The downfall of american recess [Archive]

Emerson1

10-18-2006, 05:55 PM

Playing 'Tag!' banned at elementary school
WBZ-TV
Massachusetts elementary school bans 'Tag!'

Officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase game during recess for fear they'll get hurt and hold the school liable. Recess is "a time when accidents can happen," said Willett Elementary School Principal Gaylene Heppe, who approved the ban. While there is no districtwide ban on contact sports during recess, local rules have been cropping up. Several school administrators around Attleboro, a city of about 45,000 residents, took aim at dodgeball _ where children must try to dodge or catch balls flung at them by the opposing team _ a few years ago, saying it was exclusionary and dangerous. Elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Spokane, Washington, also recently banned tag during recess. A suburban Charleston, South Carolina, school outlawed all unsupervised contact sports.

carter08

10-18-2006, 05:56 PM

horrible move

these kids need these to become healthy adults

Gobbla2001

10-18-2006, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by carter08
horrible move

these kids need these to become healthy adults

the wussyfication of America continues...

they can't even play tag and you expect them to be able to rip a taliban loon's throat out with their pinky in 10 years?

The weakest country on planet earth keeps getting weaker and weaker...

I heard the 3adownlow's very own "tam" helped in getting this ban going...

Paratrooper

10-18-2006, 06:02 PM

I used to like to play Dodge Ball in junior high. That is one of the best sports there is. You could really plaster some people with the ball.

Gobbla2001

10-18-2006, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by Paratrooper
I used to like to play Dodge Ball in junior high. That is one of the best sports there is. You could really plaster some people with the ball.

Yah that game was fun...

prolly can't play that anymore...

teatherball is banned in a lot of places as well :(

carter08

10-18-2006, 06:05 PM

We used to play tackle football during lunch in Jr. High. Teachers didn't care.

Wall Ball. Full pegs. Those were the days

shankbear

10-18-2006, 06:06 PM

Slaughter ball....same thing. Take no prisoners. We played with basketballs sometimes. Hurt like heck.

Gobbla2001

10-18-2006, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by carter08
We used to play tackle football during lunch in Jr. High. Teachers didn't care.

Wall Ball. Full pegs. Those were the days

where I went to Junior High wall-ball wasn't allowed... we'd play it on the side of the bandhall though... :D

carter08

10-18-2006, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
where I went to Junior High wall-ball wasn't allowed... we'd play it on the side of the bandhall though... :D

I stay as far away from the band hall as possible.

I am proud to say i have NEVER entered our high school band hall :D

Gobbla2001

10-18-2006, 06:09 PM

Ya see wall-ball is a great game...

it helps you concentrate etc... and plus you don't want to have to spread-eagle and get pegged, so it helps you try harder, teaches you about consequences etc...

that's how you learn right there...

jlwzz

10-18-2006, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by Paratrooper
I used to like to play Dodge Ball in junior high. That is one of the best sports there is. You could really plaster some people with the ball. when they took dodge ball out of the schools is when the kids starting being told that they were as good as anyone else, BS, it made these kids weak,and there getting weaker everyday

Paratrooper

10-18-2006, 06:12 PM

Originally posted by shankbear
Slaughter ball....same thing. Take no prisoners. We played with basketballs sometimes. Hurt like heck.

We called it smear the queer. It was fun though. You got banged up a little but it was a whole bunch of fun. It is too bad kids now will never know those days.

halfnhalf

10-18-2006, 06:13 PM

It is sad how wussified our nation is becoming. Just imagine when these kids grow up, the entire nation is going to be SOFT. Tag was one of the funnest games growing up as a kid. That is how a lot of kids make friends at play break.

Gobbla2001

10-18-2006, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by Paratrooper
We called it smear the queer. It was fun though. You got banged up a little but it was a whole bunch of fun. It is too bad kids now will never know those days.

that's right, smear the queer... haha...

they get rid of the game smear the queer, prolly because it's not very nice to pick on the queers... now there is "smear the heterosexual"

Pudlugger

10-18-2006, 06:16 PM

Feminization of public schools. This is an anti-boy move.

Paratrooper

10-18-2006, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by halfnhalf
It is sad how wussified our nation is becoming. Just imagine when these kids grow up, the entire nation is going to be SOFT. Tag was one of the funnest games growing up as a kid. That is how a lot of kids make friends at play break.

Do you guys remember putting a regular deck of cards in the spokes of your bike (the chopper sound) and then lining up other kids to lay flat while you went up a ramp and jumped over them with your bike? You never wanted to be the dude on the end just in case the guy was a little short jumping. :D

piratebg

10-18-2006, 06:16 PM

My favorite playground games were:

Flag Football
Touch Football
Dodgeball
Wallball
Four Square
Smear the Queer

Paratrooper

10-18-2006, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by Pudlugger
Feminization of public schools. This is an anti-boy move.

You know a few scars means everything to a boy. There is always a good story to tell with a scar. Everytime you get one everyone wants to know how you got it. Schools have become too wussified. Hey what was the game called where you took those big combs back in the 70's and then you smashed the other guy's knuckles with them? You remember you had to balance the comb on your hand without it falling and then the other guy would try to pick up the comb and smash your knuckles with it. We had a name for it but I can't remember now. I think it was called "bloody knuckles".

carter08

10-18-2006, 06:28 PM

anyone remember quarters?

Emerson1

10-18-2006, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by Paratrooper
You know a few scars means everything to a boy. There is always a good story to tell with a scar. Everytime you get one everyone wants to know how you got it. Schools have become too wussified. Hey what was the game called where you took those big combs back in the 70's and then you smashed the other guy's knuckles with them? You remember you had to balance the comb on your hand without it falling and then the other guy would try to pick up the comb and smash your knuckles with it. We had a name for it but I can't remember now. I think it was called "bloody knuckles".
We had a game like that, except you spun a quarter. The other guy had to stop it with his finger while keeping it standing. If you didn't, you put your fist flat, and the other person slammed the quarter into your knuckles.

Paratrooper

10-18-2006, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by carter08
anyone remember quarters?

The drinking game or the one where you spun the quarter and then had to grab it to make a basket?

carter08

10-18-2006, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Paratrooper
The drinking game or the one where you spun the quarter and then had to grab it to make a basket?

the one where you flicked quarters

AggieJohn

10-18-2006, 06:36 PM

as a teacher, i will allow my kids to play tag till their dying day

jlwzz

10-18-2006, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by piratebg
My favorite playground games were:

Flag Football
Touch Football
Dodgeball
Wallball
Four Square
Smear the Queer wow fogot about wallball but your list is the games we played growing up,and just a few bloody noses is all i remember happening.

Paratrooper

10-18-2006, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by AggieJohn
as a teacher, i will allow my kids to play tag till their dying day

Tag you are just doing that tagging them. Well, I guess in today's times you can't let them play Wall ball, smear the queer, and dodge ball. All the good games we had back then I guess are long gone. I just can't see it........."Hey fella's let's go play a game of tag." Just doesn't have the bite to it.:(

LHPfactory

10-19-2006, 07:15 AM

"Hey queer bait, if you can dodge a wrench you you can dodge a ball"...Patches Ohulahan in the movie dodge ball.....hahaha.... Yeah I loved dodge ball (also called war ball). My boys play these games , im not gonna let them be nancy boys.

herewego

10-19-2006, 07:29 AM

Originally posted by carter08
I stay as far away from the band hall as possible.

I am proud to say i have NEVER entered our high school band hall :D

another talentless idiot who didn't have the gifts to play sports AND athletics. That's OK. My son's playing trombone in Philadelphia now. As for football, all he can do is talk about "the good ole'd days". He's thanks me many times for allowing him to do both.

He's making $68,000 a year and couldn't be prouder of him.

Don't assume that EVERY poster on this board went to Redneck U.

3afan

10-19-2006, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by herewego
...sports AND athletics. ...

???? whats the difference ???

pancho villa

10-19-2006, 07:43 AM

It is the parents fault that are schools are going to this. To many limp wristed, liberal wimps out there. My son is a skinny little 16 year old kid and he plays FOOTBALL, Just like all boys should. We let to many worms in this country dictate what the rest of us can and cannot do.

herewego

10-19-2006, 08:05 AM

Originally posted by pancho villa
It is the parents fault that are schools are going to this. To many limp wristed, liberal wimps out there. My son is a skinny little 16 year old kid and he plays FOOTBALL, Just like all boys should. We let to many worms in this country dictate what the rest of us can and cannot do.

No other attitude would be EXPECTED from someone in Brazoria County. I think it's inbred when you're born there. Roughneck, Redneck, Redneck, Roughneck.

"What's the difference?"

I just pray you don't beat your wife every night

3afan

10-19-2006, 08:06 AM

herewego

10-19-2006, 08:12 AM

Fotbol

10-19-2006, 08:15 AM

I think tag is responsible for alot of Football players, speed, and juke moves, now we will have a bunch of boring RB's in the next few years, no moves at all.

herewego

10-19-2006, 08:16 AM

i]Originally posted by pancho villa [/i]
It is the parents fault that are (don't you mean "our"?) schools are going to this. To many limp wristed, liberal wimps out there [/QUOTE] (POLITICAL INNUENDO) . My son is a skinny little 16 year old kid and he plays FOOTBALL (So he can teach HIS kids to judge all other kids like you've taught him to?) , just like all boys should. We let to many worms in this country dictate what the rest of us can and cannot do.[QUOTE]

herewego

10-19-2006, 08:24 AM

Bellville 42, West Columbia 13
Sweeny17, West Columbia 14
Wharton 33, West Columbia 27

Now that's what I call justice

pancho villa

10-19-2006, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by herewego
Bellville 42, West Columbia 13
Sweeny17, West Columbia 14
Wharton 33, West Columbia 27

Now that's what I call justice

I guess your son was in the band? I'm sorry he was not able to play football cause of his upbringing.

He is a boy?

Maroon87

10-19-2006, 08:40 AM

No wonder some parents choose to home-school their kids.

herewego

10-19-2006, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by pancho villa
I guess your son was in the band? I'm sorry he was not able to play football cause of his upbringing.

He is a boy?

Read the board, dufus. He was in both and all-state in both. Not tall enough for college so he accepted a FULL music scholarship to UNT........ that's University of North Texas because I'm sure you've never set foot outisde the scary confines of the thriving metropolis of Sargent

pancho villa

10-19-2006, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by herewego
Read the board, dufus. He was in both and all-state in both. Not tall enough for college so he accepted a FULL music scholarship to UNT........ that's University of North Texas because I'm sure you've never set foot outisde the scary confines of the thriving metropolis of Sargent

My son would never be in the band. He would rather get poked in the eye with a sharp stick. Did your son march at halftime? Our kids laugh when we see other players march in their uniform.

3afan

10-19-2006, 09:11 AM

NOTICE - this thread to be closed soon!

herewego

10-19-2006, 09:48 AM

zeus63

10-19-2006, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by pancho villa
My son would never be in the band. He would rather get poked in the eye with a sharp stick. Did your son march at halftime? Our kids laugh when we see other players march in their uniform.

Just for the record, it is a proven fact that children that have a musical back ground do better in school. I commend those kids that can balance multiple obligations.

Ranger Mom

10-19-2006, 10:05 AM

I just had to put my 2 cents worth in.

My 2 boys played in the band up until their freshman year.

They both played football too.

The oldest one plays a guitar, can play some piano, rides bulls.....not a "sissy" boy in the least.

I think it's crappy to make fun of the kids who chose to play in the band.

We have several starters on our team who are in band AND play football!!

LH Panther Mom

10-19-2006, 10:13 AM

Oh good grief.

If someone is going to http://www.buzzlife.com/forums/images/smilies/poke.gif , IMO there shouldn't be any surprises when http://www.buzzlife.com/forums/images/smilies/hitwithrock.gif happens.

(Sorry, RM.....not referring to you. :) )

Ranger Mom

10-19-2006, 10:14 AM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Oh good grief.

If someone is going to http://www.buzzlife.com/forums/images/smilies/poke.gif , IMO there shouldn't be any surprises when http://www.buzzlife.com/forums/images/smilies/hitwithrock.gif happens.

(Sorry, RM.....not referring to you. :) )

I know...I know where you are going with that......I just thought I would give MY opinion too!!:D :D

Those smilies kind of lose their effect on the black background!!

Maybe quoting them will help!

neck_06

10-19-2006, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by herewego
No other attitude would be EXPECTED from someone in Brazoria County. I think it's inbred when you're born there. Roughneck, Redneck, Redneck, Roughneck.

"What's the difference?"

I just pray you don't beat your wife every night

geez, sounds like you used to be from around here, since you know so much about it.

p.s. - i don't have any problem with the band, but i do have a problem with kids not being able to play TAG!!! i think the same thing poncho, kids parents should only be able to say what their kids are going to do, not the whole school. just like when the junior high "MORP" got cancelled because a few parents didn't want to spend monet on it.

***just because little johnny can't run as fast and always gets tagged doesn't mean that the whole school should stop playing, johnny should just:
a) get faster
b) suck it up, stop crying, and just enjoy playing the game
c) go play some other game
d) fake an injury (used by many kids when i was in school)

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:16 PM

let me clear myself up... on the other thread I was just having a little fun with the band comments... I was in band at one time, I know all of us guys in percussion played football (junior high) until I didn't play in 8th grade (was in Port Lavaca, I had to chose my 8th grade year because of a scheduling conflict and chose band because we had invested money in the drum etc...)...

but in all honesty, it is a cool evening down here on the gulf-coast... have cold breeze blowing, leaves falling, has that "football" smell to it... saw about six kids out there playing tackle football in the street... what I didn't see was three kids with pots and pans strapped around their necks beating 'em with wooden spoons with another three blowin' kazoos and marching...

3afan

10-19-2006, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by 3afan
NOTICE - this thread to be closed soon!

ditto, this thread will go to hell soon enuf ..........

Emerson1

10-19-2006, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by 3afan
ditto, this thread will go to hell soon enuf ..........
loser

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by 3afan
ditto, this thread will go to hell soon enuf ..........

hey now, don't talk to yourself... and don't bring up this thread being closed, no bueno... everyone needs to know about this mass American wussification movement...

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
let me clear myself up... on the other thread I was just having a little fun with the band comments... I was in band at one time, I know all of us guys in percussion played football (junior high) until I didn't play in 8th grade (was in Port Lavaca, I had to chose my 8th grade year because of a scheduling conflict and chose band because we had invested money in the drum etc...)...

but in all honesty, it is a cool evening down here on the gulf-coast... have cold breeze blowing, leaves falling, has that "football" smell to it... saw about six kids out there playing tackle football in the street... what I didn't see was three kids with pots and pans strapped around their necks beating 'em with wooden spoons with another three blowin' kazoos and marching...

didn't you forget to mention twirling batons?

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:21 PM

By the way, this thread was just reopened

carter08

10-19-2006, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by Emerson1
loser

What did he do to you?

That was an uncalled for personal attack

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by herewego
didn't you forget to mention twirling batons?

yah, forgot... yet another example of wussification... my mother twirled fire batons back in her day :D

Emerson1

10-19-2006, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by herewego
By the way, this thread was just reopened
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1427/captainobviousrr4.jpg

Emerson1

10-19-2006, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by carter08
What did he do to you?

That was an uncalled for personal attack
he is an old man, what is he gonna do about it?

He is about to eat some soup because hard food will make his teeth fall out.

3afan

10-19-2006, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by Emerson1
loser

haha - have fun 11AM on Saturday !!!!!!

3afan

10-19-2006, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by carter08
What did he do to you?

That was an uncalled for personal attack

carter - its all good! :D

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
yah, forgot... yet another example of wussification... my mother twirled fire batons back in her day :D

Cuero's band has always sucked anyway. I probably would have chosen snuff dipping like you over band THERE!

3afan

10-19-2006, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by Emerson1
he is an old man, what is he gonna do about it?

He is about to eat some soup because hard food will make his teeth fall out.

:mad:

:D

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by herewego
Cuero's band has always sucked anyway. I probably would have chosen snuff dipping like you over band THERE!

every band has always sucked... jk

Cuero's was actually good WAYYY back in the day and are starting to win a lot of awards these days, but there aren't as many kids in band anymore, there have been too many band-director changes etc...

Cuero plays football not trumpet...

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
every band has always sucked... jk

Cuero's was actually good WAYYY back in the day and are starting to win a lot of awards these days, but there aren't as many kids in band anymore, there have been too many band-director changes etc...

Cuero plays football not trumpet...

Yea like Robbie Straight. Hmmm, wonder if they play football

in Huntsville!

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by herewego
Yea like Robbie Straight. Hmmm, wonder if they play football

in Huntsville!

Ha... got us a mature one here...

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
Ha... got us a mature one here...

Yea ba-duh, ba-duh

I thought so

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:35 PM

hey, everyone, I'll give the first poster who knows just what in the hell herewego is talking about and why he has a crush on Robert Strait $1,000.00...

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
hey, everyone, I'll give the first poster who knows just what in the hell herewego is talking about and why he has a crush on Robert Strait $1,000.00...

because he makes the best damn license plates in town!:clap: :devil:

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by herewego
because he makes the best damn license plates in town!:clap: :devil:

ha, I'm sure glad you're clappin' for yourself a lot tonight...

herewego

10-19-2006, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
ha, I'm sure glad you're clappin' for yourself a lot tonight...

come on, it's all in fun...... but surely you can think of a better one than that...

:hand:

Ranger Mom

10-19-2006, 06:45 PM

And here I thought this thread was about the demise of recess!!:doh:

Gobbla2001

10-19-2006, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by herewego
come on, it's all in fun...... but surely you can think of a better one than that...

:hand:

I'm pretty sure I can think of better ones than that?

Let's see, you're from Caldwell or at Caldwell? Could we discuss Jason Carter and the legal problems he had while at A&M???

Sure we could, but why don't we?

Because Jason Carter and Caldwell don't have a damn thing to do with this and I'm not gunna run someone's names through the coals when I can't think of anything better to say on the subject at hand...