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frogmarch

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4. When I was a kid

Reply to reflection (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 04:43 PM

Sep 2014

in the 1940s and living in Tokyo, some of the playgrounds we went to had rough wooden slides. Ouch. My sister and I still used them, though. We ran or duck-walked down them instead of sliding.

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21 playgrounds where fun goes to die [View all] reflection Sep 2014 OP

Those are hilarious. Arkansas Granny Sep 2014 #1

I don't know what to say about this one... Lochloosa Sep 2014 #2

Inspired by Human Centipede? sakabatou Sep 2014 #8

First thing I thought of as well. reflection Oct 2014 #12

One more.. Lochloosa Sep 2014 #3

When I was a kid frogmarch Sep 2014 #4

Very funny. Thank you. DamnYankeeInHouston Sep 2014 #5

I think I might have spotted the flaw in this one... Ron Obvious Sep 2014 #6

WOW! MrMickeysMom Sep 2014 #7

This one's bad too sakabatou Sep 2014 #9

Yikes!!! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2014 #10

When I think of playgrounds, a cemetery comes to mind! Initech Oct 2014 #11