And speaking of Frolf, here is the graphic I was unable to link earlier. The start of the Summer of George.
Posted on 09/05/2025 4:12:39 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan
WWII fighter pilot invented the flying disc game in 1948, and it soared to amazing heights from there
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My first frisbee was a Pluto Platter.
I thought it was created by thousands of kids throwing paper plates around after a cookout. That was a big deal back in the 50’s.
And speaking of Frolf, here is the graphic I was unable to link earlier. The start of the Summer of George.
Nothing like the 165-175 gram models - lots of fun. I once had a newer one crack when it hit the ground, I sent it back to Wham-o and said send me a new one, which they did.
In later years, the technology was highly refined by the aerospace engineer named Jonathan Winters in his comedy monolog about the sailcat.
Yes, for sure not that anymore. It’s very competitive and athletic. A lot of running (like soccer). My son plays on a travel team and a local rec team. The rec team league is more of a laid back league (kind of like a beer league in softball)
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Leftists awaken each night, drenched in sweat, from a terrifying nightmare: somewhere, someone is HAPPY!
Same here, back in the mid-60s. Molded to look like a UFO-type flying saucer, and I think it had the names of all the planets on it.
Lol, more probable i spose.
No, it was invented by the newspaper reported spinning his hat across the room to the hat rack. I saw it in a movie.
LOL. Bingo! That’s it 😆
My younger son played ultimate in high school. He had a friend who ran sprints in college. He would be well into his end of the field and throw it as far as he could. He then yelled, “Go long Travis”. Worked every time.
The bottom plates of plastic flower pots.
I thought you were kidding, but it’s true:
“In 1957, the Wham-O toy company, had the rights to a plastic flying disc design, called the “Pluto Platter”. To capitalize on the craze over the pie tins, known colloquially as “Frisbies”, they took the same name for their toy, changing the spelling to “Frisbee” to avoid trademark infringement.”
Sure, sure.
The ancient Greeks called.
They want their discus back.
Ok, but I’m not so sure about the lions in the games. Or maybe that was the Romans.
Worse than soccer ...
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