Can’t remember how many BB-gun wars I took part in.
Not one eye lost!
I wonder how much of an urban legend ‘you’ll shoot your eye out’ was?
Never got shot with a BB gun, but I did catch a steel pellet from a wrist rocket in the middle of the back once....once!
I was six years old.
LOL!
I was trained in safety by a retired marine. My dad. Never point it at anything you don’t wish to destroy etc. (pretty much the Jeff Cooper Rules)
Of course the other guys weren’t trained as such. First time I got a bb bruise on my ‘cheek’ (we used to go down to the creek as kids in nothing but our bathing suits and sneakers) I wasn’t going to take it. We set up ground rules. Nothing above the waist and preferably towards the rear end.
Kids have stupid fun. Glad I didn’t miss it.
I played with Protestant kids as a Catholic and we never knew a thing except we all went to church on Sunday and were best friends through childhood.
No one taught us about differences or any of THAT shit .... actually, regarding each other, no one taught us ANYTHING ..... WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT ME AND US BY OURSELVES !
And we certainly knew enough to never shoot a BB, or throw a rock, or swat with a stick .... another kid on the head or in the face .....
What're ya', KIDDIN' ? ?
Y'might take an eye out,
AND WE WEREN'T STUPID.
I don’t know about urban legend, but I’ll tell you that our reindeer games came to an abrupt stop when I hit my big brother in the cheek.
(On the other hand, it was all fun & games when I hit the neighbor kid in the @#%&)