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To: MNDude

I have a set of lawn darts and you can have them when you pry them from my cold dead hands.


10 posted on 10/19/2011 11:26:19 AM PDT by gunnut
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To: gunnut
Lawn darts are essentially plumbata, the darts that replaced the Roman soldier's pilum in later imperial and Byzantine days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbata

41 posted on 10/19/2011 11:45:31 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: gunnut

Weren’t they called Jarts? I think we still have a set in the garage.


104 posted on 10/19/2011 1:05:58 PM PDT by Jean S
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To: gunnut
I have a set of lawn darts and you can have them when you pry them from my cold dead hands.

Same here, right up in the attic. It's been a few summers since I broke them out for a family party, but threads like this one are a healthy reminder.

130 posted on 10/19/2011 2:08:20 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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