Keep it up, idiots who make the politically correct and over protective rules:

http://news.yahoo.com/middle-school-bans--hard--balls-from-recess-154637551.html

We're turning kids into such pussies that China will take us over without a much of a fight, either by invasion, financial leverage, or both.

 

Idiots! Inserthere...

 

Current US Gov't shutdown and debt ceiling debacle are more urgent and scary. I hope it resolve soon before shaking the confidence of US bond and USD notes holder. Really no other currency alternative yet, except probably gold.

 

baseball banned.

 

Don't feel alone in this, there are numerous examples in Oz of schools banning games due to the possibility of someone getting an "injury" and running straight to their lawyer.

It sucks, I had a great time at school and I've got the scars to prove it

 

.......I think both!

 

Yeah, man! All the best stories are illustrated by a scar of some kind.

 

Or a broken bone!

 

There is no reason for any country to "conquer" the U.S. – the country is destroying itself!

The U.S. is completely broke, and it's only a matter of how, not when it defaults. The only strengths remaining of the collapsing empire are a bloated military, and the reserve status of the petro-dollar. The former is being well exposed as unable to cope with 4G warfare, while the latter's days are numbered. Both foreign and domestic policy are in shambles, and tremendously counter-productive. The political system is corrupted beyond repair in its current form.

Need I continue?

 

Same cotton wool approach in the UK, no tree climbing, no winners and losers in various sports and as the time of year approaches that myself and most boys looked forward to No CONKERS !
Chestnuts starting to fall from the trees was a time for scavenging and preparation, some tried baking them in the oven, others favoured soaking them in vinegar all in an effort to have the toughest conker in the playground.
Now health & safety has deemed it a deathly pastime (almost)

 

We had dirtbombs (hardened chunks of mud) here in the state as our 'conker' ammunition. Acorns were great when launched from wrist rockets (super sling shots) too.

 

Of course, but substantially more than an element of truth.
You can read our own Daily Mail for many similar stories.
I strongly believe that society in general is becoming over protective to our youth.

 

Combined with fear of litigation.

 

Please don't put these two together without a big irony sign on the post.

 

This must be local issue........

 

As an explanation of the newspapers read in the UK, I quote one of our great sit-coms from the 1970s - Yes Prime Minister. Sir Humphrey is the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister which is essentially one of the top Civil Service posts and earns vastly more than the PM.

PM Jim Hacker: "Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers: The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country, the Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country, the Times is read by people who actually do run the country, the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country, the Financial Times is read by people who own the country, the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is."
Sir Humphrey: "Prime Minister, what about the people who read the Sun?"
Bernard Wooley: "Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits."