JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for February 09, 2014
February 08, 2014
February 10, 2014
Transcript:
Joe: when I was your age, My friends and I used to love playing outside. JOJO: that was before "inside" was invented. Dad suggested we go outside and play, Marcy: Good idea! Sunny: we asked him what kinds of outdoor games he played at our age. JOJO: Mm, you ever hear about "Ding dong dixie"?! Marcy: yeah - Listen... Sunny: Dad and his friend would ring doorbells and run away laughing. JOJO: he also played a game called "Hot, cold butterbean , come and get you supper" It involves hiding a belt and being chased by the kid who'd find it. My childhood seemed so innocent at the time.
JayBluE almost 11 years ago
This seems like one of those things where there’s two sides to this point.. all the fun and imagination that we used and developed, and that the world has even benefitted from (at times) from ideas thought up from going outside… compared to how some of our kids don’t always exercise that “creative spark”, or so it seems, these days… -Then, the other side is, there were (ahem!) some games that we played, that I now know better about not doing…
Dani Rice almost 11 years ago
And caller ID ruined calling a store and asking if they “had Prince Albert in a can” and then hanging up.
Phatts almost 11 years ago
see, this is why childhood obesity is a problem. kids don’t ever go outside for anything, except in the car with Mom and/or Dad.all over the country, outdoor playgrounds are collecting cobwebs while fat little kids waddle from GameBoy to PlayStation to Wii to Xbox and back again.
sbchamp almost 11 years ago
And watching old cartoons with a PC warning
Rush Strong Premium Member almost 11 years ago
’Tis a myth – see: http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/september.htm
Gokie5 almost 11 years ago
I KNOW I wouldn’t have gone outside to play so much if I’d had access to computers back in the day . . .
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 11 years ago
it was bad back thengood he has a wife to teach the children it is still bad
hippogriff almost 11 years ago
A Common ’tater: Glasses make some sense, but gloves? My understanding of conkers was that they are on strings and the hand is above and not too close. That should get the warning signal going.