Silly bandz

There is this totally strange thing at my school where everyone wheres stupid plastic bracelets that spring into strange shapes. They are called Silly Bandz. The most stupid idea ever, and the CEO must be making bazillions. I thought that we were more mature, at my school. When I read an article about it in the paper, I thought "No way is that ever coming to me. We're too old for that crap." But, alas, I was wrong. They were deemed "cool" so everyone has them now. There are monkeys and pigs and frogs and crowns and baseballs and words and swords and every thing you could ever think of. Even the boys have them, although upon first sight they dubbed them "girly". Well, at least they won't have to spend all their pocket money on cheap rubber bands that will be out of fashion in a month anyway. My science teacher said we should just buy colored rubber bands and call them "o"s. I developed new respect for my science teacher. What puzzles me is that everyone loves some kinds, but not others, and they will trade a pig and a turtle and a crown for a simple tree frog. This makes no sense, since all of them cost the same. The person that traded three is getting totally ripped off while the one that gave up the tree frog just gained two silly bandz. Ah, well. Adolescents mystify me, even though I am one. This fad will pass, and the rubber bands will end up in land fills and add to some environmental problem, but for now, I'm going to Rite Aid to get me some Silly Bandz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!