Pat Riot Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Hey check out some of these marbles, Birdgun. The Mr Magoo ones are pretty cool. http://glassmarbles.com/ This link has some pretty cool ones too. http://www.landofmarbles.com/ I am almost tempted to get some of these cool marbles, put them in a bag and lock them in the safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Hey check out some of these arbors, Birdgun. The Mr Magoo ones are pretty cool. http://glassmarbles.com/ This link has some pretty cool ones too. http://www.landofmarbles.com/ I am almost tempted to get some of these cool marbles, put them in a bag and lock them in the safe. Or put them in a sock and use em as a weapon !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 41 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Or put them in a sock and use em as a weapon !!! Nope, can’t risk losing any more of my marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 11:11 PM, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: I carried my marbles in a sock. I was going into the 5th Grade when we moved from Oklahoma to California. First day at my new school I was the only kid that brought his marbles. I remember thinking, "Why don't any of the California kids have their marbles???" Purees were my favorite marbles. Clowns were my least favorite. Cat Eyes were in the middle. Found out that none of the California kids even knew how to shoot marbles. . My faves were "aggies." And always had to have a "boulder" or two in the sock... 3 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I think marbles constitute slingshot ammo and require a background check to purchase. For some time now it's been almost impossible to find marbles at toy stores - "too much liability." A few years ago I set out to help a bunch of Cub Scouts earn their Marbles Belt Loop. Had a dickens of a time finding the things ~ finally discovered that pet stores (and the pet department at WalMart!) still carried 'em - as aquarium accessories! But shooting marbles out of a slingshot... golly gee, now, who would have ever thought of doin' somethin' like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: My faves were "aggies." And always had to have a "boulder" or two in the sock... Aggies made the best shooters. Not pretty, but weighed much more than the glass marbles. I had a couple of Aggies that my dad made. I never used Dad's aggies in a game of "Keepsies" where my shooter could be lost. Playing for Keeps is gambling and that's a sin! And, being a good Baptist boy I never played for keeps (well, almost never. But don't tell Mom or the preacher!!) Aggies We could tell immediately a skilled player by the way he held his shooter. Don't worry about these Novices or Fudgers. Shooting a marble like these two, the shooter won't get much velocity without fudging. "Fudging" is moving your hand when shooting. In a real game of marbles, no fudging is allowed!! Watch out for this kid. He might take all your marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I think marbles constitute slingshot ammo and require a background check to purchase. WHAT!!!! I'd never shoot my marbles out of my slingshot. Maybe ball bearing if I had them. More likely rocks. But never, ever my marbles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Hey check out some of these marbles, Birdgun. The Mr Magoo ones are pretty cool. http://glassmarbles.com/ This link has some pretty cool ones too. http://www.landofmarbles.com/ I am almost tempted to get some of these cool marbles, put them in a bag and lock them in the safe. Ya know, Pat, I just may have to get some marbles and see if I can still shoot 'em. Don't know when was the last time I shot marbles. I think the last time I shot a game of marbles was when I was still in the Army. It was with my dad. Talking about marbles on this thread has brought back some very old but fond memories. Thanks pards! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Oh, I must admit that I have shot lots of marbles from a wrist rocket. Mostly those clown marbles. I don’t like those either, Birdgun. Marbles are excellent fodder for people that like to tailgate motorcyclists. A marble on a windshield at 60 mph makes one helluva noise and the marble shatters without badly damaging the windshield. Trouble is tossing something at a car might get you run off the road. I have only tossed marbles at a couple of cars. These were obnoxious dudes in expensive cars messing with me. One was so close I saw his reaction in my convex mirror. I am sure he had to change his pants afterwards. Marbles hitting a windshield sounds like a .22 going off inside your car. I know because some smartazz did it to me once. Bunch of “Biker” posers on Pacific Coast Highway (Route 101) blocking both lanes riding at 50 mph just generally being A-holes didn’t like me flashing my lights and blowing my horn so one tossed a handful of marbles in the air. I must admit that it startled the heck out of me when one hit my windshield. They didn’t much like my reaction. I moved into the passing lane turned on my high beams, laid on the horn an punched a hole through their ranks flipping them off as I went and I made sure the two bearded boys in the front saw my thunder (.45) as I went by. They did not pursue. That was 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 When I was a kid my Dad taught us to play marbles. My brothers and I played a lot and we actually got other kids in on the act. We found out pretty quick that playing “Keepsies” alienated you from the other kids. Since we moved around a lot we decided to just play without taking other people’s marbles or risking losing our own. I pretty much quit playing marbles after my brother died. My Mom kept his bag of marbles. I believe my sister still has them. I think I might just buy some marbles and see if I can get my Grandson to play. Everything old is new again. Maybe it might be “cool” again!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Hey, start your own thread! This one is strictly for picking on Rye and y'alls convo is way too coherent Lighten up Alice, I'm just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 It was so long ago that I had marbles that I'm trying to remember what the heck I did with them!! I had a bunch of 'em!! I guess I lost my marbles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: WHAT!!!! I'd never shoot my marbles out of my slingshot. Maybe ball bearing if I had them. More likely rocks. But never, ever my marbles!! My dad and uncle owned a garage. I would go through the scrap barrel and remove any ball bearings. I would put the bearing in a vise, cover it with a rag and shatter the race to get the balls. I might still have a few somewhere around the house fifty years later. BTW - When will this thread ever get deleted????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: My dad and uncle owned a garage. I would go through the scrap barrel and remove any ball bearings. I would put the bearing in a vise, cover it with a rag and shatter the race to get the balls. I might still have a few somewhere around the house fifty years later. BTW - When will this thread ever get deleted????? I think the moderators are enjoying this one too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 It's another day time for another round...this one's on me. After spending 24 years in the Navy I've picked up a few things. If you see a bell in a bar don't ring it, it means you're buy a round for the house. When we were around the junior troops instead of saying let's go out for a drink we'd use the old Navy term "Time to splice the main brace" This was another thing we used to do when we had a new guy with us, seems a little crazy now Tequila Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: My dad and uncle owned a garage. I would go through the scrap barrel and remove any ball bearings. I would put the bearing in a vise, cover it with a rag and shatter the race to get the balls. I might still have a few somewhere around the house fifty years later. BTW - When will this thread ever get deleted????? I remember making my slingshots out of old inner tubes....back when inner tubes would stretch real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 8:34 PM, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Drinks On The House? OK then. Thanks. I'll have a Bacardi and Coke. CHIMO! CLK: What's with the CHIMO? That was the name of my Dad's ship during WWII.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 My dad's ship during WW2 was the USS Idaho (The Big Spud) BB-42. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 8 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: CLK: What's with the CHIMO? That was the name of my Dad's ship during WWII.... It's like HELLO! or GREETINGS! in Inuktut. We use it in the mess as well, same as we would say CHEERS! when having a drink with friends. What can I say: It's a Canadian thing. CHIMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 My Dad’s ship when he was in the Marine Corps: He spent more in the brig than on actual duty. It’s funny to me because it was because of him I tried to excel in my Navy service. This was my ship in the US Navy. The USS Virginia CGN-38: This is a cool shot from the Hampton Roads Cruiser Museum site: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Happy Halloween, Deletists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Drifter Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Deletists, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 We seem to be slowing down in our quest for page 4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 We need a "Deletists" category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: We need a "Deletists" category We need to Delete some categories alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Somebody will delete the delete thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 ANTIDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Deletists of the world UNITE! 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Naterimg nabobs of nihilism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 delete, delete, delete and then delete it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 We need to put some light on this delete situation. Here's how God did it. Any question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I got through some of that formula but I cannot figure out that part right after “and God said” and before that part that says “and there was light.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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