Hard to believe I'm even old enough to say this, but... horseshoes.
Horseshoes have been ruined by the culture of overprotectiveness and excessive safety. Fucking horseshoes!
My cousin's kids got a set for Christmas and... yeah, they're terrible. You can actually look at it HERE. Those red stakes are plastic and garbage. Felt like we were breaking them just trying to drive them into the ground. The horseshoes themselves are rubber and light, which of course means they bounce around and it's almost impossible to hit your target. They can be used indoors if that's any clue. Point is, they're clearly sacrificing fun for safety.
My grandfather had a real horseshoe set. Heavy iron stakes. Instead of red and blue, there was rusty and slightly less rusty. Whatever, we all had our tetanus shots. They were extremely heavy, and nobody got hurt! You couldn't beat the satisfaction of hurling something like that and hearing it thump onto the grass. I know you can still get real horseshoes, but the fact that rubber and plastic sets even exist is just bullshit.
... They're obviously meant for younger children, not 'ruined'. Nobody's stopping you from buying an actual horseshoe set, it just looks like these are aimed at little kids.
... They're obviously meant for younger children, not 'ruined'. Nobody's stopping you from buying an
We were probably six or seven when we first played with my grandfather's set. Trying to hurl those things at such a young age was difficult, and it gave the adults an advantage, but it was still fun. It was good for us. My cousin's kids are actually a few years older than that, and they deserve better than cheap Chinese plastic nonsense.
We were probably six or seven when we first played with my grandfather's set. Trying to hurl those t
Sheeh! My cousins have a set of the old metal ones and I still remember summers going there and hearing that satisfied CLANK when you hit the stake. This rate kids will be wrapped in bubble wrap most of their lives and one tiny papercut is a medical emergency.
Sheeh! My cousins have a set of the old metal ones and I still remember summers going there and hear
