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4. In my neighborhood, every near-teen lad packed a hack berry gun made from cane. It had two parts,

Fri Apr 12, 2013, 08:42 PM

Apr 2013

a barrel and a plunger. A hack berry (from the hack berry tree) would be pushed to the end of the barrel (3-4 inches in length) and a second hack berry would then be plunged into that hack berry which would be propelled at a goodly velocity. The hack berry is green and similar in size to a small green pea. I never knew of any one getting injured, but a hack berry shot to the eye might blind that person. Of course, we were obvious to any such danger.

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April 12, 1945 - 68 years ago today: [View all] Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 OP

K&R! Truly a sad day for all Americans, thanks for the reminder... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #1

Remember it well: was informed of FDR's death while on the roof of a house picking indepat Apr 2013 #2

Dad was in Germany finishing his job. Mom was making lunches while HER Mom was working... Cooley Hurd Apr 2013 #3

In my neighborhood, every near-teen lad packed a hack berry gun made from cane. It had two parts, indepat Apr 2013 #4

We used slingshots and chinese tallow berries. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #7

When it passed, there was no COLA treestar Apr 2013 #5

very sad day indeed nt steve2470 Apr 2013 #6

My mother said my grandmother cried that day. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #8