Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I was never one to be outside without shoes, but growing up in the 80s
and 90s, I think I may have been part of the last generation where
parents were okay with their kids going outside to play in the neighborhood for hours and come back for dinner.
Quoting Accession to Tiny <=-
I don't remember there ever being a fear of that back in those days. Players got out of the way when people were throwing, points were
scored, and fun was had. I'm guessing stupid people ruined it for the
rest of us - or better yet, sue happy people that wanted to earn their money the easy way.
Quoting Accession to Dumas Walker <=-
It started out as a backyard past-time, because what else were we supposed to do after our lawn darts got taken away. :(
We have the new lawn darts now. It's bean bags instead of the metal
dart on the end. Just not as much fun without that fear of getting
a lawn dart through the top of the noggin.
Shawn
On Fri, 10 May 2024 11:17:00 -0500, you wrote:
We have the new lawn darts now. It's bean bags instead of the metal dart on the end. Just not as much fun without that fear of getting
a lawn dart through the top of the noggin.
I don't remember there ever being a fear of that back in those days. Players got out of the way when people were throwing, points were scored, and fun was had. I'm guessing stupid people ruined it for the rest of us - or better yet, sue happy people that wanted to earn their money the easy way.
Regards,
Nick
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
dart on the end. Just not as much fun without that fear of getting
a lawn dart through the top of the noggin.
man i stuck one of those into a garage once and got my ass beat.
man i stuck one of those into a garage once and got my ass beat.
probably kids that got hurt. my buddy is a genius electrical engineer
and more, but when he was a kid he was a fucking retard. like he stuck
his fingers into bike spokes when the bike was upside down and people
were cranking it. it chopped off 2 fingers.
he also almost died several times, drowning, stuck upside down in a
tree, etc. i saved him tons of times.
if this guy played with jarts as a kid he would have lost an eye.
probably kids that got hurt. my buddy is a genius electrical engineer and more, but when he was a kid he was a fucking retard. like he stuck his fingers into bike spokes when the bike was upside down and people were cranking it. it chopped off 2 fingers.
I don't remember there ever being a fear of that back in those days. Players got out of the way when people were throwing, points were scored, and fun was had. I'm guessing stupid people ruined it for the rest of us - or better yet, sue happy people that wanted to earn their money the easy way.
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
dart on the end. Just not as much fun without that fear of getting
a lawn dart through the top of the noggin.
man i stuck one of those into a garage once and got my ass beat.
Laugh, I can see that. If you stuck one into my place we'd have
words for sure. :)
... Don`t force it, get a larger hammer.
probably kids that got hurt. my buddy is a genius electrical engineer and more, but when he was a kid he was a fucking retard. like he stuck his fingers into bike spokes when the bike was upside down and people were cranking it. it chopped off 2 fingers.
he also almost died several times, drowning, stuck upside down in a tree, etc. i saved him tons of times.
Probably a good thing he went to college then. I could only imagine what he would have done to himself out in the field.
Re: Cornhole
By: MRO to Accession on Sat May 11 2024 09:32 pm
probably kids that got hurt. my buddy is a genius electrical engineer and more, but when he was a kid he was a fucking retard. like he stuck his fingers into bike spokes when the bike was upside down and people were cranking it. it chopped off 2 fingers.
Yep, I think the final straw was there were a few kids being nutsacks throwing them way up in the air and seeing how far they would stick in the ground.
one kid deicded it would be a great idea to launch it over the house.
landed in his little sister's skull who was playing in the front yard.
Re: Cornhole
By: Tiny to MRO on Sun May 12 2024 05:49 am
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
dart on the end. Just not as much fun without that fear of getting
a lawn dart through the top of the noggin.
man i stuck one of those into a garage once and got my ass beat.
Laugh, I can see that. If you stuck one into my place we'd have
words for sure. :)
... Don`t force it, get a larger hammer.
well i didn't mean to throw it. it's just weighted to cause damage like that.
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
i mean i didnt mean to throw it through the garage. i meant to toss
it on the grass NEAR the garage
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
i mean i didnt mean to throw it through the garage. i meant to toss
it on the grass NEAR the garage
That's alright. ;) The new ones I don't think would even hurt if you
took one to the head. It's just bean bags now.
Shawn
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
it's no fun if you're not throwing a big metal spike
Dumas Walker wrote to ACCESSION <=-as
I don't remember there ever being a fear of that back in those days. Players got out of the way when people were throwing, points were scored, and fun
had.
That would be my guess also, and I feel fairly confident in it. ;)
I don't remember there ever being a fear of that back in those days. Playeras
got out of the way when people were throwing, points were scored, and fun
had.
That would be my guess also, and I feel fairly confident in it. ;)
Sigh. I remember common sense, too.
A couple of years back, someone tried to convince me that "common sense" is a non-existent thing. Now that I think back about it, for his generation, maybe he was right and it really does not exist.
Not sure where you live, but it certainly isn't in the SouthEastern USA.
Indeed and, if they do, they've certainly never been tailgating at a college football game. ;)
phigan wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
Re: Cornhole
By: Dumas Walker to GAMGEE on Wed May 08 2024 09:19 am
Not sure where you live, but it certainly isn't in the SouthEastern USA.
Indeed and, if they do, they've certainly never been tailgating at a college football game. ;)
SouthWestern.. and like I said, came and went. The bars still
have the holes and the bags, but nobody really plays with them
anymore. Don't expect it to be popular forever :)
And this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cornhole_League
People will fight you over this sport down here. :-)
It's considered a sport? I always thought it was mainly considered a
game, in the same way that darts is a game (at least, I've never heard
of darts as a sport).
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Cornhole
By: Gamgee to phigan on Fri May 17 2024 05:51 pm
And this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cornhole_League
People will fight you over this sport down here. :-)
It's considered a sport? I always thought it was mainly
considered a game, in the same way that darts is a game (at
least, I've never heard of darts as a sport).
It's considered a sport? I always thought it was mainly considered a
game, in the same way that darts is a game (at least, I've never heard of
darts as a sport).
I think it's safe to say if there's sanctioned competitions and championships and abbreviated corporations supporting them, it's a sport. Cornhole has them, darts has them, as does bowling, and even slapping now. :)
Not sure where you live, but it certainly isn't in the SouthEastern USA.
Indeed and, if they do, they've certainly never been tailgating at a colleg
football game. ;)
SouthWestern.. and like I said, came and went. The bars still have the holes and the bags, but nobody really plays with them anymore.
Don't expect it to be popular forever :)
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