Games of our youth

Gatorbreath · May 25, 2016

The other day I became nostalgic for the games I played when I was a kid. You know, army, hide-and-seek, kill the carrier and my favorite game of all, the fire game.

Wait, what??

12-year-old who set himself on fire did it for YouTube
By Tina Moore and Natalie Musumeci

May 25, 2016 | 12:45pm

A 12-year-old Queens boy who was critically injured when he lit himself on fire Tuesday night did it as part of a dangerous YouTube stunt called the “fire challenge,” police sources said.

The boy was at his Far Rockaway home on Watjean Court around 8:30 p.m. when he splashed himself with rubbing alcohol and set himself ablaze while standing in the bathtub, sources said.

He was supposed to extinguish himself with water in the shower but was unable to do so, according to sources.

The boy suffered third-degree burns covering more than 40 percent of his body, officials said.

Emergency responders rushed him to the Nassau University Medical Center Burn Unit in critical condition.

Kids taking part in the troubling “fire challenge” set ablaze flammable liquids on their bodies and post the results on social media.

http://nypost.com/2016/05/25/12-year-old-who-set-himself-on-fire-did-it-for-youtube/

What the ever-loving eff is wrong with these kids???

bradgator2 · May 25, 2016

Delg8tor · May 25, 2016

Gatorbreath said:
What the ever-loving eff is wrong with these kids???

The answer to your question is social media! It will be the downfall of this country if not the world because of the stupidity that it seems to perpetuate.

LagoonGator68 · May 25, 2016

Gatorbreath said:
The other day I became nostalgic for the games I played when I was a kid. You know, army, hide-and-seek, kill the carrier and my favorite game of all, the fire game.

Wait, what??

12-year-old who set himself on fire did it for YouTube
By Tina Moore and Natalie Musumeci

May 25, 2016 | 12:45pm

A 12-year-old Queens boy who was critically injured when he lit himself on fire Tuesday night did it as part of a dangerous YouTube stunt called the “fire challenge,” police sources said.

The boy was at his Far Rockaway home on Watjean Court around 8:30 p.m. when he splashed himself with rubbing alcohol and set himself ablaze while standing in the bathtub, sources said.

He was supposed to extinguish himself with water in the shower but was unable to do so, according to sources.

The boy suffered third-degree burns covering more than 40 percent of his body, officials said.

Emergency responders rushed him to the Nassau University Medical Center Burn Unit in critical condition.

Kids taking part in the troubling “fire challenge” set ablaze flammable liquids on their bodies and post the results on social media.

http://nypost.com/2016/05/25/12-year-old-who-set-himself-on-fire-did-it-for-youtube/

What the ever-loving eff is wrong with these kids???

You obviously never made a zip gun out of a stolen car antenna and some 22 Long rifle ammo....

Ray Finkle · May 26, 2016

We did some dumb stuff too. Not sure which one was dumber:
1. Bottle rocket fights. Pretty self explanatory.
2. Jousting. Our buddy and his neighbor shared a property boundary that was divided by a dried up creek bed. Each side had a nice embankment. Put a lawn chair cushion under your shirt, put a football or hockey helmet on, grab a shovel/ rake/ broom, get on a bike, and find out the hard way that you can put yourselves in certain situations where there really are no winners.

crosscreekcooter · May 26, 2016

I'm not sure if there is anything more stupid than dousing yourself with a flammable liquid and then lighting yourself. What personal benefit is there to that?

ppinesgator · May 26, 2016

Train hopping. Jumping off the moving train as it crossed the Eau Gallie River.

Drag racing down the straightaway leading to the airport's control tower.

Holding on to the roll bar while riding in the back of a pickup truck, while my teammate did donuts on a sandy road.

Smacking a nurse shark on the nose while it was resting on the bottom of the ocean.

That's just off the top of my head.

bradgator2 · May 26, 2016

huge zipline. We took the front fork/handlebars off a bike and took the tire off the rim. That sucker was probably 20 ft high up a huge pine tree. The only problem is the cable we found wasnt long enough so we spliced 2 together. It held together for months. But broke apart when I was on it. I thought I died that day.

TheDouglas78 · May 26, 2016

Swimming In an unpopulated portion of the Santa Fe (gators/cottonmouths were something you had to look out for), jumping off the RR bridge into the water, BB tag at night, War, kill the man with the ball, wrestling, etc..

We lived next to a school yard, so we always had a baseball field and basketball court near by and all the kids in town would play there... it's now been fenced off due to litigation/safety concerns so only the school can use it.

TLB · May 26, 2016

7 yrs old, my friend and I decide to play chicken of sorts. I ride my bike at him as fast as I can and he hops out of the way at the last minute. That lasted for one run as I knocked him down and drove over his leg near the groin.

Firing my BB gun at my (different) friend in hopes of him hearing it whiz by while he rode his bike behind our houses. First shot hit the handlebar, ricocheted at his face and left a nice dent between his eyebrows. That does not account for any scrapes or bruises from the ensuing crash.

JimtheGator · May 26, 2016

We used lighter fluid. No videos, though.

Gatorbait25 · May 26, 2016

bradgator2 said:
huge zipline. We took the front fork/handlebars off a bike and took the tire off the rim. That sucker was probably 20 ft high up a huge pine tree. The only problem is the cable we found wasnt long enough so we spliced 2 together. It held together for months. But broke apart when I was on it. I thought I died that day.

You were destined to be an engineer Brad.

bradgator2 · May 26, 2016

We would ride our bikes blindfolded with a friend on the handle bars. The friend had to yell out directions.

Good times.

Gatorbait25 · May 26, 2016

ding, dong, ditch. Basically ring the doorbell and run like hell. Most of the time we would hide behind the shrubs or around the corner and laugh it off , as the frustrated homeowner would step on his porch before slamming the door in frustration or anger. One night when we were 11 or 12 with a couple of buddies we rang the wrong bell. This guy chased the three of us through the woods for several minutes yelling obscenities along the way. Eventually we hid from the lunatic , and after what seemed like ages he gave up and finally retreated.

playzwtrux · May 26, 2016

TheDouglas78 said:
Swimming In an unpopulated portion of the Santa Fe (gators/cottonmouths were something you had to look out for), jumping off the RR bridge into the water, BB tag at night, War, kill the man with the ball, wrestling, etc..

We lived next to a school yard, so we always had a baseball field and basketball court near by and all the kids in town would play there... it's not been fenced off due to litigation/safety concerns so only the school can use it.

This, but 10 years before you. :lol:

TheDouglas78 · May 26, 2016

playzwtrux said:
This, but 10 years before you.

We're talking about the same RR bridge as well.

DocZaius · May 26, 2016

Gatorbait25 said:
ding, dong, ditch. Basically ring the doorbell and run like hell. Most of the time we would hide behind the shrubs or around the corner and laugh it off , as the frustrated homeowner would step on his porch before slamming the door in frustration or anger. One night when we were 11 or 12 with a couple of buddies we rang the wrong bell. This guy chased the three of us through the woods for several minutes yelling obscenities along the way. Eventually we hid from the lunatic , and after what seemed like ages he gave up and finally retreated.

We had another name for this. You know what I'm saying.

oxrageous · May 26, 2016

DocZaius said:
We had another name for this. You know what I'm saying.

Yup.

Gatorbait25 · May 26, 2016

DocZaius said:
We had another name for this. You know what I'm saying.

I'm aware of that as well

DocZaius · May 26, 2016

I never did anything overly stupid, but I do have a fond memory of a neighborhood kid named, "Arty."

Well, not Arty per se, but his mom. Arty was the fat kid in my neighborhood. He claimed he had a problem with his "glands," but I often saw him at the Pic 'n' Save loading up on candy.

I guess his glands were hungry.

Anyway, one of the interesting things about Arty was that his mom was young , divorced and hot. I don't know how the hell she squeezed out a lardass like Arty because Arty's mom couldn't have weighed more than 110 pounds, and probably 5'6" tall. She had long blond hair and a killer bod.

I know this because Arty's house was on the corner of two streets, with a sidewalk along the busier of the two. His backyard had a wooden privacy fence around it, which faced the sidewalk. Well, if you rode your bike past the fence, you could see through the fence slats and get a pretty good view of the backyard - you didn't have to stop. You can guess where this is going by now, I think.

Yup, Arty's mom liked to sunbathe topless in the backyard, by the pool. Needless to say, sunny days saw me out on my bike, riding past Arty's house over and over again. I don't think I saw her more than two or three times, but it was worth it.

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