stefan
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Feb 29, 2008 11:06:24 GMT -5
Hey Cher- Well I have not been hiding- Life just keeps getting in my way- Plus we are slamming busy at work these days so I can only duck in on break! Spud was a simple game where you toss a rubber ball in the air and call out a name- that person must retirieve the ball and yell SPUD when they get it- Of course everyone else runs like crazy away from the ball UNTIL they here SPUD- then you have to stop- the person gets 3 STEP to try to get close to someone- then they throw the ball at them- If they hit them the hittie gets a letter (S.P.U.D) if they miss the thrower gets a letter- if they catch it the thrower gets a letter- If the intended hittie takes a step (to either catch or avoid the ball) they get a letter- Last one to SPUD Wins!
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Post by captbob on Feb 29, 2008 11:28:50 GMT -5
Along the same lines...
SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students. 1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman. 2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock. 2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English. 1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college. 2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed. 1957 - Ants die. 2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. 1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
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huffstuff
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since August 2007
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Post by huffstuff on Feb 29, 2008 12:10:02 GMT -5
Sigh. Captbob, that seems accurate to me.
I remember the time I was watching the Wizard of Oz on our color TV, and Dorothy was about to land in Oz... and then my parents wanted to watch something so I had to go to the basement to watch the rest - in black and white! Mean parents....
When we got cable TV (the box with all of the buttons) the only movie on was Jaws. We must have watched it 20 billion times.
Has anyone else mentioned that we all saw Star Wars in the theater.... the FIRST time it came out?
Anyone ever try to make a phone call with a soda can pull-tab? Remember pull-tabs?
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L.L.
starting to spend too much on rocks
Great Pyrenee?s Lover Extraordinaire
Member since January 2008
Posts: 135
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Post by L.L. on Mar 2, 2008 0:16:13 GMT -5
You know I WAS feeling pretty bad because I'm going to hit the big 50 this year, but after reading some of y'alls posts it appears I have plenty of company around here.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 2, 2008 9:12:24 GMT -5
Here I sit on the internet reading "no internet". lol.... I remember when we got our first color TV. Up until I was like 12, we had a 19 inch black and white. When the picture started "scrolling", you had to get up and smack the side of the TV to get it to stop. Funny thing, right now there are 6 color TV's in my house, one in each bedroom, one in the living room, and one in the garage (because watching Nascar in the house just doesn't feel right) ;D Of course, I'm young compared to some of you old farts. lol
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bouldergal
freely admits to licking rocks
Glacier Meadow
Member since July 2007
Posts: 783
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Post by bouldergal on Mar 8, 2008 17:42:39 GMT -5
Guess we'll just have to start referring to you as the "young punk!!!"
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