[frank ballenger]

Hugh Hefner was pilloried for “playboy” and “playmates” and fun loving.

Turns out he was far ahead.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

The truth about play can now be revealed.

DemocRATS/DemoKKKrats mostly just play with themselves.

[shaggy eel]

Our research with New Zealand families highlights how supporting unstructured play can help adults feel less stressed and more connected, while also normalising playfulness in everyday family life.

,,, as in most countries these days, playfulness has been foresaken for time to innovate over mortgage payments and eternally rising costs of living. Decisions to defer a vacation or even move to Australia for better pay wouldn't leave much time to decide after many people come home from their second or third jobs. I wonder what this research cost.

[dagunk]

OK I’m in.

Tell wifey-dear on occasion she is a Silly Goose - My Silly Goose.
Her reaction? She sometimes points her butt at me and wiggles it. Can’t resist - gotta paddle it (GENTLY).

She may start wiggling while I’m helping her get dressed - Ask “How am I supposed to help a moving target??” Gotta tap her butt again.

Used to go to work early - 4:00 AM. I’d tell her “On the road” on the way out. If something was sticking out from under the cover I would sometimes raspberry it and take off running.

Ya gotta have fun with this “Stuff” or you go crazy / get cranky / give up....

[PeterPrinciple]

Did you have fun today taunting a liberal.................

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Are they talking about having hobbies?

[Ezekiel]

Play in adulthood can look different from play in childhood.

Matthew 18:2-3

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

LEGO = "Play well!"

GO EL! 😇

GOEL 🤠

OGLE 🧐

LOG_e 🤓

OL' EG' 🥚

"GOL E!" ~ GOmer pyLE

[Ge0ffrey]

Ever heard of pickleball?

[Patriot777]

My husband and me like to bounce around the miniature basketballs they put out in Walmart close to the front of the store. A while back someone put some extra air in some of them and they were really getting some serious air.

A store associate started eyeballing us from around the corner from our play and it was a bit of a “heystopthat grumpy schoolwoman” eyeballing.

We looked at each other like uhohwe’regonnaget it now kids and said “We’re just playing about.”

“Uh-huh” she said.

[GSWarrior]

Does playing Semantle count?

[Organic Panic]

Just about all vertebrates play.
https://youtu.be/B9-4wTmn8gU

If you can’t play, however you are able, you may as well be dead.

[daniel1212]

Playfulness in adults is also associated with higher emotional intelligence, including stronger ability to perceive and manage emotions in social situations. Observational studies further show that adults who engage playfully are more empathetic, reciprocal and positive in their interactions with others, reinforcing social connection and belonging.

Yet even most children engage in little of this:

Children now spending an average of just 4-7 minutes per day in unstructured, independent, and outdoor play, often replaced by high levels of sedentary screen time. - https://www.nrpa.org/uploadedFiles/nrpa.org/Advocacy/Children-in-Nature.pdf

[And]

The Atlantic reports that of the 10.9 million children riding in 2023, less than 5 percent were frequent riders. School Travel: Bike Fort Collins notes the percentage of children walking or biking to school dropped from 48% in 1969 to 11% in 2021.

[Pappy Smear]

I seem to recall a old black and white Twilight Zone episode regarding looking for the Fountain of Youth.

My recollection is that the hook was lawn sprinklers. You start getting older when you no longer play in a lawn sprinkler--playing in a sprinkler keeps you young.

Cool concept.

[AFret.]

I need a nap...