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Aug 28, 2022 11:57 PM
Nikilynn0125
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nupoile
Tetherball. Pretty sure we had that same brick wall too.
Gameskyjumper
I didn't get it, until it hits me.
stanleyishappy
And we’d wash ourselves with a rag on a stick
ShartistFormerlyKnownAsSPCR
School yard dominance
TicklishOwl
As a kid, I loved playing with balls
FeloniousMonk13
i never really got the game either but it sure was awful fun to smack the everloving shit outta that thing, wasnt it?
LooksHeavy
Ah Yes, Reaganomics
metroid2
I never liked tetherball because the ball hurt my hand to hit it
RocMage
Imapancakenom
Hahaha perfect loop
EwgB
Would you have to tie an onion on your belt?
5ing
AKA Tether Ball
ElbowDeepInAJedi
Ball on top of parachute day was my favorite. I loved that and ribbon dancing too. 6'4" and cis male. Don't care, I was fabulous!
idontlikepickingusername
They still do the parachute! My wife is a Gr 1 teacher
CarlottaVonSprockett
It’s weird that society makes boys care. You should be as fabulous as you want! Be free with your ribbons!
FlamingButtMonkey
I was 5th and 6th grade champ. Got a messed up pinkie to prove it too. Top of the ball where the rope attached would break a finger
borris
You had a ball?! Luxury
FussyZeus
You know, for my entire childhood I didn’t know what you played with this. I still don’t. I’m oddly wistful right now that I never learned.
totallyspambox
Fuckin dope game, too.
ImAD0g
I work with elementary aged kids and this game is still popular
alcaray
By rolling the rope around the pole mostly, you could simulate a punching bag.
ShaymusOMalley
A kid at my school lost a finger playing this. Went to hit the ball and hit the cord, it wrapped around his finger and he fell back.
mity0k23
Thanks, Obama
Wuz314159
You guys had a rope?
zanaria
So many sports involve smacking someone's balls...
Ababybunny
I keep seeing this and expecting it to have a deeper meaning than I’m old
Zega000
This game wasn't for short people
VileEverett
Anyone else baffled by how hard that ball was? Why not make it softer?!
apostlepk
They start soft, the rubber gets hardened by being outside in the sun all day.
JeffGodofBiscuits
"What are you, some kind of Commie, Nancy?"
DoctorDudeBruh
It built character!
SXSam
There's already a softball, play that.
IAmTheKiltCommander
Saw a kid get his nose broken by a tether ball in 5th grade. The next day all of them were removed and we never got to play again.
BlueRonfar
Seems like a good way for that kid to get bullied every day after that.
apostlepk
I still remember that permanent smell you get from taking one to the nose.
Iloveanonymityandilovebeingnoticed
I had a huge crush on a kid that liked to play tetherball. I’d sit just outside the dirt ring and watch him all recess.
fenlander
In the UK we had a tennis ball on the end of the rope and bats to hit it so we would not hurt our soft little hands.
PeregrinFalconPunch
My school once took the balls off the tether because it was too "dangerous."
doyouevenrobot
My school pulled those and got rid of dodge balls because of all the (semi) malicious injuries.
RCM317
We just had a few poles in the tarmac where the balls were once tethered. Eventually they were removed too
RCM317
Kids kept sticking their tongues to them during the winter because we weren't allowed to do anything (we got told off for being cold ffs)
BenjyX55
The game of who is taller.
PaytonFrost
Nah, I was short, but once I learned some skill it was an awesome game at school
alcaray
You can modify rules to give the little ones a chance. Let them grab the rope, spin and release.
Leeloothedog
not really... you both stay on your side so it's not like they can reach over you to steal your hit or anything.
candar
A tall kid can get it spinning high easier though. They've got advantage early. Short kids gotta take an angle.
xcelita
The game of Get-Hit-in-the-Face-with-a-Heavy-Ball
Lucidalabbra
The game of angles
PickleRiiiiiiiiiiiiick
Its a LOT of that. I was so good at it because I understood geometry.
Revnis
I mean it's mainly spike the hell out of the ball down and it'll pop up on the other side then just keep the momentum
tmcqueen
The other strategy it to aim straight for the face of the other kid. Risky but you can win pretty quick if it works.