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Baitball Blogger

(46,709 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:13 PM Jun 2017

A question to the oldies.

Who remembers those decorative liquid bath soaps or bubble bath that were encased in a transparent, round shell? If I remember correctly, you would run them under the faucet and the shell would disintegrate, freeing the contents which were very fragrant.

Anyone remember them?

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A question to the oldies. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Jun 2017 OP
They've morphed Cirque du So-What Jun 2017 #1
Whaaat? You'll have to speak louder. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #2
LOL underpants Jun 2017 #6
I'm saving my hearing aid battery for when O'Reilly comes underpants Jun 2017 #9
I do remember those! MontanaMama Jun 2017 #3
Nah. I got a quarter century on you and still feeling as young as 40. TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #7
Good! Glad to hear that. MontanaMama Jun 2017 #13
You might get a kick out of Juanita Jean's World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon. If MT has one -Share TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #17
On it! MontanaMama Jun 2017 #18
I am 66, and I assure you that most of us around this age don't need Depends--yet. tblue37 Jun 2017 #27
Darn it! MontanaMama Jun 2017 #31
Funny thing is that I thought you did that on purpose! nt tblue37 Jun 2017 #32
For decades I felt like I was 18 lunatica Jun 2017 #34
yes I remember them. You can still buy them :) luvMIdog Jun 2017 #4
Get off my lawn! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #5
And pull up your damn pants! underpants Jun 2017 #8
I'm wearing pants? Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #10
I have miss placed my pants underpants Jun 2017 #11
😂 Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #12
Yes I remember them Runningdawg Jun 2017 #14
I used to be one of 'those' Avon ladies... WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #28
Not those, but I do remember MR BUBBLE. pangaia Jun 2017 #15
Here ya'll go... MontanaMama Jun 2017 #16
Oldies? Yikes! femmocrat Jun 2017 #19
Oh cool! Baitball Blogger Jun 2017 #21
Strangely enough, I was thinking about those not too long ago! TeapotInATempest Jun 2017 #20
I remember they occasionally got mistaken for candy TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #22
I remember those! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #23
I sure do remember those things GreydeeThos Jun 2017 #24
Weren't they called Bath Jewels? Fla Dem Jun 2017 #25
They were called bath bombs. They still exist. nt tblue37 Jun 2017 #26
Bath bombs are great but a bit different... WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #29
I used to love these.... WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #30
I think you're hallucinating Bayard Jun 2017 #33

underpants

(182,803 posts)
9. I'm saving my hearing aid battery for when O'Reilly comes
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:42 PM
Jun 2017

What?!? That's not O'Reilly on these days? Now where are mah glasses.

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
3. I do remember those!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:16 PM
Jun 2017

I recall thinking they were awesome back in the day. Lordy knows what chemicals and coloring agents were in them, however.

I'm 52...am I an oldie??

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
13. Good! Glad to hear that.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:56 PM
Jun 2017

Some days I feel like 25. Some days 65. Depends.

On another note, I'm happy to see your handle! I have lots and lots of Texas customers at my business. Sadly, not one of them progressive and you would not believe (or maybe you would) the crazy that I have to listen to when they call me. Holy hell. I am a little blue dot in my big red state - just like you, I'm guessing.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
17. You might get a kick out of Juanita Jean's World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon. If MT has one -Share
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:04 PM
Jun 2017

About the site:
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I am honored and privileged to know Miss Juanita Jean Herownself, hairdresser extraordinary and political maven. Since she does not have time to fiddle with this internet stuff, I type her website for her and you can read it if you want to. If you don't, she truly does not give a big bear's butt.

A lot of what I post here has to do with local politics, but you probably have the same folks in your local government.

This ain't a blog. Blogs are way too trendy for me. This is a professional political organization.

http://juanitajean.com/

tblue37

(65,357 posts)
27. I am 66, and I assure you that most of us around this age don't need Depends--yet.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:32 AM
Jun 2017

Oh, that isn't what you meant by "Some days 65. Depends"?

Never mind.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
28. I used to be one of 'those' Avon ladies...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:37 AM
Jun 2017

"Ding dong... Avon calling." :-D

When younger I sold Girl Scout cookies, greeting cards, gifts and collected empty soda bottles door to door too.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
15. Not those, but I do remember MR BUBBLE.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:00 PM
Jun 2017

The instruction on the box says, "Keep dry.'

As Lazlo Toth noted, "It says: "KEEP DRY". How can you use it if you keep it dry?"


If you are interested, more here.


http://www.sullivansfarms.net/s1dneycom/lazlo/



femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
19. Oldies? Yikes!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:08 PM
Jun 2017

I think they still make those things. Google "bath oil capsules." They come in all shapes and colors.

TeapotInATempest

(804 posts)
20. Strangely enough, I was thinking about those not too long ago!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:11 PM
Jun 2017

My mom used to have them when I was a kid (does that make me an old?). I LOVED them!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)
23. I remember those!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:04 PM
Jun 2017

I was given a box of them as a gift when I was maybe 10 or 11. I thought they were so beautiful I didn't want to use them (as a kid I was like a bower bird; I was hopelessly attracted to shiny or colorful objects).

GreydeeThos

(958 posts)
24. I sure do remember those things
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:05 PM
Jun 2017

    Let me tell you

    They taste terrible!

    And they do not get you high at all.



(Don't believe everything the older kids at school tell you)

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
29. Bath bombs are great but a bit different...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:49 AM
Jun 2017

Bath bombs fizz those oil/bubble gel pillows don't. I have friends who are into making the bath bombs. I loved using them back when I could still soak in the tub.

Here's some pics of bath bombs for reference:
https://makeuptutorials.com/easy-diy-bath-bomb-recipes-for-a-more-glorious-bath-time/

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
30. I used to love these....
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:51 AM
Jun 2017

I'd throw them in the tub... let them soften a tiny bit and then POP them in the water. Not quite as good as bubble wrap but a bit of stress relief at times. :-D

Bayard

(22,073 posts)
33. I think you're hallucinating
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 01:31 PM
Jun 2017

I was a poor kid. We used dishwashing soap for bubble bath. And sometimes as shampoo.

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