25: Pogs; Or, When Circular Cardboard Took Over the 90s

This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast

Feb 22, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 25

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Episode description

Pogs… or Milk Caps if you’re a boomer…. were like a flash in the pan in the mid 90’s. Collectable pieces of cardboard that ended up fading out just as quicky as they were introduced. Just like marbles before them, Pogs got banned from schools.

Pogs caused schoolyard scuffles and because kids were playing for keeps, they were essentially gambling… Playgrounds were becoming Las Vegas… Kids couldn’t get enough of that sweet, sweet circular cardboard.

This week, Ray teaches Rob all about how Pogs is an acronym for Passion Fruit, Orange, Guava, how Pogs got their origin from the ancient Japanese game Menko, what some of the weirder Pog collections are, and what made these kids go MILK CAP KRAZY!

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WikiHow - Pogs Rules (w/ Pictures)

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