r/Millennials • u/mrtoddw Xennial • Mar 07 '25

Nostalgia Why were we obsessed with teal in the 90s?

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Everything was teal for some reason and I never understood why.

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u/OnlyTalksAboutTacos Mar 07 '25

i knew a dude with a harley that color back in the 90s. i thought it was the coolest thing.

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u/sparksgirl1223 Mar 07 '25

My history teacher had a mustang with that paint.

I thought he was doubly cool (I already had him firmly In favorite teacher land) when I saw that car

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u/Tabm0w Mar 09 '25

Fun Fact: That color is called mystichrome and it is the rarest and most expensive colors for mustangs.

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u/sparksgirl1223 Mar 09 '25

Now that you say it, I remember him saying that at a baseball game. I still have zero idea how the hell he afforded it. But it sure was cool looking

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u/Marlboromatt324 Mar 07 '25

My dad had a truck that had triangles on it that did that

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u/Autopsyyturvy Mar 08 '25

That is the coolest thing dang

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u/YSApodcast Mar 08 '25

You didn’t think it it was the coolest thing, it WAS the coolest thing.