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Frisbee inventor dies at 90
AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/11/10 | AP

Posted on 02/11/2010 5:14:27 PM PST by NormsRevenge

MONROE, Utah – Walter Fredrick Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, has died. He was 90.

State Rep. Kay McIff, an attorney who once represented Morrison in a royalties case, says Morrison died at his home Tuesday. McIff is from Richfield, Morrison's original hometown.

Morrison sold the production and manufacturing rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1957. The plastic flying disc was later renamed the "Frisbee," with sales surpassing 200 million discs. It is now a staple at beaches and college campuses across the country and spawned sports like Frisbee golf and the team sport Ultimate.

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To: 6SJ7

[i]2,000 years of tossing a Frisbee around
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Yeah, but the old ones were made of stone and a lot heavier. Probably also a weapon like the javelin.


21 posted on 02/11/2010 6:16:55 PM PST by xxqqzz
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To: NormsRevenge
well done, well done indeed.

prayers up for the man that gave me countless hours of fun...

22 posted on 02/11/2010 6:41:53 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Waverunner
He’ll be back.

So far, no one has got that yet............sooo..........

I used to spend hours at the beach, perfecting my throw into the wind to get that perfect boomerang effect...great fun when on your own on an empty beach in the winter..............

23 posted on 02/11/2010 6:57:06 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: NormsRevenge
Frisbee inventor dies at 90

Discus amongst yourselves...

24 posted on 02/11/2010 7:37:07 PM PST by mikrofon (Toss some Ideals around...)
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To: NormsRevenge
I wonder if he knows he started a whole new line of dog:


25 posted on 02/11/2010 7:47:14 PM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: NormsRevenge

RIP.


26 posted on 02/11/2010 9:35:19 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: doorgunner69

It much be a beach thing - I grew up in Florida, and usually spent all summer at the beach. A good onshore breeze made for great frisbee fun - Arc it out over the waves, and either back to yourself or on to someone else.


27 posted on 02/12/2010 8:34:09 AM PST by Waverunner ( "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire)
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