I've always loved that scene in Time Bandits, in which Kevin longs to be in the Trojan Wars and asks Agamemnon to teach him how to swordfight. Agamemnon tells him that he'll teach him something "much more useful." And it's the cups and balls. I think rock-skipping is somewhere along similar lines.
Best submarine pitcher to ever grace the American League! But yeah, there's got to be some kind of overseas equivalent. Is cricket a big thing where you are?
Great telling of a story that should be vital to every child's life. Once, probably high school age, and probably high, some friends and I got into a contest to see who could skip the least perfect skipping rock. We got very wet.
As long as kids find skipping rocks something to strive for, I have hope in humanity! 😀
I've always loved that scene in Time Bandits, in which Kevin longs to be in the Trojan Wars and asks Agamemnon to teach him how to swordfight. Agamemnon tells him that he'll teach him something "much more useful." And it's the cups and balls. I think rock-skipping is somewhere along similar lines.
I've never been great at skipping rocks -- probably because I don't know who Satchel Paige is.
Best submarine pitcher to ever grace the American League! But yeah, there's got to be some kind of overseas equivalent. Is cricket a big thing where you are?
Not really. There may be an equivalent in handball though. That’s a sport that leaves a lot of Americans scratching their heads, I think.
We play something we call handball here, but I wonder if it’s the same? It’s big with some office workers.
Ours is a sort of a mix between basketball and soccer: https://youtu.be/8noap_2K3VI?si=ADlfAZDGq97EPWyS
When my American host mother caught it on TV, when she visited Denmark, she couldn't believe her eyes.
Great telling of a story that should be vital to every child's life. Once, probably high school age, and probably high, some friends and I got into a contest to see who could skip the least perfect skipping rock. We got very wet.
Thanks, Chris. Gotta say, that sounds like an ideal afternoon.
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Yeah, admittedly that's the one that occurred to me most immediately.
Satchel Paige has the name of a legend, and now he is one.
Oldest player in MLB history, still to this day!