“Blades…like skates…but better!” Barrack Obama
A debate that’s gone on almost as long as the battle of the sexes - blades vs skates! 1763 saw the inception of the first recorded use of roller-skates on the London stage. The inventor of roller skates is lost in history – convenient? Or perhaps he too was ashamed of this invention knowing full well it could be greatly improved upon! Enter John Rollerblades - the proud creator of inline skates! During the late 80’s and early 90’s rollerblades became so successful many people actually substituted their regular shoes for the inline skates and almost saw the demise of the auto mobile as a mode of transport due to the sheer popularity of this beautiful but deadly sport! Studies showed that kids in school tested better and were in fact cooler just by wearing this awesome footwear. Those on roller-skates were bullied and in some cases ostracised from society. During the early 90’s hospitals were heavily filled with roller-skating victims, many incidents stemming from shotty skate craftsmanship and in some cases roller-skates would just fall apart while gliding along – this time was known as the great roller-skate depression. Professor Steven Inline-Skates said “we’re very fortunate to have rollerblades to get us through this difficult time in history.”
Rollerblades are often compared to a bike with training wheels – useless and uncool.
Today, no one uses roller-skates. Celebrities the world over are the proud owners of rollerblades, forging the way for a better, brighter, skate free future. Remember – roller-skating will result in your children looking like this:
And that’s the way Natalie C’s it!
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