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Old 20th January 2025, 03:43 PM   #12
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by Ed View Post
Particularly after bingeing on Ivanhoe and Robin Hood with the sainted Richard Greene.

I made a bicycle inner tube castle defense cross bow thing that fired a 3 foot plat stake. To this day I shudder at the thought of shooting it at another kid. I did BTW but somehow realized that it wasn't a great idea.

Let me rephrase that: it was a great idea, just not if aimed at other kids.
Yikes Ed! You must have been a formidable foe in these 'war games'. Most of the stuff was 'wild west' with the popularity of the western films, but the popping cap guns were pretty harmless. BUT, BB guns (the trusty Daisy and Red Ryder) rifles uh, ouch!
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