Did someone say cornhole?
Posted on 03/27/2010 4:43:09 PM PDT by md2576
FAIRBORN — Though Ohio’s unemployment rate has almost reached 11 percent, one man recently laid off — on his birthday, no less — did not let his situation keep him from pursuing his passions.
“It was either that or give up. I just had to apply myself,” said Mike Deal of Fairborn.
Deal said that he tried to get his first patent when he was nine years old for a remote-controlled camera.
“I couldn’t get the funding for a patent, though. No one would give a 9-year-old the funding for a patent,” said Deal, laughing.
Deal’s latest patent idea, however, went through: he is the inventor of Cosmic Cornhole, a black-light, clear set for cornhole, a popular — at least in the Midwest — outdoor bean bag toss game.
Deal spent most of his childhood in Fairborn but moved to St. Petersburg, Florida when he was 17, where he worked odd jobs and eventually ended up buying and renting out black light games, like volleyball, chess and even a bowling lane.
He ended up back in Ohio several years ago and, when he was laid off from his job in September, decided that he would spend his time working on Cosmic Cornhole, an idea he had when he worked in Florida but hadn’t gotten a patent on.
“This would be the third business that I’ve owned. I’ve always been a business-minded person,” said Deal.
Deal offers Cosmic Cornhole for sale at his website, http://glowtoss.com, and will soon offer them for rent, he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at fairborndailyherald.com ...
Frank Zappa meets Beavis & Butthead.
Seen on twitter:
Congress put on "TEABAG" alert: http://tinyurl.com/c4xrm6 Confused Rep. B. Frank shoves way to Front of Line. #tcot
AND IT’S ONLY $499.99
OMG...I can’t stop laughing.
I grew up with a completely different definition of the term.
Buckeyes....go figure they would name a game “cornhole”.
It's a shame that Billy Mays is no longer around to sell this thing.
“all the fun without the sun”
LOL too funny
“Watch yer cornhole, man.”
Lawrence
Office Space
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
If they aren’t cornholin, they’re slingballin.
The local church has a cornhole team. They’re called the Holy cornholers.
Well I hope it is not dangerous and the wear protection. :)
Yea I can here it now this is Billy Mays and this is the amazing cosmic cornhole, now you can cornhole any where in the house in the yard even in the bedroom you and the kids will love to cornhole anywhere.
There's a video at the link. Beach, sun , sand, and babes in bikinis doing the Cornhole thing.
No. You're confusing it with cobhole. The corncob was early American "toilet paper" and everyone used to have a bucket of them by the outhouse. They were quite effective, maybe more than TP, but you just can't flush them. Every congressman should be required to use them because they make for cleaner arseholes. Lord knows Wasshington has enough dirty ones as it is.
LOL! “Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to put your corn into this cosmic hole. And if you order right now we will toss in a second cosmic corn hole absolutely free (just pay separate shipping and handling).”
probably
If you’re not alert it could be played in Uranus. Best not to pass out at parties in San Francisco.
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