Those Aren't Your Daddy's Horseshoes

Grandpa bought the kids a horseshoe game. They are the size of, I don't know what. Krista said they look like toilet seats. I guess that's about right. It was funny because they were so light you had to aim well and hope the wind didn't blow too hard.

Roger was confused. Your playing horseshoes, not football.

Here's Grandpa explaining the scoring. If you are within 1 toilet seat that's 1 point. If you hit the stick you get to use the indoor potty instead of the outhouse. Oklahoma rules.

Watching them play reminded me of a game Roger and I played when we were young. Do you remember Lawn Darts?
OH MY GOSH!!! I remember playing in our front yard. Who invented this game? Here, take this plastic circle and these GIGANTIC 12 INCH LONG DARTS WITH SHARP WEIGHTED POINTS over there and we'll take turns throwing them at each other. What could possible go wrong? I can't believe this game actually exists. We didn't think anything was wrong with it. Roger said he got hit in the chest with one. My Dad said I hit someone with one but wasn't sure if it was Roger or not.

Thank goodness the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned them. Too bad no one figured out they were dangerous before they were put on the market. Who in their right mind could have thought that this was a good idea? Just in case you can't read the warning, it says "Pointed, metal lawn darts may cause serious or fatal injury. Parents are urged to discard or destroy them immediately."

Just in case you were curious, no one was injured today playing horseshoes.