tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post8476310115855434382..comments2024-02-11T12:37:14.536+00:00Comments on keith's ramblings: Charge!Keith's Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-58349902136687672832015-10-18T22:15:07.531+01:002015-10-18T22:15:07.531+01:00Goodness me, I'd forgotten all about pea shoot...Goodness me, I'd forgotten all about pea shooters! Thanks for bringing the memory back.Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-29998290345738519632015-10-18T22:13:41.159+01:002015-10-18T22:13:41.159+01:00I'm pleased! it does you good to break away fr...I'm pleased! it does you good to break away from all the deep intense stuff now and again!Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-49384788109206837982015-10-18T22:12:29.293+01:002015-10-18T22:12:29.293+01:00Now that's an idea! Thanks.Now that's an idea! Thanks. Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-19044006792247816782015-10-18T21:46:36.513+01:002015-10-18T21:46:36.513+01:00I don't remember who had the idea, or even how...I don't remember who had the idea, or even how it started, but we got bags of little green peas and had a pea-shooter war in our backyard. Every child in the neighborhood joined in. My brother (the oldest and probably the instigator) claimed my dad's work-shed with his friends. They won the war, but they also had to clean up all those little hard peas. It took days. Those tiny buggers sting when they hit. Thanks for the memory,<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-89744115031237410222015-10-18T20:42:16.993+01:002015-10-18T20:42:16.993+01:00Big smiles for this. :)Big smiles for this. :)✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-87168551770690226372015-10-18T17:09:31.247+01:002015-10-18T17:09:31.247+01:00an eating contest is cool.an eating contest is cool.Maggie Patti Barbara Frankford-Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102841132897972874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-45342450541242623142015-10-18T16:48:22.766+01:002015-10-18T16:48:22.766+01:00Oh dear, you've got me sussed! It was fun thou...Oh dear, you've got me sussed! It was fun though.Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-51667199103755750542015-10-18T16:39:49.691+01:002015-10-18T16:39:49.691+01:00What fun! (Somehow I get the feeling that you did ...What fun! (Somehow I get the feeling that you did this sort of thing as a youth, and relished it.)<br /><br /><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/four-tanka/" rel="nofollow"><b> Four Tanka</b></a>Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-9507718203312360242015-10-18T15:44:32.658+01:002015-10-18T15:44:32.658+01:00You are right of course, it does have a secondary ...You are right of course, it does have a secondary use - or thirdary after I've finished with it!Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-21544578527207525942015-10-18T15:28:51.881+01:002015-10-18T15:28:51.881+01:00Alas too much food being wasted... maybe it's ...Alas too much food being wasted... maybe it's a good use to have a little fun with them.. but now it's collected to make bio-gas. I remember jelly-fish wars though..brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-82948799862622016782015-10-18T14:12:38.253+01:002015-10-18T14:12:38.253+01:00It is a sad fact that bin loads of perfectly good ...It is a sad fact that bin loads of perfectly good food that's just passed its sell-by date, are dumped by every supermarket in the land, every evening. So don't waste it, fight with it! It's far safer than the nuclear alternative!Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-4206016723628855732015-10-18T14:03:48.611+01:002015-10-18T14:03:48.611+01:00It always made me wince to see the custard pies sp...It always made me wince to see the custard pies splatted in slapstick comedy and pantomime: my wartime childhood ingrained in me abhorrence of waste for fear of going hungry. That said, I felt the joy and release in your story.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-78463321541946560532015-10-18T11:49:17.198+01:002015-10-18T11:49:17.198+01:00Great idea - I'll try that next time! Thanks M...Great idea - I'll try that next time! Thanks Marilyn.Keith Hillmanhttp://keithsramblings.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-33802601370125018802015-10-18T11:38:52.570+01:002015-10-18T11:38:52.570+01:00We used to throw tightly formed balls of mud. Call...We used to throw tightly formed balls of mud. Called it "Dirt Wars". We came home such a muddy mess!Miskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280369979543928659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-54782924850902324232015-10-18T10:23:06.906+01:002015-10-18T10:23:06.906+01:00I'd forgotten about them until I read this! I ...I'd forgotten about them until I read this! I suddenly feel old(er)!Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-20363329209927786392015-10-18T10:22:00.703+01:002015-10-18T10:22:00.703+01:00Even better with cream buns!Even better with cream buns!Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-14237921470890533742015-10-18T10:19:19.148+01:002015-10-18T10:19:19.148+01:00Wasn't a lot of food to waste in my day, there...Wasn't a lot of food to waste in my day, there used to be pig swill collection bins! Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36300005.post-56041999879627649702015-10-18T09:44:26.101+01:002015-10-18T09:44:26.101+01:00Nothing like a good bun fight ;)Nothing like a good bun fight ;)Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.com