Can someone explain the jelly bracelet thing to me?

Never heard of this, ever. I must not qualify as I am 51. Not to up on all the latest trends of the younger crowd.

I’ve heard of this, but I’m not 100% sure of what the different colors mean. From what I’ve heard, each different color band represents a different sexual thing, and includes oral and even going all the way.

I haven’t seen it here where we are now, but when I lived in Delaware several years ago, I saw a lot of teenagers wearing the bracelets. It always worried me because the girls looked so young (like preteens). I’m not sure how many of the girls actually did what the band meant or how many just wore them to fit in though. I can imagine peer pressure being strong enough that a group of girls would start wearing them (and possible doing the sexual acts) just to fit in.

I think they are off-putting at any age, but especially the really young girls.

Your answer may be here.

Wow didnt know people were still really wearing these things. Thought it was more of a late 90’s early 2000 fad. While that rumor has been around for as long as I’ve known, ive never heard of a single person that actually gave two fucks about the “rules” of the bracelet thing or did anything even remotely sexually related because of them.

Yeah, those bracelets have been around forever. I still have some from when I was a little kid and the “meanings” change constantly and geographically and basically mean nothing.

You have as much chance of getting head by breaking a blue bracelet as you would by peeling off your beer label intact and handing it to your desired one.

If someone snapped my bracelet I would punch them for destroying my property, not reward them with sex

Yellow is for STD’s.

It’s only a legend.

So… no one ever wore these? Are they completely passe? If they are still warn by anyone, at what age does common fashion sense make you take them off?

@Nullo ‘s link indcates that the wearer is the one who is the “doer” and the person who snaps the bracelet is the recipient. That universal?

I am still curious what the aura one hopes to promote by wearing these things is.

@papayalily Ah! Snopes to the rescue. If the whole thing can be attributed to preteens believing that they are imitating teens, that explains everything!

@6rant6 No, people wore them, but that they then had anything to do with sex is a myth – just like that gum stays in your stomach for 7 years and 8 spiders a year crawl into your mouth as you sleep.

@papayalily People still wear them. My S/O’s fourth grade class likes them more than seems reasonable. She’ll need to investigate and see if they are believers.

@6rant6 Really, just read the Snopes link – it explains it.

@6rant6 Kids wear them. I wore them in grade school because everybody else did. It was conformity (a comfort to a child of non-conformists) Nobody believed understood anything about the sex code.
But, apparently when you grow too old for stretchy bracelets, you can replace them with the hanky code if you want to advertise your sexual preferences.

@papayalily I did read it. I commented on it. What’s your point?

I have no clue what the hell you’re talking about. Jelly bracelet sex favors?

now I’ll read the responses, lol.

Huh, who knew.

@uberbatman “Wow didnt know people were still really wearing these things. Thought it was more of a late 90’s early 2000 fad. ”
Actually, my wife and I rolled our eyes when they returned in the late-90s. The first time I remember them being big was back when Michael Jackson was still somewhat black, and Reagan was running for re-election.

BTW, if they are made like the old ones were, snapping them off would likely cause enough pain (if not injury) to the wearer that I think any chance of sex is out the window… though a fight isn’t out of the question. I can only assume that the new ones are weaker.

Ode to be young again.

I wore them when I was 12 and 13 but I don’t recall anyone going around snapping peoples’ bracelets. I think it is more of a myth. My group of friends wore them more as ‘friendship’ bracelets. I don’t think we were even aware that they were thought of as sexual. Who knows?!