What boy wouldn't want one?

kablerj · Post by **kablerj** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:54 pm

roy_okc wrote:These would be fun for the grandchildren. Of course, I'd have to have one myself to, umm, practice with so that I could instruct on how to use. Yeah, that sounds like a good plan.

Of course. It would be irresponsible to hand weapons over to children without extensive field testing.

Besides, it's a sure bet I'm going to have to defend myself against the little darlings.

kablerj · Post by **kablerj** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:05 pm

idcook wrote:Ping pong balls might be the right size and soft enough, but might not travel far enough for eager young bowmen.

You would have to upscale a little, but I think Ping Pong balls would be cool.
Captain Kangaroo suffered a daily barrage, and he survived.

chippergal · Post by **chippergal** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:18 pm

Have you considered pom poms? They sell them at all the craft stores, they come in many sizes (I was looking at 1" pom poms on a craft store website)I'm not sure these would get much velocity, but they come in white (pretend marshmallows?) and assorted colors so they could be used to judge some sort of contest with each kid (including you <wink>) having there own color of ammo. Pretty hard to hurt anyone with pom poms.

joey (first post in a very long time!)

kablerj · Post by **kablerj** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:24 pm

Great idea Joey. Bonnie is going to the craft store tomorrow. I'll ask her to get a few samples.

Jack Wilson · Post by **Jack Wilson** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:46 pm

Yes boys will be boys. I recall something about sling shots and rocks.

roy_okc · Post by **roy_okc** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:29 pm

dusty wrote:Yeah, it all sounds like fun until someone gets hit where it hurts with something that is not soft. The discussion of alternate munitions scares me.

Boys will be boys at least until they have to cover ER expenses.

Someone needs to keep the doctors and nurses employed.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:40 pm

You might cut up a pool noodle into the right sized pieces.

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BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:54 pm

Grapes.

Expensive and messy, but fun!

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:20 pm

[quote="roy_okc"]Someone needs to keep the doctors and nurses employed. ]

I don't need toys to help me do that. This has been a season of visits to doctors offices, labs and treatment rooms. Between my wife and I, over half of my fuel bill this past two months has been for diesel consumed going back and forth to the doctor(s).

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:27 pm

dusty wrote:I don't need toys to help me do that. This has been a season of visits to doctors offices, labs and treatment rooms. Between my wife and I, over half of my fuel bill this past two months has been for diesel consumed going back and forth to the doctor(s).

Yep...

First a little thyroid problem then a bit of type 2 diabetes. That was followed by a failed heart cath and then the quadruple bypass last November. That still gets a fair amount of follow up stuff. I can't complain too much, I went over 40 years without seeing a Dr. except for insurance physicals.
Now it seems to be my wife's turn. Nothing too serious yet and we will know more about the current glitch this week. She has stayed in the system all along. She has been taking meds to control epilepsy for over 50 years.

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