And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Another tradition pussified by enterprising capitalists selling stuff to X-Gen powder puffs Heck, in my youth we'd break 18 inch long ice cycles off the eves of houses and try to poke each other’s eyes out with 'em.
Ya need to soak 'em in water and let 'em freeze overnight.
ReplyDeleteAmateur... I could have 6 sent off in the same time
ReplyDeleteAnother tradition pussified by enterprising capitalists selling stuff to X-Gen powder puffs Heck, in my youth we'd break 18 inch long ice cycles off the eves of houses and try to poke each other’s eyes out with 'em.
ReplyDeletePretty good arm!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was as kid in the 70s, we had a plastic bat like thing you could press in the snow then use to heave it probably 70 yards.
ReplyDeleteMy strategy as a kid was to arch two snowballs at the target and then whiff one straight at'em while they dodged the ones aloft.
ReplyDeleteWish we got snow here. Hardly ever do, just cold, rain and ice.
ReplyDeleteLaughing my butt off!
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