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gollygee

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10. Tug of war is usually played with a rope like this

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 01:08 PM

Feb 2013

That can't be wrapped around a finger.

My guess is that the rope was thin enough to wrap around fingers, and the kids wrapped them around their fingers to try to get a better grip.

I see liability for the school if the school supplied an inappropriate rope.

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2 L.A. High school students lose fingers during tug-of-war [View all] proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 OP

What were they using - fishing line? bluedigger Feb 2013 #1

How on earth did that happen? gollygee Feb 2013 #2

crimanettly. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #3

Sometimes a news story is published before it's ready for publication. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #4

Newspaper reporting isn't what it used to be. Jenoch Feb 2013 #6

Winter homecoming proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #9

What additional info do you need? proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #11

What were they using for "rope"? surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #13

lets hope they stopped the tug of war to find the fingers. Sunlei Feb 2013 #5

BAN TUG OF WAR RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!11111 datasuspect Feb 2013 #7

I used to work on a tall ship Recursion Feb 2013 #8

My guess was the students must have "taken a wrap" of some kind around their finger... HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #12

Tug of war is usually played with a rope like this gollygee Feb 2013 #10

Update: pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #14

I truly hope the doctors can reattach them. kentauros Feb 2013 #16

Per the article. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #19

Wow. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #21

Isn't homecoming normally in the FALL? Why in February? alp227 Feb 2013 #15

Some schools have winter homecoming. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #18

This school did have football, and I think the reporter confused fall homecoming with alp227 Feb 2013 #20

That is awful. AngryAmish Feb 2013 #17