as a kid and cool folks used it for all their boardsports there. No one ate it though.

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah some kid did it so we all did. You just chewed it til the flavor died and then you spit it out.

Fourth@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y

Bizarre.

Drewmeister@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (4 replies)

When and where was this? Just wondering if this was pretty localized or before my time.

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (3 replies)

1983/4 Arizona

cheloxin@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 1y

Ahhh, lead poisoning. Explains everything

the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You had surfboards in Arizona?

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Nope. They sold it at skate shops