The lit old timers thread

[thør]

Very nice bike. Looks great for riding.

I used to have a Peugot 10-speed...1978ish.

Peugots were not easy to find here, but I did have a friend who got a PX-10E about 1973. Nice bike. I think he still has it, but he no longer qualifies as "friend".

 

[thør]

I keep forgetting…

Maybe if your head was on straight?

 

[breakwall]

Maybe if your head was on straight?

It’s around here somewhere…

 

[thør]

It’s around here somewhere…

That's what she (Anne Boleyn) said.

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[butters]

Didn't they play cornhole on Hee Haw bro?

Stew

i have no idea what that reference is

I loved Jarts and yes, I've just aged myself bro.

or what jarts is

(still an immigrant)

 

[Stewart_Pidd]

i have no idea what that reference is

or what jarts is

(still an immigrant)

I have no idea either. I was just trying to make Pink feel nostalgic bro.

Stew

 

[thør]

You know you're old.......

 

[Not Normal]

My neighbors had Jarts. It was fun as hell. No one ever got hurt. I bet the set is still in their garage.

 

[zipman]

i have no idea what that reference is

or what jarts is

(still an immigrant)

Jarts was basically lawn darts but the darts were huge and had metal tips. There were lots of injuries and I think a few kids died before they pulled them from the market.

 

[silver gurl]

My neighbors had Jarts. It was fun as hell. No one ever got hurt. I bet the set is still in their garage.

Probably worth a few dollars.

 

[Queersetti]

Jarts was basically lawn darts but the darts were huge and had metal tips. There were lots of injuries and I think a few kids died before they pulled them from the market.

They should have called them Jart Guns, they wouldn't have been banned.

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

They should have called them Jart Guns, they wouldn't have been banned.

AR-JART-15

 

[pink]

Jarts were soooooo much fun and I never took out anyone while playing it.

I looked yesterday, today's Jarts are made of plastic. gag

 

[Dribble]

Jarts were too easy. Until we set up the rings on opposite sides of the garage and launched those puppies in the biggest arc imaginable. Those were good days

 

[Not Normal]

Jarts were too easy. Until we set up the rings on opposite sides of the garage and launched those puppies in the biggest arc imaginable. Those were good days

We played catch with a tennis ball over the house. You'd call out "READY?" "Yea" HERE COMES"

 

[silver gurl]

We played catch with a tennis ball over the house. You'd call out "READY?" "Yea" HERE COMES"

Yep. We were easily amused.

 

[Queersetti]

We played catch with a tennis ball over the house. You'd call out "READY?" "Yea" HERE COMES"

When they first came out with superballs, they made big ones, the size of tennis balls. WEed wander around the neighborhood, finding increasingly tall buildings to try to bounce them over.

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

When they first came out with superballs, they made big ones, the size of tennis balls. WEed wander around the neighborhood, finding increasingly tall buildings to try to bounce them over.

We would play baseball with superballs and tennis rackets.

 

[thør]

Tetherball with baseball bats was fun.

 

[raindancer]

Back in the day, it would be a conversation about a pickle and balls. You guys are old!

 

[Plasmaball]

I miss not having any responsibilities

 

[butters]

anyone ever had these? i did, back in the 60s or70s...they were great but i can see how parents were concerned AND driven crazy by the sounds. i never got any eye injuries but often sported bruises near my wrist & close to my thumbs.


https://groovyhistory.com/clackers-banned-toy#from Glass to Plastic

Just as the clacker fad was losing steam the Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed them a “mechanical hazard.” Parents everywhere rejoiced as they disappeared from the market. Therefore, the clackers went the way of “jarts” also known as lawn darts, which were a fun outdoor game when safety precautions were observed. The jarts were a bit like throwing knives, though, and kids were bound to use them as such sooner or later.

By simply using more durable plastic, clackers could be used without the fear of losing one’s eyesight. Unfortunately, for clacker makers, no one was really interested except for children in Egypt in 2017. Apparently, in Egypt, they were called "Sisi's balls", referring to the testicles of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Of course, once “Sisi’s balls” became popular, police began arresting sellers and confiscated 1,403 pairs of the toy. For some strange reason, they were considered offensive to the government.

 

[Stewart_Pidd]

Back in the day, it would be a conversation about a pickle and balls. You guys are old!

C'mon. Don't tell me you don't like a big pickle and balls bro.

Stew

 

[Lorilei]

I was more of a hopscotch and jacks girl. And hula hoops and badminton!

 

[Plasmaball]

C'mon. Don't tell me you don't like a big pickle and balls bro.

Stew

What's up with the bro thing?