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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"katy" wrote in message
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Martin Baxter wrote:
The kids can't even play tag!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...trange/mainD8K
R36U00.shtml


Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles?

Cheers
Marty
Nothing new there...the elementary school that I attended
in the 50's
and 50's couldn't pay their liability insurance for 3
years
straight...couldn't use the playground, play any running
or ball games.
We were allowed to play jumprope guess no one thought
of the
straggling factor...kids didn't normally kill other kids
back then...)
They took the teeters off the totter, unhooked the swings
and chained
off the slide. They chained the merry-go-round so it was
stationary...was a bummer...recess was boting as heck...

That is so sad. We played Dodge Ball, Kick Ball, Tag,
Touch Football, general ''kid stuff'. Many kids would go
home with scars, skinned knees, fat lips, black eyes, etc.,
no lawsuits back then.

Scotty

We played buck-buck using a telephone pole as the anchor; a great way to
keep the neck and spine aligned, with what, I don't know.
We wrestled, boxed, and kicked each other in the ass for fun.
We didn't have any playground equipment at all - lack of cash, Catholic
school. No gym until high school, no lockers, no showers, just run around
outside with a tie on, then come back in all sweaty and watch the girls fan
their thighs with their uniform skirts. I wouldn't trade the memories for
anything!
Scout

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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katy wrote:

Martin Baxter wrote:
The kids can't even play tag!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...trange/mainD8K
R36U00.shtml


Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles?

Cheers
Marty
Nothing new there...the elementary school that I
attended in the 50's
and 50's couldn't pay their liability insurance for 3
years
straight...couldn't use the playground, play any running
or ball games.
We were allowed to play jumprope guess no one thought
of the
straggling factor...kids didn't normally kill other kids
back then...)
They took the teeters off the totter, unhooked the
swings and chained
off the slide. They chained the merry-go-round so it
was
stationary...was a bummer...recess was boting as heck...

Doesn't do any good anyway. Kids will find ways to get
hurt. I got a
spiral fracture of the tibia in grade 3, in the sand pit.
Course it
took two other kids swinging me by the feet and hands to
see how far
they could toss me. ;-o Guess my mom should have sued
and I'd be
rich(er) now. (gr)


Is tree climbing illegal yet? I know tree *hugging* is
''in'' with the libs.

Scotty

I've been mauling mine.
Scout

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"katy" wrote in message
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Seahag wrote:
"Martin Baxter" wrote:

Katy wrote:

They chained the merry-go-round so it was
stationary...was a bummer...recess was boting as heck...
Doesn't do any good anyway. Kids will find ways to get hurt. I got a
spiral fracture of the tibia in grade 3, in the sand pit. Course it
took two other kids swinging me by the feet and hands to see how far
they could toss me. ;-o Guess my mom should have sued and I'd be
rich(er) now. (gr)

Kewl! I went thru a 'fear 'o ants' period. Fell out of a eucalyptus
tree,
fortunately onto the recently buried chinchillas...my mother woulda
killed
me so I never told...

Seahag


Killed you for murdering the chinchillas or for falling out of the tree?
I climbed way up in an old oak we had that was really sprawly when I was
4...my Dad had to get me out with a ladder...

I did the same at around 8. Climbing up was easy. Coming down was
frightening!
It was an ordeal until my mother heard what was going on (lots of kids in
the neighborhood to run home and tell). She showed up and yelled, "Get the
hell down here, right now!"
So I did.
Scout

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"Walt" wrote in message
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katy wrote:

Nothing new there...the elementary school that I attended in the 50's and
50's couldn't pay their liability insurance for 3 years
straight...couldn't use the playground, play any running or ball games.
We were allowed to play jumprope guess no one thought of the straggling
factor...kids didn't normally kill other kids back then...) They took the
teeters off the totter, unhooked the swings and chained off the slide.
They chained the merry-go-round so it was stationary...was a
bummer...recess was boting as heck...

You had a playground? And Recess? Wow. You were one of the priviliged
kids, weren't you?

All we had was a hole in the ground, and they wouldn't even let us use
that. All we could do was stare longingly at the hole, hoping against
hope that we could somehow someday get into that soft cool dark depression
to blot out the monotony that was childhood. But we were grateful for at
least having that small amount of hope.

In catholic school, we had a theme song for our hole.
"Holy Holy Holy!"
Scout
- sure to burn on the lava lakes, for the blasphemy thing, and for havin' a
good long look at Cathy R----'s panties in 6th grade while she was fanning
her sweaty thighs! I'll burn for sure!!

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"Seahag" wrote in message
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"Martin Baxter" wrote:

Katy wrote:

They chained the merry-go-round so it was
stationary...was a bummer...recess was boting as heck...

Doesn't do any good anyway. Kids will find ways to get hurt. I got a
spiral fracture of the tibia in grade 3, in the sand pit. Course it
took two other kids swinging me by the feet and hands to see how far
they could toss me. ;-o Guess my mom should have sued and I'd be
rich(er) now. (gr)

Kewl! I went thru a 'fear 'o ants' period. Fell out of a eucalyptus
tree,
fortunately onto the recently buried chinchillas...my mother woulda killed
me so I never told...

Seahag

I've only recently begun telling my mother what she didn't know about me in
the 60's :o)
As far as the 70's are concerned, I'm not even going there with her - she is
my mom afterall!
Scout

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Ellen MacArthur wrote:

"Martin Baxter" wrote
| Course it
| took two other kids swinging me by the feet and hands to see how far
| they could toss me. ;-o


Are you a dwarf? :-)

Yup, we were trying to convert a 7-10 split at the time!

Cheers
Marty

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Scout wrote:



I've only recently begun telling my mother what she didn't know about me in
the 60's :o)
As far as the 70's are concerned, I'm not even going there with her - she is
my mom afterall!

There are some things Moms are better of not knowing, much better off.

Cheers
Marty
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Maxprop wrote:



I'm hoping the ACLU will sue the school for banning what should be the
students' right to play.

Max
In whose lifetime is that going to happen?

My comment was completely facetious. You know how fond I am of the ACLU.

Facetious or not, it's also entirely plausible in today's society, stay
tuned, complete story at six.

Cheers
Marty

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Scout wrote:


In catholic school, we had a theme song for our hole.
"Holy Holy Holy!"
Scout
- sure to burn on the lava lakes, for the blasphemy thing, and for havin' a
good long look at Cathy R----'s panties in 6th grade while she was fanning
her sweaty thighs! I'll burn for sure!!


I went to Catholic school too and we wore wool uniforms but thigh
fanning???If we had done that the Polish nuns would have had us out in
the hall in 2 seconds...I remember once when my brother and his best
friend, John, were in 5th grade and they wadded up paper toweling, to it
sopping wet and wadded it up into giant spit wad type balls and lobbed
them onto the ceiling of the boys bathroom...the next kids that came in
got a wet surprise when the suction let lose...Sr. Timone marched right
in there when she heard the commotion and dragged their sorry butts to
the pastor....

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Scout wrote:
"Seahag" wrote in message
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"Martin Baxter" wrote:

Katy wrote:

They chained the merry-go-round so it was
stationary...was a bummer...recess was boting as heck...
Doesn't do any good anyway. Kids will find ways to get hurt. I got a
spiral fracture of the tibia in grade 3, in the sand pit. Course it
took two other kids swinging me by the feet and hands to see how far
they could toss me. ;-o Guess my mom should have sued and I'd be
rich(er) now. (gr)
Kewl! I went thru a 'fear 'o ants' period. Fell out of a eucalyptus
tree,
fortunately onto the recently buried chinchillas...my mother woulda killed
me so I never told...

Seahag

I've only recently begun telling my mother what she didn't know about me in
the 60's :o)
As far as the 70's are concerned, I'm not even going there with her - she is
my mom afterall!
Scout


We tried to do that with my Mom and all she would say is "Why are yu
making these things up?" Denial...