when was the last time you saw a waterbed?

not sure i've ever seen a waterbed in person. however, i just ordered an aerobed!

wow, adrift on memory foam!

About 15 years ago.

My mum had a waterbed when my folks were together. I couldn't stand to sleep in it, but it was fine for making whoopee.

there's actually a section in my lease specifically prohibiting waterbeds!

who the hell buys a waterbed? besides hooker-motel owners.

ok that libcrypt post gives me the heebie jeebies.

My best friend in high school had a waterbed, it was horrible, I dont know why the hell she had the thing. Every time she sat down next to me on the bed I'd go flying onto the floor cause her bed wasn't filled properly and she was a fatty.

one of my cousins had one but probably the last time I went up to her room to play NES on thanksgiving was 15 years ago

Two months ago. My partner's mother has one.

The funny thing is, now I am thinking about waterbeds and it reminds me of the Smiths. Stupid high school friend.

my friend hugh's brother wes had one. he also had a punching bag hanging from the ceiling of his room. he lived in the basement. next to the garage. the garage usually had a deer hanging from the ceiling. with a bucket underneath the head. to catch the blood. i'm making it sound worse than it was.

so do these exist anymore? i can't remember seeing them on cribs or anything

i bet joey fatone has one

http://www.thewaterbeddoctor.com/?gclid=CL2RrPuE4I0CFR8sFQodxiepmA

http://www.waterbed.com/

these are more affordable than i thought, i guess i always imagined they were owned only by royalty and cousin beth

up until a few years ago a cousin of mine had one

hilarious german waterbed prank:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=B9bVqsdmeQM

hilarious 1981 waterbed outlet store commercial:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=i91mi1j7WQQ

my mom had one when i was a teenager. Guess what I used it for.

Ten years ago. Watching my friend run a hose from the outside tap through his screen window to fill it up. Then he spent the rest of the afternoon showing me this game called Lara Croft while made waves hit the corner.

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I had one in my bedroom at my parents house until about 97-99 or so.

hilarious 1981 waterbed outlet store commercial:

GAH MY BROTHER HAD THOSE SUPERMAN SHEETS (i think everyone's brother did)

I had sex on a waterbed at some point but somehow can't remember when or who with.

i love you scott but cio this thread

sorry :(

is the aerobed for everyday use or just a super fancy guest inflatomatress

i'm going to try it out for everyday use because i don't really want to buy some big expensive bed that i'll have to worry about moving. (i didn't bring any of my furniture out to l.a. with me and i'd like to travel light until my life gets a little more stable, you know?)

i'm done with futons too. they kill my back.

i wanna say superbowl 199..5?? around whenever the first TALKIN FOOTBALL videogame came out for the sega genesis. i cant remember.

though coming to think of it i think a kid i hung out with around '96 or so had a waterbed along with an either (in retrospect) really awesomely or creepily scarface-like gold & black themed bedroom.

I have never been able to think of a single good reason to own a futon.

my mom had one when i was a teenager. Guess what I used it for.

Your mom?

I don't think I have ever seen one, they always seemed to be more prevalent in Americans (where the pervs live... just kidding). Aren't they really comfortable once you get the hang of it? They sort of scare me, cause of the funny splish splashy sounds it makes. I mean, shit, I know it has water in it. But I would expect having Leo Caprio not saving you on the Titanic nightmares if I would get a waterbed. Not something I look forward to.

Futons also suck. My parents have'em and boy did I dislike'em when I was staying with'em in Tokyo.

My groovy pretend uncle and aunt had one (by which I mean they weren't really my uncle and aunt but we called them that - they were my parents friends). They also had a great record collection. The bedroom was classic white g-plan plus shagpile carpeting. I thought it was fantastic and probably still would.

The guy from the British Waterbed Compnay was on the radio a few months ago saying there was a lot of interest in waterbeds and especially mudbeds which are more stable apparently.

And of course who could forget Reg Holdsworth's waterbed in Coronation Street in 1993? Oh the hilarity.

We stayed at a friends house in Seaton, Devon once. They went out to work, but said about "their waterbed", and said without specifying why, that we should 'try it if we liked'. However, D got a bit shy of using someone elses bed and nervous about 'getting on' it (ref that Steptoe and Son episode), so we never did.

They had a nice bath though.

water beds: C/D

1991, by the way. in a small farmhouse near a quarry.

Mudbeds!!!! What would happen if one of those sprang a leak in yr bedroom, ewww geez.

Uh sexxeee mudfite DOH!

My firstborn son was conceived on a waterbed.
I hated it, though. My SO was much bigger than me, so all night long I slid into the big Marianna Trench his weight created in the bed.

I have never been able to think of a single good reason to own a futon.

-- Bimble, Monday, August 6, 2007 1:36 AM (Monday, August 6, 2007 1:36 AM) Bookmark Link

Just sold mine for $100 through craigslist!

waterbeds are horrifying

The MUDBED waterbed is not filled with mud, but is a very stable waterbed. Given the lack of motion
and the perceived health benefits of mud, the name MUDBED seemed an
appropriate name as we dream about our beauty sleep.

hahaha!

From age 12 to 18, I had one much like that bottom picture, with drawers underneath and a shelf along the side. Got it when my little brother/new roommate was born. (I had to give up my queen-sized bed to save space and my parents thought a twin-sized waterbed was a fair trade. Not that that thing took up any less room...) I don't know that I could sleep on it now, but it was pretty cozy on frigid Wisconsin nights.

when i was a kid, we had some friends who lived in squamish and occassionally we'd all go up there and visit and stay over for weekends. they had one of these late 60s two-storey houses with dark wood paneling halfway up all the walls and heavy carpets and a huge rec room and a bathroom with two sinks, and the whole place always seemed slightly damp. that's the west coast for you though.

they had a queen-size waterbed in a dark wood frame in one of the bedrooms - i always seemed to end up there, sharing with my brother, who of course made a big deal out of "waterbed! waterbed!" like it was some kind of ride. and it kind of was, because it never stopped moving. it's possible that there are "good" solid waterbeds, but this one was too soft and too warm and in the morning i would wake up to find myself covered in a thin layer of sweat, the bottom sheet untucked and half my face and body stuck to the thick plastic, the muffled blorps and gulps of air bubbles in water echoing like a soundtrack to a banal yet menacing nightmare.

i feel like i've sat on a waterbed more recently than that though, but have obv half deleted the memory.

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yeah, i can see how a waterbed might possibly be good in cold, dry climates

wait what am i saying - waterbeds are just bizarre

i don't mind futons, but i slept on futons from, like, the age of 10 until two years ago when i got a real mattress. yes, a REAL mattress b/c damn i don't care how much foam and special materials you put in a futon, it is still no match for a quality mattress

There was (still is) a shop that sold them on a street where I used to live. I can't imagine why anyone would by a bed from that location, and over time the depression in the middle display bed in the window became more pronounced and the lone salesman's face grew increasingly more despondant.

So I guess I associate waterbeds with depression and entropy.