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**Rain Man** · 09:28 PM

Prison Bitch's fishing thread got me wondering. How classic was your childhood? Take the enclosed poll to find out, and then let us know how many you checked off the list.

Rules: Count only things that you did BEFORE the age of 13.

Disclaimer: I'm a guy so I don't know what girls did before the age of 13. However, I suspect there's significant overlap so hopefully this list is reasonable for people of all chromosomes.

You can summarize your childhood score here:

45 or higher - Your childhood was so American that it was actually Australian.
40 to 44 - Your childhood was classic American and not a pansy soft American. You're an American who eats steak.
35 to 39 - Your childhood was classic American, but probably from one of the coastal states
30 to 34 - Your childhood might be classic American, but more likely it was Canadian.
25 to 29 - Your childhood was more European than American, but one of the tougher central Europe states like Germany or Slovakia. Or maybe Iceland.
20 to 24 - Your childhood was probably English.
15 to 19 - Your childhood was probably French.
10 to 14 - Your childhood was probably Japanese or some other place that's fundamentally different.
9 or lower - Your childhood was probably in one of those bubbles due to an immune system failure.

**Bwana** · 02-15-2017, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frazod

Screw BB guns. Shot real guns should have been a question.

40

Heh true, I was firing off .22 rounds at 7 or 8, larger rifles and shotguns by the age of 12. We also got into so wicked slingshot and BB gun wars back in the day.

I ended up with some welts and that was about it. Did any of you guys ever go hooky bobbing?

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2017, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwana

Heh true, I was firing off .22 rounds at 7 or 8, larger rifles and shotguns by the age of 12. We also got into so wicked slingshot and BB gun wars back in the day.

I ended up with some welts and that was about it. Did any of you guys ever go hooky bobbing?

LOL

That reminds me, dad and his buddies were shooting blue rock when I was about 7 or 8, and naturally I wanted to too. So dad dug out an old 410 and I shot too. I have no idea why he did that. All he did was waste a bunch of 410 shells.

**Dartgod** · 02-15-2017, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Holladay

Exploring the storm sewers.

Oh yeah, that was a good one.

Also should have added. "Built a dam on the local creek".

**Dartgod** · 02-15-2017, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwana

Heh true, I was firing off .22 rounds at 7 or 8, larger rifles and shotguns by the age of 12. We also got into so wicked slingshot and BB gun wars back in the day.

I ended up with some welts and that was about it. Did any of you guys ever go hooky bobbing?

What the hell is that? I know what hooky is (and yes I did), but hooky bobbing?

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2017, 08:16 AM

Yeah, I got nothing on Hooky Bobbing. Is that like Snipe hunting?

**Dartgod** · 02-15-2017, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Yeah, I got nothing on Hooky Bobbing. Is that like Snipe hunting?

I was afraid to Google it, but did anyway.

Quote:

Skitching (abbreviated from "ski-hitching" or "skate-hitching", pron: \ˈskē-chiŋ\ , "Ders, I'm skitching.") is the act of hitching a ride by holding onto a motor vehicle while riding on a skateboard, roller skates or bicycle. It is also sometimes referred to as bumper hitching, bumpershining, poggying, or bizzing, bumper jumping, and hooky bobbing,[1] the latter three referring primarily to the equivalent done on icy or snowy streets without a skateboard or roller skates, but skitching does not include a snowboard; the proper wording for that is snitching. In addition, skitching can be performed on a bicycle or Inner tube.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skitching

**loochy** · 02-15-2017, 08:20 AM

30. I guess I'm Canadian.

That was a fun look back at childhood things that I don't think about much these days. Thanks RainMan.

**loochy** · 02-15-2017, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Yeah, I got nothing on Hooky Bobbing. Is that like Snipe hunting?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dartgod

I was afraid to Google it, but did anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skitching

Skatin'
Hitchin'
Bitchin'
SKITCHIN'

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2017, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

I was afraid to Google it, but did anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skitching

Oh hell, I've done that.

I've also very stupidly done that on rock roads.

This thread... reminds me that I've achieved the statistical impossibility of surviving my childhood. God I was a moron.

**Indian Chief** · 02-15-2017, 08:26 AM

I was thinking about this while driving to work this morning.

- Putting cards in your bicycle spokes.
- Played hockey/football/basketball in the street

**Bwana** · 02-15-2017, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buehler445

LOL

That reminds me, dad and his buddies were shooting blue rock when I was about 7 or 8, and naturally I wanted to too. So dad dug out an old 410 and I shot too. I have no idea why he did that. All he did was waste a bunch of 410 shells.

I have always loved guns and have enjoyed shooting them. I remember at 12 my Dad had a 30-06 and I was using a .243 when we were out deer hunting one day.

After the hunt I asked Dad if I could shoot his 30-06. He was hesitant about it but I was persistent and I kept on him until he said yes. It felt like I got kicked by a mule but I didn't show it. It rocked me back, I stood there for a second, handed him back the gun and smiled. I waited a couple of years before I used something that big on a regular basis for my hunts.

He also made me use a single shot 20 gauge shotgun from age 12-14 when we were out duck and goose hunting and wouldn't let me use a 12 gauge pump or semi-automatic. He told me that I needed to learn to hit things first and make every shot count. I remember as a kid that ticked me off but he was right. By the time I was 14 and got my first pump 12 gauge, I was knocking down everything in range.

tooge · 02-15-2017, 08:29 AM

That WAS my childhood. LOL. I did all of those things except maybe three or four. I wasn't an alterboy, I didn't take dance lessons, and I didn't go to disneyland until I was 15 and that was just because we went to Cal as a family. I think I did everything else on the list.
should have added:
Killed a tweety bird with a bb gun
worked on/painted a bike
jumped bikes off a ramp
rode high speed in the back of a pickup truck
swung from a rope swing into water
caught a bullfrog
flew a kite
jumped off a roof
stole building materials from a building site to build a fort
caught a snake and asked parents if you could keep it as a pet
melted a plastic army man
strapped bottle rockets onto hotwheels

**Bwana** · 02-15-2017, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dartgod

What the hell is that? I know what hooky is (and yes I did), but hooky bobbing?

We would grab onto the back bumper of a car in the winter and go for a ride when the car would take off. That saved us a lot of walking home from school. UPS trucks had the best bumpers.

We would also tie inner tubes onto the back of pickups and slide around the neighborhood. A buddy of mind had a couple of older brothers that would pull us around at a rather high rate of speed.

There were some epic wipeouts to put it mildly. Guys smacking parked cars, getting strained through hedge rows. Looking back, I'm surprised no one ever broke some bones on some of those adventures.

**Lzen** · 02-15-2017, 08:38 AM

**Lzen** · 02-15-2017, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooge

That WAS my childhood. LOL. I did all of those things except maybe three or four. I wasn't an alterboy, I didn't take dance lessons, and I didn't go to disneyland until I was 15 and that was just because we went to Cal as a family. I think I did everything else on the list.
should have added:
Killed a tweety bird with a bb gun
worked on/painted a bike
jumped bikes off a ramp
rode high speed in the back of a pickup truck
swung from a rope swing into water
caught a bullfrog
flew a kite
jumped off a roof
stole building materials from a building site to build a fort
caught a snake and asked parents if you could keep it as a pet
melted a plastic army man
strapped bottle rockets onto hotwheels

Now we're talking.

View Poll Results: Which of the following classic childhood things did you do before the age of 13?
Bought an item from a comic book ad	76	45.51%
Built a sand castle or other sand structure on a beach	128	76.65%
Built a snowman	162	97.01%
Camped in your backyard	133	79.64%
Carried a lunch box to school	148	88.62%
Eaten food cooked over a campfire	156	93.41%
Explored an abandoned house or hobo camp with your friends	113	67.66%
Fired a bb gun	150	89.82%
Got into a bottle rocket fight	108	64.67%
Got into a physical fight on a school playground	128	76.65%
Had a bike wreck	153	91.62%
Had a crush on a babysitter	70	41.92%
Had a line in a school play	106	63.47%
Had an entry in a Science Fair	77	46.11%
Had sex with a hot teacher	3	1.80%
Had your own treehouse	68	40.72%
Joined the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts or equivalent	114	68.26%
Jumped off a diving board, high dive, cliff or rope swing into water	146	87.43%
Went to Disneyland/Disneyworld/Epcot	75	44.91%
Collected some type of sports cards or collector cards	129	77.25%
Kissed a person (on the lips) of whatever sex you now like	117	70.06%
Lit sparklers and carried them around	153	91.62%
Looked at pornography	133	79.64%
Mowed a non-relative’s lawn for money (or shoveled a non-relative’s walk for money)	107	64.07%
Operated a lemonade stand	64	38.32%
Owned a science kit of some sort (chemistry, electricity, etc.)	99	59.28%
Owned an optical science tool - telescope or microscope	95	56.89%
Owned Legos, Lincoln Logs, or an erector set	155	92.81%
Participated in a spelling bee	103	61.68%
Played doctor with a person of whatever sex you now like	83	49.70%
Played in a youth sports league	153	91.62%
Ran away from home and stayed away at least four hours	52	31.14%
Rode a dirt bike (as the driver, not passenger)	78	46.71%
Rode a school bus	136	81.44%
Rode your bike to a store to buy stuff	138	82.63%
Served as an altar boy/girl or equivalent in a religious group	50	29.94%
Sold something (candy, cookies, light bulbs, etc.) as a youth fundraiser	138	82.63%
Spent 1+ weeks at a relative’s house without your parents for no particular reason	92	55.09%
Swam in a river or creek	141	84.43%
Took dance lessons	20	11.98%
Took piano lessons	33	19.76%
Took swimming lessons	120	71.86%
Visited a water park	103	61.68%
Walked to/from school on your own	121	72.46%
Went fishing with a grandparent	102	61.08%
Went on a road trip in a station wagon or minivan	113	67.66%
Went to a sleepover (or hosted one)	158	94.61%
Went to an overnight summer camp	107	64.07%
Went to boarding school	5	2.99%
I did none of these things	2	1.20%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 167. You may not vote on this poll

02-14-2017, 09:02 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2938491 VARSITY	How classic was your childhood? Prison Bitch's fishing thread got me wondering. How classic was your childhood? Take the enclosed poll to find out, and then let us know how many you checked off the list. Rules: Count only things that you did BEFORE the age of 13. Disclaimer: I'm a guy so I don't know what girls did before the age of 13. However, I suspect there's significant overlap so hopefully this list is reasonable for people of all chromosomes. You can summarize your childhood score here: 45 or higher - Your childhood was so American that it was actually Australian. 40 to 44 - Your childhood was classic American and not a pansy soft American. You're an American who eats steak. 35 to 39 - Your childhood was classic American, but probably from one of the coastal states 30 to 34 - Your childhood might be classic American, but more likely it was Canadian. 25 to 29 - Your childhood was more European than American, but one of the tougher central Europe states like Germany or Slovakia. Or maybe Iceland. 20 to 24 - Your childhood was probably English. 15 to 19 - Your childhood was probably French. 10 to 14 - Your childhood was probably Japanese or some other place that's fundamentally different. 9 or lower - Your childhood was probably in one of those bubbles due to an immune system failure. Last edited by Rain Man; 02-14-2017 at 09:28 PM..
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02-15-2017, 08:16 AM	#80
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02-15-2017, 08:20 AM	#82
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02-15-2017, 08:26 AM	#85
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02-15-2017, 08:29 AM	#87
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $3634112	That WAS my childhood. LOL. I did all of those things except maybe three or four. I wasn't an alterboy, I didn't take dance lessons, and I didn't go to disneyland until I was 15 and that was just because we went to Cal as a family. I think I did everything else on the list. should have added: Killed a tweety bird with a bb gun worked on/painted a bike jumped bikes off a ramp rode high speed in the back of a pickup truck swung from a rope swing into water caught a bullfrog flew a kite jumped off a roof stole building materials from a building site to build a fort caught a snake and asked parents if you could keep it as a pet melted a plastic army man strapped bottle rockets onto hotwheels
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