coinman123
Silver Member
What happened to good wholesome American toys like lawn darts and those old chemistry sets that contained radium?
I was aware of the existence fidget spinners, but it didn't hit me just how annoying they were until I went to the drive-in a few weeks ago. Seemingly every single youngun from 8 to 18 had one in their hands. One kid dropped his off the roof of their van and asked me to pick it up. I played deaf. Embarrassingly, I saw a grown ass adult spinning one the other day. I am not a hateful person but this craze needs to stop. Surely there is more than one way to occupy oneself.
I was aware of the existence fidget spinners, but it didn't hit me just how annoying they were until I went to the drive-in a few weeks ago. Seemingly every single youngun from 8 to 18 had one in their hands. One kid dropped his off the roof of their van and asked me to pick it up. I played deaf. Embarrassingly, I saw a grown ass adult spinning one the other day. I am not a hateful person but this craze needs to stop. Surely there is more than one way to occupy oneself.
Ahhhh...the LAWN DARTS...or Jarts or something like that...of course we became bored just tossing the lawn darts "per instructions" so we would toss them back and forth over the house to each other...or AT each other...and of course there were the contest to see who could throw them the highest...mmm...the good old days! And I still have 80% of my fingers! Ddf
All the warnings we have today of all the hazardous things that we did that can kill us, It is a wonder we are all not dead years ago.!!Ahhhh...the LAWN DARTS...or Jarts or something like that...of course we became bored just tossing the lawn darts "per instructions" so we would toss them back and forth over the house to each other...or AT each other...and of course there were the contest to see who could throw them the highest...mmm...the good old days! And I still have 80% of my fingers! Ddf
Ha Ha! Did anyone actually play the "Jarts" game as per "instructions"? Toss them like horse shoes into that yellow ring? Nah, lets see how far I can toss this sucker! Hey brother, you go over there and I'll throw this to you! LOL! That's how real Americans were raised back in the day. Anyone ever participate in BB gun wars? I did and still have both my peepers.
Yes, we had plenty of BB gun wars. We called it "manhunt" and played it quite regularly. I remember once having to squeeze a BB out of my arm, still have the scar from that one.
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Y'all remembers clackers? Now those things would keep your attention span lively after you bonked your wrists a couple of times.
The spinners that I've purchased are hand made in Cincinnati, OH. Dude is laughing ALL THE WAY to the bank.