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The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.shtml Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles? Cheers Marty |
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Martin Baxter wrote:
The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.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... |
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"katy" wrote in message ... 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 |
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:45:50 -0400, "Scotty"
wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... 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 It is sad. We did all of that, and games like" shoes in a pile". PE Coach would take everyone's shoes, put them in a pile in the middle of the gym and stir them up. Big circle around the pile, then when the whistle is blown everyone jumps into the pile to get their shoes. first out wins, last out loses, everyone else just survives. Spect they don't do that anymore. Frank |
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katy wrote:
Martin Baxter wrote: The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.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) Cheers Marty |
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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. //Walt |
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Just ban the kids, then you don't need the stupid rules.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.shtml Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles? Cheers Marty |
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Same here...
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message . .. "katy" wrote in message ... 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 |
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When I was a little kid... five or so, I was playing one day and swatted a
wasp. It stung me, and so did 1/2 dozen of his friends. I killed them all, ate two of them, then showed up on the front door all swollen. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... katy wrote: Martin Baxter wrote: The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.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) Cheers Marty |
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Have you hugged a tree today?
http://tinyurl.com/yyhdma -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Walt" wrote in message 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. Smoke another spliff there Wally........ CM- |
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Walt wrote:
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. //Walt Where in God's name did you go to school????? |
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"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message ... It is sad. We did all of that, and games like" shoes in a pile". PE Coach would take everyone's shoes, put them in a pile in the middle of the gym and stir them up. Big circle around the pile, then when the whistle is blown everyone jumps into the pile to get their shoes. first out wins, last out loses, everyone else just survives. Spect they don't do that anymore. I'd almost forgotten, but we used to do that, too. Seems I always ended up with a better pair of shoes than I started with. Max |
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.shtml Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles? I'm hoping the ACLU will sue the school for banning what should be the students' right to play. Max |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... Have you hugged a tree today? http://tinyurl.com/yyhdma I guess I've been hugging trees in the wrong forest. Max |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... When I was a little kid... five or so, I was playing one day and swatted a wasp. It stung me, and so did 1/2 dozen of his friends. I killed them all, ate two of them, then showed up on the front door all swollen. :-) Did your mom sue Mother Nature? Max |
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"Walt" wrote in message ... 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. I'll bet you walked two miles to school each day through driving snow, and three miles back, eh? Max |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... Just ban the kids, then you don't need the stupid rules. Ban schools. Think of all the tax revenue we'd save. Max |
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Maxprop wrote:
"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.shtml Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles? 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? |
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"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? :-) Cheers, Ellen |
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It pays to be a liberal.. :-)
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Maxprop" wrote in message link.net... "Capt. JG" wrote in message ... Have you hugged a tree today? http://tinyurl.com/yyhdma I guess I've been hugging trees in the wrong forest. Max |
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She was in court on a traffic violation.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Maxprop" wrote in message link.net... "Capt. JG" wrote in message ... When I was a little kid... five or so, I was playing one day and swatted a wasp. It stung me, and so did 1/2 dozen of his friends. I killed them all, ate two of them, then showed up on the front door all swollen. :-) Did your mom sue Mother Nature? Max |
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That's the ticket... let the Catholics have at them. :-)
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Maxprop" wrote in message hlink.net... "Capt. JG" wrote in message ... Just ban the kids, then you don't need the stupid rules. Ban schools. Think of all the tax revenue we'd save. Max |
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I really, really like your logic. :-)
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Maxprop" wrote in message link.net... "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.shtml Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles? I'm hoping the ACLU will sue the school for banning what should be the students' right to play. Max |
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Maxprop wrote:
"Walt" wrote 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 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. I'll bet you walked two miles to school each day through driving snow, and three miles back, eh? School? Who said anything about a school? An actual school would have been a luxury. It was just a hole. And we weren't even allowed to use that. //Walt |
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Walt wrote:
Maxprop wrote: "Walt" wrote 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 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. I'll bet you walked two miles to school each day through driving snow, and three miles back, eh? School? Who said anything about a school? An actual school would have been a luxury. It was just a hole. And we weren't even allowed to use that. //Walt You liced in a useless outhouse? |
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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 |
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"katy" wrote in message ... Maxprop wrote: "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... The kids can't even play tag! http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...8KR36U00.shtml Sheesh .... What's next, banning bicycles? 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. Max |
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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... |
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"Scotty" wrote in message
. .. "katy" wrote in message ... 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
... "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... 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
... 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
... 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
... "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 ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ---------------------- For a quality mail server, try SurgeMail, easy to install, fast, efficient and reliable. Run a million users on a standard PC running NT or Unix without running out of power, use the best! ---- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_surgemail.htm ---- |
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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 ... "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... |
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