Lawn Darts. How we miss thee.
According to this lawn darts website I found, Lawn Darts were banned on Dec 19, 1988. That's right before Christmas! I wonder how many kids were disappointed that year? After the government raided homes and confiscated all of the lawn darts I bet some parents made fake lawn darts out of whatever resources were available in 1988.
But the kids probably weren't fooled. Opening their Lawn "Darz" and pulling out homemade, dull projectiles.
I bet some were just colored paper plates taped to butter knives. What I rip off.
I'm surprised there wasn't an kid uprising. Maybe there was but it wasn't reported.
I remember playing lawn darts when I was a kid. And I also remember kids throwing them at one another. Pretty dangerous if you think about it. But I never knew anyone that got injured by one.
Sounds kind of fishy to me.
..and if you have REAL picture of someone getting injured by a lawn dart, please share..
ReplyDeleteI think we have a set that we smuggled from my late grandparent's estate. The box and pieces were in near mint condition, proving they were a terribly boring toy that no one actually played with. The ban was a merciful end.
ReplyDeleteKirsten - you should plan lawn darts game!
ReplyDeleteOr course it would have to be in the middle of the night and way back in the woods so the fuzz doesn't hear us.
I like the idea of a banned toys party. Lawn darts and moonshine for the grown ups. Aquadots and Bratz dolls for the children. And Candy cigarettes and pop rocks with coke for all? (not banned, but should be!)
ReplyDeleteCouldn't find a pic, but according to a number of websites claim that there have been around 7,000 emergency room visits and 3 deaths attributed to Jarts.
ReplyDeleteFun!
My hubby found a box of lawn darts at an antique store while we were on vacation last summer. He promptly snapped them up and they were a big hit when he went summer camping. No injuries, either!
ReplyDeletePop and Ice and I are both going to have to leave town and lay low for awhile. The FBI is probably pulling into my driveway as I type this...
ReplyDeleteKristen - Me likey.
ReplyDeleteEarl - I believe you. It's got to be some really high number like that. It was like throwing knives!
Pop and Ice - To be safe, you might want to wear astronaut suits next time.
Sad about lawn darts. I think heavy lobbying by the quoits industry was responsible.
ReplyDeleteMy friend, Big Willy, threw a lawn dart at his brother. Hit him in the head. The tip went up under his scalp. Apparently, it bled pretty well, scored his skull, but no permanent damage aside from a neat scar.
ReplyDeleteDamn, I was just about to start a league.
ReplyDeleteMJenks - I bet you anything he has a bald spot in that area now.
ReplyDeleteI played jarts every summer at my grandparents came. I'm sure they are still there too, and when he croaks I'm gonna take them!
ReplyDeleteMr C that comment looks like you were struck in the head with a Jart one too many times.
ReplyDeleteMr C - Very sentimental.
ReplyDeleteJenJen - He was.
No lie - I have seen a lawn darts purchase in 2010.
ReplyDeleteResale shop.
Jarts? Pffft! Jarts were for sissies. We shot each other in the ass with bb guns.
ReplyDeleteScope - you need to make a citizen's arrest!
ReplyDeleteGwen - My "friend" one time shot me in the lip with a BB gun. On purpose.
Next thing you know they'll make gluing tacks to the end of those Nerf darts illegal, too.
ReplyDeleteMoog that's just dumb (sketches prototype)
ReplyDeleteMy bro took a lawn dart to the eye when we were kids. THey were banned shortly after that. haha Those things really pick up in the wind. :P
ReplyDeleteAmericans are so funny. You guys can't own lawn darts, but you can walk around with a .45mm handgun and buy bullets for it at Walmart.
ReplyDelete.45 mm? That's pretty small. Do you need a magnifying glass to see the bullets?
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