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This is
Volume 1, Issue
5 ----- May, 1997
of The KIDS MONTHLY Newsletter
Table of Contents:
All kinds of games have been played by all kinds of people at all different
times, but what are they, and where do they come from?
The NSA Family Encyclopedia says that games are "...recreational activities
conducted according to a to a set of rules."
Most games started a long time ago, and have evolved into what they
are today over a period of time. One exception is Basketball, which was invented
on purpose.
My guess is that there are millions of games today (that is just a guess);
the NSA Family Encyclopedia article on Games contains references to around
60 games that can be looked up in the Encyclopedia.
One particular game that caught my attention in the Encyclopedia was
Speedball. I looked it up, and found a decent size article on it.
It is a game that combines Soccer, Basketball, and Football. It is usually
played by children and teenagers, and may be played as a school sport or
as an informal game. The official ball is a soccer ball, a full team has
11 players, and the game is divided into 10-minute quarters. The official
field size is the same as a football field, but may be smaller if there is
not enough room. Goalposts are put at each end of the field, and the object
is to get the ball through or over the goalposts, or to a teammate in the
endzone. Dribbling and running with the ball are prohibited. The ball may
be moved by kicking it, or using your head or body to bounce it, like soccer,
or throwing, as in basketball and football. A kicked ball may not be touched
with your hands unless it is kicked into the air, and A thrown ball may not
be kicked until it touches the ground. The game was invented in the 1920's
by Elmer D. Mitchell, a professor at the University of Michigan, and is a
good example of what I said earlier about games usually evolving from other,
older games; however, most of the time, it takes much longer, and the changes
are made gradually.
What would you call two bananas?
A pair of slippers.
What would you call the life story of a car?
An autobiography.
What do you get if you hit a counterfeit penny with a
hatchet?
A phony accent (ax cent).
What do you call a hippie's wife?
Mississippi (Mrs. Hippie).
What part of a clock is always old?
The second hand.
What is a banged-up used car?
A car in first-crash condition.
Brain Drain will give a hard word out of the Dictionary, and give 4 multiple choice answers. Your job is to figure out which answer is the correct one. The answer to the word will be given later in this issue.
A. Bedlamite (bed-lam-myte)
(The correct word and definition this month is from the Balderdash game. Answer is near the bottom of the newsletter, to get there fast, click here: Answers.)
Did you know that...............
In many parts of Asia, it is taboo (or strictly forbidden) for a person to touch another persons head, especially a child's?
...............Now you know!
Editor-in-Chief: David A. Szpunar
Editor and Writer:
David I. Proctor, III
Contributing Editors:
Andy Proctor
Bryan Szpunar
Helen Szpunar
Casey Szpunar
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Last Revised: February 2, 1998
This issue first on the web: Monday, May 05, 1997
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