Just had a flash back....
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From: In Dreams There Is Truth Ohio
Just had a flash back....
when I was in grade school, we used to shoot marbles, and then the Yo-Yo craze and tricks; walkin' the dog, around the world. Wonder if I still have my Yo-Yo Champeen patch when I competed in my district.
Looking back, only worry was whether I could do the next trick. Should I be so lucky. :rolleyes:
Looking back, only worry was whether I could do the next trick. Should I be so lucky. :rolleyes:
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Re: Just had a flash back.... (GDaina)
Whattyerdoin' there George...relaxin' with a little Panama Red?
Now if you did the marbles, and you did the yo-yo craze, ya musta' done the wooden toy tops; you know the tops where you wound a string around the bottom of the top and then flung it at the ground while holding the end of the string. It would spin for minute or two before it decayed to instability and skidded around to a stop.
Mean little devils that we were, we had a game where one player would go first, then the others would try to hit his top square in the center with the spike point in the bottom of their tops. A good solid hit could splinter the other kids top. :cry :cry :cry
Now if you did the marbles, and you did the yo-yo craze, ya musta' done the wooden toy tops; you know the tops where you wound a string around the bottom of the top and then flung it at the ground while holding the end of the string. It would spin for minute or two before it decayed to instability and skidded around to a stop.
Mean little devils that we were, we had a game where one player would go first, then the others would try to hit his top square in the center with the spike point in the bottom of their tops. A good solid hit could splinter the other kids top. :cry :cry :cry
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Re: Just had a flash back.... (Chuck Sangerhausen)
We did yo-yo's, marbles, and the tops. One of our favorite pastimes when I was growing up in the Panhandle was torturing ants. We had big, red ants that were about a half-inch long with huge mounds and tunnels just big enough to drop a Black Cat firecracker down. We tortured those poor ants. We would chase them down the sidewalk with a magnifying glass and roast their littles asses. I had cousins in Oklahoma that would bring Cherry Bombs. Those things were incredibly powerful, good thing they quit making them. No telling how many kids lost parts because of Cherry Bombs.
Ah to be young and cruel again.
bl
Ah to be young and cruel again.
bl
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From: In Dreams There Is Truth Ohio
Re: Just had a flash back.... (Chuck Sangerhausen)
Now if you did the marbles, and you did the yo-yo craze, ya musta' done the wooden toy tops;
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Re: Just had a flash back.... (Chuck Sangerhausen)
Chuck
If you were a "Top man" you've got to read Jean Shepherd's books. He had a classic story "Scut Farkas and the Black Mariah" about dueling with tops. He's a real American story teller.
Bill
If you were a "Top man" you've got to read Jean Shepherd's books. He had a classic story "Scut Farkas and the Black Mariah" about dueling with tops. He's a real American story teller.
Bill
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Re: Just had a flash back.... (Brass)
Bill, I guess during those long winter evenings over there, if you don't like TV, you can work on your Vette, or you snuggle down with a good book, or, er, uh....well, looks like like your working on a good Vette collection, and you must have one heck of a library. :D :D :D
By the way, I'm nearly through "Flags of Our Fathers". I haven't been working on it real hard, but it's been a good story. I feel like I know each of those six guys personally now. Some reviewers raved about the combat sequences, but it seemed to me like he was trying to improvise the battle details with little information.
By the way, I'm nearly through "Flags of Our Fathers". I haven't been working on it real hard, but it's been a good story. I feel like I know each of those six guys personally now. Some reviewers raved about the combat sequences, but it seemed to me like he was trying to improvise the battle details with little information.
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From: In Dreams There Is Truth Ohio
Re: Just had a flash back.... (clem zahrobsky)
geo i agree you are a YO-YO :lol:
Just for that remark, I'm gonna seek ya out at Carlisle, and when I find ya, I'm gonna bop a foot long weiner over yer noggin. :lol: :D :lol: :D :lol: :D :lol: :D :lol: :D
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Re: Just had a flash back.... (Chuck Sangerhausen)
Chuck,
I got the same impression from the book, although it impressed me with it's ability to convey the camaraderie of the troop.
As for his elaboration of the combat scenes, I suspect that anyone who has never been in such a situation can't really picture it and the people who have been would rather not remember.
Can't say I blame them...
I got the same impression from the book, although it impressed me with it's ability to convey the camaraderie of the troop.
As for his elaboration of the combat scenes, I suspect that anyone who has never been in such a situation can't really picture it and the people who have been would rather not remember.
Can't say I blame them...