Whatever happened to "Waterbeds"? [Archive]

GreatAmericanZero

12-19-2008, 11:42 AM

I remember being a kid and a Waterbed was a huge thing. We were always like "How cool would it be to have a waterbed!" it was like, the epitome of royalty

i heard the phrase today and i was thinking, i probably haven't seen a waterbed in 15 years. What happened to them? They were once considered sooooooooo cool!

Marc with a c

12-19-2008, 11:44 AM

i lost my virginity on my girlfriends brothers waterbed in 97.

yojimbo7248

12-19-2008, 11:44 AM

They are in the same place where you can find black velvet posters, orange shag carpets, and pet rocks.

Don Stugots

12-19-2008, 11:47 AM

you can still sleep on one if you get a room at the loop inn over in Edison.

GreatAmericanZero

12-19-2008, 11:47 AM

i lost my virginity on my girlfriends brothers waterbed in 97.

do u get a boner whenever you're on a boat now?

MacVittie

12-19-2008, 11:49 AM

i lost my virginity on my girlfriends brothers waterbed in 97.

Did your girlfriend know you were in bed with her brother?

Freakshow

12-19-2008, 11:50 AM

do u get a boner whenever you're on a boat now?

he does, but for a completely different reason.

Marc with a c

12-19-2008, 11:51 AM

Did your girlfriend know you were in bed with her brother?

god no.

my creep is on the DL.

holla back.

PerryWinkle

12-19-2008, 11:52 AM

Did your girlfriend know you were in bed with her brother?

very funny. it was a softball just sitting there, but still funny

brettmojo

12-19-2008, 11:52 AM

I got rid of mine when I sold my IROC-Z.

Marc with a c

12-19-2008, 11:52 AM

why did you put waterbeds in quotes?

MisterSmith

12-19-2008, 11:53 AM

If you are renting, a lot of places will not let you have water beds due to leaking and weight issues (mainly leaks). I'm sure it's more of a big deal in apartments than rented houses, though.

They are still around, but harder to find - mainly special order and online.

PerryWinkle

12-19-2008, 11:53 AM

why did you put waterbeds in quotes?

so you wouldn't confuse it with "waterheads"?

PerryWinkle

12-19-2008, 11:54 AM

If you are renting, a lot of places will not let you have water beds due to leaking and weight issues (mainly leaks). I'm sure it's more of a big deal in apartments than rented houses, though.

They are still around, but harder to find - mainly special order and online.

no funny joke or anything? just the truth?

GreatAmericanZero

12-19-2008, 12:36 PM

why did you put waterbeds in quotes?

i dont know, when im drinking heavily i go from a point of "about to start stupid threads" but then stop myself to "start stupid threads without thinking"

FunkyDrummer

12-19-2008, 12:40 PM

underdog

12-19-2008, 12:42 PM

I had a waterbed up until two years ago. It was a soft sided waterbed, so it looked exactly like a real mattress. And the two sides of the bed could have different amounts of water and heat. It was an awesome bed.

Judge Smails

12-19-2008, 12:52 PM

i took marc with a c's girlfriend's virginity on her brother's waterbed in 96

PerryWinkle

12-19-2008, 12:57 PM

jonyrotn

12-19-2008, 01:02 PM

Everyone old enough to have owned a waterbed has long since traded em in for a Craftmatic Adjustable..
You know, so you could watch Jonny Carson sitting up and eating a sandwich..:happy:

MisterSmith

12-19-2008, 01:11 PM

no funny joke or anything? just the truth?

Hey, rental agreements are funny to some people. :tongue:

Jujubees2

12-19-2008, 01:26 PM

Devo37

12-19-2008, 01:32 PM

They are in the same place where you can find black velvet posters, orange shag carpets, and pet rocks.

Blowhard's house?

badorties

12-19-2008, 01:41 PM

they're still around, they're called special needs

A.J.

12-20-2008, 10:20 PM

I had one about 10 years ago. I never slept better before or since.

TheMojoPin

12-20-2008, 10:36 PM

They are in the same place where you can find black velvet posters, orange shag carpets, and pet rocks.

Gvac's place?

Kathleen From The Bronx

12-21-2008, 12:50 AM

I had one about 10 years ago. I never slept better before or since.

That's my exact story.......bout 10 years ago we had one too.... it was this shit.

My repeated line is, "Warm in the Winter! Cooool in the Summer...AND... only takes one time to get used to bangin in one...."

People usually walk away fast wen I tell my waterbed stories..... Fools! I got shit to say bout waterbeds!

Freal, I want one again... It might be closest to womb naps.

lleeder

12-21-2008, 05:27 AM

After Mulder's sprung a leak I threw mine out.

nevnut

12-21-2008, 05:39 AM

My parents bought me a king size water bed for my 14th birthday and I had till I got divorced from my first wife when I was 28. I let the fucking bitch keep it 'cause I didn't want to fight over it.

I still miss it.:down:

OGC

12-21-2008, 06:32 AM

My wife and I are apparently the dinosaurs of this board. We have a waterbed. It fits in a wooden frame, and has baffles inside so there are very few waves.

It is the most comfortable bed I have ever had and we wouldn't think of getting rid of it.

No velvet posters or pet rocks, but if I look through the closet, I can probably dig up my old Lava-lamp.

nevnut

12-21-2008, 06:47 AM

My wife and I are apparently the dinosaurs of this board. We have a waterbed. It fits in a wooden frame, and has baffles inside so there are very few waves.

It is the most comfortable bed I have ever had and we wouldn't think of getting rid of it.

No velvet posters or pet rocks, but if I look through the closet, I can probably dig up my old Lava-lamp.

My wife and have two lava lamps that sit on top of our entertainment center and we turn them on almost every evening.

God I feel old and out-dated.

Reynolds

12-21-2008, 06:51 AM

why did you put waterbeds in quotes?

The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/)

My mom got me a waterbed when I was like twelve. It was strange now that I think about it.

It always used to get holes in it. Then the water would smell cause I never took care of it.

joethebartender

12-21-2008, 07:04 AM

do u get a boner whenever you're on a boat now?

he does, but for a completely different reason.

Is it the smell of rotting bait that does it? (Gets me everytime.)

lleeder

12-21-2008, 07:07 AM

The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/)

My mom got me a waterbed when I was like twelve. It was strange now that I think about it.

It always used to get holes in it. Then the water would smell cause I never took care of it.

Is that what she told you everytime you pissed the bed? "Oh honey! Looks like the waterbed sprung another smelly shamefilled leak."

Reynolds

12-21-2008, 07:16 AM

Is that what she told you everytime you pissed the bed? "Oh honey! Looks like the waterbed sprung another smelly shamefilled leak."

Maybe that's why she bought me the "waterbed" in the first place.

Reynolds

12-21-2008, 07:17 AM

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/SUa8dYfB5SI/AAAAAAAAGXs/6szmoB3mIYM/s400/washhands.jpg

cougarjake13

12-21-2008, 08:57 AM

I remember being a kid and a Waterbed was a huge thing. We were always like "How cool would it be to have a waterbed!" it was like, the epitome of royalty

i heard the phrase today and i was thinking, i probably haven't seen a waterbed in 15 years. What happened to them? They were once considered sooooooooo cool!

not sure what happened to them, maybe the pillow tops and contour beds put them out

had one was i was younger and i had surgery on my leg and the brace punctured the bed

hunnerbun

12-21-2008, 09:49 AM

They are in the same place where you can find black velvet posters, orange shag carpets, and pet rocks.

Damn you Mojo... beat me to it!

drusilla

12-24-2008, 09:45 AM

Freal, I want one again... It might be closest to womb naps.

oh man a womb nap. that's got to be the best sleep ever.

i think waterbeds have been replaced by tempurpedic. i had one & now it's in my guest room cause my boyfriend hates it. but sleeping on a tempurpedic was like sleeping on a cloud to me. i miss it. i nap in there sometimes.