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In all reality , to fill in the blanks Iâm guessing the girl ?? filmed enough of Dory in the showers to blackmail Gil into letting her play QB. Maybe its Pelwickie with a wig and Dory coming back from a JV game that Heather coached or Doryâs prank on Hakeem left him with a broken arm ? Stay tuned Thorptopians .
I read yesterdayâs âBarnâ t-car and got a chuckle thanks to you. Final minute? Hell, final play. No time for a PAT. De Windt cuts across the end zone like a bad reminder of the burrito buffet at El Raucho. Right you are Chip. I was previously asking who the brothers were who played line last season, Dory & Breck Darwin.
Hakeem finally gets some blocking from Pelwecki and the Darwin (Award) brothers and Milford speaks out a win. Nice to have Boary and Breck back for more fun. Heather gets her first win as Gilâs replacement.
Looks like Hakeem is throwing off his back foot while not even pressured. Thatâs probably why coach Heather will turn to Moose, not following instructions
So I guess Milfordâs recipe for success is for the coaches to all leave at halftime and have the assistant trainer take over. Heck, whatever works. And speaking of working, why donât you start working on reading todayâs Mopped Up Thorp?
P1- Hakeem assuming the classic Tudor electric football QB formâŠ.the ball even looks like it is made of felt, just like the fabulous early 70âs version we all love. #21 is one of those players that just spin aimlesslyâŠ
P-1: Yesterday, the Oakwood player was so close Hakeem (Tameroff) shouldnât have had time to set and throw. Today, with a potential game saving sack right in front of him, the Oakwood player auditions for the Detroit Lions by dropping back into coverage. With plenty of time, Hakeem doesnât set, throws off his back foot and wins the game. This is the Lions but with an actual win.P-2: A leaping catch? Peteâs shoulder pads are barely above a four foot fence; bringing new meaning to âshort on talentâ.P-3: After sneaking a peak at R&Wâs story board, Moose canât wait for the unfortunate injury in next weeks game so our Joe Kapp saga can finally begin. P-4:Heatherâs getting hot just thinking about it.
HeatherâŠ. on her way to being the next Jessica Mendoza. Sheâll take Grudenâs place on MNF and be the expert commentator on a sport sheâs never played. The precedent has been set for her.
Electric football â five minutes to set up a 30 second play, and the players didnât do what you thought they were going to do in the first place. In todayâs world of miniature electronics and bluetooth technology, you could probably program an entire play and all the players would adjust automatically.
I had Foto Electric football as a kidâŠmarginally more exciting. Like this one on eBay â canât believe itâs going for $75. Should have held onto mine: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/252529881067?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
Bas-ketâŠan excellent ârain delayâ game when we were kids, infinitely more playable than the TudorâŠstill have mine 40m some years later with original ping pong ball. No, Iâm not a hoarder!
Anyone remember âAll Star Baseballâ, which was essentially a poor manâs Strat0Matic? You put the paper disk for a player on the spinner and the probabilities would control the at bat. Joe Rudi always came through for me
Never knew about All Star, but I played a ton of APBA baseball in my youth. I tried some StratOMatic with a friend, but it just didnât grab me like APBA. Nothing like rolling a 66!
OK, someone needs to mention that little hockey game with the metal players on the rods and you could flip the puck from one corner to the other behind the net. Because Iâm pushing up against a deadline and I canât be procrastinating all day.
âŠI think my hockey game was a Munro or CadacoâŠhad a monstrosity of a puck drop that mounted at center ice that we never used, goal lights that never really worked well but it did have the curved plastic pieces at the wings that you could just hammer and it would be directed on goal. Also, never used the magnetic or ball-bearing pucks, always the wooden one because it could fly. Original set had Montreal vs Toronto, bought a set of men that included the Black Hawks and the California Golden Seals among othersâŠgame was about circa 1967 or so
We just played âflip footballâ on the field that came with the Tudor. If the football stopped on the goal line it was a touchdown. If it went all the way in the end zone the âdefenderâ of that end zone got to try the field goal. We used the goal posts that came with the game. .I grew up more âruralâ than most of âyâallâ did. We had toy guns, backpacks, helmets etc. Weâd hit the woods and play army all day. This was when COMBAT was on network TV..And of course i always had a LIONEL to set up and run when it was raining.
I had or played all the above-mentioned games. Did anyone ever figure out a way to make the passing thing work in a functional way in Electric Football? In All-Star Baseball (the one with the spinners), Ted Kluszewski and Eddie Mathews always seemed to be the heaviest hitters. In APBA, it was possible to order historical teams by mail. Imagine the excitement when the 1927 Yankees arrived.
chiphilton over 8 years ago
Huh is right. I have no idea whatâs going on. Is this the same Dory who fell for the lure of Hollywood last year?
wmac8898 over 8 years ago
Whoâre the lovebirds in P3?
Mr Reality over 8 years ago
In all reality , to fill in the blanks Iâm guessing the girl ?? filmed enough of Dory in the showers to blackmail Gil into letting her play QB. Maybe its Pelwickie with a wig and Dory coming back from a JV game that Heather coached or Doryâs prank on Hakeem left him with a broken arm ? Stay tuned Thorptopians .
chujusmith over 8 years ago
Gilâs back in the win column. Better order another shipment of those âState Champion Gil Thorpâ shirts.
bearwku82 over 8 years ago
I read yesterdayâs âBarnâ t-car and got a chuckle thanks to you. Final minute? Hell, final play. No time for a PAT. De Windt cuts across the end zone like a bad reminder of the burrito buffet at El Raucho. Right you are Chip. I was previously asking who the brothers were who played line last season, Dory & Breck Darwin.
Bluedarter over 8 years ago
Great blocking on the O-line, Coach Boone. Good to see one of the coaches working, other than Heather.
Not Me over 8 years ago
That is an unnatural hand on that girl.
TheBrownStarfish over 8 years ago
Hakeem finally gets some blocking from Pelwecki and the Darwin (Award) brothers and Milford speaks out a win. Nice to have Boary and Breck back for more fun. Heather gets her first win as Gilâs replacement.
jslabotnik over 8 years ago
Looks like Hakeem is throwing off his back foot while not even pressured. Thatâs probably why coach Heather will turn to Moose, not following instructions
miffedmax over 8 years ago
Harrumph. If that was Heatherâs throw-in technique, no wonder her soccer career was going nowhere.
Mopman over 8 years ago
So I guess Milfordâs recipe for success is for the coaches to all leave at halftime and have the assistant trainer take over. Heck, whatever works. And speaking of working, why donât you start working on reading todayâs Mopped Up Thorp?
cuttersjock over 8 years ago
P1- Hakeem assuming the classic Tudor electric football QB formâŠ.the ball even looks like it is made of felt, just like the fabulous early 70âs version we all love. #21 is one of those players that just spin aimlesslyâŠ
twainreader over 8 years ago
P-1: Yesterday, the Oakwood player was so close Hakeem (Tameroff) shouldnât have had time to set and throw. Today, with a potential game saving sack right in front of him, the Oakwood player auditions for the Detroit Lions by dropping back into coverage. With plenty of time, Hakeem doesnât set, throws off his back foot and wins the game. This is the Lions but with an actual win.P-2: A leaping catch? Peteâs shoulder pads are barely above a four foot fence; bringing new meaning to âshort on talentâ.P-3: After sneaking a peak at R&Wâs story board, Moose canât wait for the unfortunate injury in next weeks game so our Joe Kapp saga can finally begin. P-4:Heatherâs getting hot just thinking about it.
Sign Man over 8 years ago
When is the damn bonfire? Sign Man is getting restless!
tcar-1 over 8 years ago
HeatherâŠ. on her way to being the next Jessica Mendoza. Sheâll take Grudenâs place on MNF and be the expert commentator on a sport sheâs never played. The precedent has been set for her.
tcar-1 over 8 years ago
Viva LAâ âPCâ ESPN!!! Good luck Curt wherever you are!!!!
onyxsax over 8 years ago
Electric football â five minutes to set up a 30 second play, and the players didnât do what you thought they were going to do in the first place. In todayâs world of miniature electronics and bluetooth technology, you could probably program an entire play and all the players would adjust automatically.
I had Foto Electric football as a kidâŠmarginally more exciting. Like this one on eBay â canât believe itâs going for $75. Should have held onto mine: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/252529881067?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
JerryPulver over 8 years ago
Good olâ Bas-Ket â I loved that game, got really good, especially on the long shot. I did also sail a few out of the stadium.
cuttersjock over 8 years ago
Bas-ketâŠan excellent ârain delayâ game when we were kids, infinitely more playable than the TudorâŠstill have mine 40m some years later with original ping pong ball. No, Iâm not a hoarder!
Anyone remember âAll Star Baseballâ, which was essentially a poor manâs Strat0Matic? You put the paper disk for a player on the spinner and the probabilities would control the at bat. Joe Rudi always came through for me
JerryPulver over 8 years ago
Never knew about All Star, but I played a ton of APBA baseball in my youth. I tried some StratOMatic with a friend, but it just didnât grab me like APBA. Nothing like rolling a 66!
bitsy twill over 8 years ago
OK, someone needs to mention that little hockey game with the metal players on the rods and you could flip the puck from one corner to the other behind the net. Because Iâm pushing up against a deadline and I canât be procrastinating all day.
cuttersjock over 8 years ago
âŠI think my hockey game was a Munro or CadacoâŠhad a monstrosity of a puck drop that mounted at center ice that we never used, goal lights that never really worked well but it did have the curved plastic pieces at the wings that you could just hammer and it would be directed on goal. Also, never used the magnetic or ball-bearing pucks, always the wooden one because it could fly. Original set had Montreal vs Toronto, bought a set of men that included the Black Hawks and the California Golden Seals among othersâŠgame was about circa 1967 or so
tcar-1 over 8 years ago
We just played âflip footballâ on the field that came with the Tudor. If the football stopped on the goal line it was a touchdown. If it went all the way in the end zone the âdefenderâ of that end zone got to try the field goal. We used the goal posts that came with the game. .I grew up more âruralâ than most of âyâallâ did. We had toy guns, backpacks, helmets etc. Weâd hit the woods and play army all day. This was when COMBAT was on network TV..And of course i always had a LIONEL to set up and run when it was raining.
gzitver over 8 years ago
I had or played all the above-mentioned games. Did anyone ever figure out a way to make the passing thing work in a functional way in Electric Football? In All-Star Baseball (the one with the spinners), Ted Kluszewski and Eddie Mathews always seemed to be the heaviest hitters. In APBA, it was possible to order historical teams by mail. Imagine the excitement when the 1927 Yankees arrived.