Democrats want to regulate kickball

I do hate this kind of stuff. A few schools near me banned running at recess last year.

You have to let kids be kids; there is risk of injury when you just step out of your front door, if people want to take it to extremes. Everyone should re-watch "Finding Nemo"; you just can't live your life in fear...
 
I was in Dallas this weekend and saw my old elementary school and this reminded of a game we played called 'smear the queer'. Basically whoever had the ball everyone else tried to tackle. Being eight years old at the time I had no idea what the game's name meant. Even if the game's name was changed I doubt too many schools would let you play it anymore.

As to Onceler's comment I can't imagine the idea of telling kids they can't run.
 
Kickball was my life on the playground in elementary school. I sometimes played tetherball, four square, tag, soccer, basketball, or dodgeball, but kickball was my true passion.
 
cawacko said:
I was in Dallas this weekend and saw my old elementary school and this reminded of a game we played called 'smear the queer'. Basically whoever had the ball everyone else tried to tackle. Being eight years old at the time I had no idea what the game's name meant. Even if the game's name was changed I doubt too many schools would let you play it anymore.

As to Onceler's comment I can't imagine the idea of telling kids they can't run.
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I used to play the same thing. I remember running and then jumping into a slide to trip fellow classmates... and we were running on pavement. Seriously, we would run at full speed and just slide on the parking lot to knock each other down. It was awesome. Every one of my pants would have holes in the knees. Mom had to patch them several times. Catholic school FTW
 
cawacko said:
I was in Dallas this weekend and saw my old elementary school and this reminded of a game we played called 'smear the queer'. Basically whoever had the ball everyone else tried to tackle. Being eight years old at the time I had no idea what the game's name meant. Even if the game's name was changed I doubt too many schools would let you play it anymore.

As to Onceler's comment I can't imagine the idea of telling kids they can't run.
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I bet you were the d-bag that people intentionally threw the ball to so that they could kill him and that you would never catch the ball because you're a dandy but you got killed anyway.
 
NigelTufnel said:
I bet you were the d-bag that people intentionally threw the ball to so that they could kill him and that you would never catch the ball because you're a dandy but you got killed anyway.
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Ha! I was rail thin at the time so whether I had the ball or tried to tackle someone I would get rocked. I did have some quicks so I wouldn't get tackled immediately.
 
tinfoil said:
I used to play the same thing. I remember running and then jumping into a slide to trip fellow classmates... and we were running on pavement. Seriously, we would run at full speed and just slide on the parking lot to knock each other down. It was awesome. Every one of my pants would have holes in the knees. Mom had to patch them several times. Catholic school FTW
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Damn, now that is a tough game. We played smear the queer on the grass.
 
Those deemed as "nonpassive recreational activities without significant risk of injury" include hide and seek, bocce and Frisbee.
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Oddly enough, I was just reading about the rise in hide and seek injuries. Thank god the wonderful politicians are looking out for the kids.
 
Onceler said:
I do hate this kind of stuff. A few schools near me banned running at recess last year.

You have to let kids be kids; there is risk of injury when you just step out of your front door, if people want to take it to extremes. Everyone should re-watch "Finding Nemo"; you just can't live your life in fear...
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Finding Nemo, eh? I was thinking Bubble Boy.
 
There is just a certain group of people that are compelled to stick their big noses into everyone's life....they know whats best for you....how you should think...how you should believe...
how you should act....how you should raise your kids...how and what those kids should eat....how they should play....how they should dress...and it goes on and on and on.....

And the most peculiar thing of all is.....some of us let them do it.....they rationalize why others are right....they allow themselves to be led around by the nostrils and just ssurrender their own values for those of others....
 
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