B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for January 19, 2023

He’s Clumsy and he knows it.

It’s hard to negotiate now. He was hoping toboggan for a long sled.

The saucer will take you in any direction the ground goes. And good luck.

The origin of the flying saucers.

Better have Clark put some of that stuff on it.

I wonder how far an adventuress man can go sledding on the ground that is covered by desert sand? Isn’t sand known for supplying traction?

Ground Frisbee….

When I was a kid in the ’50s we used an old Coca Cola sign. Think a saucer sled but six feet across. We could fit six or eight kids in that thing with no way to control where it went. Now that was an adventure!

Spray on a little non-nutrative cereal coating and try for light speed.

“And if you fly it right, you can become a flying saucer!”

i always preferred the saucer to a toboggan or other sled. The chaos is what made it so fun.

I had one of those when I was the age of my avatar. Yeah, there’s no steering those things.

One good bump and you were airborne and upside down.

Here in Flagstaff saucers outsell even plastic sleds. Our grandkids love them!

We usually have only a few sledding weeks per year – sometimes none – so wooden sleds are just for the well-heeled or travelers. That said, I’m still dealing with the 30 inches of snow that have fallen so far this week. It ain’t fair, I tell ya!

And we day trip back to the 70s….Saucer Full of Secrets…Pink Floyd

Mind the big rocks.

Oy…nothing to hang on to, either‼️☹️

The sled for idiots…

looks like one of BC’s arms is a lot longer than the other

Alligators and crocodiles have what’s called a ‘death roll’. Kids on saucers have what’s called a ‘death spin’!!

Whoever invented the saucer sled hated kids

Saucer sleds are great!

Clumsy is about to be assaucernated.

Good salesman – it’s the only one left…

Also doubles as an oversize frisbee, after he gets out of the hospital

You gotta learn to lean into it.

The saucer sledding scene in Christmas Vacation comes to mind. And tears of laughter to my eyes.

Those are a lot of fun attached to a long rope that’s attached to a Quarter Pony! The only drawback is losing your grip and hitting frozen hose poop.

Oh, a saucer sighting, quick run to your caves. Yip yip yip yip yip

As kids we used all the usual sliding options: sled, toboggan, saucer, and inner tubes of various sizes. In college we’d take trays from the cafeteria and go sledding between classes. When doing that one had to make a quick decision before reaching the bottom of the short hills, plow into the bushes or bail out.

Watch out for Wal-Mart dumpsters! ;-p

Saucers are also much lighter in weight and easier to carry back up the hill.