Re: Participation Trophies
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You mad bro?
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Date: January 12, 2019 10:23PM
tough life Wrote:
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> Rico Suave' Wrote:
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> > Kids today Wrote:
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> > > Dude, people have been bi*$ching about
> > > "participation trophies" as if they are
> > something
> > > new, and have only been handed out in the
> past
> > ten
> > > years or so.
> > >
> > > Not so...I participated in youth sports back
> to
> > > the 60's...and yes, they gave out medals,
> > > trophies, certificate to everyone back then
> as
> > > well.
> > >
> > > And, parents complained about "kids today",
> as
> > in,
> > > "when I was a kid, we'd just run out and
> play,
> > and
> > > come back for dinner...kids today, they don't
> > do
> > > that..."
> > >
> > > And, by the 70's, it was "kids today, what
> with
> > > these computer games and whatnot, they don't
> > get
> > > outside AT ALL..."
> > >
> > > So hilarious to hear people that are adults
> > now,
> > > that grew up in the 80's and 90's saying the
> > same
> > > thing..."kids today, they're inside with the
> > > computer games, and get trophies for just
> > showing
> > > up..."
> > >
> > > So, these 30 and 40 year olds now...they
> think
> > > they grew up when there were NO COMPUTER
> GAMES
> > and
> > > NO PARTICIPATION TROPHIES?
> > >
> > > Get real. Too funny.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > You must have had a blessed childhood and
> wanted
> > for nothing. I grew up in the 70's. And
> > participation trophies were not a common thing.
> > Maybe they were in your neighborhood. And video
> > games for 'home use' didn't really start to
> take
> > off until around 1980. The first generation
> Atari
> > console was like $200.00, and games were $50
> each
> > approx, if I remember correctly. That was a
> LOT
> > of money back then. No one I grew up with or
> > around had families that could afford that. You
> > say it like every kid and family was loaded
> down
> > with gaming. Lol dude we rode our bikes all
> over
> > the place and were damn happy to have bikes. We
> > pieced them together from parts we traded for
> > other stuff.
>
>
> "Maybe they were in your neighborhood"...
>
> Ha! Where did you grow up? In the projects? With a
> bunch of future pro athletes?
>
> Man, you must've had it tough...kind of goes with
> the theory..."When I was growing up, 'twas much
> tougher"..
>
> Again, though, it was pointed out that parents in
> their 30's and 40's (those that grew up in the
> 80's and 90's) are saying things like "man, when I
> grew up, we had no participation trophies, and
> everybody played outside, and nobody was inside
> playing video games, etc, etc"...
>
> Be like Number One and attack attack attack as if
> you KNOW the anonymous poster, call him (her?)
> names.
Wow. You must be a complete asshole.